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Stop Debating the Percentage. Here's How to Actually Find Your Speed Bench Weight.
The right weight for speed bench isn't found in a book — it's found under the bar, using a simple method that tells you exactly what to use based on your own strength and skill level.
Community Over Competition: Iron Sharpens Iron, Even in Business
The lifters and coaches who truly understand the phrase realize that competition doesn't kill community, it sharpens it.
Stop Benching Like a Helicopter: 5 Counter-Intuitive Secrets to a Massive Shirted Bench
"When you're in the poly bench shirt, there is a large horizontal travel with that bar, so you want to land like an airplane, not a helicopter, to reinforce proper elbow tucking mechanics".
In Pursuit of the Perfect Program
In "In Pursuit of the Perfect Program," Ashley Jones shares his decades-long journey through strength and conditioning, outlining practical programming strategies that blend powerlifting, Olympic lifting, conjugate methods, and French Contrast training to develop strength, speed, and performance.
Two Different Worlds, One Answer for Your Knees
Before a recent podcast recording, a guest connected Louie Simmons' sled work to Charles Poliquin's knee rehab protocol, and the conversation filled in a gap I had lived for decades without fully explaining.
The "Russian Trick" to Shut Off Pain and 3 Other Brutal Powerlifting Secrets
To manage a torn hand mid-competition, a brutal "Russian" trick involves violently grinding a wire brush into the open wound seconds before the attempt to overload the brain's pain receptors. This extreme stimulation reportedly shuts off sensation just long enough to execute a heavy pull before the pain inevitably returns.
The elitefts Shoulder Saver Pad: Keep Pressing When Your Shoulders Are Done
The elitefts Shoulder Saver Pad lets you bench press through shoulder problems by replicating a board press without needing a board, a training partner, or a prayer.
Building a Powerlifting Empire: 5 Counter-Intuitive Lessons from the Origins of EliteFTS
The EliteFTS gym evolved from a simple backyard shed used for sled work in 1998 into a world-class strength facility over the course of two decades of growth and warehouse relocations.
Your Grip Is the First Link in the Chain. Here's How to Stop Letting It Break
Grip failure doesn't announce itself until the bar is already moving — here's the complete system to fix it before it costs you another pull.
Mastering Hamstring Resiliency with the Assisted/Resisted GHR
By maintaining a neutral pelvic position and initiating the descent by pushing through the quads like a leg extension, lifters can isolate the hamstrings without relying on the lower back or glutes for compensation. This technique allows for heavy training in a lengthened position with zero spinal loading, making the Glute Ham Raise (GHR) a superior tool for injury prevention and long-term resiliency.
The Belden Bar Trains What Your Bench Press Has Been Skipping for Years
The bench press is a sagittal plane grind. The Belden Bar trains the rotational capacity your shoulder girdle needs to survive it.
The Choreography of Power: Why a Decade of Ballroom Dancing is the Ultimate Strongman Secret
Professional strongman Adam Roszkowski reveals how his 11-year career in international ballroom dancing built the foundation of balance, discipline, and deep muscle control that propelled him to success in heavy lifting and American football.