27 Reasons to Be Big
27 Reasons to Be Big
This one still makes us laugh. Funny how some things change while others stay the same. Enjoy…
How I Control Training Volume on the Mountain Dog Program
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.
An Average Saturday....Part 2
An Average Saturday....Part 2
Another Day in the Gym…Weekender Style
A Weekend at elitefts™
A Weekend at elitefts™
Weekenders get along with Mountain Dogs
7 Minutes of Leg Hell
7 Minutes of Leg Hell
7 minutes of pure hell I will never do again
Tsunami Bar Rows
Whip it! Whip it Good!
Twist Press
Press, Twist, Repeat
LTT TV - Squat Foot Position
LTT TV - Squat Foot Position
Dave Tate takes us back to school
Mountain Dog Leg Day
Mountain Dog Leg Day
90 minutes from another leg day training hell.
Second Hand Training - Two KILLER Workouts
Second Hand Training - Two KILLER Workouts
It doesn’t take long for this to get around when you post on an online training log.
Best Bench Press Video
Best Bench Press Video
We asked Dave for his “best bench video ever” and this is what he ended up with.
Pursuit of Perfection
Pursuit of Perfection
If you’ve always wanted to own a business or start a gym, just “build it and they will come.”
The Missed Lift
The Missed Lift
One very important thing to remember about training and competitive advice is that what others overlook is usually the answer. In other words, the answer is usually very simple but normally only comes from an advanced lifter.
Training Is Only Half the Battle
Training Is Only Half the Battle
As I sit here today and reflect on my journey through the crap we call the fitness industry, I can’t help but be thankful for where I am in my life as well as for the great things and people the barbell has brought me.
Beginnings
Beginnings
This is kind of a queer way to begin an article, but I still remember the first time I met him like it was yesterday. It was the fall of 2002, and we were sitting on opposite ends of the room in our public communication class as freshmen at Ithaca College.
The Ulterior Motive
The Ulterior Motive
It seems like yesterday when I first set up the Q&A section on EliteFTS.com. I still remember answering the first question back in the winter of 1998. It was about the dynamic bench press, and I knew this would turn out to be a great thing. What I didn’t know at the time was how great it would become.
Teaching the Squat
Teaching the Squat
I have been going to Force Training Seminars, either to help Dave or to do them on my own, for almost 3 years and one of the hardest things to do is get someone to squat correctly.
A Beginners Guide to elitefts™
A Beginners Guide to elitefts™
I’m going to do is make a list articles and other assorted products that will make things very, very easy for someone navigating this site and trying to learn.
Bench Training with Ed Rectenwald
Bench Training with Ed Rectenwald
Coming up with new articles each month can be a challenging task and coming up with quality information can be even harder. After a couple hundred articles I find myself repeating myself time and time again.
Having a Blackberry Doesn’t Mean You're Mobile
Having a Blackberry Doesn’t Mean You're Mobile
This plan is not only mobility work but also includes some very basic pre-habitation work for many of the most common strength training injuries (pec tears, sore elbows, knees, lower back and shoulders).

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