My 30-Year Love Affair with Lifting
If I never did another meet, wrote another article, or coached at another seminar, I would still love lifting.
Is Stress Killing Your Progress?
Life stress is unavoidable. It can overwhelm you and have a negative impact on your training…if you let it.
The Sticking Point: How To Find Your Weakness and Fix It
A logical process of elimination begins by considering all possible causes of your sticking point. I don’t have the answer but I can help you find it.
'Tis the Season: The Pros and Cons of Being Huge
It’s not all glitz and glamour in the world of gluttony — but there are some perks.
Recovery Training: Tedious, Yes, But Simple and Effective
It’s taken me a while to grasp just how necessary these blood pumping sessions can be. Ditch the excuses and start doing these today.
Are You Hearing Advice But Don't Know How to Listen?
You need someone who isn’t afraid to criticize; you need to listen to what you’re doing wrong.
Consistency is the Name of the Game
To develop and ingrain the habits of success overlook no fine details.
Just Load the Bar
Don’t build a false sense of security by relying on bands and chains. Remember this fact: straight weight trumps all.
The Right Tool for the Job
Strength is a journey, not a quick fix. Take the time to choose your tools correctly and create something indestructible.
It's All About Heart and Will
There are a lot of factors involved in being a good strength athlete. From most to least important, here is my list of what you need to excel in this industry. Do you have them all?
Life, Lifting, and Facial Disfigurement with Power Tools
I was stupid, and lazy, and it led to a freak accident. Remember this when you’re training: as soon as confidence becomes arrogance, you’re in trouble.
Chad Aichs's Guaranteed-to-Work Miracle Program
Are you still searching for the holy grail of programs? Here it is, in all its perfection.
The 5 Worst Mistakes I've Made in Powerlifting
You learn a lot from the mistakes you make at your first meet. Imagine all you can learn from the mistakes spanning an entire powerlifting career.
Are You Overtrained or Under-Recovered?
Some people will tell you that overtraining isn’t real. Don’t listen to these people. Take the time to consider your recovery just as much as you consider your training.
Training the Inner Drive
Your career in this world of strength will only go as far as your desire to win. Lose that, and you lose any chance you ever had to succeed.
The elitefts Powerlifting Experience II: From Reno to London
Even at my reduced bodyweight, the travel was rigorous. In the end, getting to see my family was worth every uncomfortable plane seat.
Powerlifting is a Science. Be the Scientist.
Approach your training and your progress with the mindset of a problem-solver. Sometimes this means asking others for help and sometimes this means figuring shit out for yourself.
Understanding Huge
Pack in the calories and pack on the pounds. Does your stomach have what it takes to eat like Chad Aichs?
Living and Training as a Bipolar Narcoleptic: Changes and The Future
I have my own demons to keep in line. They’re a product of my disorders and I’ve learned to accept this.
Living and Training as a Bipolar Narcoleptic: Getting an Accurate Diagno...
Overcoming my life-altering issues started with taking back control by seeking a clinical explanation for what I was experiencing.
Living and Training as a Bipolar Narcoleptic: Lack of Sleep and Depression
It is difficult to reach the top of any sport within a hyper-competitive atmosphere. It is even more difficult with depression and sleep complications.
The Six Best Pieces of Training Advice
Guidance through many years of elite-level powerlifting has produced six specific lessons for platform and personal strength.
Are You Evolving as a Lifter?
When you begin to see your training as more than sets and reps, you’ll find the balance you need to program intelligently.
Determining When to Back Off Training
Every online critic has his own idea about central nervous system recovery. When should you step away from the gym to accelerate progress and avoid injury?
Have You Tried Gateway Gear?
C’ mon guys, everybody’s doing it. It won’t hurt you (as long as you use it correctly).
Yep, I'm Still Doing Photography
I hope that some of you that have been wondering about my photography enjoy these photos.
Memories of A Young Wannabe Powerlifter's Christmas
Chad was nestled all snug in his bed, while visions of power racks danced in his head…
Glory Lasts Forever
Why don't you just go the safe route? Sit on the couch and think about all the things others have accomplished.
What’s the Big Deal About a PR, Anyway?
Recently, I was talking to a friend at the gym, and I heard “I want to end on a good note.” What the f*ck does that mean—end on a good note? Shouldn’t all training sessions end on a good note?
What's the Big Deal About a PR, Anyway?
You want to leave the gym on a good note. Aichs explores what that really means.
Veteran's Perspective of the Platform
Are you obsessing over the minutiae and overlooking the big picture?
You Will Be Stronger
At the last Learn to Train seminar, I saw attendees do amazing things. The Powerlifting Experience will be even better.
Big Wave Surfing and Powerlifting are Similar, Dude
Is driving out of the hole on a squat PR any harder than burying the rail on a sweet wave? Hell yeah, it is!
Somewhere Between Blast and Dust
When you are young and hungry to succeed, balance rarely enters the equation. As we mature, we tend to question things…
Powerlifting Is HARD
If you are limited by the work and sacrifice that are required to be a champion, then embrace your mediocrity!
WATCH: How Chad Aichs Overcomes Training Obstacles
If you are a serious lifter, you need to know how to overcome training obstacles before they derail your efforts.
WATCH: The Traits of a Champion
Do you have the strength of will to say, “Screw everyone. I know I can do it”?
Reno Hardcore: The Flying Scotsman
Mental toughness is the difference between getting huge PR lifts and missing them.
Reno Hardcore: Ten-Day Training Cycle
As we get stronger, everything changes and we have to keep adapting the program in order to keep getting stronger.
Reno Hardcore: A WORLD RECORD? REALLY?
It’s better to be proud of true, small accomplishments than great, elaborate lies.
Reno Hardcore: Train Less as You Advance
I think the biggest and hardest change for me was learning to train less.
Reno Hardcore: My Learn to Train Seminar 6 Experience
You would be hard pressed to find another seminar anywhere with the stacked deck in attendance at the LTT6.
Reno Hardcore: I Am Your Training Partner, Not Your Mother
Your partners are not your personal cheering section or your therapists. You are a team working together to get insanely strong.
Reno Hardcore: Dynamic Training
It’s an essential aspect of any great strength training routine. But are you doing it correctly?
Reno Hardcore: Neurological Considerations
Muscle memory is extremely important when it comes to lifting. However, have you instilled your muscles with the correct memory for proper technique?
Reno Hardcore: Arrogance
Arrogance, confidence, and pride all have their place. But when is it too much?
Reno Hardcore: Champions of Sport and Life
Many strength athletes are way more than just big strong muscle heads.
Reno Hardcore: I Am An elitefts™ Athlete
I hadn’t competed in anything since college and that fire was raging again after the meet.
RENO HARDCORE: Cliché
When I first decided to pursue powerlifting seriously, I knew I could be good. How good? I didn’t know.
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