The more I reflect, I realize how much I have permitted this fear to dictate to the extent to which I engage in certain opportunities or cultivate a niche for myself as an educated, strong ass woman who wants to get you healthy.
JL Holdsworth joins Dave for a look back at the years they spent training at Westside and everything they learned there.
Your business or team will only thrive when each member firmly grasps the purpose of the organization and their role contributing to it. Understanding this concept is simple, but applying it is not.
The second part of this interview, Dan Green and Dave Tate share business challenges and the process of building a successful training facility.
You will find no forward momentum by doing nothing. Without work, passion and purpose won’t take you anywhere.
More than the training techniques or coaching methods, there is one thing that will make or break your success working with a coach.
Are you trying to make your coach’s life hell? Do you aspire to be the biggest pain in the ass possible? I’ve got the plan for you.
For most things in life, you start with nothing. Get comfortable with this.
Do great work and take note of who discourages your success. There are critics to listen to and there are critics to ignore.
There are a lot of strong lifters in the world. That’s not all we’re looking for.
To be a successful trainer, it takes more than showing up and looking the part. It takes more than you think.
The advice of other business owners will be an invaluable asset to growing your company— but only if you’re listening to the right people.
2015 has been a big year for elitefts. As it comes to a close, we’re continuing to stay busy by using the knowledge we gained through many major changes. There are more to come.
Many definitions may apply, but how does Clint Darden define Team elitefts?
If you’re a woman who holds a supervisory role in a male-dominated field, you’re going to encounter unique challenges. These four principles have helped me improve management processes.
This company has never existed to compete with Company A, B, or C. If you own your own business, you need to understand your culture and evaluate how that translates to a dollar value.
If your allegiance to a gym only lasts as long as your free membership or you bash your old gym on social media, this term may apply to you.
RiverCity Barbell started as most gyms do: in a garage. We defined our business and used these tactics to make our training facility what it is today.
You’ve been searching for it. A lot of people promise it. Here’s the real deal.
It’s not going to be easy to accomplish your goals. When your will to achieve starts to fade, what will you do?
Trying to determine your best path through academia and into professional health and fitness? Here’s a guide to choosing the right degree.
It is no accident that The Spot Athletics has a distinct persona in the sports performance industry; JL and his coaches have worked hard to establish precisely the training facility they want for their clients.
When two, fat bloated powerlifters travel the country to do seminars, you’re going to have a few interesting stories to tell.
The owner of Synergy Athletics and two-time NSCA featured speaker breaks down his career path and gives the advice that all trainers and gym owners need to hear.
The many products and services we offer have been complicated by technology. Now we want to make that up to you.
Confidence certainly fits the generally accepted mold of the alpha male, as it should. What about confidence?
The academic world will only take you so far. Once the formal education is over, how will you continue to improve yourself?
When fitness was nothing more than an afterthought of the culture, this pro skateboarder created his own approach and looked to strength and conditioning to forge a new path.
Do more than count the reps of your clients. Build these skills and you’ll increase the value of your personal training services.
Co-owners with a shared passion of strength open this Grand Rapids, Michigan-based facility to create a community of support and improvement.
Are you blowing your interview by blowing off your preparation?
The experience of sharing success with like-minded individuals will motivate you to wake up everyday and make the most of the time you’re given.
The Unlikely Powerlifter grew from strength sports to high-budget production without losing sight of where he started.
Use this video to develop a comprehensive and meaningful curriculum to guide young coaches and build a future for this industry.
The best selling author of ‘Start with Why’ and ‘Leaders Eat Last’, Simon Sinek explains the essential qualities of leadership
You don’t go from college graduate to Buddy Morris overnight. Here’s a step-by-step guide to building a career in the most cut-throat profession.
In life and in strength you are given one opportunity. It is free aside from this exception: you must do something with it.
One percent can make all the difference in achieving your goals.
This is a game of win/lose. You should be too busy getting things done to worry about those who can’t finish anything. Easier said than done right? Read this to see how.
There aren’t very many people that own a business in their early 20s, let alone two. But, then again, most people aren’t Nick Showman.
Maybe it’s time to stop thanking customers just for their business.
Partnership brings quality information to a broader audience.
If there is more money to be made from telling a lie, will the truth ever come out?
By integrating training methodologies from Charlie Francis on speed and programming and from Louie Simmons on strength, and tying them together with the help of James Smith on Soviet sport science, Umberger has truly created a scientific approach to training athletes.
From the desk of Dave Tate (by “desk” we mean competition bench in the gym).
The awesome one gives his guidelines for a blissful living.
Working harder to become the best company in the powerlifting and strength training industry!