Andrew Herbert

This past year (2022) I got on the bodybuilding stage for the first time and ended up competing in three shows. One of my strong points in all three shows was my conditioning/leanness.

The squat has been called the king of the lifts, and with good reason. It involves a multitude of muscle groups, and whole body coordination, and is the heaviest lift one can perform with the weight supported by their body (as opposed to something like the deadlift which can be heavier for some people but the bar is not resting on their back/shoulders). It serves several purposes, from athletic development for various sports to developing lower body musculature for bodybuilding, to being one of the three competition power lifts.

First and foremost, I’m a lifelong fan of lifting weights, so I’ve had an interest in every endeavor that is intrinsically tied to that. Olympic weightlifting, strongman, powerlifting, arm-wrestling, bodybuilding, etc. My competitive career has been predominantly in powerlifting, but I have also done two strongman competitions (in 2014) and have always wanted to try my hand at bodybuilding. After I was injured in November 2021 while preparing for a powerlifting competition, I knew I wouldn’t be able to do any heavy squatting for a while, so I figured going the bodybuilding route would be a way to feed my competitive drive and take on a new challenge that involved a different style of training and dieting. Just to be clear, I am not done powerlifting.

Creatine Benefits: What It Is, What It Does

Andrew Herbert is known for a lot of things—like world record lifts and much more. But you know what else? Having a damn big neck. How does he get it? He’s got some pointers.

Andrew delves into why beef is not bad for you, and in several important ways, it is actually good for you, regarding the quantity and quality of macronutrients and micronutrients. 

Small calves? Don't know what to do about them because no matter what you do they don't grow? Andrew Herbert has an article that might be able to help you blow them up.

Major injuries are some of the scariest things a lifter can encounter--actually, scratch that. They are. Coming off a major tear, Andrew Herbert gets up with us on his recovery and the lessons learned from an eventful day.