Using the Conjugate Method has been one of the most rewarding and fun things I’ve ever done, but it requires ownership and a tenacity to keep looking for answers. Here are four things to avoid as you begin your quest.
Here are six different exercises to kill your underdeveloped hamstrings — high reps, low reps, extended time, heavy weights, and GPP cover everything you need to make them bigger and stronger.
If you train smart and put in the work, your nagging pains will not stop you from hitting a PR.
Just like a game of euchre, there is an optimal time to play these trump cards in powerlifting.
Through a lot of ups downs since 2002, I’ve learned things both the hard way and the easy way. In one quick read, here are 137 of the best things to remember about conjugate.
This is the difference between running a system or following a program. It’s the difference between getting lost or arriving at your destination.
Yes, you read that right. If you you want to get big quick, you’re not going to do it with broccoli and egg whites. It’s time get to dirty.
This article includes video that shows the many physical and technical aspects you need to master to get the most of your sumo deadlift.
There will be times that your personal life overwhelms you. Getting through these rocky times will never be easy, but there are ways to ensure you make it out alive.
The things to which you devote your time fall into one of two categories: those that are building your future or those that are holding you back.
Aside from lessening my bench stroke, carrying extra bodyfat has really no upside. Consider these five easy steps I took to finally say goodbye to Fatville.
By designing his training program to address each of his technical, mental, and muscular weaknesses, I was able to help Dario claim the record he deserved.
Consider what areas of the body are affected, analyze what lifts aren’t improving, and come up with a plan for recovery. Now is not the time to give up.
At times, training around an injury may be your only option in this sport. There is no easy fix, but these small adjustments can combine to keep you moving forward.
A torn callus may not be a long-term injury that requires a rehab protocol, but if it happens close to a meet, you need to be ready. Here’s how I recovered after tearing my hand open at the S4 Compound.
You might need a long-term progression to overcome nagging pains and to increase your lifts. Or maybe you just need these simple tips.
If you can survive these challenges it will be good for…but it won’t feel that way.
Our first elitefts Powerlifting Experience offered exceptional insight on how to be a better lifter.
Matt explains how he controls volume and builds lifts while also keeping himself in check for workouts ahead.
Timing of the warm ups is just one of the many tasks that falls under the handler’s responsibility at a meet.
Nice job… you overcooked the turkey. Your ONE task on Thanksgiving day. Thankfully, the Betty Crocker of powerlifting has your back once again. (So your better half won’t be able to hold your epic fail over your head for too much longer).
Are dessert and sugar-laden sweets out of the question for you this Thanksgiving? Think again. Matt Ladewski, who has an elite total in spatula wielding, gives you a way to have your pie—well, kind of—and eat it too.
If steamed broccoli is getting old, try this tasty alternative from the kitchen of the Betty Crocker of the bench press, Matt Ladewski.
Do you need a meal that really packs a protein punch? Well, here you go. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, or even brinner (breakfast for dinner, y’all).
This article is about a lifter who I have talked with over the internet a few times. I won’t mention any names or places, but he knows who I’m talking about. I watched a disaster happen at his first meet. There are a number of things that he and his group could have done differently to help him through his first meet. So, let me introduce you to lifter X. This is his story.
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