Rehab Report: Repairing My Hand and Planning My Return to the Platform
This article was meant to have been about the results of my meet in December and the setting of PRs and possible world records. All of those aspirations ended on October 7, 2016.
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What Is Your One Thing?
As we transition to shifting macronutrients and increasing volume in our training, it is easy to fall in the trap of analysis paralysis. With thin slicing, you won't have to worry about this.
The Phases of Life
It sounds cliché, but the older you get, the faster time seems to slip away. We really never seem to take the time to appreciate our journey until we realize it’s more than half over already and it feels like we’re just getting started.
How You Can Help Grow The Sport of Powerlifting
If the social theory holds true, then in order for powerlifting itself to make progress, individuals within the group will have to give up a little something of themselves to push the sport further.
elitefts Customer Product Reviews — The Seated Calf/Tibia Raise Machine with TJ Slomka
We know you don't want empty praise of our equipment — you want honest, detailed feedback so that you can know what to expect.
Train to Think or Think to Train
If you don’t understand the reason behind doing something, how will you know if you are getting the proper results out of your efforts?
25 Tips for a Bigger Raw Deadlift
A brutally strong deadlift will never come easily, but that doesn't mean you need to get fancy.
Lactate: Friend or Foe?
From regenerative properties to acidic buffering abilities and more, lactate has many functions and effects.
Home and the Home Gym: Barbell Clubs
To have a better grasp on the several formats and how they may (or may not) evolve into one another, I searched and found a stricto sensu barbell club: the Valhalla Barbell Club, from Wichita, Kansas.
BIGHORN: Love and Momentum
We've lost a couple of good ones along this journey. We may lose a few more too.
Determining Exercise Value
Do you know how to properly evaluate a program or the exercises that make it up?
elitefts Top-20 Articles, Logs, and Products from 2016
We've crunched the numbers and by popular demand, here are the articles, logs, and products you've consumed the most of in 2016.
Wishing You Happy Holidays and a Joyous New Year
It’s in the spirit of appreciation that elitefts.com has made contributions to the following organizations who do so much to improve the quality of life in our communities.
Overtraining: A Molecular Perspective
Overtraining can be due to both hormonal fluctuation and dysfunctional mechano-transducing properties at the cellular level. These will be the two areas focused upon in this article.
The Real Reason You Aren’t the Best
If you're stuck in Shitsville, there's probably a good reason why. Avoid these habits to make your way out.
5 Must-Have Items for Lifters Who Have Had Multiple Shoulder Surgeries
While my back and hips are holding up just fine, my shoulders, well, that’s another story.
BIGHORN — AMG Brabus and the Ripsnorters
Alex adjusted the military-grade Golight, which nested on a short pedestal atop the vehicle. It cut through the darkness with razor precision illuminating the monsters.
Fitness Professional vs. Fitness Personality: The Social Media Conundrum
I want to discuss what to look for when searching for accurate fitness and health resources, and even more importantly, what red flags to look out for.
What Are You Thankful For?
I asked the team this question but it didn’t stop there — that would be too easy.
Ten Items for the Retired Powerlifter Who Can't Tie His Shoelaces
The world without weights is just not worth living in. Everything on this list will help keep you training hard when your body starts fighting back.
BIGHORN — Spud Straps and Sledgehammers
I wasn't sure what to do. I couldn’t hit the Bighorn with the sledgehammer without tearing Jon’s ribs apart.