Five Tips to Maximize Athletes' Training Results in Minimal Time
One of the biggest challenges for a performance coach when working with athletes is finding the time to train them while working around their other commitments.
The Angry Coach: It's Not You. It's Them.
You're not always wrong, and it's possible for the majority to be the f-ed up ones, and not the individual with a goal and a plan to achieve it.
I’m Not Like You
The self that we present to those around us is only the part of us that we’re comfortable letting out.
Reno Hardcore: Sacrifice
It's just as important to have a strong mind as it is to have a strong body!
The One-Drop Method
Thinking fondly of my favorite brain hemorrhaging Smolov sets and the growth one can literally feel, I chose to include one single drop set in this spirit.
The Angry Coach: 5 Travel Tips
I actually managed to make the most of everything by sticking to this plan. I hope this helps.
War at the Rack
We know that each and every time we get ready for the gym to train, there is battle on the horizon.
If You Won’t Take the Medicine, Don’t Ask for the Prescription
Imagine going to the doctor to get attention for an illness, receiving a drug prescription from the doctor, and tearing it up and throwing it in his face because you don’t take prescription drugs.
Key Performance Indicators: Measuring Progress Correctly
Key performance indicators are specific, measurable things that tell us whether or not we are making progress toward our goals.
LTT4 Training Footage
We were thrilled to have Trent Chance shoot video at the Sunday morning training session we had following the Learn To Train Seminar.
Lift It. Hold It. Lower It.
Strength training is a simple process that has become an over complicated “wishing well” for athletic success.
Comparisons
“What can I do to improve, so the judges have no choice but to place me in first next time?”
Squat Like the Man You were Designed to Be
Believe me, your training will all of a sudden be turned into another kind of important.
Why the Microwave Is Affecting Your Progress
Fast food is ubiquitous. Growing up, we had the big three fast food joints—McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy’s. Now, there may literally be ten fast food joints in your town.
Under The Bar: You Have Choices in Life
If you do make time to do these things and implement and execute, the odds of outlasting your competition increases significantly.
Gear Funk, Taint Stitching and Taco Tuesday
The equivalent of having the current Super Bowl champion team and coaching staff giving pointers to your intramural flag football team. Don't miss our Twitter chats!
Chain Me to the Squat Rack
I'll try to give you my advice as best as I can without reviewing your strengths, weaknesses, training, etc.
The Deadlift Training Secret No One Talks About
The Deadlift Devil has tormented me for years. I hate that dirty, scaly son of a bitch.
Wanna Lift? Meet Me at the…Playground
You don’t have to be completely regimented and stick to the script session after session with your program.
Isometric Face Pulls
Will I ever cure my kyphosis totally? Probably not, but I can at least work on keeping my shoulders healthy.
Jack Shirt Break-in and First Impressions
I knew from past reviews that the arms were tighter on the Jack than on the Ace, although the sizes should be close.
The Art of the Trial Session
Many gyms and facilities give free trial sessions to athletes in order to get them in to test drive their program.
The Creatine Facts
One of the longest standing controversies in the world of health, fitness, and athletic performance is whether or not one should take creatine.
Training and Dietary Considerations for Women
A person’s physique reflects her genetic component compounded with the sum of the decisions she's made in regards to her health.
The Angry Coach: Interesting Ethical (Business) Question
I'm curious to know people's thoughts on this.
LTT IV: Thursday Youth Coaching Session
Anyone can learn the science, the research, and the X's and O's, but a great coach leaves the kids smiling.
Building Single Limb Leg Strength: Master the Pistol Squat
The pistol squat is one of the most valuable exercises an athlete can have in his little black book of tricks when training for strength, power, and increased muscle.
The Manifesto of Supervillainy
Whenever people question me about my religion, political policies, moral code, business ethics, training program, or any other topic that seeks to classify me in some way, I always reply, "supervillainy."
Explosive Isometrics: Speed Training with the Brakes On
Rate of force development (RFD) is king in the sporting world.
Interval Sprint Programs for Rapid Fat Loss and Muscle Growth
Most strength athletes would rather go through an all night torture session listening to pop music while being forced to eat tofu instead of doing “cardio.”
Iron Sport: Do Sumo Deadlifts Suck...or Is It Just Me?
On Friday, I had a rare opportunity to be visited by not one, but TWO of my Facebook tormentors.
More Tips for the Raw Lifter
These tips can help steer you in the right direction, but they aren't any substitute for common sense and hard work.
The Deadly Sevens Shoulder Swole
I always like springing surprise workouts on the guys that train with me.
Making the Switch from Power Athlete to Bodybuilder: Rethinking the Pre-...
The types of adaptations that power athletes have elicited through their training emanate not from one particular muscle group but rather from the entire central nervous system.
The Other Side of Things
That night, the doctors in the emergency room told me that I was looking at six months, if I was lucky, to be ‘functional’ again.
News Flash – Congratulations Sam Byrd
This was a good starting point as I ramp it up for the raw 504 in September.
The 10 Commandments of Conditioning
No matter what sport you compete in, you’ll probably agree that conditioning plays a huge factor in how an athlete performs. If athletes aren’t conditioned properly, they’ll never achieve peak performance in their sport.
The Science of Strength: Reading Research, Pt. II
Being statistically significant doesn’t mean a result has practical applications, however; it’s just measurable, and that measurable amount may or may not be of interest to you.
The Wannabe, Part Two
How you use your “down time” in 2012 will determine if you stay a wannabe or if you become the success you want to be.
All-Star Parenting
Working with youth athletes has been an experience that has taught me several lessons.
Keck's Column: Strength: Are You Building it, or Just Testing it?
There's certainly a time and place to test your strength, occasionally in the gym and always on the platform.
The Science of Strength: Reading Research, Pt. I
It’s important to know that scientific/medical papers are rarely “how-to guides.” Instead, they seek to answer very specific questions.
EFS Classic: Flexibility/Mobility: An elitefts™ Roundtable Discussion
With Jim Wendler, Mark McLaughlin, Bob Youngs, Alwyn Cosgrove, Tom Deebel, Jason Ferruggia, Julia Ladewski, Dave Tate, and Mike Hope.
The Newbie: Let There Be Pain
My hands remind me of the steel, the calluses half torn from last night’s deadlift and a sore upper back telling me that those reps were just right.
Training Around Back Pain
The bottom position of a squat or deadlift is where the lumbar spine is most vulnerable.
Throw Out the Rep Ranges: A Different Perspective
One thing I've learned in the past couple years is that all of those set and rep tables that students have to memorize in their exercise science classes should be thrown in the trash can.
The Slight Edge
The slight edge may not be much at the time, but over time, it compounds and gives you a huge advantage in life and in the gym.
Do Powerlifters Need Cardio?
Having a base level of aerobic fitness can be highly beneficial for a powerlifter.
EFS Classic: The Intermediate Deadlift Cycle
The deadlift may be the purest test of strength in the iron game. Heavy weight. On the floor. Must pick it up.
Training Concepts, Recovery and Knee Rehab with Buddy Morris
These videos made me realize what I needed to do in order to preserve longevitiy in doing what I love...lifting!!
MMA Rope Conditioning
Rope training is one of the premier tools you can use in your quest for victorious MMA conditioning.
