Noah found an old elitefts camcorder in the back office, so we shot a week at S5 on it, and it reminded me what training harder really looks like.

Evan Barr explains why Olympic lifting still belongs in football when the lifts are coached as tools for force production, coordination, load absorption, and intent instead of treated like a separate sport.

After nearly 30 years of giving to the elitefts community, C.J. "Murph" Murphy and the Total Performance Sports crew need us to show up for them.

A lifter who can bench 500 pounds will shake like a leaf on an unloaded shoulder drill, and that gap is costing you strength.

Dr. Christopher "Marv" Marvin joins Dave Tate for a hard look at patient-first rehab, hypertrophy, pec-tear warning signs, bracing, blood-flow restriction, imaging, and what it really takes to keep training.

The planning conversation never gets you stronger. Only the bar does.

Fordham strength coach Mark Uptegraff took his team from nine athletes over 20 mph to 46 in a single offseason, and cut the grade-two MCL return-to-play time from 6 weeks to 11 days.

Strongman competitor and gym owner Josh Hendrickson sits down with Dave Tate to talk biceps rehab, training through injury, chasing a sub-20 5K, building 580 Barbell, promoting better strongman shows, and what it takes to stay in strength sports for the long haul.

Former Wisconsin strength coach Brian Bott joins Dave Tate to unpack the realities of collegiate strength and conditioning—from rebuilding broken movement patterns and maintaining power deep into the season to creating a weight room culture built on accountability, resilience, and long-term athlete development.

Winning can hide the truth, but losing exposes every weakness. This article breaks down how one failed ruck attempt became a blueprint for better strategy, stronger leadership, smarter training, and a deeper sense of purpose.

The fitness industry is obsessed with the next peptide, supplement, hormone, and recovery shortcut. But none of it matters if the foundation is weak. This article breaks down the training, nutrition, sleep, hydration, recovery, and cellular principles that drive real physical progress—and explains why exercise remains the most powerful performance tool available.

Lucas White’s road through college strength and conditioning was not clean or comfortable. From cement weights in a basement to unpaid internships, smashed glasses, SEC weight rooms, conjugate training, and in-season football programming, this article keeps it real on what the profession actually demands: coaching, communication, strain, and the ability to build athletes who do not fold when it matters.

Tom Sheppard breaks down sleep architecture, cortisol cycles, and the practical protocols that separate real recovery from just going unconscious.

Most lifters negate the rehabilitative benefits of band pull-aparts by prioritizing heavy resistance over the necessary postural control and scapular movement required for shoulder health. To truly resolve shoulder pain, the exercise must incorporate dynamic rotation—starting in a pronated position and rotating externally 90 degrees—to allow the shoulder blades to achieve full downward rotation, depression, and retraction.