Powerlifting Meets: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
One of the best meets that I’ve been to as a competitor was the 2014 WPC World Championships in West Palm Beach, Florida. Why was it so great?
Loading Stones
This article is not about atlas stones. It's about work and the ingenuity to use all your resources to get the job done.
Mental Health and the Strength Athlete: Strength Beyond the Barbell
Mental illness isn't something you hear often in the strength world — but that's not because it doesn't exist.
Top Four: What Are Your Priorities?
Dave has always said that elitefts is for those who place training as a top priority in their life. But what does this really mean?
4 Powerlifting Trump Cards You Should Hold Onto
Just like a game of euchre, there is an optimal time to play these trump cards in powerlifting.
Progressions and Regressions in Strength and Conditioning
This model allows you to assess and modify the training of your athletes based on their daily performance and movement proficiency.
Do You Have a Fat Slob for a Wife?
I've been married for 23 years and have had a wife fluctuate from one extreme to another. Just hear me out.
Muscle Fiber Types and Training
In this article I aim to explain the difference between slow and fast twitch muscle fibers and what impact training may have on them.
Resistance Training for Young Girls — Building More Than Strength
As a father raising a young girl, I have seen the importance of empowering the next generation of women. Here are my recommendations.
Help Impact A Hero — Memorial Day SS Yoke Bar Special
$100.00 from the sale of each bar goes to Impact A Hero to help support its mission of providing immediate and ongoing support for severely wounded, post 9/11 combat veterans.
Top 10 Mistakes Men Make in the Gym
If you have the slightest inkling that this article may offend you, proceed to mistake number 5. You’re probably that guy.
Old School PE — Valuable Today?
In today's world of athletics, does the 1975 work of Dauer and Pangrazi hold up?
Performance Enhancing Drugs: The Nature Of The Beast
Regardless of sport, every athlete is looking for an edge to be better than his opponent. When is supplemental help acceptable?
Physical Preparation Guidelines Every Firefighter Should Follow
Your job is your playing field and you need to prepare your body for game situations through proper training, nutrition and hydration, along with preventative maintenance and recovery.
The Training Ego — Are You Letting It Win?
I had a training ego. It drove everything I did — every weight I put on the bar, every lift I took, and the design of every workout. And then one day, my training ego gave up.
How To Train Around Old
Please don't believe the clichés that age is only a number or you're only as old as you feel. If it were only a state of mind, we all could stay 21 forever.
Don't Romanticize Self-Destruction
What must competitors put themselves through to attain championship notoriety? Being confined to a wheelchair? Torn relationships? Shortened lifespan?
8 Beginner Bodyweight Exercises You Suck At (But Will Make You A Better Lifter)
This is the goal: not only opening your eyes to bodyweight resistance, and progressing towards some extremely impressive feats of strength, but making you a better all-around lifter.
Magnesium and Vitamin D3: Two Neglected Parts of the Power Game
If flashy labeling or fancy bottles are what draw you to a supplement, these are not for you. If a ton of research and statistically measured results are how you determine your supplement regimen, you need Mg and D3.
The Long Road to Victory: Approval, Stress Management, and The Shining Light
The shining light appeared after a long nightmare in hell. This is what I encountered. This is how I persevered.
The Fuzzy Case for Forskolin
You've likely heard of this plant extract gaining traction in the supplement industry, but is there any science behind the hype?
Fat Girls
I'm glad they put a fatty on the cover of SI. If you don't like it, I don't care and neither does she.