training
Rethinking the Aging Process at 50 Years Old
You can let your age (which is just a number) drag you down or you can prove to yourself and everyone around you that age doesn’t have to be a limiting factor for anything.
A Push-Up Is Not Just a Push-Up
This typical throw-away, punishment exercise is in fact a highly-technical skill capable of teaching and reinforcing proper movement patterns.
Honoring a Legend: Remembering Bill Starr
Personal tribute from a coach who got his start from the man himself.
The Fit Chick Reality
Underneath every hot body is a person's reality—what are you willing to give up for that appearance? Is it worth it?
How to Use Fundamental Movements to Develop Youth Athletes
Follow this step-by-step outline to build the basic skills needed in young athletes.
Big Bench Basics
Patterson gives you everything you need to know to find YOUR best bench ever. From grabbing the bar to re-racking the weight, he covers everything in between.
Are You Playing the Blame Game in Education and Athletics?
Thanks in large part to social media and other sources, it's possible to know which topics are popular or "trending" and which people may not be worried about or discussing...
How to Direct Goals to Achieve Success
Examples from the playground lead to achievement as an adult.
Kettlebells for Conditioning and Strength
Build conditioning, power and athleticism with simple and easy-to-learn kettlebell workouts.
Finding the Training Program that Works for You
Be open to different fitness methods, learn what is useful, discard what is not.
Seeing the Big Picture with your Training and Nutrition
How to understand and breakdown the complexities of your food intake for better weight management.
Programming Considerations for Bench-Only Competitors
Technique and programming are so complex that bench pressing is a sport in, and of, itself.
The Pursuit of Strength
We hold these truths to be self evident...all men are created equal (but not genetically) and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of strength.
WATCH: We Lift Metal, We Listen to Metal, and Most of Us Wear Metal
The very first elitefts music video.
The Meathead's Guide to Passing the CSCS Exam
Alycia provides you with the "Hooked on Phonics" for aspiring strength coaches.
Unrecognized Benefits of a Commercial Gym
We all love a chalk-filled garage gym or a basement torture chamber with Olympic plates leaning against cracked cinder block walls, but the commercial gym presents some perks that your powerlifting gym lacks.
PUSH Your Athletes with Velocity Based Training
Implement a cutting-edge measurement system to regulate your training.
The Evolution of Your Training Technique
Follow Schillero's educational process to avoid common mistakes when crafting your technique.
elitefts Sports Performance Training Summit
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