Happy Fathers Day!

Team,

I wanted to fire out a quick email to wish all Dad's a Happy Fathers Day. With the loss of my Father the meaning of this day changed forever. The more we grow, the more things change and in many aspects the more they stay the same. As a father I wonder will my children be inspired and find their passion because of me, or will they find their passion despite of me. Am I really doing the best for them? I'm not sure there are answers to these questions but every father I have known has pondered the same.

We live, we learn and we pass on.

We do the best we can. If you are new to the site or having been following elitefts.com for the past 17 years you already know we are about more than training, we are more than equipment, and we are more than muscle and strength. We (including all you reading this) are about using our gifts and knowledge to help others to become better.

Training is our gift. Training has allowed us to create the best equipment in the world. training has allowed us to pass on the best educational experience online, training has allowed us to offer the best service in the industry,  training has brought us together with people who otherwise we would have never met.

Training is a universal language of adversity &  betterment.

Training has created an elitefts brand not known so much by it's name or logo but by what it stands for, does and produces.

Training was taught to me by my father and many others who treated me as their own.

Training changed my life.

They changed my life.

Team elitefts now does the same every day.

Team elitefts is more than the people you see on the web site.

Team elitefts includes YOU.

Without YOU there is no elitefts and without YOU passing on what you learn to us and those around you this all crumbles.

This is real culture, not the buzzword tossed around so freely today,  one I am proud to be a part of. For this I thank you and truly, humbly and honesty appreciate and value your support.


* you have NO IDEA how long I have waited to use the "yellow highlighter thing" LMAO - I even used big bold text. This makes me a real "online marketing expert now" LOL

The second reason for this message is to remind you that every year on Fathers Day we offer our best equipment sale of the year.

This sale is equal to our annual equipment sale we run every fall. These are coordinated sales with suppliers to be able to offer the best prices we can for a limited time. This sale will end sometime tomorrow afternoon. If you are looking for any type of garage, gym or commercial equipment this really is the best time to do so.

I also just noticed we have a TON of things going on the site this weekend. Part of our site update was to be able to produce more content but I think we hit overload this weekend so I am going to post a few links for content I don't think you want to miss

Read:

Bodybuilders Dying Young: Are Steroids to Blame?   - Skip Hill

Dave Kirschen's Daddy Hacks  - Dave Kirschen

Two Dynamic Bench Cycles That Will Blow Your Bench Up - Dave Tate

Mastery of Skill: Humility and Confidence - Chris Duffin

Pre Raw Meet Cycle: going from equipped to raw lifting   - Scott Yard

Mistakes 101: Doing Things That Hurt   - Sweed Burns

Mythbusters 101: Don't Fall for These Fallacies    - Jonathan Mike

Listen:

LISTEN: Showing Loyalty and Earning Trust with Evan Marcus

Watch:

WATCH: Better Attention, Better Results at Relentless Performance

Coaching Logs:

How To Get The Smell Of Dog Crap Off Yourself

Top 10 Thing to do in Your Mid-20's to Become A Good Strength Coach

Don't Be This Person

When good advice falls on deaf (and dumb) ears. 

Top 5 Exercises You are Not Doing

Training at the Compound with Donnie Thompson

A profound lesson from an 11 year old.

Training Logs:

Kettlebell Workshop, Living, Learning, Passing On! (w/video's)

Destroying Biceps and Triceps

3 Deadlift Builders & 4-Week Sample Training Template

Elitefts Knee wrap selection and explanation video

QA:

Linear vs. Concurrent for Meet Prep

Program design for drug-free lifters with busy, high stress lives

Deadlift shoes

Have a great Sunday and an even better week,

Live. Learn, Pass On,

- Dave Tate
founder Elitefts.com Inc.