The first installment of this series - The Vision - was published during our 2009 holiday rush.

No, I am not talking about the bling around your neck, what connects your wallet to your jeans, or even the crazy S&M stuff you may secretly be guilty of!

Chad Smith launched his 2010 season at the Lumberjack Invitational at Northern Arizona University. He clenched second, tearing at the heels of defending U.S. Indoor champion and No. 4 in the world, Dan Taylor.

It seems these days that “hope” is en vogue.

My name is Rick Daman. I’m from Rochester, Pennsylvania, about 25 minutes north of Pittsburgh. I own Daman’s Strength Training in Monaca, Pennsylvania.

When you mention to someone that you’re interested in doing a show, the whole world wants to help and give you advice.

For all the serious lifters out there wondering what they’ll do when they’re no longer able to handle the daily grind that their sport necessitates, I have a suggestion—teaching.

Time management at its best...From the Mill.

In the mean time, have a taste of Man Ranch…umm…I mean of my Top 5 favorite Wendler Visions.

Dana Shedd is a 13 year-old athlete. She’s just like any other athlete a strength coach may train, except she has cancer.

Wow, the question of all questions! This is the one that drove me nuts in the early years.

Those were the exact words used by one of my clients after finishing her last set of goblet squats.

Maybe you just don’t know how to f&*%ing bench! Then we suggest you read these tips.

Brian Carroll is the newest addition to Team EliteFTS. He is now both a sponsored athlete and member of the Q&A staff.

In this day of Internet domination, we’re inundated with the insane rants of tiny, little men giving their views about what’s legitimate in our sport of powerlifting.

On November 30th I will finally open my own gym—Daman’s Strength Training. This has been a dream of mine ever since I walked into my first gym when I was 12-years-old. I walked down to the gym every day after school with a few friends.

I became acquainted with Bob Youngs well over a decade ago when the internet and lifting forums were still in their infancy. Like many aspiring lifters, Bob served as my guide when I was somewhat lost in the dark, weightlifting wilderness.

Dave Tate answers your business and training questions while.... On The Mill. Topics include reading material, mentoring and bicep pain.

Unless you live under a rock or in France, you know that incorporating Strongman events into training has become a popular way to add variation to any program.

Dave asked for the best book on training that you’ve read. Here are your 75 responses:

Dave answers your questions from the treadmill.

Dave stormed into the office, slammed down his energy drink and crashed onto his chair, still scrolling through his e-mails on his iPhone.

Bands were first introduced to Dave Tate close to 10 years ago. After experimenting with accommodating resistance and the use of chains, Dave took his squat from 760 to 855 in 12 months.

Why do people want to be strength coaches?