Important Business Partnership Announcement
Important Business Partnership Announcement

Working harder to become the best company in the powerlifting and strength training industry!

A Gearwhore's Guide to the Galaxy
A Gearwhore's Guide to the Galaxy

With gear, there’s no such thing as “one and done.”

So You Want to Be a Personal Trainer?
So You Want to Be a Personal Trainer?

Is a life in personal training for you?

LISTEN: Transforming your Habits with James Clear
LISTEN: Transforming your Habits with James Clear

Former student, athlete, and intern becomes one of my biggest influences

Message From The Founder
Message From The Founder

Message from Elitefts.com Inc Founder Dave Tate.

Is Your Bulls**t Detector On?
Is Your Bulls**t Detector On?

Are your info sources qualified? Or are you counting on secondhand questionable advice?

Paying Your Dues
Paying Your Dues

You’re not entitled to anything. Here’s why.

Wise Words for Aspiring Strength Coaches
Wise Words for Aspiring Strength Coaches

The under-the-bar and academic experiences needed to become a successful strength coach.

The Executive Meathead: Profit Status Means Nothing
The Executive Meathead: Profit Status Means Nothing

Break the superior stereotypes about for profits and not for profits.

The MBA Meathead: Sabotaged by HR and Surgery
The MBA Meathead: Sabotaged by HR and Surgery

Two things that are hard to deal with…but you must roll with the punches.

A Career After Coaching
A Career After Coaching

Mark Watts gives advice to a coach looking for other professional options.

The Executive Meathead: Training to Choose
The Executive Meathead: Training to Choose

Somehow choosing to challenge myself in the weight room makes the other challenges in my life seem a little less formidable, a little bit easier to face.

Clint Darden: Questions in the Compound, Part 2
Clint Darden: Questions in the Compound, Part 2

If you do not love something, you are probably are not going to be good at it.

License to Operate or License to Lead Your Industry?
License to Operate or License to Lead Your Industry?

There are many components that are integral to a successful business.

The MBA Meathead: Death by Meeting
The MBA Meathead: Death by Meeting

When I was a bright–eyed 22 year-old pecking away on a keyboard performing entry level tasks, I thought meetings were fantastic.

Who Are You?
Who Are You?

Business advice for the private training facility.

Steve's Strength Tips: Romance Tips
Steve's Strength Tips: Romance Tips

A collection of video wit and wisdom from Stevie P!

The MBA Meathead: Compensation and Madness
The MBA Meathead: Compensation and Madness

A real powerlifter hasn’t reached full potential until there is a combination of jackedness and high blood pressure so strong that the zits pop themselves during max effort movements.

No Bullsh*t: From Attendee to Coach
No Bullsh*t: From Attendee to Coach

David shares his insights from the LTT seminar.

You Ask, We Answer with Dave Tate  (Round 3, Part 2)
You Ask, We Answer with Dave Tate (Round 3, Part 2)

I didn’t want a company that was going to be just me.

Passion to Profits, Parts 5-7
Passion to Profits, Parts 5-7

Uncovered from our video archives, this series feature’s Dave Tate’s small business seminar presentation, Passion to Profits.

Passion to Profits, Parts 1-4
Passion to Profits, Parts 1-4

Uncovered from our video archives, this series feature’s Dave Tate’s small business seminar presentation, Passion to Profits.

The Executive Meathead: Don't Call it a TEAM
The Executive Meathead: Don't Call it a TEAM

This is the one word that gets overused and abused the most in practically all corporate environments.

Why Every Training System Sucks But Mine
Why Every Training System Sucks But Mine

Bashing other programs to promote yours…how very noble…

Under the Bar: How You Are Being Baited.
Under the Bar: How You Are Being Baited.

Dave discusses the logic behind product promotions and business rankings.

Lotteries, Battle Axes, and Thanks
Lotteries, Battle Axes, and Thanks

Hope, support, and encouragement are all needed to make your goals a reality. The intimidation that springs from wielding an axe doesn’t hurt, either.

Under the Bar: Three Business Tips that Matter
Under the Bar: Three Business Tips that Matter

Dave Tate shares his insight on three common principles that can make, or break, a business.

The MBA Meathead: Strategic Decision-Making
The MBA Meathead: Strategic Decision-Making

No other concept is used so pervasively and perversely with so little factual support than the ‘S’ word.

