Lifting Guides

Every lifter on the Odyssey roster, from Nonso Chinye and his 926 lb world record deadlift to Professional Weak Guy and the Immortal Grip collab. Names, handles, and what each one trains with.

Where the mat goes, how to build your setup on it, and the mistakes that make a bench mat feel like it is not working. Three steps, plus incline and dumbbell use.

Odyssey is a Canadian grip company based in Ottawa. Here is how buying a bench mat works in Canada, what to look for, and why Canadian lifters slide on the bench just as much as everyone else.

A bench mat does not add strength. It removes a leak. Here is what changes in your setup when your back stops sliding, who feels it most, and what lifters say after switching.

Two bench press mats, two different ideas about how a mat should stay on the bench. What the UPR Bench Bro and the Odyssey Bench Mat each do, and how to pick between them for the gym you actually train in.