Powerlifting
The Urgency of Meet Prep Training
Use your fleeting meet prep time wisely, as Azrael, the killer of training time, will be coming for you...
How to Make Your Rehab Suck
If getting under the bar is the end goal post-injury, here's what NOT to do. By knowing the wrong approach, it's easier to grasp what's right.
Lunch with Dave Tate
Powerlifting is a mess, and sometimes we wonder why we even bother. Yet, it's given me a tremendous mentor and unexplainable gifts.
Are You Overtrained? Should You Deload?
Overtraining? Deloads? Catchwords? It sure seems like there are a lot of catchwords and phrases in the fitness, lifting, and strength world. There are more fads and people coming up...
You Don’t Know JAC Squat
The basis of the program is conjugate periodization, with some scheduled deloads and a reverse band peaking schedule from Brian Carroll's 10/20/Life.
Equipped Powerlifters, Control Your Variables
You can master all of these variables: gear fit, gear sponsors, travel, and weight. But If not, they'll ruin an entire training cycle.
No More Shitty Pecs
This is a fun one where I relate viscoelasticity to training stimuli in a way you'll understand to fix your shitty pecs...
3 Ways to Keep Making Progress
Where do you turn for answers to continue to make progress? Beyond elitefts, are you using an online coach, a club, or consultations?
10 Reasons Why You Aren't Making Progress
Why do people give up after only a few years? Sticking to a plan for only four weeks? Always looking for motivation? Training too easy...
Fix Your Walkout
A rack squat and a monolift squat are two different beasts. I totally underestimated the brutality of the walkout...
The Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE)
Let’s start with why you should use an RPE scale as opposed to a percentage program. Even though percentage programs are easy to use...
Future Self, Don't Forget Your Past
Did you bomb your last meet? GOOD! Tell me, what did you learn from the whole experience? USE IT to get better.