Training with Purpose: Specialized Exercises
When selecting special exercises, remember to look at the individual athlete and things that are unique to his event, technique, or position.
10,000 Square Feet of Learning Opportunities (Part 2)
If you understand simple physics, anatomy, and biomechanics, you can understand movement better.
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.
10,000 Square Feet of Learning Opportunities (Part 1)
There are so many people who say they want to become strength coaches but are unwilling or do not know how to take advantage of all the learning opportunities available to them.
Training with Purpose: Deep Love or Cheap Lust?
Who you ridin’ with? Them or us? Deep love or cheap lust?
Do It: Interns
Whether you are an intern or a coach who is advising interns...consider these points from the men who have been there.
Training Logs: Do More Than Just Track
Remember in math class when your teacher told you to show your work? Well, you need to do it again.
Under the Bar: Who, What, Where, When, and Why
Four and a half months post-surgery...and the hip feels good.
By the Coach for the Coach: Rules for Being a Strength Coach
This is where the art of coaching comes into the picture.
In Defense of Westside for Raw Lifters
It's not about whether it's right or wrong...it's about if you're doing it right!
Genetics Versus Hard Work
The implications on parental physical condition at the time of procreation.
A Lion in Iron: Time, It‘s All You Have (Part 2)
You will never be as strong to yourself as you will be in the eyes of others.
The Research Meathead: Dynamic D
Vitamin D is an extremely important nutrient for health and performance outcomes.
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Baby Steps
He's back...and he's getting ready to take the platform!
Kentucky Strong: The Log Clean and Press
Whether you want to Push, Press, or Jerk, these tips will definitely improve your log clean and press.
Guide to Becoming a Strong(er) Exercise Science Student
It is one thing to sit in class and get a degree, but it is going to take more than a piece of paper to set you apart.
No Bullsh*t: Is Your Prehabilitation/Warm Up Actually Hurting You?
This warm–up will get you under the bar in ten minutes or less.
Training with Purpose: Heredity, Genetics, and Trainability
When looking at the subject of heredity, it's important to understand that some aspects are strongly correlated and others have less bearing.
Programming for Strength: Big Is a By-Product of Strong
After reading the review summary of the video of the elitefts roundtable on programs and programming, I felt I had to put my ideas down to join the discussion.
Who Do You Listen to?
The problem for many is distinguishing who is authentic, who is not, and who is a pseudo expert.
Beast Reality: Massive Shoulders
The bottom line is you do not need a fancy program to build big, strong shoulders.
Musings of a Strength Coach, Part II
If you are a strength and conditioning coach, or looking to break into the industry, it's time you think about these relevant points.
Reno Hardcore: Train Less as You Advance
I think the biggest and hardest change for me was learning to train less.
Talking about Autism with Matt Wenning
"I like training athletes, but when you can help a child walk or save someone's life, that's a big deal."
Iron Sport: My Iowa Adventure
My running theme when I do any kind of public speaking is to make the audience laugh and make the people who actually hired me cringe.
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.
By the Coach for the Coach: Don't Do at 25 What You Won't Do a...
Take a break, read a book, drink a beer, connect with others, and do something that you enjoy outside of work.
Scott Yard: USAPL Raw Nationals
Squatting 750s, benching high 400s and pulling over 800 every meet as a drug-free 264.6-pound man is unbeatable on American soil.
What Elitefts™ Means to Me
There are three things in this world that you should never be able to buy—trust, loyalty, and integrity.
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.
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.
Are You Training Too Heavy?
Challenge yourself, both mentally and physically, by doing movements that are hard.
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.
