Interview with Relentless Promoters
Interview with Relentless Promoters

I got a chance to speak with Relentless promoters Scott and Rachel Nutter, as well as competitor Kathy Johnson about the meet that is changing the way people view powerlifting.

Knowledge and Nonsense: MaxCondition for Performance—Agility
Knowledge and Nonsense: MaxCondition for Performance—Agility

Agility is a necessary factor in athletics. But how can it be improved, and how does it relate to strength and speed?

Training with Purpose
Training with Purpose

One Size Does Not Fit All, Pt. 1: Programming and Qualification in Powerlifting

Iron Insights: 'Twas the Night before Christmas
Iron Insights: 'Twas the Night before Christmas

It’s just like that feeling you used to get when you were eight years old, hiding under the covers and anxiously awaiting Santa’s arrival.

The WTF Factor: WTF Nutrition
The WTF Factor: WTF Nutrition

Can you get big and ripped at the same time?

No Bullsh*t: A Year in the Life
No Bullsh*t: A Year in the Life

These are three major lessons I learned in my first year of running a gym.

Monster Garage Gym: Rest Time for Meet Time
Monster Garage Gym: Rest Time for Meet Time

So your training is on point, but you still had a lackluster meet? If your nutrition is in check, your rest may be lacking.

Kentucky Strong: 5/3/1 for Strongman
Kentucky Strong: 5/3/1 for Strongman

It is a basic program, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work.

Knowledge and Nonsense: How Expectation Influences Food Likes
Knowledge and Nonsense: How Expectation Influences Food Likes

Did you know that your expectations play a large role in your taste preferences?

Monster Garage Gym: A Point Of Diminishing Returns
Monster Garage Gym: A Point Of Diminishing Returns

Is your weight gain taking you to the point of diminishing returns?

A Lion in Iron: Training—It’s Not That Complicated
A Lion in Iron: Training—It’s Not That Complicated

If something sounds too ridiculous to actually work, it probably is. Stick with the tried and true methods.

“I’m Too Young to Be This Damn Old!”
“I’m Too Young to Be This Damn Old!”

If you aren’t sweating, you’re not working hard enough.

Kentucky Strong: Qualities of the “Private Sector” High School Strength Coach
Kentucky Strong: Qualities of the “Private Sector” High School Strength ...

If you want to be a successful strength coach in the private sector, you should possess these qualities.

No Bullsh*t!: The Four Types of Extra Workouts
No Bullsh*t!: The Four Types of Extra Workouts

These can make a significant difference in your training, technique, and strength gains.

Iron Insights: Cheat Meal Power Guide
Iron Insights: Cheat Meal Power Guide

Sometimes you just need a cheat meal. Sheena describes how to do it right.

A Lion in Iron: You Can't Bench…
A Lion in Iron: You Can't Bench…

Not being able to bench may be your worst nightmare, but these powerful alternatives will help get you through.

By the Coach for the Coach: Triphasic Training
By the Coach for the Coach: Triphasic Training

To find out more about triphasic training, Todd Hammer interviewed the man behind the magic—Cal Dietz.

"I'm Too Young to be this Damn Old!": A Break in Action, Part 1
"I'm Too Young to be this Damn Old!": A Break in Action, ...

You know you’re in love with the Iron when all you can think about is getting back on the platform…even after surgery.

Don't Shake the Weights!
Don't Shake the Weights!

Always try to stay inside of yourself and learn where that power is stored. Most importantly, learn how to call upon it when the time comes.

Four Tips to Fix Your Shitty Diet
Four Tips to Fix Your Shitty Diet

Not all diets work for everyone, but these tips do.

Reno Hardcore: Dynamic Training
Reno Hardcore: Dynamic Training

It’s an essential aspect of any great strength training routine. But are you doing it correctly?

Training with Eccentrics
Training with Eccentrics

If you want to get stronger, perhaps you should incorporate more eccentric training in your routine.

It's the Littlest Things That Can Make the Biggest Difference
It's the Littlest Things That Can Make the Biggest Difference

When it comes to competition, you want to make sure everything is in order—even the tiniest things. As Eric Maroscher points out, one thing is definitely key.

Iron Insights: Mindset
Iron Insights: Mindset

She imagines, she competes, she lives… she’s always in the arena.

By the Coach for the Coach: Stronger Than the Sum of Our Parts
By the Coach for the Coach: Stronger Than the Sum of Our Parts

Todd Hamer interviews former professional boxer, Joe Divosevic.

Weapons of Mass Construction
Weapons of Mass Construction

Barbells are the most awesome items in any gym. Check out what these guys use and why.

