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Biggest mistake I see people making on their rack pulls..

Inability to RETRACT the scapulas and lats around the spine… 8/10 people I see performing them are doing a HIP HINGE 🙉🙅🏻‍♂️ Arms locked in place and just standing up with no motion in the lats or back.

Here’s a couple cues to help ⬇️

1. Keep the elbows very slightly bent. You’ll want them to be able to drive backwards around the body slightly at the top of the rep

2. As you hit the top of the rep, don’t try to squeeze your glutes hard, but rather think about pulling your chest through by driving your elbows and lats backwards

3. Squeeze the lats at the top similar if you were doing a cable pullover / pull through

Did these as the LAST exercise today and Back was smoked 😤🔥😮‍💨

If you’re gonna do these. DO EM’ RIGHT!

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Faith for your Friday.

1. Church hurt is a real thing! But, that doesn’t have to define your relationship with Jesus. Sadly, we are all created of the flesh and of sin, so people aren’t perfect. And people in churches CAN cause harm, just like people in any place or situation. I’m not saying don’t go to church, but I’m saying if you’ve been hurt in Church, seek Christ and His love rather than abandon Him.

“For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬ ‭CSB‬‬

2. I hear OFTEN! “I believe in God or a Higher power” but when asked about Jesus or if they know much about Him and what He means for us, many think that Jesus was either not real, or that He was real but what is told about Him are stories. Not that Jesus is our salvation and lived a sinless life to later atone for all of humanities sins when he died on the cross and rose again 3 days later.

“Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ ‭CSB‬‬

Hopefully I can just be a vessel and continue to share the good news! Comment Amen! 🙏🏻

DM me if you are one of these people struggling with this or just need prayer. God provides. Seek Him and keep the faith ❤️

#faith #fyp #bodybuilding #fitness #jesus

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Off season heating up now. Biggest battle for me is the food. Time to go attack mode all winter. I will bring something better and bigger next time out. Mark my words 😤🔥

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Flashback in honor of the Olympia weekend and Friday night finals. Circa 2021 - 212 Olympia - 5th place 🙏🏻🔥

My only Olympia appearance (so far 😉) and in my rookie season as a Pro. 26 years old. After my NY Pro win that season and 2nd at Indy Pro. God’s timing will have me back up there in the open!

#flashbackfriday #fbf #olympia #coach #ifbbpro

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Keep showing up. Keep doing His work. Story time ⬇️⬇️

Following all the baptisms this weekend and such a BLESSED weekend, Lex and I returned home and got really sick, really quick.

Odd but not out of the ordinary. Sinuses, cough, no vomitting thankfully. Then things got weirder. Our dog got violently sick for no apparent reason that night throwing up 10x throughout a 4 hour period.

Fighting our flu and the dog sickness, we didn’t sleep much that night.

Out of commission, frustrated, groggy the next day I made a few mistakes that led to arguments in my personal life. Transparency is key I feel here !

Heading into today, sickness still lingering but now, out of no where, I’ve nearly LOST my voice (something I use often from the time I wake until I sleep with businesses and clients).

To top it, I’ve had no appetite and heightened anxiety that won’t shake…

Wait a minute….. I believe in spiritual warfare and know what’s happening here.

A WARRIOR OF GOD IS A THREAT TO THE ENEMY.

I was driving home, praying on these situations, asking God to continue to guide me, and thinking. Jamming out really like I do in the car 🎵

God told me to skip my turn to go home. Weird.
I Kept driving and jamming.

“Dang this is a good song!” I turned it up. And the lyrics just HIT ME.

I imagined being a warrior of God and how the enemy is going to try to pull me away from Him. I just started crying. Hearing God’s guidance in the song and realizing we are beating the enemy and he’s mad for it. But I’m saved by Jesus and won’t back down.

I know this may seem corny or whatever but Christ instills boldness in me and I felt the word TESTIMONY over and over in my head and like I HAD to post this.

Be a warrior for Christ. And stand strong in your faith amongst the enemies attacks. Christ is King and always wins. It’s God gift for us to accept and pursue. Thank you Jesus for lessons today and the strength to share them with others. Amen 🙏🏻

If you read all of this. Thank you! Drop an AMEN in the comments

#bodybuilding #faith #warriorforchrist #kingdom #yeshua

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Glory be to God!! 🙌🏻🙏🏻 Celebrating today as we welcome not only my beautiful wife @lex.epler into the kingdom, but also 6 other incredible humans who claimed Jesus as their lord and savior and were baptized today. Washing them of all sin and granting them new life through Him!

I’m honestly overwhelmed with love and joy that it’s difficult to put into words my feelings. Hearing their testimonies, their trials and struggles, how Jesus met them at the end of knowing what to do on their own and showed them love and mercy like he wants to show ALL OF YOU!

