Another week in the books,

I've had more messages and emails about this one than any other we have done so far.

It's not going to be easy to accomplish your goals. When your will to achieve starts to fade, what will you do?

According to over 1000 Women Powerlifters - Here are the top three reasons they love the sport.

This is all pretty basic stuff but important to note just how important this all is to not only physical development but injury prevention as you progress.

When there is a choice to be made and that choice is one that moves you away from your aim, goal or objective then you are choosing to be a chump - not a champion.

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Another week closer and another week in the books.

One of the best stories ever told on elitefts.

I realized this week that I made a huge mistake in my last table talk video...this is for the female lifters I left out.

ATTENTION: WOMEN POWERLIFTERS (competitive and recreational) - FREE DEADLIFT MANAUL

I am sure everyone will agree the day a coach or trainer decides to take payment for their products or services they are no longer a coach, they are now a business owner.

Injuries suck, but we all get them. It's part of the game. But there's one injury that kept me out of the gym for months at a time. The doctor told me I'd never bench over 400 pounds again. He was wrong.

Looking back I wish I would have done this with my kids

What I feel are the best business books and how I use and read them.

Had I known how this would have worked out I would have backed off 6 months ago.

This is my real life - no BS list of things you MUST do.

I benched 1475 today!

This seminar is the real deal, not a staged production. It is exactly what I was teaching years ago.

A weeks training in the life of a Mashed Up Meathead.

There are two types of adversity you will experience as a lifter: the stress you can plan for and the stress you can't. How will this effect determine your path in life and in the gym?

Training with drug dealers, porn stars, lawyers, teachers, business owners and ex-cons

Dave Tate 'Under The Bar' is the founder and CEO of elitefts.com Inc. He has logged more than 10,000 hours of strength consulting with professional, elite and novice athletes, as well as with professional strength coaches and written more than 500 articles for magazines and prominent websites. He is currently training to better his health.

What would I have done differently and how do you know what weight class to lift in?