Each year we create a poll to determine the most popular training methods and systems. This year we had close to 5000 people take the survey.
How many of you hire online coaches?
Twelve percent said they use an online coach.
What are you training for?
77% said they were training for competitive powerlifting or strength-focused training.
What programs do you use?
For the training methods I am breaking out the top 10 so I can include links that will allow you can find more information.
The Top 10
1. I use my own method.
* One of the main goals of elitefts is to teach you how to create your own training philosophy and build on it.
Elitefts Blogs and Training Logs Page
Elitefts Archived YouTube Page
2. Jim Wendler 5/3/1
Jim's Author Page on elitefts.com
Jim's Personal Web Site and Blog
Second Edition and Jim's Amazon Page
* Note, our article search will be improved in 2017 so I am adding another search link HERE that may yield better results.
4. I have my own coach or trainer (offline).
* Note this is not an online coach but a training partner, coach, or group setting in a gym.
5. Basic Powerlifting Linear Periodisation
Elitefts.com Store > Books > Strength Training
6. Block Periodisation
Gabe Naspinski did some excellent writing on this.
Elitefts.com Store > Books > Strength Training
7. The 5th Set
* watching the popularity and results of this program I see it has grown significantly in 2016.
8. Basic Bodybuilding Training
* This would be non-specific hypertrophy based training.
9. I have an online trainer - coach
*note: as listed below we have many team members who offer online training. They can be found HERE
*We have many other team members who are coaches and/or trainers within a university or team or they are a trainer in a gym they own or employed through
10. Mountain Dog Training
The Top 20
Click HERE for full data
* To take some of our own reader bias out of this, we posted and boosted the survey several times on our Facebook page- each time we focused on a different strength-based demographic; powerlifting, bodybuilding, figure, physique, bikini, crossfit, strength and conditioning, football, strongman, etc.
* We've had this active since Oct and it is still active now.
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