Hearing how my story and the love the Christ has shown me, has been able to transcend to others when they needed it. It reminds me that in the smallest of moments, when we show up for others, show up for the Lord, and be the light and positivity that others need, it plants a lasting impact on them and shows true compassion. Truly humbled and honored to do the Lord’s work.

@wigginmike deserves HUGE amounts of praise too. Behind the scenes, leading others with NO praise or limelight, pouring himself out daily to do God’s work. Mike has helped thousands over the years and is a true friend and warrior of God. We are all immensely great for the change and love you helped bring to us all through Christ.

I’ll end with this a piece of scripture that stood out to me today!

“For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift — not from works, so that no one can boast.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭CSB‬‬

🙏🏻❤️

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Live action from leg training this weekend. 😤👊🏻

Here’s the main movers and it’s been fun to start progressing the weights up again a bit this week. Starting to dial in my focus for a push and one that I really hope to make my best yet!

CYBEX SQUAT PRESS
2 build ups - 8-10 reps
1 working set - 15 rep (9 pps)
1 back off set (piston squat) - failure (heels off w. Pause at bottom 💀)

HACK SQUATS
2 build up sets - 8 reps
2 working sets - 12-15 (4.5 pps)

LEG EXT!
2 build up sets - 20 reps 🔥
1 cluster set! - max weight (stack) 15, rest 8 sec, 4 rep, rest 8 sec, 4 final reps 💀
1 drop set! - heavy as possible 10 rep, cut weight by 40%, do HOLDS for 2 seconds to failure

We also did some seated calves and a lunge set that I’ll fil for you guys soon.

Everyone have a blessed week! Train hard.
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Out with the OLD, in with the NEW 🙌🏻😮‍💨🔥

5 stair masters gone. 5 New (to us) Life Fitness Stair masters brought in. So happy we could upgrade the cardio area with new stair masters and keep elevating The Midwest Mecca for our members and community

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#gymlife #fitness #indy #trainer #local

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Introduction…. NOT NECESSARY 😤 He’s been the talk of the Pro League and making his Olympia debut in September. Which will without a doubt, be a sight to see!

We are blessed to have him repping the best. WELCOME @anton_swl to the @procut_trunks team 🔥🔥👊🏻
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After a long 2026 season, I’m so incredibly proud of this woman right here. My ride or die. My wifey ❤️ @lex.epler

Some wins, some losses, lots of lessons, but even more memories made doing life together. You kept showing up all year! 3 preps. Improving each round. And not settling even when the last show pushing through 5 more weeks was tough.. you did it!

So I figured I’d share some of those amazing moments again. Cherish the day. I love you!. #womancrushwednesday #wcw

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And wrapping up with a big PART 2 🙏🏻❤️

Damn I’m truly humbled and honestly the last 2 days have been such a whirlwind of emotions and events. Extremely thankful @de.filmz was with me to capture all of these incredible moments.

To these clients. YOU GUYS MAKE @epler_elite what it is! 🫶🏻 I am just a guy with big dreams but NONE would be possible without each of you trusting in me and allowing me to be part of your bodybuilding journeys and lives. And I’m truly grateful. Coaching is such a fulfilling part of my life and I truly love it. From the training and early cardio sessions, the hard dieting and big refeeds, the laughs and tears along the way, I love to see them push to improve every day and come out victorious in the end whether that’s through a trophy or them reaching new milestones. It fills my cup every day even with all the questions and long hours 😉

I didn’t even know what to post Honestly because of how many photos and memories we all shared! Amongst the 20 of us between coaches and athletes and friends helping at our booths @procut_trunks @macros_nutrition So this video really does captivate a glimpse of how FUN this weekend was. 💯

This weekend brought 2x Ms. Indiana Titles, Multiple class wins, and many other 2nd, 3rds and all around best physiques. But on top of that… the weekend was capped off for me with receiving an award of my own.

THANK YOU @ifbb_npc_indianabodybuilding for bringing a new award out the ‘TEAM EXCELLENCE AWARD’!! Truly a big surprise and such a blessing to be recognized like that. Super proud and honestly just can’t wait to continue doing what I love and sharing it with you all along the way.

DREAM BIG! Never know what lies on the other side of some of your fears. Keep striving.

Love you all.
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TEAM @epler_elite 🔥🔥🔥 Right Back At It Again!!!!

Loading Indiana State Show / Premier Muscle championships
@ifbb_npc_indianabodybuilding

Running 12 deep this weekend and easily our biggest line up!! Humbled. Thankful. Brain is dead a little 😮‍💨😅😉 but I am so excited for each and every one of these guys and girls bringing their BEST EASILY this weekend.

Let’s have some fun ELITE TEAM 🙌🏻💯

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Athletes tagged!! 👏🏻
Wish them all well!

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