Stop Doing That, Start Doing This: Shoulder Warm-Up Education

Stop Doing That, Start Doing This: Shoulder Warm-Up Education

Jason Colley
Tagged: Training
Let's go over three shoulder pre-training movements that you are probably doing that you shouldn’t be, then let's give you some better alternatives.
Championship Nature Series: Coming Back

Championship Nature Series: Coming Back

Bryan Mann
What each athlete must remember is that it’s not the mistake that defines you as an athlete; it’s how you respond to the mistake that defines you.
WATCH: Jeremy Frey's 2018 elitefts Sport Performance Summit — Conventional Deadlift Tips for Athletes

WATCH: Jeremy Frey's 2018 elitefts Sport Performance Summit — Conventional Deadlift Tips for Athletes

Jeremy Frey
Tagged: Education
To be used as a standalone exercise or as a way to build the weightlifting clean from the floor, the conventional deadlift is one of the most important training movements for your athletes to learn.
The Coach's Guide to Programming and Periodization: Residual Effects, Compatibility, and The Needs Analysis

The Coach's Guide to Programming and Periodization: Residual Effects, Compatibility, and The Needs Analysis

Nicholas Bronkall
This fourth article helps set us up to be able to put together our macrocycles, mesocycles, and microcycles.
Building A Summer Training Philosophy

Building A Summer Training Philosophy

Coach G
These are the five ingredients you need to put together the summer plans for your athletes: core exercises and runs, team goals, position plans, individual goals, and correct grouping.
WATCH: How to Be a Healthier Competitor

WATCH: How to Be a Healthier Competitor

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Video
If you think you can push your body to the extremes of its capabilities and not suffer consequences, you're wrong.
WATCH: Jeremy Frey's 2018 elitefts Sport Performance Summit — RDL Tips for Athletes

WATCH: Jeremy Frey's 2018 elitefts Sport Performance Summit — RDL Tips for Athletes

Jeremy Frey
Range of motion should be limited by the hamstrings for this exercise, which means the bottom position may vary between athletes. That's not a problem if they follow these rules.
Find the Perfect Squat in Five Minutes

Find the Perfect Squat in Five Minutes

Stefan Waltersson
Tagged: Coaching
There is no squat stance that suits everyone; all of us are individuals with different conditions, and our personal anatomy can differentiate more than you can imagine. Here's a simple way to find your ideal stance.
WATCH: Blast from the Past — Dave Tate's 2010 Body Transformation Tip

WATCH: Blast from the Past — Dave Tate's 2010 Body Transformation Tip

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Motivation
What does it take to completely transform your training, lifestyle, and eating habits after years of the same goal?
WATCH: Welcome to the Pit — Dave Tate Coaches the Squat

WATCH: Welcome to the Pit — Dave Tate Coaches the Squat

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Featured Gyms
During a recent visit to Akron, Ohio Dave spent some time teaching proper squat technique to the owners and members of Welcome to the PIt.
3 Non-Traditional Movements to Overcome Weakness in the Overhead Press

3 Non-Traditional Movements to Overcome Weakness in the Overhead Press

Zach Gallmann
Tagged: Coaching
Weaknesses in rack position, leg drive, or the lower back will severely hold back your overhead press strength. Here are solutions to each of those problems.
A Strength and Conditioning Program for Youth Figure Skating

A Strength and Conditioning Program for Youth Figure Skating

Jordan Guilford
Tagged: Coaching
This program is used for athletes ranging in age from 10 to 14 years and is based on specific goals in the primer, strength, conditioning, prehabilitation, and regeneration phases.