training
Volume Swings
Lifters chase novelty because the body adapts, and the mind gets bored. High-volume builds a base, while low-volume refines it. The pendulum keeps swinging because both work — for a while. What matters is not the method but the phase of life you’re in.
Strength Standards
The truth is, every generation believes they had it tougher. The older crew will tell you, “Back in our day, it was real lifting,” and the new generation will say, “We’re stronger, faster, and more scientific than you ever were.”
The 7 Deadly Sins of Training (And How They’re Killing Your Progress)
Most lifters don’t stall because their program sucks—they stall because their habits do. These are the 7 “deadly sins” of training that quietly wreck your progress and what to do about each one.
4 Pro-Level Secrets for Using Floss Bands and Knee Wraps Most Lifters Get Wrong
Master the use of floss bands to achieve pain relief and increase range of motion through compression, tack and stretch, and blood flow occlusion in joints like the shoulder, elbow, and wrist.
The Education Echo
Everyone starts somewhere. Early on, it’s easy to look at newcomers and forget you were once guessing too. The difference between arrogance and experience is humility. If you’ve been in the game long enough, you realize the next wave isn’t your competition — they’re your continuation.
5 Counter-Intuitive Lessons on Strength from a Method Born in a Backyard Hole
This approach provides several key benefits, including the desensitization of GGI tendon organs, improved recruitment of high threshold motor units, and a significant boost in confidence when handling super maximal loads, leading to direct carryover to the full main lift
Why is it that what is OLD, is NEW, again in training?
Fat bar training has been around for decades. I am not the first to discover it. However, I don’t know of anyone who has switched over to it 100% after 20 or more years of training with the standard bar.
The Lifters Who Said ‘No Excuses
In your twenties, training is the center of everything. It’s your identity, therapy, escape, and reason to get up in the morning. Everything else fits around it. You schedule life around training, not the other way around. Then, time starts to load the bar in ways you didn’t expect.
A Thanksgiving Letter from Under The Bar
Every year, the bars, racks, and chalk stay the same—but the people under the bar change, grow, and carry each other through. This Thanksgiving letter is my thank you to the lifters, coaches, and crews who’ve turned elitefts into a shared strength community, under the bar and beyond it.
Functional Movement Training and Fictional Movement
Real functionality is simple — moving well under load and being able to repeat it tomorrow. If your “function” can’t translate to sport, life, or strength, it’s just entertainment.
3 Surprising Lessons From a High School Weight Room Built Without Tax Dollars
This project is not just an upgrade; it’s a total reimagining of what a high school strength and conditioning facility can be. But more than that, it's a physical manifestation of a community's belief in its children. The result is a space that rivals collegiate-level programs, meticulously crafted with incredible attention to detail and a clear, unified vision.