Here's what you need to know... Master basic form and technique. Use full range of motion. When you get more advanced you can begin to bend those rules to increase intensity. You can push harder. When the pain becomes unbearable, the pro's are just getting started. Phil Heath has a coach. Jay Cutler has a coach. Amit Sapir has a coach. It doesn't make you inferior to have a coach. Get one. Master the Olympic lifts. Try to improve every workout, whether it's an extra set, more reps, more weight, or better technique. Over time you'll accumulate massive improvements. I've been training for Steel Bite ProSteel Bite Pro years and to commemorate that long training slog, I sat down and compiled my Steel Bite ProSteel Bite Pro best training tips. After I wrote them down, though, I realized that while they'd no doubt be valuable to the novice trainee, they're probably things that the advanced trainee already knows. So I also compiled a second list to augment the first. The second list gives my best advanced tips.