Novel Stimulus or Stupid Human Trick?
Cutting through the clutter of fitness information out there, here's a checklist to help you to figure out what works (and what doesn’t) for your training and the training advice you offer others.
Just Breathe
Every lifter should learn to "fill low" and generate pressure in the proper area of their lower abdomen.
BIGHORN — The Prowler and the Comanche
It was hard to expunge Jeff’s screams from my mind—and the blood; so much blood sprayed over the Prowler he’d been pushing...
Selfish or Selfless?
Everyone has a line. You may not know where it is and you may never reach it, but it's there.
Why I Love Powerlifting: 2016 RPS Lexen Dog Days
This was my first push/pull meet and I kept repeating to myself, "It's time. Work is done. Make it happen."
Strength Training for Young Athletes — Safety, 1RM Testing, Growth Plates, and Testosterone
In this second part, we are going to look at more research regarding 1RM testing and break down multiple falsehoods about why young athletes should not strength train.
Mental Health and the Strength Athlete: Building A Better Training Program
When building an effective training program, you must consider each variable that influences your performance — including the stressors that affect your mental health.
You’ll Be An Old Bastard One Day Too
If you had asked me when I was 20 if I was going to still be training at almost 50, I would have said absolutely. I just didn’t know these five things would change.
Fatigue vs Fatigue Compensation — Manual Resistance
First in this series, we are going to improve the body's resistance to fatigue compensation by better understanding and coaching movement.
How to Naturally Manipulate Insulin to Improve Body Composition and Performance
This is a highly effective tool when trying to gain new muscle and recover from tough workouts...but only if used appropriately.
Tweaking the APRE Cluster Method
I had used the APRE Method with great results in the past. After trying some new things in the summer, we decided to implement these changes in the fall.
Expectations vs. Suggestions
I've been struggling with this and now it's time to talk. When rules and expectations become mere suggestions, we need a change.
Understanding Self-Sabotage — Too Legit To Not Quit?
There are legitimate reasons that sidetrack us, and there are situations where we want to find an obstacle so we don't have to work. Do you know the difference?
We Are Just Cavemen With Smart Phones
Technology moves forward, but we are the same. Physically, we are all made of the same DNA as the humans who came before us. Let's train like it.
Mental Health and the Strength Athlete: Why Powerlifters Get Ulcers
I’m going to focus on three variables and interactions that affect stress response in the athlete: life events, mental illness, and training.
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.
