What you are about to read is a truly loving portrait of a powerlifting legend, written by one of the few who knew him best (and a great powerlifting coach in his own right).

I found the most success when I box squatted, and I applied what I learned box squatting to my raw squat. On meet day, I felt the most dialed in, the most explosive, and the strongest that I ever have on a raw squat. Here’s how.

I think a lot of people who’ve never used anything like these in training have a negative perception of people who use gear. It’s easy to think it’s cheating since you can lift a bunch more with gear or that it makes the lifts easier. But these are misconceptions, and they’re gravely wrong.

Team elitefts athlete Jo Jordan hasn't participated in the XPC Worlds since 2017. Two years later, and he's ready to go, even if his strength isn't quite recovered after his recent shoulder surgery. Still, that's not stopping him anytime soon...

It’s been my privilege to know Dave Tate and be a part of elitefts since 2007. I’ve been away for a few years now, but I’m back.

There are a whole shitload of really good reasons you should get as jacked as you possibly can.

Two things piss him off. Lifters that hate gear and people that call him "Shirello."