Strong Mind: Chamberlain's Choice
Strong Mind: Chamberlain's Choice

I want to tell a story. It is about a man named Joshua Chamberlain.

The Flexible Periodization Method: Out of Sight, Out of Mind? (Part 2)
The Flexible Periodization Method: Out of Sight, Out of Mind? (Part 2)

The unexplored advantages of respiratory muscle training (RMT).

USAPL American Open Results
USAPL American Open Results

I had some good PRs, some serious let downs, and a great battle with IPF world deadlift champ Mike Hedlesky.

Training with Purpose: Rebuilding
Training with Purpose: Rebuilding

I need to use my coaching eyes when I look at my own training.

My Amazing Boards
My Amazing Boards

I think it’s awesome that every kid who enters my classroom gets to see images of a female deadlifting big weights.

The Angry Coach: A Word About Reading
The Angry Coach: A Word About Reading

If you want to be good at something and learn new things, you HAVE to read.

Strong Is NOT the New Skinny
Strong Is NOT the New Skinny

It is the old, new, and eternal adjective used to describe women…

The Practical Paradigm: Threshold of Adaptation
The Practical Paradigm: Threshold of Adaptation

The long-term development of an athlete should always be in the forefront of every training program.

Monster Garage Gym: The Gear Is Ready to Go Heavier, But Are You?
Monster Garage Gym: The Gear Is Ready to Go Heavier, But Are You?

If you are new to gear, respect not only the gear but the inordinately heavier weights that you will attempt.

ThanksGripping
ThanksGripping

Elitefts coach JL Holdsworth hosts the very first ThanksGripping contest at the Spot Athletics.

Dr. Yessis: General Strength Can Help Improve Performance
Dr. Yessis: General Strength Can Help Improve Performance

Athletes never achieve their full potential because the training stops when the level of fitness is obtained.

By the Coach for the Coach: An Interview with Andrew Paul
By the Coach for the Coach: An Interview with Andrew Paul

This month, I will hand over the reins to a good friend and great coach and listen to a great mind, Andrew Paul!

Just Sayin: Quit Overanalyzing and Eliminating Foods from Your Diet
Just Sayin: Quit Overanalyzing and Eliminating Foods from Your Diet

If you look hard enough and long enough, you will find something negative about almost any food.

Iron Sport: Ramblings of a Gym Owner
Iron Sport: Ramblings of a Gym Owner

I was in the middle of training and saw what looked like a strung out, homeless vagrant walk in the front door.

Science of Lifting: Capturing a Buckled Spine in Real Time
Science of Lifting: Capturing a Buckled Spine in Real Time

When a coincidental injury occurs in a well monitored lab study, it’s definitely something to write home about.

Choose Your Iron Legacy
Choose Your Iron Legacy

No matter your beginning, you can always choose to leave an honorable legacy.

JoshStrength: Hydration
JoshStrength: Hydration

You need to start replacing fluids before you sense thirst.

The Flexible Periodization Method: Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
The Flexible Periodization Method: Out of Sight, Out of Mind?

Respiratory muscle training may be the weak link in your training program.

No Bullsh*t: Focus on the Brick
No Bullsh*t: Focus on the Brick

Great lifters are built one brick at a time.

Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast (Episode 4)
Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast (Episode 4)

Interview with Cam Davidson, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Penn State University

A Lion in Iron: Seven Habits of TRYING to be Successful
A Lion in Iron: Seven Habits of TRYING to be Successful

Seven blunt behaviors to set you on the path to success (without the sugar coating).

The Weekend Getaway From Hell
The Weekend Getaway From Hell

Sometimes getting away is great. This wasn’t one of those times.

You Mother F**kers Have It Easy
You Mother F**kers Have It Easy

Back when I started my journey into the iron game, even before I started coaching, there was not much to choose from.

Ruck & Maul: Off Season Rugby Plan for Club Players
Ruck & Maul: Off Season Rugby Plan for Club Players

Are you an athlete struggling with off-season fat gain? Ashley Jones has the program for you.

