Olympic Lifting: Why Do We Suck?
We are the United States, home of the free and apparently land of the weak
Finding the Right Tire for You
There are two for sure ways to know what a tire weighs: get it weighed.
I’m Injured—Now What?
The focus of this article is to discuss what you do after you've sustained an injury.
Ten Prowler Variations
We have come to love but also hate the Prowler, but none of us can deny the benefits of this equipment in terms of building strength, endurance, speed, and also mental toughness in our athletes.
If I Knew Then What I Know Now
From time to time growing up, I would hear these words come out of someone’s mouth, but I never thought about what they meant.
Now Available: Metroflex Gym Powerbulding Basics
If your goals involve gaining muscle, getting stronger, losing body fat or just improving your overall conditioning, this book can help you.
What Women Should Never do (but often do) While Trying to Get in Shape; ...
Over empathizing or hand-holding never helped, motivated or aspired anyone to change.
Teaching the Power Clean
The power clean is the best lift for power and explosiveness and should be included in all strength and conditioning programs.
Functional Muscle
Bodybuilding is a sport and the only people who should train in a predominantly bodybuilding oriented style are bodybuilders.
The Litvinov Variations
The Litvinov workout changed how I train and got me to stop wasting my time doing useless stuff at my crappy commercial gym.
If You Are Fat, Stop Telling Me how to Diet!
I’m constantly amazed by how many fitness gurus give nutrition advice that they can’t follow themselves.
Prepping for a Powerlifting Meet
Friday I kept protein and fats the same again, however carbs were completely eliminated.
5 Reasons Why It’s Best To Do Chins, Not Have Chins
If you can’t do chins, you are either hurt, fat or weak.
A Greedy Approach to Training
Greed can be a good thing when it’s used under the right circumstances, such as in our training.
Dud to Stud: Weeks 1-4
I lost 4 pounds and can already notice a significant difference in my appearance.
Hard to Train…but Training Hard: Part II
Here’s how we move past other exercise complications to ensure that my bench will continue to increase.
Peaking for a Meet
I designed this program to have in front of me week in and week out until judgment day arrived.
Simple Technique to Overload Lat Pull Downs
In this short article, I'll show you a technique for overloading lat pull downs on the cable machine.
A Debate Between Powerlifting and Olympic Lifting as the Main Athletic T...
In the world of strength training, there are numerous methodologies that are used to increase the performance of athletes.
5 Ways to Increase Your Press
Just like any lift, if you want it to increase you have to make it a priority in your training.
Just Meatheads?
The strong men of EliteFTS bring strength training knowledge to Iron Sport Gym located in Glenolden, PA owned by Steve Pulcinella.
Genetics Versus Hard Work, Round 3
When people make excuses about exercise, we should try to see just what it is they’re complaining about.
Top Nine 'Get Faster for Football' Exercises
Steve discusses nine movements to make you faster for football.
Nutrition Message for Athletes
These are just a few thoughts on training, nutrition, and supplements.
The One American Universal Tie to the Soviets
He began publishing the Soviet Sports Review during this time and subsequently made numerous visits to the USSR.
Methods of Muscle
If you had the ability to grab the largest pair of binoculars in the world and try to see the scope of all the different implementations in the field of strength and conditioning, you would only see a fraction of what really goes on day to day in a field made up of a wide range of people from geniuses
Ramblings on Maximal Effort Training
The maximal effort method is very important in your training if you're an athlete.
How to Get Along With People in the Gym
If there are ten different spots to do a particular exercise, and only one guy using one area, don't use the area right next to him.
Secrets of Training During the Basketball Season
This article will hopefully serve as a guide to you whether you’re a player, coach or strength coach.
Five Awesome Inverted Row Variations: Part 2
I thought I would up the ante and provide you with five more challenging and fun variations to add to your arsenal.
Dud to Stud "First Impressions"
Training has been awesome. Honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if I got stronger and/or gained muscle in the first 3 training sessions.
Genetics Versus Hard Work, Round 2: Hard Work
When it comes to building muscle and strength, there aren’t any shortcuts and there certainly aren’t any miracle drugs that will do this.
Three Explosive Football Exercises to Hit Harder
Now, without further fanfare, here are the top three explosive football exercises for hitting harder.
“Fab Five Finishers” for MMA Conditioning
If you’ve ever witnessed or participated in a metabolic circuit designed for combat athletes, you’ve seen hard core.
This is for the Ladies
Every time I hear women talk about resistance training, they talk about using light weights with a lot of repetitions.
Hard to Train…but Training Hard
I hear quite often from people, “Wow, you must be difficult to train.”
The Riddle of Iron
As Conan slashes his way to revenge, we learn two universal truths via his character arc/journey—a man is in complete control of the weapons he commands and a man's spirit is far more powerful than any weapons he stands against.
Genetics Versus Hard Work
This six-round series will detail the differences in which genetics and hard work team up to build a machine out of man or woman.
Lift like You’re on Ludes
A year has come and gone since I last penned an article; coincidentally, it has also been approximately the same amount of time since my last major weightlifting injury.
Creating an Optimal Peak for Championship Season
The backbone to any successful throwing program is emphasizing technical development and training the body to perform the movements necessary to generate the farthest possible throw.
Some Simple Solutions to a ‘Complex’ Problem
It seems the majority of strength and power programs incorporate the use of complex/contrast training at some stage.
Box Squatting for Bodybuilding
When I was competing in natural bodybuilding shows, one of the biggest weaknesses for competitors was a lack of glute and ham development.
Creating a Plan
In order to succeed, you need a simple and concrete plan, something exempt from all the glitter and hype and specifically tailored for you.
Simple Off Ice Warm Up for In-Season Ice Hockey
Injuries such as groin strains and athletic pubalgia (sports hernia) are just two of the common causes of lost time due to injury in ice hockey.
The Red Drop Theory and Talking to Nine Year Olds
You may be wondering what the heck the two things above have to do with one another.
Afraid of Pull-Ups?
Do you get scared when you walk into your gym and see the strangely contorted metal bars that people like to torture themselves with?
Ten Fatal Flaws of Fitness Professionals
Ah, the holidays! The most joyous time of the year, in which time is spent with your family and friends nestled by the fire.
How to Squat Tip 2 and 3: Set your lats and low back
Follow Smitty’s video series for some squat tips to send you on your way to a PR.
Exercise and Depression
It seems to be a generally accepted fact that exercise has a positive impact on depression and anxiety.
