5/3/1 WK 1 Day 4 Trip to meet Coach Eric and M.G.G!!!!!
The amount of knowledge dropped being around elder teammates is humbling and I am so grateful for it.
5/3/1 Wk3 Opposite Stance Deadlifts
this session was full of weight, straining, explosiveness, shit talking, AAANNNDDDDD dry heaving....
5/3/1 Wk2 Day3 Opposite Stance Deads
conventional deadlifting and my lower back ned to start getting alone
Back with the Team! Running 5/3/1 Day 1 Squats 5x5
Back to where it all started when I walked in the doors, back to 5/3/1!
CTP Cycle 4-2 Day 4
This session ended up throwing my back out 5 hours after doing it, you will never guess how...
CTP Cycle 4-2 Day 1 Loaded Stretches!
The modifications needed to weather the storm of a commercial gym.
CTP Cycle 4 Day 6
Trying to get motivated, looking for meets to compete in and prepping to judge a competition.
CTP Cycle 4; Check out the new madness
Out with the old in with the new. Get ready for the new phases of CTP!!!
CTP Cycle 3 day 4
Disclaimer: EliteFTS Team member David Allen writes all of my programming, The exercises listed in these posts' are designed for me based on my needs as an athlete. Was solo again today which is a very crappy thing for me. I always train better with someone struggling along side of me, it gives me an opportunity to coach […]
CTP Cycle 3 day 3
Disclaimer: EliteFTS Team member David Allen writes all of my programming, The exercises listed in these posts' are designed for me based on my needs as an athlete. So what is one to do running solo on a pretty difficult hypertrophy program? That is correct, talk shit to roughly all the other 18ish members of your facilities […]
WATCH: How To Properly Use the SS Yoke Bar
This bar brings endless potential to your weight room — but only if used properly. Don't forget these two cues.
CTP Training Cycle 3 Day 2
Down a training partner, so what is one to do? GET ALL THE BICEP GAINZ!!!
CTP Training Cycle 2 Day 6
Christian is a strength coach at NBS Fitness. Christian converted his educational focus to Exercise Sports Sciences where he has earned his bachelor’s degree and CSCS. Christian is a competitive powerlifter who has gained elite totals in two weight classes and in three years has climbed the rankings to top 10 in the world within his respective weight class of
CTP Training Cycle 2 Day 4
The small subtle things in iron sports are beginning to speak very loudly to me. Followed by lat. pumps and twerk sets!
CTP Training Cycle 2 Day 3
What new and tortuous things await in todays session, more occlusion sets?
CTP Training Cycle 2 Day 2 - Intro to Occlusions (F*** that)
First time having occlusion sets programmed into my training, yeah F*** those things.
CTP Training Cycle 2 day 1: Also, my first step's in balancing trai...
10 second negative, who in the hell?!?!
CTP Training Cycle 1 day 5
More chronicles of chasing the pain. Some days I feel like chasing, others I feel I should just follow it around...
CTP Training Cycle1 Day3 (Commercial gym flow and freaking selfies)
Commercial gyms, selfies, and all the gains!
CTP Training (Bodybuilding / Death to this powerlifter) Cycle1 Day2
Christian is an elite raw powerlifter and Certified Strength and Conditioning specialist. He has a degree Exercise Science and trains clients and athletes at NBS Fitness in Memphis, Tennessee.
Chase The Pain (CTP) Training Cycle 1 Day1
See how Team EliteFTS Team member, columnist and my coach, David Allen welcomes me back to training = Death! Working on my goal to get BIGGER.
External Rotation: Small Cue for a Big Squat
This vital component of a safe and powerful squat has been misconstrued and misunderstood by much of the strength community. Let's get it right.
Bridging the Gap: My Powerlifting Experience with EliteFTS
Two years ago I stepped inside the EliteFTS S4 Compound for the first time for Learn to Train 6. A lot has changed in the past two years, and it all started with that first experience at an EliteFTS seminar.