A Big Glass of LIFE
Clint, how do you always seem to find a way to smile and be a positive kind of guy? Well, I can promise you that I do not always smile and I am not always happy or positive but I do tend to enjoy life quite a bit more than most people do. Here is […]
I'm Fat and Ugly but You Can Do Better!
My skin may be thick but it doesn't mean that I can't find a moral to every story. A couple of weeks ago I got a solid comment on YouTube about how I'm fat, ugly, out of shape, and clearly whatever I'm doing simply isn't working. It's almost like I don't own a mirror and […]
Building A Deadlift with Chain Suspended Good Mornings
Building a deadlift is something that most people don't actually know how to do. JUST DEADLIFTING is rarely ever the answer but as soon as someone contacts me and mentions that their deadlift just stopped growing, I'll ask "What 4 Exercises Build Your Deadlift Besides The Deadlift?" I almost always hear crickets in the background. […]
3 Words That Will Change Your Life
Three simple words that will change your life that are seemingly not so simple for anyone to say. Three simple words that I've learned so well over the last few years that they not only have humbled me but they have allowed me to grow more as a person than any other three words I've […]
Jesus Just Left Chicago...
Just ran the numbers and over half of my clients are competing at major contests in the next 3 months. No matter if I'm talking with beginner or extreme elite athletes every single one of them will make the same mistake during meet prep. "This week I need to take contest weight/a max to see […]
Back Pain? Maybe Try This
If you've talked with me much this year, 2022, you'll know that my back has been a crazy mess. I can't tell you how much pain I'm in because it doesn't feel like anywhere near the worst pain I've ever been. Every disc in my back (from neck to sacrum) is herniated front and back, […]
Walking On Water
I don't post much anymore, the last couple of years have been very tough. Learning that people don't really want to hear what all you've been through has kept me from posting about it anywhere but the thing is, if you know me then you know how hard it's been, you how hard it's been, […]
Fingal's Fingers: New Favorite Event
A few months ago my training partner was looking to compete at a contest in Germany and they were having a Fingal's Fingers event as part of the contest. I knew that we couldn't really set it up like they would have it because every Finger is different and I just simply could not justify […]
The DIY Seated Calf Raise
All right!Stop whatcha doin''Cause I'm about to ruinThe image and the style that ya used to Look at me, my calves are skinnyIt never stopped me from gettin' busyI'm a freakI like the squats with the boomI once read a muscle mag in a the EliteFTS bathroom Now that I have your attention, I hate […]
My Search Function M.D.
The last several months, everyone has had an opinion and nobody has had any active advice on how to make real progress. I have not FELT like I've had much to post about here in my Coaching Log because I am a Coach of Action and I have not been able to be nearly as […]
VIDEO: Blast Cycles, Business, and My Back Injury
For the last two months I've been putting out QnA videos on YouTube. It seems that I have a small very steady group of followers that actually have a lot of questions. GOOD QUESTIONS. So once per week I put up a video where they can ask questions below and then a few days later […]
Strongman: The Year 2003
It has been a wild month! Just to start the post off, my week began with a serious conversation with a Doctor. He was looking at some images of my body and telling me he knew I wouldn't listen but that my training days were numbered. Tonight I began looking back on some old files, […]
3 Things I Learned From My Dad
Once again, I've gone missing in action here at EliteFTS. I could lie to you and say that it was not intentional but to be honest, it was. Over the last little bit I've distanced myself from as many things as possible THAT HAVE MEANING. I haven't really written or made any purposeful videos in […]
A Very Emotional Press
A few months ago I was working with a client who is not living up to their potential on their log press and I tried to explain to them what I wanted them to do and the typed word and even the spoken word sometimes just doesn't get the job done, so I did it […]
Super Yoke PR with NOSEBLEED VIDEO
What a day! I went to bed on Saturday night with a Strongman Sunday plan but I woke up Sunday morning from a dream of me doing a PR Super Yoke with the sled behind me. The most I've done on Super Yoke as far as I can remember is 770 in prep for Masters […]
Friday Night Strongman: Weight Releasers and Fingal's Fingers!
And Friday was here! This is my normal Log Press day but I've just about sworn off Log Pressing or any overhead pressing because it kills my back and my back is either going to get some rest or it will soon end me. So it became my bench press day again and that has […]
Stuck In First Gear: Can It All Be Fixed?
Where have I gone? No updates. No Training Log (after complaining that I don't have a place to put one anymore). No coaching materials. No motivational write up. No funny stories about bench shirts and holiday weight gain bloats. Honestly, really, nothing to speak about from me for a long time now. I'm going to […]
Another Fun Sunday
So.... Ilya and Lily are both preparing for a strongman contest in Germany in December...a really freaking heavy contest! Doing my best to hang with them on the events and it is about to kill me! It takes me about an extra hour to warm up than it does them. Part of me hates the […]
I'm Sorry For Your Loss
Rest in Peace Rob Kolberer. This is the kind of person we should all strive to be. Friend, powerlifter, strongman, PALS.
A Great Birthday Present: VIDEO
An unexpected birthday present from my non-verbal son with his communication device. HINT: We went to the pool!