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Strongman Gear 101: Everything You Need for Your Strongman Competition
Unless you want to let another competitor have an advantage over you, you need to have the best gear for every event. Here are the must-haves and my favorite versions of each item.
Cultivating Champions: How I Trained the C2 Volleyball Team
All of the athletes at this high-level volleyball academy are from overseas and come to the United States to get a better chance at receiving a collegiate scholarship. Working with head coach and founder Caitlyn Vann, this is what we did in our five short weeks.
WATCH: Equipment Feature — Spud Inc. Big Ray Strap
Spinal traction may feel great, but it can be difficult to set up and awkward to get into and out of position. This product gives you an easier way to manage pain to stay strong and healthy.
5 Things Every Competitor Needs To Be Successful
In my 30 years of competing and 20 years of training competitors, I have narrowed the endless list of requirements for success down to five main variables.
The Coach's Guide to Programming and Periodization: Surfing The Force-Velocity Curve and Changing Seasons
Understanding this tool for manipulating training intensities is key for athlete programming at every part of pre-season, in-season, post-season and off-season phases.
Your Circle of Trust: Don't Be the Captain of a Ship of Fools
There are moments in life that shape your mind and determine the way you choose to think and live. I have experienced two such moments that have shaped my coaching and life philosophies.
Here are Team elitefts' New Year's Resolutions for 2019
If you're looking for a way to keep your strength up without destroying your body day in and day out, this is the program for you.
Every Training Method Is Useful
...and every training method is useless. Let's look at 1x20, APRE, and VBT to understand what this means.
Maximize Effective Volume and Minimize Junk Volume (with Program Sample)
There is a muscle protein synthesis threshold, and adding sets over and above this threshold will not help you gain additional muscle. A simple way to ensure you aren't wasting your time and energy on junk volume is greater frequency.
The Five Best New Strength Training Items from elitefts
New equipment means new ways to help you get strong — and a lot more fun.
Sled Walking: The Mindless Exercise That Shouldn't Be So Mindless
If all you're doing is strapping on a sled and walking until you can't walk any longer, you're giving up tremendous potential for this movement.
LISTEN: Just Fly Performance Podcast Episode 16 with Guest Mark Watts
Most athletes will forget the win-loss records of their teams, but they won't forget the way the coach treated them. This podcast episode focuses on the impact coaches can have on young athletes outside of sets and reps.