Strength Resources
Learn the sport. Build your plan. Put it into practice.
Practical powerlifting education from Iron Brotherhood. Find your starting point, understand your options, and take the next step with purpose.
New Here? Start With the Foundations.
You do not need to know every training method or own a gym full of specialty equipment. Begin with the lifts, a manageable schedule, and a way to record your progress.
Start Here: Your Powerlifting Roadmap →
Choose Your Next Step
01 / Start Training
For new lifters and anyone returning to the barbell. Clarify your goal, learn the essentials, organize your first month, and understand what useful progress looks like.
02 / Choose a Program
For lifters ready to structure their training. Explore established programs, rep schemes, and programming approaches. Compare their demands with your experience, equipment, and available training time.
03 / Build Your Setup
For home gyms, commercial-gym lifters, and first-time competitors. Understand the bar, plates, rack, bench, and optional gear. Learn what matters first, what can wait, and what to check before buying.
04 / Master the Three Lifts
For lifters building reliable technique. Comprehensive guides cover setup, bracing, execution, coaching cues, troubleshooting, variations, video review, and competition readiness—with direct links to respected coaches’ teaching.
Squat Guide → · Bench Press Guide → · Deadlift Guide →
05 / Prepare for Your First Meet
For your first trip to the platform. Learn how to prepare, pack, warm up, select attempts, navigate meet day, and turn the post-meet review into your next training priorities.
06 / Learn the Sport’s History
For anyone curious about the platform. Discover powerlifting’s roots, influential athletes and coaches, competition formats, and introductions to the squat, bench press, and deadlift.
Explore Powerlifting History →
07 / Go Deeper
For readers who want to understand the reasoning behind training. Explore Iron Brotherhood’s book work and the forthcoming Periodized Conjugate System: a framework connecting training methods with planning and athlete feedback.
A Simple Path Through the Library
New to lifting? Start Here → Equipment Guide → Programs & Methods.
Already training? Compare program demands → review your log → identify one adjustment worth making.
Interested in competing? Read the lift guides → Your First Meet → your federation’s current rules → a preparation plan.
Want individual direction? Share your experience, goals, schedule, and equipment so coaching can begin with your actual situation.
How to Use These Resources
Program summaries help you understand an approach; follow the creator’s original instructions for the full program. Competition rules depend on the federation and division. Use the linked sources to explore further, and make training decisions from your own experience and results.
Read something useful. Apply it. Record what happens. That is how a resource becomes progress.