Future Self, Don't Forget Your Past
Future Self, Don't Forget Your Past

Did you bomb your last meet? GOOD! Tell me, what did you learn from the whole experience? USE IT to get better.

Creature of Habit
Creature of Habit

Habits can be a double-edged sword that work against you, particularly in training. Attending elitefts’ LTT3 Seminar catalyzed the habits I needed to break to push past my training plateaus.

Caught in the Middle
Caught in the Middle

It’s a double-whammy when you’re the last person standing from the most recent rounds of strength staff layoffs. You’ll have to deal with new head coaches and new staff members. What do you do in that situation? Follow these tips, and you’ll have a good grip on the handle if this happens to you.

Have Young Athletes Really Changed?
Have Young Athletes Really Changed?

Enough with the “back in my day, kids did this…” crap. Today is today. Things haven’t changed that much, and if you can’t adapt to what has changed, maybe you shouldn’t be a strength coach.

These Four Walls
These Four Walls

Recording a podcast episode with my mentor (and cousin) John Alvino made me reflect on the pivotal role training has played in my life. Quite frankly, without it, I don’t know where I’d be. Inside these four walls, training has been my therapy, my drug, and my anchor.

Your Business Can Survive Anything With This
Your Business Can Survive Anything With This

Listen, Blockbuster, Sears, and Kodak went under because they failed to add this secret ingredient to their business models. Are you willing to risk all your business’ longevity? Read on to see how your business can stand the test of time.

What We Can Learn from a T-Shirt
What We Can Learn from a T-Shirt

The clothing we wear makes a statement of our fashion, but what does it say about our character?

Muscle Logic 101
Muscle Logic 101

Wondering if you’re doing it wrong? Then why do you keep doing it?

WATCH: "Westside Louie is a Flip Floppin' Know-It-All SOB!"
WATCH: "Westside Louie is a Flip Floppin' Know-It-All SOB!"

Darden replies to a reader's commentary.

Things I Would Do Differently
Things I Would Do Differently

When I put a post about needing article ideas, I got some real good ideas from a bunch of guys. The one I kept getting the most was, “What would you do differently?” So, here is a list of things I would do differently if I could go back in time. Please keep in mind that this is just my opinion.

Under the Bar: Are You Ready, I Mean REALLY Ready?
Under the Bar: Are You Ready, I Mean REALLY Ready?

You can be prepared ahead of time and know what to do when the expected changes occurs, as well as when the unexpected happen.

Under the Bar: A New Direction
Under the Bar: A New Direction

I will not be the same person I was before Dad passed.

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