3 Ways to Build Strength Off the Chest for the Bench Press
These are a few important components of building a big bench, starting with getting the bar off your chest as quickly and efficiently as possible.
The Top-10 Things I Learned as an Intern
As an intern, it’s up to you to make the most out of this experience and push yourself to be the best coach you can be. Remember, this is your chance to make an unforgettable impression and rise within the profession. Good luck!
Five reality checks in the struggle for sponsorship
Five reality check items for individual athletes in their struggle for sponsorship
WATCH: Come Train and Learn with Legend Steve Goggins on September 26th
This training camp with Steve is set up with a limited attendance and a non-formal format. We designed it with this format so you can learn all you can from Steve and so that Steve can help tap into what YOU need to do to become better.
Greasing the Groove by Training the Coach
The emphasis is always on the athletes, but keep in mind, in order to be a productive leader, you must go through what you’re asking others to do.
Who's Your Iron Mike?
That extra push each competitor needs doesn’t always come from the place you’d most expect it. Sometimes it comes from Iron Mike.
WATCH: Clint Darden Shares Weight Gain Secrets
Gaining weight is comfortable. Said no one ever. These methods will have you sweating, grasping for air, and searching of the nearest sink and fan.
3 Keys for a Better Strength Program
Program writing can be difficult. Here are three solutions that I’ve used in my own training to help you with this process.
The ONE THING You Need to be Doing
You’ve been searching for it. A lot of people promise it. Here’s the real deal.
WATCH: Hypertrophy Circuits for Athletes in a Team Setting
Offering a standardized program of muscle-building protocols can keep your athletes engaged and motivated to complete the training demands.
Loyalty Issues and Disappointing Clients
When a client doesn’t want to take your advice, what do you do? How do you handle someone who won’t trust your methods but still wants your results?
Don't Fear the Carbs: Timing, Sources, and Portions for Muscle Buil...
Intelligently consume this main energy source as a means to a better bulking season.
WATCH: Rapid Fire Table Talk— MRV, Staying Competitive, and Coffin Dragger
Dave answers your questions from Instagram in 15 seconds or less.
How the Mighty Fall: The Fall
After the competition, my body was ready to rest — but my mind wasn’t. My determination got me back on my feet, but I wasn’t on them for long.
Chad Aichs's Guaranteed-to-Work Miracle Program
Are you still searching for the holy grail of programs? Here it is, in all its perfection.
WATCH: How to Design An Annual Programming for Powerlifting — Weeks 1-5 ...
This 52-week approach begins immediately after a meet and constructs a long-term plan for tying together all parts of a training program.
Figure and Powerlifting Program Design: 4-Week Training Cycle
If you are a dual sport competitor, your training must allot proper focus to the intricacies of each discipline. Use this template as a guide.
A Brand New Start: Advice for Taking Over A Program
Your actions from Day One will determine the success of your program and athletes. Know your philosophy and have a plan for executing it.
How To Understand, Prevent, and Correct Shoulder Instability
The shoulder is a complex and vulnerable joint for competitive athletes and lifters. Use these techniques to get your shoulders healthy and keep them moving pain-free.
The Best Positions for Training and Coaching Your Athletes
Use the art of coaching to determine where you stand as a facilitator of strength and conditioning. Are you where you ought to be?
WATCH: 1,000 Videos and Growing — The elitefts YouTube Channel
As our content department continues to grow and deliver industry-leading material, stay up-to-date on all of our multimedia productions.
Purposeful Training for Emergency First Responders: Why Physical Prepara...
If your profession requires a state of physical fitness, there are two things you need to know: which specific demands to train and how to raise your general fitness level.
Sometimes Quitters DO Win
While I was thinking about how stupid and selfish I was for my life decisions, I started thinking about my health. If something happened to me, how would it impact my kids?
Diet Manipulation Strategies From Team elitefts
I dug deep into the archives of elitefts nutrition articles and compiled the six best pieces of work to help you on your way to a bigger and leaner physique.
Rick Razzano's Pain Train Fitness
From watching his father play for the Bengals to being Eli Manning’s fullback to being drafted by Jon Gruden, Rick has experienced it all. At his Daphne, Alabama gym, he’s passing it on to his clients.
Don't Fear the Carbs: Understanding and Dieting with Carbohydrates
Confused about how and when to eat carbs in your diet? Understanding the science behind this macronutrient is where you need to start.
WATCH: Have You Ever Felt Your Passion Slip Away?
It’s not going to be easy to accomplish your goals. When your will to achieve starts to fade, what will you do?
3 Reasons You Should Be Using Triphasic Training for Powerlifting
Is your program letting you down? These three aspects of Triphasic Training will repair the damage of repetitive incompetency.
Being A Garage Lifter
Training changed my life, but it was elitefts that taught me how to do it correctly. I’m a garage lifter, and I’m happy to be.
