Twelve-Week Explosive Bench Program
Drive that bar off your chest like you’re wearing a C4-laced bench shirt.
Using Gear to Overload Your Raw Strength
If you aren’t wising up to the value of gear for raw lifting, Joe will choke you out with a pair of Krait Knee Wraps.
3 Contrarian Training Strategies
You are embarrassing! You come in here…doing those stale-ass sets, in that stale-ass program, as part of your stale-ass training cycle…and you expect results?
A Practical Approach to Achieving Desired Sport Outcomes
In the authors previous article he sold you on the importance of solid programming. In this one, he delivers the game plan.
Increasing Proficiency in the Olympic Lifts
With attention to detail, effort, and intelligent progressions, Olympic lifts can be both enjoyable and highly effective in developing a range of physical qualities.
Transitional Antagonistic Arm Training Block
I explain the logic of how I'm transitioning from my current post-contest shape to prep for the Olympia.
3 Ways the Platform Prepared Me for the Stage
How becoming Strong(her) made me a better figure competitor.
3 Pointers to Vault from Average to Full-Blown Meathead
Diverse strategies to accelerate your strength performance.
Train Like a Linebacker, Eat Like a Bodybuilder
The awesome one gives his guidelines for a blissful living.
Mark Dugdale's Last Week Conditioning Hacks
When it becomes time to step on stage, these tips and tricks add the final bit of refinement to a pro-level champion.
Strength Coach Podcast with Jeff Connors
Interview with ECU strength coach and author of “A Call to Serve.”
The Dark Side of Program Comparison
Teach your kids to be the best they can be, not the best on YouTube.
Three-Way Matrix Upper Body Hypertrophy Emphasis
If you want to upgrade to a 2XL t-shirt, this program can get that done.
How I Deadlifted 800 Pounds Raw
Hard work, unorthodox movements, and correcting weaknesses produce a BIG deadlift PR.
Dizenzo's 900-Pound Bench Program
This month's bench-building program will drive your gains into The Vincent Zone.
What Does It Take to Physically Dominate the Environment?
You may have selected the best exercise possible, but is it serving your needs?
Goal-Smashing Programs
Different people, different needs, but three programs that guarantee success.
The Exercise Hierarchy of Effectivity
Whether you like it or not, all exercises are NOT created equal.
10-Week Intermediate Deadlift Program
Having trouble locking out the top of a heavy pull? This program will fix the problem in ten short weeks!
Fast for Spring
Not exactly a new concept, but the value of fasting has gained popularity in recent years. What are some of the pitfalls and basics of food restriction?
The Development of a Multi-Year System of Training for Collegiate Footba...
University of North Texas Coach explains his specialized multi-year system of training for his champion collegiate athletes.
Eight Must-Have Physical Attributes for a College-Bound Athlete
If you are about to enter your freshman year of college, follow these tips for an easy transition.
Three Quick Circuit Finishers
Finish your training with one of these three circuits to shed those extra pounds…without sacrificing performance.
Bulking for the Drug-Free Lifter
It' s not about the amount of sets and reps you do, it' s about how much effort you put into each set.
5/3/1 for Supplemental Work
Matt explains how he controls volume and builds lifts while also keeping himself in check for workouts ahead.
Eight Things I Learned from Dorian Yates
Those of us that believe we have nothing to learn from others are doomed to limit our progress. Here is what I picked up while spending a week in the dungeon with Dorian Yates.
Other Reasons Michael Jordan Couldn' t Jump
Choosing the proper exercises required much deeper thought than just scanning which rack is open. Take a deeper look into the logic behind this aspect of programming.
A Deeper Look into Set and Rep Schemes
An overview of traditional (percent-based) approaches to strength training.
Programming Predicaments
Are you trying so hard to categorize your training under a marketed label that it is no longer optimal for your strength needs?
A Mountain Dog Chest Training Session
Looking to build pro level pecs? Mark Dugdale shares a workout designed by coach and elitefts™ advisor John Meadows.
Mountain Dog Leg Day: Dugdale Quad Assault
How did IFBB pro Mark Dugdale train his legs this week? Find out how with this punishing lower body blitz.
Kentucky Strong: Three Common Strongman Programming Mistakes
Try these simple adjustments to drive your progress forward.
Ruck & Maul: In Season Physical Preparation for Rugby
Ashley outlines the physical preparation program for each member on the rugby team.
How I Control Training Volume on the Mountain Dog Program
My goal in training is simply to be able to train my ass off for as long as I can.
Beast Reality: 2013 Training Retrospective
Here is to a new year of paying attention to those little things. They do make all the difference.
Non Linear Periodization for Beginners
Mark Watts explains how deviating from a traditional linear periodization approach in young athletes may yield greater performance.
Set and Rep Schemes in Strength Training (Part 1)
Regardless of your training objectives, key training parameters could be varied and progressed on different time scales
The Education of a Tactical Meathead: Getting Jacked and Making Money (P...
He is back with more advice on getting jacked and pocketing that per diem cash!
Programming for Competitive CrossFit
Looking at CrossFit competitions, there is only one constant and that is that there are no constants
Training with Purpose: Programming Thoughts and Considerations for the N...
Naspinski once again visits block periodization and offers tips you can apply to your training in the coming year.
Understanding the Principles Behind Programming
It is not the percentages in 5/3/1, or the use of bands in Westside training that make these programs special.
The More You Get Hurt, the More You Get Hurt
I was on cloud nine and feeling like I had dodged a bullet.
15 Pieces of Random Training Sh!# from my Training Log
Awesome, Inspiring and Random Posts from Dave Tate's training log.
Lessons from West Point (Part 3)
In the final installment of the series, Mark Watts talks about the modifications to the WSBB training methods for athletes.