Time as a Factor in Weight Training
Unless you’re here to make friends, your workout should last no longer than sixty minutes. Strategize for strength and size gains!
How to Set Up Isometrics in a Strength Circuit
The muscles and connective tissues that are loaded make for a trifecta of hypertrophy, strength, and conditioning. Time under tension is a beautiful thing. Try this today!
When Did Everyone Become Allergic to the Eccentric?
Nobody wants to watch their favorite athletes practice what they do best. But if you want to be the Michael Jordan or Reggie Jackson of powerlifting, you’ve got to work on the eccentric.
Manipulating the Accessory Lane to Kick Ass, Not Get it Kicked
The purpose of accessory work is to bring up the weak areas of the athletes. It is the time when we do what most people would consider bodybuilding.
WATCH: Breaking John Rusin — The Squat
Through this series, we’ll venture from power lift to power lift (beginning with the squat) and finalize the project with a program tune-up. Dr. John Rusin’s overall goal is to get stronger with the help of Dave Tate.
S&C Programming Considerations for College Football Freshmen
What we all want is to set our freshmen up for success for the future. How we go about it isn’t about ego and “our system” or anything like that; it’s about taking the time to put thought into what you’re doing and what will be the best for them.
WATCH: Time Under Tension Is King — Program Parameters and 3 Workouts
This program isn’t for the faint of heart, but if you’re really willing to push each set as hard as you possibly can, the results will be worth it.
Calves to Cows — 5 Methods to Improve Your Calf Development
You can’t easily change the shape or insertion of the lateral or medial head of the gastrocnemius muscles. But you can develop impressive calves with these techniques.
Time Under Tension: It's Not Just For Bodybuilders
As a powerlifter, you have one goal: move the weight. The faster, the better. Or maybe not.
elitefts™ Pause Bench Press
Mitigate the Stretch Reflex and increase your chest’s time under tension with the “pause” technique while benching.
Pause to Re-evaluate Your Squat
This one movement will eliminate the most common weakness found in squats.
Elitefts Classic: 52 Most Common 5/3/1 Questions
You’ve read the book, you know the program. Here’s how to perfect it.
The Forgotten Benefit of Functional Leg Training
Instead of hitting the upper body just twice a week, we get extra stimulation because we’re working the lower body by holding on to the weights, which means extra time under tension and stimulation for the traps, lats, rhomboids, lumbars, and quadratus lumborum.
Modified Rep System: The Perfect Rep for Strength and Muscle
When weightlifting or strength training, athletes tend to just try to get the job done and lift the weight or perform their prescribed number of reps any which way they can.
No Excuses
Ray is tired of hearing excuses from people about why they don’t or can’t train so he provides readers with plenty of ideas as well as a program to get you started.