So Many Stupid Reps — Just for Bodybuilders?
Julia, in conjunction with Alexander Cortes and Scott Paltos, discusses how training like a bodybuilder and adding in higher reps might help powerlifters with the big three lifts.
The Rationale Behind Specialty Bars, Grips, and Angles
With a variety of unique, specialized equipment, you can program to address a multitude of player strengths and weaknesses.
Cardio in the Off-Season: Make Up Your Mind
Here’s how to know whether cardio is your friend or foe between shows.
WATCH: Pre-Workout Circuits to Optimize Training Time and Maximize Perfo...
Training a high number of athletes in a limited number of time poses unique problems for timing and extensive warm-ups. Use these quick and efficient protocols to streamline team workouts.
So You Want to Work in the Health and Fitness Field? How to Decide Your ...
Trying to determine your best path through academia and into professional health and fitness? Here's a guide to choosing the right degree.
Bodybuilder Back: A Different Approach
Incorporate these alternative back-training methods into your programming to build a bigger back and sharper V-Taper.
WATCH: JL Holdsworth Defines the Culture of The Spot Athletics
It is no accident that The Spot Athletics has a distinct persona in the sports performance industry; JL and his coaches have worked hard to establish precisely the training facility they want for their clients.
Dave and Jim: The Seminar Years
When two, fat bloated powerlifters travel the country to do seminars, you're going to have a few interesting stories to tell.
How the Mighty Fall: Pride Comes First
Illness didn't stop me from competing, and dropping 525 pounds on my chest didn't stop me from finishing the meet. But later that night, I realized I was in more serious pain than it seemed at first.
WATCH: Table Talk—OH CRAP! Edition
I realized this week that I made a huge mistake in my last table talk video...this is for the female lifters I left out.
The 5 Worst Mistakes I've Made in Powerlifting
You learn a lot from the mistakes you make at your first meet. Imagine all you can learn from the mistakes spanning an entire powerlifting career.
LISTEN: High-Frequency Training and the Science That Supports It
Scott Stevenson details the scholarly and bodybuilding principles that formed his high-frequency training philosophy.
Adjustable Programming: Using Flexible Goals in an Inflexible World
By rewriting negative associations at the track and field, Blaine and I were able to overcome previous limitations and create new opportunities for growth.
BURNT OUT: Starting the Off-Season
After a competition season of pushing my body beyond its limit, I was no longer making process. Here's how I'm turning things around for the future as I start my off-season.
WATCH: My Worst Injury in Powerlifting
Injuries suck, but we all get them. It's part of the game. But there's one injury that kept me out of the gym for months at a time. The doctor told me I'd never bench over 400 pounds again. He was wrong.
Peak Velocity and Olympic Lifts
Determine what factors matter and measure accordingly. For the clean and jerk, and snatch, this may mean a need to reevaluate the implications of average velocity.
WATCH: Dissecting the Kettlebell Snatch
The Whethams team up on camera again to bring another technical breakdown of a fundamental Kettlebell movement.
How We Learn: Being Better Students and Teacher in the Weight Room
Maximize teaching strategies and improve learning reception by familiarizing yourself with the processes of creating and enforcing new behavioral strategies.
7 Leg Exercises Designed for Greater Hypertrophy
Here is an unbeatable compilation of the best blood-pumping lower body movements from team elitefts.
How Should You Train When You're Sick? Should You At All?
Not sure if you're too sick to train? Use the red light | green light system to determine whether you should spend your afternoon on the couch or the bench.
5 Protocols to Build Bigger, Stronger Legs
If you want legs that shake the ground and crumble the streets where you walk, you're going to need some specialized training techniques. Don't worry, we've got you covered.
LISTEN: The Last Sports Performance Podcast
It's been a good two years and 64 episodes with elitefts and the Sports Performance podcast. Mark reflects on the ending of a great chapter.
WATCH: Cleveland Cavaliers Head Strength Coach Derek Millender
There is a lesson of loyalty and leadership to be learned from the journey of Derek Millender.
Acceleration Triumphs for Baseball and Softball Athletes
This comprehensive guide to sprint training will give you the drills, dynamic movement patterns, and training tools to improve acceleration and athletic power.
What the Godfather Can Teach Us About Powerlifting
This crime classic is full of strength training lessons from the Corleone family. When you take the platform, are you the hot-tempered Santino or the calm, calculated Michael?
WATCH: What Makes the Texas Squat Bar So Special?
Listen to Clint Darden and learn all of the features that really matter for you, the lifter.
Newtonian Laws in Motion: Physics in the Weight Room
The three laws of motion are the roots of athlete programming. Find out how to apply these rules and improve your athletes.
Best Program Alterations To Make When Your Training Hits a Roadblock
You inevitably need to change up what you’re doing after stalled progress. What do you change? How do you go about deciding what to keep and what to remove?