The Research Meathead: Pre-Workout Stimulants and Supplements (Part 1)
Have you thought about what those stimulants you are ingesting really do?
The Angry Coach: What We're Focusing on This Week
If you consistently do everything right, it all adds up.
JoshStrength: Herculean Traps 101
Big, strong traps scream power, and the best deadlifters in the world have herculean trap development.
3 Mobility Drills for Olympic Weightlifters
While being coached by Leo Totten and Mike Gattone at the NSCA National Conference, they finally got me to the point where I could actually catch a clean.
Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast (Episode 3)
Interview with Flagler College Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Tom Palumbo
Energy System Training for Football Athletes
The old—school meat—head coach way of asking your question is, “how do I keep my fat—ass lineman in shape without pounding their legs?”
Coach G: What is your Philosophy, Part 2
Coach G returns to talk about the building blocks of strength and conditioning.
If I Could Do It All Again, Part 4
There is a fine line between having enough variety to elicit a training effect and being able to become proficient at the movement.
Monster Garage Gym: It's Not Always the Strongest Lifter Who Wins
It's not always the strongest lifter who wins...it is the most prepared.
Three Questions with Coach Nate Harvey
An interview with University at Buffalo Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Nate Harvey.
Greg McCoy Crafts Ultimate Fitness Destination
We wish Greg McCoy, Michael Johansson of GASP, and the members, trainers and staff of Metroflex Gym great success with Destination!
The Executive Meathead: Training to Choose
Somehow choosing to challenge myself in the weight room makes the other challenges in my life seem a little less formidable, a little bit easier to face.
The Thinker: Triphasic, In-Season, and Navy Seal Training
James "The Thinker" Smith answers questions from the Elitefts.com™ Q&A.
If I Could Do It All Again, Part 2
Thank goodness we got away from jogging a few laps before a ground—based warm—up.
Developing Explosive Athletes: Velocity Based Training eBook
Training Athletes Using Velocity Based Training eBook by Elitefts™ Dr. Bryan Mann.
Mas—Wrestling: Attention Booturs
Mas–wrestling was a tool for preparing the young men of the cultures for the physical difficulties and demands of living in an isolated area where survival was the only focus.
WATCH: My Trip to Elitefts (Part 2)
My throat was about 80 percent closed and continuing to swell shut.
If I Could Do It All Again, Part 1
I often think about what I would do differently if I coached again.
Monster Garage Gym: What Is Right with Powerlifting?
The meet was everything that is right with powerlifting.
Elitefts Roundtable: In-Season Training for Football
Elitefts™ coaches and columnists discuss their views on the best in–season templates for football.
Darden Diaries: My Trip to Elitefts (Part 1)
He went through another couple of sets and then began to stumble and huff and puff his way over to where we were and then did something that will never escape me for the rest of my life.
Tough Questions for Aspiring S&C Coaches
I have had the privilege of mentoring numerous interns trying to become a strength & conditioning coach
Readiness to Fight: Soviet Sports Psychology
Your best performance has to be in a competition or a game.
Coach G: What Is Your Philosophy?
Selling your program to the various sport coaches and administrators is one of the biggest tests you will face as a strength coach.
Eric Maroscher: Video Inquisition (Part 4)
One size does not fit all. Not every guy is going wear the same tuxedo to the prom.
Adapting CrossFit Methodologies for Sports Performance: Part 2
What can you add to the most common CrossFit training sessions to address the athlete's needs?
Clint Darden: Questions in the Compound, Part 2
If you do not love something, you are probably are not going to be good at it.
Adapting CrossFit Methodologies for Sports Performance: Part 1
What happens when an athlete joins a CrossFit gym when training for their sport?
Coach G: There Isn't Any Wizard
All of these weird creatures were trying to go see someone they did not know to ask him to give them something they already had.
Clint Darden: Questions in the Compound, Part 1
There is nothing that makes up for the feeling that comes from squatting, bench pressing, or deadlifting.
Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast (Episode 2)
Interview with Head Strength Coaches Chad Scott of Charleston Southern, Tim Kontos of Virginia Commonwealth, and John-Michael Davis of Eastern Kentucky
The Thinker: Muscle Cramps, Proper Mechanics of Sprinting and Jumping, a...
James The Thinker Smith answers questions from the Elitefts.com™ Q&A
Darden Diaries: A Must-Have Tool
A MUST–HAVE tool for my suit case, car, kitchen door, etc. Velcro not included.
Are We Making Progress in Football Training?
It appears that more coaches are concerned with the results that they get from doing particular exercises in the weight room and with particular pieces of equipment.
Cheat Your Way to Gains
Let us look at the benefit and practical application of cheating exercises for advanced lifters.
APRE: The Fastest Way to Get Strong
APRE: The Scientifically Proven Fastest Way to Get Strong by Elitefts™ Columnist Bryan Mann
Whoopee Cushion Invasion
All fell victim to this except for Matt Goodwin, who has become so accustomed to such wet bugle blasts as to not notice.
NSCA National Conference: Wave Cycles, The Tier System, and Auto-Regulat...
The day you stop learning is the day you stop living.
License to Operate or License to Lead Your Industry?
There are many components that are integral to a successful business.
Genetics Versus Hard Work
The implications on parental physical condition at the time of procreation.
The Research Meathead: Dynamic D
Vitamin D is an extremely important nutrient for health and performance outcomes.
Coach G: Which Way Are You Pulling?
If we keep pulling in opposite directions, we'll never get anywhere.