The Testify Morning News - March 31, 2025
/THIS WEEK'S SUBMISSION
From our video Build a Lifting Platform in 3 Minutes! (click the title to watch):
Paulie LaMothe
Can you use this platform for olympic weightlifting?
Phil
Absolutely. An 8 x 8 platform is the most common size for a weightlifting training platform in the US, and we use these all the time for exactly that purpose.
Paulie LaMothe
@TestifySC Awesome. Thanks for the swift reply
Phil
You’re welcome!
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ARTICLES & VIDEOS
How to Deadlift Correctly in 1 Minute (EASY to Learn)
Learn correct technique for the deadlift in 60 seconds. Phil covers how to deadlift safely, effectively, and efficiently. Click here to watch.
Scraping Your Shins in the Deadlift? It's Not the Bar - It's You.
“Are you getting bloody - or at least scraped - shins when you deadlift? This quick tip is for you.” Click here to read.
Blast from the Past: Bad Wrists = Weak Deadlift! | Correct Your Deadlift Technique
Your wrists are messing up your deadlift, and you probably don't even know it. In the 2nd video in our Saturday Shorts series on correcting the deadlift, Phil covers how to achieve the correct wrist positioning. Click here to watch.
Blast from the Past: Fix Your Press - Part 7: Correct Your ABOMINABLE Knees
Are your terrible knees ruining your press? Phil quickly discusses and demonstrates how to solve this problem. Click here to read.
TESTIFY 3/4 SLEEVE SHIRTS ARE UP!
Baseball season is here, so represent your favorite team - well, gym - in style!
PLUS - you get four different options to choose from!
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WHAT'S COMING UP
Below are a few of our upcoming events, and you can find out what else is on the calendar by heading to our events page at www.testifysc.com/events.
Testify Strengthlifting Challenge
April 12, 2025
The annual Testify Strengthlifting Challenge is back, and we invite you to be a part of it! This is a strengthlifting meet, which means the contested lifts will be the squat, press, and deadlift.
Click here to register or for more information.
Testify IronFest VII
June 20, 2025
IronFest is a team-based strength meet wherein the contested lifts will be the squat, press, bench press, and deadlift. Competitors will form teams of 2 lifters/team and perform all 4 lifts; each lifter will perform one upper body lift and one lower body lift, and each lifter will receive 3 attempts for each lift.
Click here to register or for more information.
Deadapalooza! The Annual Testify Deadlift Festival
August 15, 2025
Deadapalooza is a strength meet wherein the only contested lift is - you guessed it - the deadlift. There will be one bar (possibly multiple bars if numbers dictate), and the meet will be conducted in a "rising bar" format, so the weight on the bar only goes up! It's a ton of fun, so come on out!
Click here to register or for more information.
THIS WEEK’S CONDITIONING
Option 1
Sled
Outdoors:
10 rounds of:
Push sled 100 ft
Pull sled 100 ft (hand over hand)
Indoors:
20 rounds of:
Push sled 50 ft
Pull sled 50 ft (hand over hand)
Compare to 2025.01.27.
Option 2
Bike/row:
5 min on
4 min off
4 min on
3 min off
3 min on
2 min off
2 min on
1 min off
1 min on
Record distance for each interval and add for total distance.
Compare to 2025.01.06.
Option 3
5-10 rounds of:
30 sec ME tire flips
30 sec rest
Compare to 2024.12.09.
Option 4
Sandbag-over-bars
Set yoke at #33 for women or #35 for men.
1. 1 minute AMRAP
2. 5 rounds of 2 reps every 2 minutes (speed!)
3. 1 minute AMRAP
Weights
Female under 40 years
140 lbs and under: 75 lbs
140.1 lbs – 185 lbs: 100 lbs
185.1 lbs and over: 150 lbs
Female 40 years and over
140 lbs and under: 50 lbs
185 lbs and under: 75 lbs
185.1 lbs and over: 100 lbs
Male under 40 years
185 lbs and under: 150 lbs
185.1 lbs – 235 lbs: 200 lbs
235.1 lbs and over: 250 lbs
Male 40 years and over
185 lbs and under: 100 lbs
185.1 lbs – 235 lbs: 150 lbs
235.1 lbs and over: 200 lbs
Compare to 2024.12.09.
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