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elitefts EZ Squat-Bench Loader Straps Review: Get Your Chain Setup Right

— Dave Tate
Dave Tate expands his Westside chain-press story into a practical guide to EZ Squat-Bench Loader Straps, chain height, repeatable setups and who should use them.
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Isometronics: Train Below Your Sticking Point

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Learn how isometronics combine dead-stop partial reps, fixed-pin holds and one final attempt to train a sticking region while managing fatigue.
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Stop Retracting Your Shoulders to Bench Press

Hard shoulder-blade retraction can wreck your bench setup. Learn how to use your lats, serratus, and upper back for a stronger, safer bench press.
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Bedroom Nutrition: The Blood Flow + Hormone Playbook for Better Performance By Scott Hayes

Better performance starts with the same fundamentals that build a stronger, healthier body. Scott Hayes breaks down how nutrition, blood flow, hormones, hydration, sleep, stress, and recovery can influence sexual health, energy, and performance both in and out of the bedroom.

Two olive-drab elitefts Grenade Balls with circular attachment eyes in a red-and-black gym, beside the words Grenade Balls: A Different Grip.

elitefts Grenade Ball Review: A Different Grip for Your Accessory Work

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A practical look at the 3-inch Grenade Ball Two Pack for chain curls, cable accessories and direct grip work, including useful setups and limitations.

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What Is Real, And What Is Not?

Most training advice you see online is one player on the field, described as if it were the whole game.

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Jason Manenkoff on Building a Bench Setup You Can Repeat

Jason Manenkoff walks through the details behind a repeatable bench press, from rack height and the unrack to meet-day preparation, grip selection, and back training.
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Program Variation Based on Recovery Status: Reviving, Surviving, and Thriving

A practical guide for coaches on using recovery status, INOL, and flexible programming to adjust training loads so athletes can revive, survive, or thrive at the right time.

TRAINING CHAOS. NOT SYMMETRY. by Rees Odhiambo

TRAINING CHAOS. NOT SYMMETRY. by Rees Odhiambo

Strength in the weight room is only part of the equation. Former NFL offensive lineman Rees Odhiambo explains how offset loading, carries, sandbags, and reactive resistance can build strength that holds up under unpredictable force.

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F*ck Your Micronutrients: Get Your Training Priorities Straight

Dave Tate, Anthony Oliveira, and Roman Mustaccio explain training priorities, useful loading, and the habits that help powerlifters prepare for meet day.
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elitefts Multi Use Strap Review: One Strap, More Training Options

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Eleven loops, three training applications and a $14.95 price. A practical look at the elitefts Multi Use Strap for chains, cable work and stretching.

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Scars Aren't Wisdom

The same lifter who dismissed beat-up guys in his twenties is now selling his own injuries as credentials in his fifties, and both takes are wrong.

Evan Barr

Why Olympic Lifting Still Belongs in Football I Table talk #445

University of Toledo Director of Football Strength & Conditioning Evan Barr joins Dave Tate to discuss Olympic lifting for football, movement development, programming, deloading, competition, and what it takes to build stronger athletes and a better strength staff.

Training the Youth Rugby Player: For Now and for the Future by Ashley Jones

Training the Youth Rugby Player: For Now and for the Future by Ashley Jones

Training a young rugby player is about more than getting them stronger for next season. Ashley Jones lays out a long-term approach to youth development, from maturation and movement skills to strength training, recovery, testing, and building the habits that can support a player for years to come.

Guillermo Blanco on Dave Tate's Table Talk discussing adaptable training and periodization.

You Don't Need a Periodized Program to Build Strong Athletes

Guillermo Blanco explains why adaptable GPP, posterior-chain strength, and minimal effective strain beat rigid periodization for real-world athletes today.
Conjugate Off-Season Training for Rugby

Conjugate Off-Season Training for Rugby

The rugby off-season is the time to build the strength, power, size, conditioning, and durability needed to perform at the start of the season. Ashley Jones explains how the Conjugate Method can be adapted for rugby players using mechanical, neural, metabolic, and CARE-based training to build athletes who are stronger in contact, faster under fatigue, and more resilient week after week.

Anthony Olivea demonstrating an elevated-heel squat finisher to teach glute and erector engagement

Why Your Quads Steal All Your Squat Progress

Stop letting your quads take over every squat. Learn the 5-minute elevated-heel finisher that teaches glutes, erectors, and position control under fatigue.
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How to Adjust Workload When Progress Stalls

When progress stalls, more work is not always the answer. Learn how to adjust workload, accessories, psychology, and execution based on the lifter in front of you.
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How Elite Weight Rooms Are Built: Buckeye Community School Full Gym Install

Inside Buckeye Community School's full elitefts weight room install: custom racks, flooring, machines, bars, plates, storage, cardio, and full video tour.
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The Camera Changed. The Work Didn't.

— Dave Tate

Noah found an old elitefts camcorder in the back office, so we shot a week at S5 on it, and it reminded me what training harder really looks like.

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The Squat Box: What It Fixes, How to Use It, and Why It Belongs in Your Gym

A practical elitefts guide to the Squat Box: posterior chain training, explosive power, depth control, teaching beginners, proper setup, and real use cases.
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Strength Is What You Build. Strong Is What You Become

Strength is something you can measure. A meet total. A one-rep max. A rep PR at a bodyweight you didn't have last year. It sits on paper. It shows up on a record board. You can prove it.

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Why Olympic Lifting Still Belongs in Football | Evan Barr #445

Evan Barr explains why Olympic lifting still belongs in football when the lifts are coached as tools for force production, coordination, load absorption, and intent instead of treated like a separate sport.

Tom Sheppard explaining how long to rest between sets for strength and muscle gains on the elitefts YouTube channel

The Rest Period Mistake Ruining Your Strength and Muscle Gains

Rest periods are one of the most overlooked training variables. This article breaks down how long to rest between sets based on goal, intensity, exercise selection, conditioning, psychology, and the rest-period equation from the elitefts video.