5 Gifts for the Garage Gym of Your Dreams
Having a garage gym has been my dream since 1999. Now I’m going on my 10th year in my second marriage with two kids and working as a part-time Mr. Mom and a part-time gas utility worker in Northern California. That dream is slowly becoming a reality, and the items on this list will help speed things up.
Vincent Dizenzo's BAMF Program
A few weeks ago I blogged about how I was mistakenly looking for a one-size-fits-all approach to dealing with my injuries, and my circumstances are different. But with the help of four friends (and my wife), we came up with a BAMF program. Here it is.
elitefts Honors the Fallen on Memorial Day
As we remember the fallen soldiers and those they've left behind, we're going back in time and revisiting the history of Memorial Day.
Honoring elitefts Members Who Served Our Nation
We are honored to have team members who served our nation and this is a post paying homage to them. Check out their stories.
Home and the Home Gym — The Heart Follows the Iron
In this article, we reach the end of our journey. You will read about how original home gym owners made different choices and changed their lives as they followed the iron.
Home and the Home Gym: Making Your Home into a Gym
Nine athletes and coaches who have owned home gyms were asked to share the purpose and evolution of their early setups.
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WATCH: Off Topic with Dave and Jim — Travel Stories [Extended Version]
It seems like Dave and Jim are never going to run out of stories from their days of travel seminars. In this video we have strip clubs, Benny Podda, alcoholism, and porn.
Maximizing Muscle Growth Q&A: Rep Ranges, Chest Size Without Heavy P...
You have questions, team elitefts has answers. Today’s topic: building muscle through rep ranges and exercise selection.
What Shoes Should You Be Wearing in the Gym?
A runner wouldn’t show up to a marathon in work boots, so why do so many lifters go to the gym in the wrong shoes?
Newtonian Laws in Motion: Physics in the Weight Room
The three laws of motion are the roots of athlete programming. Find out how to apply these rules and improve your athletes.
Harry Selkow's Prowler® Training Progression
If you’ve been bitten by the beast and contracted the prowler flu, this program is your antidote.
Selkow Reveals the Training Secrets Obama Doesn't Want You to Know
If Selkow were president, he'd lead a thick-neck nation.
On Being a Father
The job doesn't come with a guidebook, but you can learn from the experiences of Team elitefts!
Train Like a Linebacker, Eat Like a Bodybuilder
The awesome one gives his guidelines for a blissful living.
Learn to Train 7 Roundtable (Part 4): Harry Selkow
Team elitefts Learn to Train 7 roundtable panelist Harry Selkow sends a message to his younger self…live with intense action.
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: It Takes a Village to Raise a Child
It takes more than one person to teach a child the ways of life.
Have You Earned Your Title as Coach?
You don’t just get called coach as a title. It is something that is earned.
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.
NSCA National Conference: Wave Cycles, The Tier System, and Auto-Regulat...
The day you stop learning is the day you stop living.
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Lenny
“OK, you need to go out and get a can of sauerkraut, but ditch the cabbage, and set the juice aside.”
From What You Wear to What You Do: It Matters
Whether it’s shoes, equipment, or programming, your choices make a difference in how you perform under the bar.
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: How to Train Different Personality Types
What elitefts™personality are you?
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: More Than Just a Coach
Some will argue that it isn’t our “job” to be a friend, parent, or mentor. But I disagree.
A Multifaceted Approach to Pull-Up Improvement
Barring injury, everyone should be able to do at least ten quality pull-ups.
Your Questions Answered, Part 3
In this episode, Dave discusses his impressions of several familiar names he has met through the Iron Game.
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Somewhere in the Middle of the “Curve”
It’s time for New Years resolutions. What will your goals be, and where will they lie on the curve?
The Selkow Diet
If you want to be like the Barefoot Buddha of the Iron, you must keep your nutrition in check. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have any fun.
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Prehabilitation
Instead of rehabing, think about prehabing. It’s less painful and you certainly won’t regret it, unlike the alternative.
Tough Love: You and Your Diet
You asked about what to eat, elitefts™ responded. We didn’t sugarcoat it, either.
44 and Broken, Part 9
It’s done and in the books. I competed at the 16th annual RPS Power Challenge on October 21, 2012.
A Very Ladewski LTT, Part II
This time around, I was actually able to listen to the speakers without being dragged into the dungeon of doom (aka: the elitefts2 basement) for interviews.
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: The Physical Culture
We have come full circle, to the time when we are now called the “Physical Culture” once again.
My Trip to Learn To Train 5
This is the tale of the best weekend of my existence! I went to the Learn To Train seminar at the Elitefts.com compound. We met some of the best minds and people in lifting, training and in life!
44 and Broken, Part 7
I’m coming to the end of the training cycle, and the meet is only a few weeks away.
Doing What NEEDS to be Done (Part 1)
Next, I’ll write about how I adopted this principle into that very thing which gets in the way of our training…”LIFE!”
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.
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Commitment to Excellence
I would love to hear feedback not on the content of this article, but ideas YOU have about the Commitments you can make to Excellence.
The Genius is Not in the Program
You don’t need to be a cheerleader, but your interest had best be served by serving the athlete.
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Shopping with My Wife
You can replace “wife” with any other word of endearment for your “significant other” that you’d like, but I need to tell you of from my perspective, I did something along the way VERY right.
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: It’s About Making “The Decision”
What decision are YOU going to make? I know, you know!
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Sweat Pants, Cargo Shorts and Hawaiian S...
Does anyone remember the Zubaz pant? They were those crazy baggie pajama bottoms that were worn in the late 80’s and early 90’s with those incredible “tiger stripes” of various color?
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: FEAR or F.E.A.R. = False Evidence Appear...
Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Keep Your Standards High, Not Your Mind
This statement is summed up with one word, WISDOM.
Is Your Warm Up Effective?
Your warm-up should prepare your for the workout without hindering your ability to perform optimally.
