3 Practical Warmups for Squatting & Deadlifting (w/ Video)
Simple, Effective Routines from Chris Duffin, Joe DeFranco, & David Allen
3 Cues for Tight Lats and a Big Deadlift
Cues from Marshall Johnson, Vincent Dizenzo, and Mark Watts.
Q&A Highlights: Utilizing the Slingshot, Programming for Beginners, ...
You ask, Team EliteFTS Answers.
Video: Sunday Powerlifting Experience UGSS Bench w/ Chains
Some benching & spending time with these awesome teammates!
Video: Friday Powerlifting Experience UGSS Cambered Bar Squats & Pulls
Day 1 of pre-seminar training with a Cambered Bar Rep PR.
Video: Overhead Press Wk 2, Incline Bench & Back Accessories.
So bad at overhead presses it hurts my eyes to watch lol.
Q&A Highlights: Mental Plateau on Squat, Drug-Free Program Design, &...
You Ask, Team EliteFTS Answers.
3 JM Press Variations to Build Your Bench Lockout
Exercises w/ Video (including old school video from JM Blakely) to Help You Build Your Bench.
Video: Bench Press Reps Wk4 - 275x11 & Pin Presses/Swiss Bar Extensions
I miss helping Mario into his briefs every week...
3 Deadlift Builders & 4-Week Sample Training Template
3 Movements (with Video) to Help Build Your Pull & Some Ideas on How to Implement Them
You Aren't Original...and Neither Am I
How are your ideas, new or recycled, helping anyone but yourself?
Video: Bench Reps Wk 3 - 245x18 Last Set & Doctor Update
Wanted 20 on the last set, next week it's gonna happen.
Video: Box Squat Reps Wk 3 - SSB 330x11 & Straight Leg Deads
Working SSB into the Box Squat Rotation Now. The Reps Continue...
Video: Bench Wk 2 - 235x23 & Shoulder Saver Pad Assistance Work
Less Sleep, More Weight and Reps. Somehow that makes sense.
Video: Beltless Pause Squats w/ SS Yoke Bar & Tips from #TeamEliteFT...
Week 1 of pause squats & some good tips.
Video: Week 1 Box Squat Volume Sets & Straight Leg Deadlifts
That burned much more than I anticipated...
Week 3 Upper Body Accessories & Jim Wendler Video on 'Strength ...
This a great video with some interesting perspectives on business approach for a very unique industry.
Week 2 Lower Body Accessory Day w/ GHR Ladders, Patrick Willis Motivatio...
"Power isn't just about going forward, it's about not letting anything hold you back"
End of Week 1 Post-Meet - Upper Body Volume and some C.S. Lewis for You
I usually have training videos, but when I don't... I post old-school philosophical quotes instead.
7 Tips to Ace Your Interview as an Exercise Science Student
Are you blowing your interview by blowing off your preparation?
Lower Body Volume: Lunge Everyday. Straight Leg Deadlifts, Leg Press &am...
I couldn't believe how sore I was after 1 day of track lunges.
Qualifying for XPC Finals: RPS Lexen Spring Fling Meet Report
After a challenging training cycle and career change,
Video: Last Squat/Deadlift before Competition
"Growth only comes through continuous effort and struggle.."
Semester-in-Review: Akron Barbell Club Programming
Hard Work + Technique Improvements + Consistency = Over 600lbs worth of PRs!
Video: Last Heavy Squat Before the Meet & Speed Pulls. 2 Weeks Out..
"There's a difference between interest and commitment..."
Video: Straight Leg Deadlift Volume 2.5 Weeks Out
"What we learn from experience depends on the kind of philosophy we bring to experience" -CS Lewis
3 Powerlifting Rules We Keep Forgetting
While you program the complex details of a meet-training cycle, don't over look these principles your strength is built upon.
Video: Heavy 2-Board Bench in Metal Ace
Working on staying in the groove better. Less than 3 weeks out!
Video: Squat Triples in Full Gear & Deadlifts vs Bands @ EliteFTS - ...
Triples in Full Gear?? 3 Weeks Out..
Video: Heavy SS Yoke Bar Squats @ The Spot Athletics
Field Trip to THE Spot Athletics, 6 Weeks Out..
What Are You Doing with Your Gifts?
In life and in strength you are given one opportunity. It is free aside from this exception: you must do something with it.