How to Develop a Training Philosophy
You can follow someone else's program and just lift, or you can develop your own training philosophy by figuring shit out for yourself.
How to Measure Rack Height and Gear Size
Measure twice, squat once, and be on your way to a heavier total with the right gear and the correct rack height.
WATCH: Coaching Breakdown of Competitive Kettlebell Movements
In another installment of the kettlebell video series, Ken and Sheri reach deeper into their pool of knowledge.
LISTEN: What Constitutes the Mecca of Strength and Conditioning?
From the classroom to the weight room, Dr. Brian Thompson is the driving force behind Springfield College's success.
3 Powerlifting Rules We Keep Forgetting
While you program the complex details of a meet-training cycle, don't over look these principles your strength is built upon.
Investigating University of Maryland's Strength and Conditioning Bl...
Coach Hamer interviews strength and conditioning coach Drew Wilson from the University of Maryland to find out how he gets the Terrapins strong and ready for football season.
The Truth About Energy Systems (Part 2)
The breakdown of food and the conversion of nutrients to energy coincides with the body's regulation of multiple energy systems.
Foundation of Speed Development: Acceleration
Use these six programming tools to increase your athletes' ability to rapidly reach top speed.
The Search for Meaning
How you spend your time on this earth determines what you define as meaningful. Does your lifestyle reflect your vision?
Shelby Starnes' 3-Way Hypertrophy Split
This routine divides training into push, pull, and leg sessions for maximal muscular growth and optimal time efficiency.
General Mistakes All Powerlifters Make
There are things that are right in powerlifting. There are things that are wrong in powerlifting. And then there are things that work for only you. Learn to tell them apart.
Harry Selkow's Prowler® Training Progression
If you've been bitten by the beast and contracted the prowler flu, this program is your antidote.
WATCH: 8 Good Morning Variations That Belong in Your Program
Team elitefts gives you this compilation of their favorite good morning variations.
LISTEN: Changing the Game in Youth Sports
In the state of youth athletics, John O'Sullivan is the voice of reason amongst coaches, parents, and administrators.
Exercise Selection Evolution
As your athletes grow and develop, so should the movement patterns of their program.
WATCH: Technical Demonstration of Competitive Kettlebell Sport
Two veterans of kettlebell sport walk you through the ass-kicking, heart-pounding, 10-minute event.
LISTEN: An Inside Look at a D1 Strength and Conditioning Program
From the Big Ten to the Pac-12, Evan Simon brings toughness and accountability to the Oregon State University football program.
The Six Best Pieces of Training Advice
Guidance through many years of elite-level powerlifting has produced six specific lessons for platform and personal strength.
Contest Prep Survival Guide: Food Preparation and Traveling Tips
Food is the most crucial aspect of succeeding in your first show. Use these tips and strategies to stay on track.
How My Old Programming Taught Me Something New
It may seem simple or it may seem stupid, but does it produce results?
WATCH: Becoming a Mentor to Young Coaches
Use this video to develop a comprehensive and meaningful curriculum to guide young coaches and build a future for this industry.
Verkhoshansky's 5 Rules from 'Special Strength Training Manual...
This updated manual revisits the work of Verkhoshansky and demonstrates how to implement a conjugate-sequence system.
A Push-Up Is Not Just a Push-Up
This typical throw-away, punishment exercise is in fact a highly-technical skill capable of teaching and reinforcing proper movement patterns.
Rethinking the Aging Process at 50 Years Old
You can let your age (which is just a number) drag you down or you can prove to yourself and everyone around you that age doesn’t have to be a limiting factor for anything.
EPOC—The Secret to Fat Destruction
After years of competing as an IFBB pro, Dugdale has learned what will keep you thick while you shed fat.
7 Meet-Day Tactics for Putting Together Your Best Total
You've spent days, weeks, and months preparing for the meet. These tips will ensure your efforts were not in vain.
The Intimidation Factor
Mike Tyson, Ronda Rousey, and the 1990 UNLV Rebels—what did they have in common? They knew how to win before the match even started.
LISTEN: Inside the Mind of The Research Meathead
Jon Mike simplifies the complex studies of nutrition and exercise.
