Tom Autoregulation

Why You’re Actually Getting Weaker: The Neurological Secret to Breaking Plateaus

Autoregulation is fundamentally about managing your neurological fatigue by strategically adjusting training volume, intensity, and load to prevent overtaxing your central nervous system.

 

rackable cambered squat bar

The Cambered Squat Bar Is One of the Hardest Bars You'll Ever Put on Your Back

Dave Tate

Why the rackable cambered squat bar belongs in your training and how to use it to build a squat that doesn't fall apart under real weight.

LTT Seminar

You're Tweaking the Wrong Knobs: Why Volume and Intensity Still Run the Show

Most lifters spend their time obsessing over sleep, supplements, and nutrition while the two variables that actually drive progress sit untouched. Here's why volume and intensity are still the volume controls on your training board.

BARS

4 Unexpected Lessons on Strength and Life from a PhD 'Meathead'

Dave Tate

"Bodybuilders don't need sports science to be big, but it can take sport to the next level and help us iron out details".

Meta Description Dr. Eric Helms joins Dave Tate to discuss bridging the gap between "meathead" passion and academic rigor, detailing the origins of 3D Muscle Journey, the science of autoregulation and RPE, and optimal approaches to protein intake and hypertrophy for natural athletes.

The Road Goes Ever On by Ashley Jones

The Road Goes Ever On by Ashley Jones

Casilyn Meadows

Ashley Jones' comprehensive in-season strength and conditioning program focuses on force-velocity development, unilateral balance, modified French-Contrast training, and a three-week loading cycle to keep athletes powerful, prepared, and game-ready.

Assisted GHR with Tom and Haily

The Signature Assisted GHR: One Machine, No Excuses for a Weak Posterior Chain

Dave Tate

The GHR has been the most neglected piece of equipment in most gyms for decades, and this is the machine that fixes that.

 

Rows

Beyond the Barbell Row: 5 Game-Changing Lessons from the Pendlay Row

Dave Tate

Incorporating Pendlay row variations into your training repertoire provides a posturally demanding strength movement that builds massive upper back strength and teaches the full-body tension needed to directly carry over to your deadlift and bench press.

 

loaded Carries

Mastering the 'Tall and Wide' Posture: A Beginner’s Guide to Loaded Carries

Dave Tate

Loaded carries are one of the most underutilized training modalities for building unbreakable postural strength, core stability, and muscle mass with minimal soreness.

 

The elitefts Indoor Sled: How to Get Real Sled Work Done Without Wrecking Your Floor

The elitefts Indoor Sled: How to Get Real Sled Work Done Without Wrecking Your Floor

Most gyms won't let a metal sled touch the floor. This one goes anywhere inside, loads fast, and gives you everything sled training is supposed to deliver 

 

sled work

A Beginner's Guide to Building Bulletproof Knees

Dave Tate

Going backward with the sled, which places the knee over the toes, allowed the speaker to stop using painkillers for their knees and represents a significant congruency between the training systems of Louis Simmons and Charles Polloquin. This backward dragging technique is beneficial for recovery from knee injuries because it involves concentric movements while removing the eccentric load,.

 

TYAO

Train Your Ass Off 2026

Applications for the 2026 Train Your Ass Off events close March 15th. Here's what past attendees said about it, in their own words.

 

Weight room

50 Years in the Weight Room by Ashley Jones

Casilyn Meadows

A 50-year training recap from Ashley Jones—what works, what doesn’t, and why “program promiscuity” stalls progress—followed by a structured off-season plan using 3-week cycles and progressive intensification.

rebuilt

10 Strategic Questions for Radical Self-Mastery and Professional Evolution

 In this deeply personal case study, coach and educator Tom opens up about his transformative journey from battling severe depression, self-harm, and eating disorders to finding genuine self-worth by dedicating his career to helping others succeed.

 

Mike Brinson

Strategic Insights into In-Season Strength Training and Athletic Development

Dave Tate

 "The most important person in the room is not the athletes, it's the coach, because if the coach is not successful, the kids have no chance of being successful".

 

Omaha Barbell

From Studio to Legacy: The Evolutionary Roadmap of a Training Business

Brett Carter details how Omaha Barbell evolved from a private studio into an 8,000-square-foot public facility furnished with durable elitefts equipment to serve a diverse community ranging from "average Joes" to pro strongmen. Carter emphasizes his goal of building a legacy through conservative expansion and hosting expert workshops to continuously improve training techniques.

 

Josh Miller

Why Your Neck is the Secret to Core Power: 4 Surprising Takeaways for Total-Body Stability

Dave Tate

 "This is a great way to incorporate neck training, you get some GPP work as well, and you warm your whole body up as opposed to just performing it in isolation. It carries over more to everything else, and you get more bang for your buck in terms of training density."

 

hornets

Facility Management Strategy: Optimizing the Highland Hornets Strength Performance Center

Dave Tate

"When they believe that they are a part of something, they work hard at it."

 

deadlift instruction

6 Counter-Intuitive Deadlift Cues From Elite Coaches That Will Change Your Pull Forever

Dave Tate

What I care about is that the lower back is frozen in space and that it doesn't move. The best way to do that is to bring the ribs down, provided that they're flared, aiming for a neutral position where the ribs, diaphragm, and pelvic floor are stacked directly over each other.

 

Nathon Payton

The Physiology of Peak Strength: Advanced Nutritional Protocols for Elite Athletes

Dave Tate

"Dieting is a skill set learned solely through repetition, much like identifying cues to improve a squat, and must be designed to plug and play into an individual's specific lifestyle to ensure success. Ultimately, the goal is to condition the body to hyper-respond to the stimulus of nutrients while ensuring the nutrition plan is realistic enough for the athlete to maintain consistency regardless of their daily responsibilities."

 

squats at gym

Mastering Wave Loading Techniques

Dave Tate

Wave loading is a powerful strength training technique that involves cycling through sets with different weights and reps in the same session to challenge the body and break through plateaus. By strategically manipulating intensity and volume, this method drives genuine improvements in strength, muscle growth, and overall performance.


 

football

The Indiana QB, The White Hands, And The “Loophole”

Dave Tate

The Indiana quarterback’s “white hands” in the national title game weren’t a scandal—they were a masterclass in how liquid chalk can legally give athletes a better grip when it matters most.


Hip work with band

The Ultimate 5-Move Banded Warm-Up to Bulletproof Your Squat

Dave Tate

This simplistic but highly effective banded warm-up routine teaches lifters how to stabilize the pelvis and keep the rib cage grounded while moving through hip internal and external rotation. By utilizing specific drills, such as the banded deadbug and the 90/90 hip internal rotation, athletes can enhance motor control and address common mobility restrictions that limit their squat performance.

 

Tom Training Bench

Your Guide to the Strength Mastery

The Strength Mastery Event is a two-day, hands-on coaching experience designed to help participants master the squat, deadlift, bench, and overhead press while learning foundational mechanics such as breathing, bracing, and foot rooting. Attendees work in a small-group setting to receive practical feedback and clear cues, ensuring they leave with improved positions and a training plan they can use immediately.

 

webinar

2026 - The Year of RESULTS Webinar!

Dave Tate

Start your year off right with this free webinar on January 14th at 6:30 p.m. EST.