Just Sayin: Who Defines Discipline?
Just Sayin: Who Defines Discipline?

People tend to refer to others who workout and diet regularly as having discipline.

Strong Mind: Time Orientation
Strong Mind: Time Orientation

There is a time and a place for everything.

Josh McMillan: LTT 7 Deadlift Cycle
Josh McMillan: LTT 7 Deadlift Cycle

My plan was to hit an 800—pound deadlift at the LTT 7.

Iron Sport: Stevey P Goes to College
Iron Sport: Stevey P Goes to College

Steve talks about helping a college kid, prostate troubles, and tweets gone awry.

Training with Purpose: Individualization
Training with Purpose: Individualization

When it comes to training athletes, certain individualities need to be considered.

Reno Hardcore: Are You Sleeping for Strength?
Reno Hardcore: Are You Sleeping for Strength?

Never underestimate the power of sleep.

The Flexible Periodization Method: How to Mix Oil and Water (Part 2)
The Flexible Periodization Method: How to Mix Oil and Water (Part 2)

Asking the right questions is a fundamental skill that can help you operate at the highest level possible.

The Practical Paradigm: Specialized Exercises Explained
The Practical Paradigm: Specialized Exercises Explained

Everything that was once old is now new again, and specialized exercises are sadly becoming part of this trend.

Three More Reasons Why Getting Old Sucks
Three More Reasons Why Getting Old Sucks

As hard as it sometimes seems, I know I would rather fight the good fight and do what it takes to stay in great shape.

By the Coach for the Coach: Perceptions
By the Coach for the Coach: Perceptions

How do you let people know that you are good at what you do and get them to believe in you?

Adaptive Sports: Competing with Extraordinary Resolve
Adaptive Sports: Competing with Extraordinary Resolve

Individuals with disabilities are being offered more and more opportunities to train and compete at a high level in various sports.

Iron Sport: The 30th Annual AOBS Dinner
Iron Sport: The 30th Annual AOBS Dinner

Being a huge fan of all things strength, I have been attending the AOBS annual dinner for six or seven years.

Buddy Morris Interview
Buddy Morris Interview

Gabriel Naspinki interviews Buddy Morris at the Elitefts Learn to Train 6 Seminar.

The Angry Coach: What We're Focusing on This Week
The Angry Coach: What We're Focusing on This Week

If you consistently do everything right, it all adds up.

JoshStrength: Herculean Traps 101
JoshStrength: Herculean Traps 101

Big, strong traps scream power, and the best deadlifters in the world have herculean trap development.

NYSC Undercover: What Kind of Dieter Are You?
NYSC Undercover: What Kind of Dieter Are You?

Before you start a diet, figure out what level of dieter you are.

Strong Mind: My Rock
Strong Mind: My Rock

I could mourn all that I have lost and will never have again.

Kentucky Strong: Mental Barriers
Kentucky Strong: Mental Barriers

Mental barriers should never exist.

Training with Purpose: In Retrospect
Training with Purpose: In Retrospect

I think it is important to look to the past to avoid future mistakes.

Just Sayin: Panhandling
Just Sayin: Panhandling

Panhandling is the new craze In bodybuilding.

Tips When Traveling for a Meet
Tips When Traveling for a Meet

Elitefts™ Coach Bob Youngs shares his ‘Tips When Traveling for a Meet‘ checklist.

Three Questions with Coach Nate Harvey
Three Questions with Coach Nate Harvey

An interview with University at Buffalo Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Nate Harvey.

Classic: Have Sex 8 Times This Week
Classic: Have Sex 8 Times This Week

Ok. I have to cross a line here that I really don’t want to.

Post-Meet Reflections: Building Momentum
Post-Meet Reflections: Building Momentum

It is easy to put too much pressure on ourselves as competitors, but we have to realize that each meet is building momentum toward long-term success.

Reno Hardcore: The Flying Scotsman
Reno Hardcore: The Flying Scotsman

Mental toughness is the difference between getting huge PR lifts and missing them.

I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Training Update
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Training Update

What the hell could this old man have discovered that is not already known?

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