The Strength Coach's Guide to Squat Variations
The king of all exercises is a crucial teaching tool for your athletes.
Torso Training for Maximal Performance
This four-week core-development program will enhance your stability, optimize your posture, and allow your body to function how it is meant to.
The Fat and the Furious: A Complete Guide to the Most Misunderstood Macr...
Side-step the fat fearmongers and accelerate towards a healthier heart and better hormone profile.
12-Week Program to Conquer the Monkey Bars
This 12-week training progression is tailor-made to strengthen the mind and body of a child who fears this playground implement.
What Lifters Can Learn from Cyclists
One percent can make all the difference in achieving your goals.
You've Founded Your Powerlifting Team...Now What?
Give your team purpose, relevance, and standards by asking these vital organization questions.
LISTEN: How Adam Feit Got RYPT
Adam Feit shares how to optimize your coaching experience at every level.
Welcome to the Post-Show Gates of Hell
Terrible things can happen after a show. I've seen shingles, illness, and weight rebound. If your protocol is intelligent, you can avoid all this.
Analyzing Simple Movement Screens
Using these three mobility and stability rules, determine which corrective exercises you need for long-term physical performance.
Raw Powerlifting Program, Building The Core Lifts
Team elitefts™ coach Clint Darden drops a solid Raw Powerlifting Program he has used with many of his clients.
Improving Strongman Performance through 65 Pounds of Weight Loss
The dietary principles Gallman learned after a painful injury resulted in a return at the Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships.
WATCH: Leg Training with IFBB Pro Ken Jackson
John brings out another IFBB Pro to see what he's got. Full training session with necessary equipment included.
Training Energy Systems for Boxing Success
Extended miles of road work may not be the best for developing late-round power. Boost your in-the-ring performance with these energy system tips.
Non-Traditional Microcycles in a Powerlifting Program
This basic template gives you five, 14-day microcycles to revamp that old-school program and give you new-age gains.
Critics Can Go Piss Off
This is a game of win/lose. You should be too busy getting things done to worry about those who can’t finish anything. Easier said than done right? Read this to see how.
Determining When to Back Off Training
Every online critic has his own idea about central nervous system recovery. When should you step away from the gym to accelerate progress and avoid injury?
How to Use Fundamental Movements to Develop Youth Athletes
Follow this step-by-step outline to build the basic skills needed in young athletes.
Understanding Your Role as Strength Coach
Your influence on the team will make or break every meeting, training session, and game. Here's one simple way to remember how you should act.
Contest Prep Survival Guide: Getting Started
You might think you're ready for your first time on stage, but have you overlooked these crucial details?
5 Mental Strategies To PR at Your Next Competition
You've spent weeks preparing your body for the meet, don't let your mind hold you back.
Big Bench Basics
Patterson gives you everything you need to know to find YOUR best bench ever. From grabbing the bar to re-racking the weight, he covers everything in between.
WATCH: Meet Chris 'Tank' Janek
As winner of both 2014 XPC Finals and GPA Worlds, Tank knows a thing or two about strength.
Are You Playing the Blame Game in Education and Athletics?
A culture shift has robbed us of personal accountability. It's time for a change.
A Simple Guide to Getting Shredded in 6 Weeks
As an active firefighter, Ken Whethem followed these nutrition rules to go from lean to shredded.
3 Ways to Really Build Muscle
Are you looking for the magic tip to gaining solid lean muscle mass? Look no more. All you need to know is within this article.
The Psychology of a Champion
I interviewed two IFBB pros to investigate what truly goes on in the mind of a champion.
Weight Training for Runners
Follow these weightlifting programs to increase your speed and endurance.
WATCH: Joe Kenn's NFL Strength Coaching Guidance
NFL Strength Coach discusses the evolution of a training system and advice for coaches.
WATCH: Should I Bench in a Curve or Straight Line?
What is the optimal bar path for the bench press?
Motivation for Youth Athletes Through Friendly Competition
Worked well for Cain, not so well for Abel.
The Truth About Protein Powders
Some behind-the-scenes considerations that consumers should be aware of when buying supplements.
Know What You Don't Know, Execute What You Do
At the Sports Performance Training Summit, Dave Tate defines Live, Learn, Pass On for coaches.
Cheat Meals, Refeeds, and Triple-X Eating
Could abandoning your diet be the secret to a leaner physique?
Applying Bodybuilding Science to Create a Genetic Freak
If your simple training program is not producing results, your satellite cells, hormone balance, and intensification techniques might be to blame.
How to Direct Goals to Achieve Success
Examples from the playground lead to achievement as an adult.
WATCH: White Lights, PRs, and an All-Time World Record
Watch XPC footage from Christine Brass, Sheri Whetham, and Brandon Smitley. What's next for these elitefts athletes?
LISTEN: You Can't Manage What You Can't Measure
Using all available technology and resources, Ryan Horn explains how he developed his successful basketball team.
How to Find Your Perfect Bench Press Grip
Your ideal width will be determined by several key anatomical measurements.
Important Steps to Reach Your Goals
Let go of your past, bury old habits, and look to a brighter future.
Does Eating More Frequently Boost My Metabolism?
Reanalyze these four components of food metabolism to customize your food intake.
Broaden Perspective for Greater Success in Lifting
Before writing off a training method, look deeper into the reasons for the program design. The perception is not always the reality.
How to Dial in Your Bodybuilding Condition
This is the introduction of my journey, explaining the training and nutrition I am implementing, to complete my goal of winning the overall at a National-qualifier.
Leadership Values to Be a Better Coach
The presenters at the Sports Performance Training Summit didn't only explain the virtues needed to be a great coach—they demonstrated them.
The Mechanics of Recovery: Knowing When to Recharge
Quit pretending you are a Ferrari when you are (in fact) a second-hand high-mileage Ford Focus.
Finding the Training Program that Works for You
Be open to different fitness methods, learn what is useful, discard what is not.
Kettlebells for Conditioning and Strength
Build conditioning, power and athleticism with simple and easy-to-learn kettlebell workouts.
