A Day In The Life Of A Real World Strength Coach
Elitefts Team Strength Coach Matt Rhodes outlines a day in his life.
Training with Purpose: Limiting Stress
Take a look at how to use overreaching as a tool to either break plateaus or use before a planned layoff from training.
The Thinker: Sport Training Program Management–The Criminal Nature of it...
The problem must be identified before the solution is drawn.
Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast Episode 1: Interview with Dan John
Elitefts.com™ Sports Performance Podcast Audio Interview with Dan John
21 Days to Effortless Fat Loss
With most of the US population being obese, these questions come from everywhere and everyone.
The 5 Es for Strength & Conditioning Coaches
Elitefts™ Coach and Director of Education outlines the 5 Es for Strength & Conditioning Coaches.
What Elitefts™ Means to Me
There are three things in this world that you should never be able to buy—trust, loyalty, and integrity.
A Lion in Iron: Always Ask Questions
While education is hugely important, another part of learning is the ability to ask effective questions.
The Angry Coach: Open Letter
Put down the shitty bodybuilding magazines, get off the fancy internet articles and videos, and take my advice.
The Thinker: Vertical Jump Training, Training Splits, and Energy System...
James “The Thinker” Smith answers questions from the Elitefts.com™ Q&A
The Research Meathead: Zinc(tified)
Zinc is also one of the most underrated, underused, and perhaps misunderstood minerals.
NYSC Undercover: The PubMed Warrior vs. the Experienced Guy
The average person will look at a huge, ripped guy and assume that he knows a lot.
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Me Training Me
Please excuse this dialogue that I’ve had with myself. It is done in an effort to show that I will try to be responsible as I start training.
Marshall Johnson: Iron Battle on the Mississippi
Do I have the confidence to go up to my planned third attempt, or take the same weight?
Steve's Strength Tips: Stay On Your Feet
There’s a big difference between you and me. I’ve been there and back. I’ve done it all. Everything you’ve ever thought of, I’ve lifted already.
Knowledge and Nonsense: Can Carbohydrates Convert to Bodyfat?
Will this potato and banana make me fat?
Training with Purpose: Training Isn't Religion or Politics
Shutting out information simply because it doesn’t come from a narrow scope of influences that appeal will limit long-term progress.
Chris Szorc: Live. Learn. And Pass On.
Athletes and coaches within the sport, living, learning, and passing on.
Beaten Down and Broken
Do not push through legitimate injuries because you are too tough or hardcore.
A Lion in Iron: Strength Doesn't Have a Gender
Physical strength is born in the mind and achieved through the body.
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Adjustable Bench
When will there be a competitive adjustable bench?
Amy Wattles: Odd Haugen Strength Classic
Tonight I will lay in bed for about an hour visualizing the entire competition and every attempt.
Monster Garage Gym: It's Time to Let Johnny Out of the Bag!
Who is Johnny, and why in the heck is he in a bag?
A Lion in Iron: On Pain and Sacrifice
To learn is to grow stronger and gain strength, and strength is always a choice.
Reno Hardcore: My Learn to Train Seminar 6 Experience
You would be hard pressed to find another seminar anywhere with the stacked deck in attendance at the LTT6.
The Research Meathead: Magnificent Magnesium
Magnesium is so important, yet often underrated, underused, and misunderstood.
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Cardio Anyone?
As powerlifters, we need to avoid that dreaded first symptom of heart disease, sudden death.
Kentucky Strong: Making Weight for the Strength Athlete
The exact protocol Chase uses to cut weight.
Knowledge and Nonsense: Does Sucralose lead to bad health and obesity?
Everyone likes a little sweetness.
Why I Train...
Elitefts Pro Powerlifter Marshal Johnson answers the question of why he trains. Would you rather be Jo Six Pack or in the gym SFW?
Strong Mind: Bushido
The difference between good lifters and great ones does not lie in sets and reps and exercises.
Beast Reality: The Bipolar Beast, Part 2
I grabbed my belt, cinched it tight, and marched outside, around to the back of the gym where the brutal 1,000 pound beast stealthily waited.
Monster Garage Gym: To Compete or Not to Compete, That Is the Question
The competition is like a period at the end of a sentence.
Under The Bar: 50 Shades of Iron
Without getting more into the book, I began to see similarities in myself and many strength athletes I know.
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: The Last Diet
I developed three wardrobes: medium, large, and too damn big.
Iron Sport: Big, Yummy, and Useless
Not fitting through the doorways and staircases coupled with the fact that I have been training to look huge and yummy but really haven’t done any cardio rendered me just about useless after about three trips up and down those steps.
Brian Schwab: Take it to the Meet
A decade at the top.
Looking at Brain Schwab’s numbers on the platform.
You Ask, We Answer with Dave Tate (Round 3, Part 4)
Dave shares some advice that may help you as you work through your injury issues.
Strength Inc: 15 Minute Q&A with Ed Coan
Elitefts.com Inc Adviser & Strength Inc Founder Ed Coan answers your questions.
In Honor of Deacon Jones: Physical Skills for Defensive Lineman
David “Deacon” Jones revolutionized the defensive line position after 14 seasons in the NFL.