More About Informational Integrity
More About Informational Integrity

I simply don’t like frauds who attempt to practice their fraudulence at my expense.

Garage Gyms: How to Run Groups Effectively
Garage Gyms: How to Run Groups Effectively

Your coaching facility should be a place where work is accomplished, goals are met, and pride is instilled.

The MBA Meathead: Opportunity Cost
The MBA Meathead: Opportunity Cost

If a company is repeatedly profitable, is it creating value?

Advice from Dad
Advice from Dad

I do hope this is the one time my dad was wrong.

The Angry Coach: Discovery Epidemic
The Angry Coach: Discovery Epidemic

It’s like that old question about Christopher Columbus: Did he really “discover” America if there were already millions of people living there?

Wisdom From The Gym: Connectors
Wisdom From The Gym: Connectors

By design, we don’t want the average person off the street.

Table Talk with Dave Tate
Table Talk with Dave Tate

Dave Tate answers a question on where he thinks the fitness industry is headed.

Marketing Opportunities for Your Sports Business
Marketing Opportunities for Your Sports Business

Most start-up or very small businesses can’t afford much advertising.

The Executive Meathead: "Those Awful Employees!"
The Executive Meathead: "Those Awful Employees!"

After hearing his answers, my advice to him was to go back to his facility and genuinely thank his employees for working so hard and doing a tremendous job in spite of their staffing difficulties. The answer shocked him.

From Stoners Gym To Competitive Edge Athletic Performance Center: The First 24 Hours and a Nice PR
From Stoners Gym To Competitive Edge Athletic Performance Center: The Fi...

Follow Goodwin’s advice if you ever try to relocate your rack.

N.U.I.H Winning Attitude
N.U.I.H Winning Attitude

Are you trying to bring me down? Not up in here!

Start-up Guide for Gym Owners
Start-up Guide for Gym Owners

Starting small leaves room for growth, success and profit.

Six Things to Do After Closing the Personal Training Sale
Six Things to Do After Closing the Personal Training Sale

Most personal trainers want to do one thing as soon as someone hands them money for personal training—run!

Under The Bar: You Have Choices in Life
Under The Bar: You Have Choices in Life

If you do make time to do these things and implement and execute, the odds of outlasting your competition increases significantly.

How to Steal Clients
How to Steal Clients

If it works for me, it will work for you.

The MBA Meathead: The Business Restructuring Cycle
The MBA Meathead: The Business Restructuring Cycle

I need to work for a few months on conditioning and tons of accessory work to bring up weaknesses.

The Art of the Trial Session
The Art of the Trial Session

Many gyms and facilities give free trial sessions to athletes in order to get them in to test drive their program.

Under The Bar: Spine and Balls
Under The Bar: Spine and Balls

No Spine. No Balls. No Business. Good Luck. Now what did I just write?

Personal Trainer Writing Mistake #1
Personal Trainer Writing Mistake #1

Responding to popular demand, I’d like to cover something I see lots of guys doing on websites and in articles.

Stoners Gym: State of the Gym Update 3
Stoners Gym: State of the Gym Update 3

Sooner or later you have to grab the gopher and beat him to a bloody pulp so obstacles don’t set you back.

Under the Bar: Your Business on GH
Under the Bar: Your Business on GH

If you think you are riding one, find a way to kill it or slow it down, but this is for another day.

Under The Bar: Target Market…Really?
Under The Bar: Target Market…Really?

The take away is to KNOW who your customers are.

The Genius is Not in the Program
The Genius is Not in the Program

You don’t need to be a cheerleader, but your interest had best be served by serving the athlete.

Meathead Inc. – Prowler® Parenting
Meathead Inc. – Prowler® Parenting

After about a half-hour of this sheer craziness, we all found ourselves laying on the front lawn of our new house laughing and talking while attempting to catch our breath.

The MBA Meathead: Hiring, Mentoring and Networking in Doucheville
The MBA Meathead: Hiring, Mentoring and Networking in Doucheville

As always, if anyone has suggestions of what they want to discuss next month, please leave a comment.

Top Five Ways to a Kick Ass Garage Gym
Top Five Ways to a Kick Ass Garage Gym

When I first went to the Underground Strength Gym in 2008, I had no idea what to expect.

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