Information Overload
In today's world, information is being thrown at us 24/7. We have books, magazines, podcasts, video websites, Web pages, social media, etc. We have information about any subject literally at our fingertips. How do you decipher between what's quality or crappy?
How to Become a Successful Columnist for elitefts
Or in other words...here are five things I feel are important if you're going to be a successful writer. If I can do it, you can too.
TSA, Travel Sports, and Screwdrivers
For those of you required to travel by air frequently, if you have had difficulties with the Transportation Security Administration, you might enjoy this read. Just remember this: lacrosse sticks are NOT allowed in carry-on bags when flying.
One Training Size Fits One
Believe it or not, you don't need the assistance of a research team to make your training, health, and life decisions. Here's how to navigate through your uniqueness from identification to decision making.
War Within a Breath: How it Works
This is a brief introduction to a topic that we’ll chase down the rabbit hole over the series of the next couple of months. To master the breath and breathing can be one of your best assets for improving your training.
Editor's Letter for February
Last month, I shared the highly trafficked content from last year. For this month's letter, I'm sharing a few ways we’re tweaking content for 2020 — all to serve you better as training remains a top priority.
Test of Time: The Power Rack
Most people walk into a gym and expect to see a power rack. It's as natural a thing as the grass is green or the sky is blue. Over the decades, the power rack has remained a gym staple due to its versatility and reputation.
Equipment Purchasing Considerations for Fitness Centers
Purchasing equipment is a big investment for rec centers and fitness establishments alike. Making sure you're getting what that you're clientele needs is equally as important.
Writing Through the Storm
Three years and counting, through change of grounding and shelter, one thing remains. Here's my attempt at living, learning, and passing on.
Your “Other T” Levels
Testosterone isn't the only "T" that's driving internal health and performance. Meet the thyroid, the main metabolism gland in your body. It's in charge of influencing food consumption and the amount of energy strength sports athletes have to hit new PRs and doing daily tasks.
Caffeine for Strength Athletes
Considering all of the good stuff, why wouldn’t a strength athlete consume caffeine day in and day out?
Editor’s Letter for January
With another year coming to a close, let's take a look back at all that we've accomplished this year. Some exciting things came to fruition and we can't wait to see what this coming year has in store!
Standing Ab Movements to Build Your Squat and Deadlift
Get up from the floor. You squat and deadlift standing up, so the majority of your ab work should be standing.
The $500 Christmas List Winner
After four days of reading, comparing, rereading, and finally voting, the big winner is...
6 Training Rules for the Washed-Up Meathead
These rules are NOT for those competing. They are not for those who want to increase their “longevity” in the sport. They are not for the beginner, intermediate, or advanced lifters. There are different rules for all of these groups, and these are NOT them.
Evidence-Based Practice: Are You Really Ahead of the Curve?
With the same irony that Botox and liposuction clinics have absorbed the words “health” and “wellness,” the evidence-based approach has become a marketing buzzword to try to signal to the public that you are “cutting edge”. Are you all hype or really ahead of the curve?
Vote for the Best 2019 Christmas List
With your vote, a fellow meathead will be just a click away from fulfilling their wildest iron dreams this holiday season... Choose wisely.
Top 5 Recovery Tools From elitefts
Want to prevent injury by building a bulletproof back? Have achy elbows and knees? Suffering from a low-grade strain?
12 Gifts for the Whole Family
Move over, Oprah's Favorite Things — these are the hottest and strongest gifts of the season, all in a one-stop-shopping guide.
Run a Successful High School Strongman Contest with This Christmas List
If Santa and his reindeer deliver these items, you’re guaranteed to have a great Christmas and an amazing strongman contest at your school!
The Gifts of Manhood to Make Those Jingle-Balls Drop
Do you know a poor dude whose testicles really need to drop this holiday season? This selection of gifts has been proven to raise testosterone levels by as much as 1,849 percent!
5 Items for a Fatter Christm-ass Than Last Year
While your keto-obsessed cousin and diabetic grandmother stress over their diet decisions and stay away from the dessert tray, go all in. Make Christmas count this year.
5 Gifts for the Legacy Lifter
This list is for the aged, the battered, and the arthritic lifter you love. Let's face it, he or she will always train, so help ease their pain.
Gifts for the New Class of Annoying Gym Members
Members in smaller training facilities are like family, and what says family more than giving a gift to someone you can't stand?
























