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Firehouse Fitness: Simple Steps to Combat Weight Gain and Heart Disease

Brad Lewis
Firefighters face unique challenges when it comes to health and fitness. Long shifts, irregular meals, and firehouse traditions often lead to weight gain and cardiovascular risk.
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Cannabis and Us: Pain, Recovery, Inflammation and Mood 

Marilia Coutinho
Train longer, recover better, and maintain quality of life.
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Life and Lifting Lessons from 25 Years of Training to Bench 725 Pounds

Tom Keim
After two decades of wins, setbacks, injuries, storms, and new gear, I finally pressed 725 pounds.
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You Signed Up for a Strongman Competition—Now What?

Josh Hendrickson
Your first strongman competition can be exciting, overwhelming, and a little chaotic—but that’s part of the fun.
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Bro-Epistemology of Science

Rodger Broome
Bro-Science is more than informal gym wisdom. It plays a crucial role in the evolution of strength training.
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Cornerstone Principles of Strength

Chad Aichs
It's better to learn to fish than receive a fish. This guide will help coaches and lifters avoid common mistakes and build a solid foundation for long-term progress.
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Periodize Your Strength and Conditioning Intern Development Plan

Gabe Inman
Why do so many interns have stories of poor internships and failed development? Consider Gabe's phased approach to intern development.
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The Implementation of Tri-Phasic Periodization for Strength and Speed Gains

Jeffrey Lee
Learn how tri-phasic periodization can boost athletic performance through unique training blocks and exercise selection.
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Why the Safety Squat Bar is Superior for Athletes

Bryce Biel
The Safety Squat Bar deserves a permanent place in your gym equipment arsenal.
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Density Training for Sport

Romain Guerin
How can we make rugby players perform better in a very short period of time without a negative impact?
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Simple Does NOT Mean Easy

Ashley Jones
Here's the blueprint that's simple, yet most don't follow. It's hard but it'll yield great results for performance, strength, and size.
Training for Size and Strength

Training for Size and Strength

Ashley Jones
Here's the simple plan with a four-day-a-week training split of upper and lower body. Each session has four exercises that'll take an hour to complete.
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Engage-Inform-Get Warm: An Effective Warm-up for Recreational Youth Athletes

Tanner Hodge
Physical prep will take your athletes only so far. Here's a 3-check process to increase participation, inspiration, and safety.
#127  Paul Onied | Co-Owner of Coaches Corner University

#127 Paul Onied | Co-Owner of Coaches Corner University

Sheena Leedham
Paul Oneid is a coach and the owner of Master Athletic Performance and Coaches Corner University's co-founder.
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#122 - All-Time Highest Total World Record Holder Dave Hoff!

Sheena Leedham
Dave Hoff holds the all-time highest powerlifting total—dominating multi-ply for over a decade, and was featured in Westside vs The World!
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#116 - Dave Tate Introduces Our Newest Athletes!

Sheena Leedham
In this #116 episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk Podcast, Dave invites three new elitefts athletes to the table. Meet Haley Hill, Jaden Lacaria, and Adam Zavchik!
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#115 - The Future of Powerlifting & Gym Culture And How To Create A Multi-Year Plan

Sheena Leedham
In episode 115 of Dave Tate's Table Talk, Dave opens the flood gates to answer YOUR questions that you asked on his Instagram page.
INTERVIEW: University of Minnesota's Strength and Conditioning Coach Willie Jones

INTERVIEW: University of Minnesota's Strength and Conditioning Coach Willie Jones

Chris Janek
Willie walks us through a typical day of coaching and gives you advice of how to climb the ranks to the Division 1 level.
Escalating Density Training for High School Athletes

Escalating Density Training for High School Athletes

Chris Bartl
Escalating Density Training or EDT is a savagely simple hypertrophy variation to transform teenage athletes into monsters.
The End of a Strength and Conditioning Career

The End of a Strength and Conditioning Career

Ashley Jones
What do you do when you wake up one morning and realize that your best years are behind you? Retirement is a double-edged sword.
Honoring Those Who Came Before Us

Honoring Those Who Came Before Us

Donald Day
Let's honor those who came before us. Who gave you a better chance to succeed as you started your new role?
Programming for a Full Off-Season

Programming for a Full Off-Season

Ashley Jones
Here's a Major League Rugby (MLR) perspective on how to set up programming after the last game of the season.
HANGING CHAIN MARCH

HANGING CHAIN MARCH

Nate Harvey
MORE CORE FROM MARCHES!
The Devil is in the Detail for Gym Start-Ups

The Devil is in the Detail for Gym Start-Ups

Ashley Jones
As strength and conditioning coaches, before you buy the gym equipment and create an exercise selection chart, answer these questions.