Jennifer Petrosino Interview
Jennifer Petrosino Interview

We are very proud to introduce Jennifer Petrosino to Team elitefts™!

Under The Bar: A Matter of Perspective
Under The Bar: A Matter of Perspective

Here is the truth: When you spend three decades doing essentially the same movements over and over, training hard and heavy, weighing close to 300 pounds, and training around and through injuries… you will pay a price.

Strength is a Choice
Strength is a Choice

Do you choose to quit when it gets hard? Or do you choose to be strong(er)?

Thanksgiving Message from Dave Tate
Thanksgiving Message from Dave Tate

On this Thanksgiving, I give thanks to you.

They are NOT Angry Birds! Normalcy?
They are NOT Angry Birds! Normalcy?

Normalcy is overrated. Desire to be extraordinary.

In Praise of the Barbell
In Praise of the Barbell

The barbell has been vilified and unfairly characterized as an “unsafe” and “unnecessary” outdated member of the “fitness center.”

Business: It's Never Easy
Business: It's Never Easy

Since day one… if it hasn’t been one thing it been two others… I used to say that every small business is only a few months from being “out of business.”

Socialization is the Disability
Socialization is the Disability

Oftentimes, gender differences and our approach to them is based on socialization rather than innate brain, neurological, and hormonal composure.

Coaching = Life, Part I
Coaching = Life, Part I

What’s consistently surprised me is how coaching is such a microcosm of the real world.

Peri-Workout Nutrition, Part I
Peri-Workout Nutrition, Part I

A fair amount of research exists about peri-workout nutrition. Unfortunately, there are also a lot of myths. So, what is true?

The Angry Coach: Camp Crap
The Angry Coach: Camp Crap

And, oh yeah, until you’ve actually been through this shit, try not to talk about football, okay?

Fighting 1000 lbs. in Kandahar
Fighting 1000 lbs. in Kandahar

Most people aren’t willing to risk life or limb in a backyard meet. Yet, that’s what happened as Kandahar Airfield hosted its second annual “1000 lbs. Club” powerlifting challenge in Afghanistan.

Fasts and Sprints for Fast Fat Loss
Fasts and Sprints for Fast Fat Loss

Losing weight, specifically fat, is a struggle for most.

By the Coach for the Coach: Be a Better Coach
By the Coach for the Coach: Be a Better Coach

I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching about what the goals are for this article series.

Mountain Dog Hell
Mountain Dog Hell

Leg Training Mountian Dog Hell

44 and Broken, Part 4
44 and Broken, Part 4

I’m half way through the training cycle for my meet. I almost forgot how hard training for a meet is on your body.

Reno Hardcore: I Am An elitefts™ Athlete
Reno Hardcore: I Am An elitefts™ Athlete

I hadn’t competed in anything since college and that fire was raging again after the meet.

More About Informational Integrity
More About Informational Integrity

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

Squat Depth: Harder to Judge From the Front?
Squat Depth: Harder to Judge From the Front?

Is it truly harder to judge the squat from the front?

Did you hear the one about the…
Did you hear the one about the…

Did you hear the one about the guy that gets 200lbs out of his bench shirt?

My SPF Powerstation Pro/Am Results (with video)
My SPF Powerstation Pro/Am Results (with video)

My training went relatively well going into this meet and I expected to hit some PRs, but things never seem to go as planned.

Under The Bar: Extraordinary Resolve
Under The Bar: Extraordinary Resolve

What is extraordinary resolve?

Life is for the Living
Life is for the Living

Life is for the living man, find what you want and never look back!

Advice from Dad
Advice from Dad

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

Sick of Your Gym; Part 4 The Gift
Sick of Your Gym; Part 4 The Gift

Jim and I have been doing a lot of seminar traveling lately and nothing we have ever done in the past could have prepared us for the “The Gift.”

Spacial Awareness
Spacial Awareness

Yeah, I’m pissing and moaning a lot about bullshit, but this just isn’t necessary.

Iron Subculture UNCENSORED with Dave Tate
Iron Subculture UNCENSORED with Dave Tate

Dave shows up for work pretty riled up. He feels the need to say some things…

No F**cking Idea Why
No F**cking Idea Why

I have no idea what is going on this week.

Psychobabble Bullsh*t
Psychobabble Bullsh*t

Before reading this, just know that while these words reflect my feelings it doesn’t mean that I’m acting on any of it.

Why I Love elitefts™...
Why I Love elitefts™...

Your support means a ton and I love giving the support back.

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