Ryan Cole

Forty pounds. That's what fixing my setup added to my bench, no extra muscle, just feet, arch, and bar path finally working together. Before that, I spent two years thinking I was simply weak. I coach strength for a living now, backed by a Kinesiology degree from the University of Kentucky and a CSCS from the NSCA. What I write about is measurable: honest lat pulldown standards, leg press against hack squat, the real reason a bench stalls. I'd rather hand you a number that stings than one that flatters.