Kyle Bauer, our lead strength and conditioning specialist, answers an inquiry about how one can get started in competitive powerlifting.

A few terms that are often heard in the fitness center are “high impact” or “low impact” and “high intensity” and “low intensity”.

10 years ago, if you were training for “an event”, that event was probably just a 5k, ½ marathon, full marathon, or perhaps a cycling race, biathlon or triathlon. Nowadays, there are a plethora of different types of fitness competitions that average (some require above average) gym-goers can try.