Triphasic Training for Powerlifting
If your intensity level and explosive base are lacking, this 21-week meet prep program will help where max effort and dynamic effort work could not.
WATCH: The Easiest Way to Set Up Chains
If your setup takes longer than your set, you may want to try this accommodating resistance alternative.
LISTEN: Simon Sinek's Leadership Lessons
The best selling author of 'Start with Why' and 'Leaders Eat Last', Simon Sinek explains the essential qualities of leadership
Honoring a Legend: Remembering Bill Starr
Personal tribute from a coach who got his start from the man himself.
How to Get a Supplement Company Sponsorship
Companies are looking for more than 6-pack abs and a big bench. Ask yourself this question: what do I have to offer?
Three to the Fourth Power Program
Using these specialty bars, rotate your most effective set and rep protocols for stronger, more explosive athletic performance.
What Is Post-Activation Potentiation?
This fancy term might make you sound smart, but is there a way to use it to your advantage in the gym?
The Fit Chick Reality
Underneath every hot body is a person's reality—what are you willing to give up for that appearance? Is it worth it?
Back from the Dead: Starting Over with Jim Wendler
My journey from hospital bed to Jim Wendler's power rack started with one decision: to do what the doctors said I couldn't.
How to Train the Final 2 Weeks Before a Bench-Only Meet
Don't waste a good training cycle and lose your momentum two weeks out. These are the techniques I used for my 780 bench.
A Bodybuilder's Take on the Bands and Chains Trend
If you use bands and chains your social media following may grow, but will your muscles?
Adjusting Squat Depth to Fit Your Athlete's Needs
Preventing lumbar flexion and maintaining a neutral spine will keep your athletes in the game and out of the rehab room.
Testing Is Not Equal to Training
A tree measured but not watered will show no growth. Know when to put down the yardstick and pick up the watering can.
Are You Evolving as a Lifter?
When you begin to see your training as more than sets and reps, you'll find the balance you need to program intelligently.
Is Getting Strong as Simple as Wiggling Your Toes?
You've received a lot of lifting cues in your life, but I guarantee you've never heard this one.
Corrective Work: The Overlooked Necessity for a Long Competitive Career
You may not know it yet, but you need corrective work—your longevity depends on it.
Understanding and Developing Starting Strength
The speed you build in training will determine the split-second difference between winning a game and going home defeated.
10 Raw Training Adjustments to Make Westside Methods Work for You
With these tweaks to the most electrifying training program of our time, you will be able to master the Raw Revolution.
WATCH: The Comprehensive Guide to Knee Sleeves
With 9 varieties to choose from, which sleeve is best suited for you?
The Firefit Combat Challenge: The Toughest Two Minutes in Sports
I adjusted my powerlifting and kettlebell training to adapt to the needs of this highly-intensive challenge.
Wake Up and Build Your Muscles with Preactivation Techniques
Stuck sitting at a desk all day? Try these movements and tips to wake up those sleepy muscles.
How I Train for a Meet, Month Two
The month of raw training has ended. Now it's time to learn your gear and hit big doubles.
15 Dumb Things Powerlifters Must Stop Doing
You're guilty of at least one of these things. Don't be a shithead. Stop.
A Simple, Quick View of Dynamic Effort Work for Athletes
These non-traditional methods of dynamic effort work will supercharge your athletes without sending them down the road to rehab.
WATCH: The elitefts Guide to Wrist Straps
No matter your purposes or training style, Mark Watts will show you which wrist straps to buy and how to use them.
Three Sets of Chains Is Not Three Sets of Chains
Most lifters are vague when it comes to pounds of band tension or chain weight. Here's how to measure accurately.
WATCH: The Reason Behind Dynamic Effort Rep Ranges
You've followed the 9-12x3, but is it making you better? Do you know why?
What Are You Doing with Your Gifts?
In life and in strength you are given one opportunity. It is free aside from this exception: you must do something with it.
The Do's and Don'ts of Injury Prevention and Recovery
Beware of these injury warning signs and adjust your training program to adhere to your body's needs.