If your squat feels wobbly or your bench leaks power, the problem usually isn’t strength—it’s how you connect to the floor. This article breaks down five counterintuitive rooting tricks that instantly make you more stable, more powerful, and able to use the strength you already have.

Real functionality is simple — moving well under load and being able to repeat it tomorrow. If your “function” can’t translate to sport, life, or strength, it’s just entertainment.

This project is not just an upgrade; it’s a total reimagining of what a high school strength and conditioning facility can be. But more than that, it's a physical manifestation of a community's belief in its children. The result is a space that rivals collegiate-level programs, meticulously crafted with incredible attention to detail and a clear, unified vision.

This article aims to initiate a conversation about this issue, while also discouraging prospective directors from holding meetings too early. To help aspiring or seasoned directors, I’ve ensured that I provide checklists to establish standards and order.

You log more miles, follow the training plan, and push through fatigue, yet you've hit a wall. Your race times have stagnated, or worse, that same nagging injury keeps reappearing. It's a frustrating paradox for any dedicated endurance athlete: how can more work not lead to better results?

I still remember the moment I got my first weight set. It was after I’d already started training for wrestling, and let’s be honest — I wasn’t exactly a natural. We had a universal weight set in the locker room, and the coach laid out the prescription: three sets of ten on each exercise.

The EliteFTS American Thin Press™ Bar. At first glance, it looks like just another Swiss bar variation, but a closer look reveals a surprisingly thoughtful piece of engineering. Its design solves the chronic issues of pain and instability.

On March 7, 2025, I did one of the stupidest things that I could've done: I flipped a tire. However, this decision turned out to be the one thing that propelled me to a place in strongman that I have never been before: at the top of the podium. I want to share my story in the hope that you can draw some lessons and inspiration from it for your own training.

“American Working Father,” now what exactly does that mean? Coming from a small town or a big town may mean different things. While we all face our own unique challenges on our journey to become our best selves, we also share many similarities. How exactly do we balance time with family, food, training, work, and most importantly, sleep?

As part of my weekly training plan, I set aside two days for lower body and upper body hypertrophy training, the other two days being full body strength and full body power.

Nobody wants to be sidelined from training longer than necessary. When you’re recovering from an injury, it’s crucial not to do anything that could slow down your progress.

The deadlift is one of the most debated lifts in strength training—celebrated for building raw power but criticized as a recipe for injury. The truth lies somewhere in between.