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Stop Neglecting Your Posterior Chain

Chuck Simons
Tagged: Training
It's interesting seeing a quad-dominant athlete squat 400 pounds but struggle to squat off a box with 135.
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#152 Dave Hoff | 5x WPO Champion and All-Time Highest Powerlifting Total

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Table Talk
Only 30 episodes later, Dave is now a 5x World Powerlifting Champion! Listen about his training prep and what he's preparing for next.
Cory Gregory table talk

#151 Cory Gregory | CoryGFitness, Max Effort Muscle, and Cofounder of Musclepharm

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Table Talk
Cory worked as an underground coal miner to save money for college until he opened his first gym at 20. Co-founder of Musclepharm, where's he now?
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#150 The Ingrams | Owners of Heavy Metal Fitness

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Table Talk
Strong supporters and longtime customers of elitefts, learn more about their story as competitors and business owners. 
Blaine Sumner table talk

#149 Blaine Sumner | IPF Powerlifting World Champion, Multiple All-Time World Record Holder

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Table Talk
Blaine Sumner is an IPF Powerlifting World Champion and currently holds the most Open World Records in Powerlifting.
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#148 Mike Van Wyck | WYCKED Training, IFBB Pro, Bodybuilding Vs. Powerlifting

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Table Talk
Learn more about Mike, his competitive background in football and bodybuilding as an IFBB pro, training methods, injuries, and more!
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#147 Dr. Trevor Pfaendtner | Renaissance Periodization Coach and Health Markers for Lifters

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Table Talk
Trevor is a coach for Renaissance Periodization and specializes in diets and training plans. He's totaled elite in multiply and raw divisions.
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What's on the Inside?

Tony Montgomery
Tagged: Motivation
After all, a black belt is a white belt who never quit. Beyond genetics and character, what do you have on the inside that keeps you going?
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This Gym is Like No Other

Ken "Skip" Hill
Tagged: Education
In the middle of nowhere, elitefts stands—strong, mighty, and powerful.
18 Tips to Be a Better Intern

18 Tips to Be a Better Intern

Logan Pasker
Tagged: Education
Follow these 18 tips and you'll be light years ahead of your peers.
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#146 Dr. Teddy Willsey | Physical Therapist, Citizen Athletics, Influenced by Buddy Morris

Sheena Leedham
Tagged: Table Talk
Teddy is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, strongly influenced by his extensive background in strength and conditioning (stops with Buddy Morris) and powerlifting.
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8-Week Offseason Strength Training Program for Higher Jumping

Chuck Simons
As a powerlifter, I jumped higher than two athletes that jump constantly for their sport. Here's why with an 8-week program to increase YOUR vertical.