Doing more gen pop or accessible workouts doesn’t make someone any less strong. Just ask elitefts athlete Yessica Martinez. Or, better yet, read her training logs to see how doing yoga or some gen pop exercise could lead to some bigger numbers in the squat.

Union Fitness, run by Team elitefts Coach Casey Williams, is hiring a slow flow recovery yoga teacher to work Friday evenings. To see more application information, read on.

Cardio can help you cut weight, get shredded for the stage, and increase athletes’ performance. But with so much cardio out there, where do you start? Start here with elitefts team members’ top-3 cardio items, based on their sports or areas of expertise.

As my competitive field of choice changed, so did the way I required my body and its structures to move across time and through space. This is how my training had to evolve.

This practice is useful for avoiding development of dangerous muscle imbalances, muscle tears, and joint impingements — but that’s just the start of what it can do for your training and your life.

Now that we have a clear understanding of what posture is and why it is important, we can begin developing a plan to improve it.

Worried that too much cardio could hinder your muscle growth? Performed the right way, at the right time, low-intensity aerobic activity can actually improve muscle hypertrophy.

You can control the physical demands placed on your body in the gym, but you can’t always control what happens outside of it. How can you ensure you’re recovered and in an optimal state once its time to train?

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Just your average obsessive-compulsive iron warrior.