Commercial gym woes got you down? Try these tips.
Training as a habit and training as a ritual are two very different things. Which one best fits you?
We want to teach that we move objects. We do not allow those objects to move us.
Mas–wrestling was a tool for preparing the young men of the cultures for the physical difficulties and demands of living in an isolated area where survival was the only focus.
My throat was about 80 percent closed and continuing to swell shut.
The meet was everything that is right with powerlifting.
As we get stronger, everything changes and we have to keep adapting the program in order to keep getting stronger.
Do you have an emotional attachment to any exercise or piece of equipment?
It is hard to admit to ourselves that we may need to bow down to the demons to allow ourselves the time to recharge.
One size does not fit all. Not every guy is going wear the same tuxedo to the prom.
Ryan Williams Interviews Elitefts.com™ Coach Buddy Morris on their new ebook.
To achieve this impressive physical resume requires one of the highest work ethics in a team and a resilience and tenacity to pursue strength and power goals like no other member of a rugby squad.
There is nothing that makes up for the feeling that comes from squatting, bench pressing, or deadlifting.
You can’t beat the elitefts™ glute ham raise for bringing up those lacking hamstrings.
There I was, fifteen years later, staring down my greatest friend and my worst enemy.
Interview with Head Strength Coaches Chad Scott of Charleston Southern, Tim Kontos of Virginia Commonwealth, and John-Michael Davis of Eastern Kentucky
When selecting special exercises, remember to look at the individual athlete and things that are unique to his event, technique, or position.
If the Mr. Olympia was only open to people in Sturgis, I would easily place.
Our athletes deserve the best programs possible.
A MUST–HAVE tool for my suit case, car, kitchen door, etc. Velcro not included.
If you have time to answer texts and play angry birds, then you are probably not meant for this.
It’s better to be proud of true, small accomplishments than great, elaborate lies.
It appears that more coaches are concerned with the results that they get from doing particular exercises in the weight room and with particular pieces of equipment.
Elitefts™ Team members discuss the best barbell and dumbbell exercises to improve strongman events.
Who you ridin’ with? Them or us? Deep love or cheap lust?
Four and a half months post-surgery…and the hip feels good.
You actually have to be disciplined to get ripped or get lean while building muscle.
You will never be as strong to yourself as you will be in the eyes of others.
Vitamin D is an extremely important nutrient for health and performance outcomes.
He’s back…and he’s getting ready to take the platform!
This warm–up will get you under the bar in ten minutes or less.
When looking at the subject of heredity, it’s important to understand that some aspects are strongly correlated and others have less bearing.
Elitefts Pro Powerlifter Marshall Johnson details how he implements cardio into his training program.
The bottom line is you do not need a fancy program to build big, strong shoulders.
I think the biggest and hardest change for me was learning to train less.
I’ve been told that to have obtained world records at age 71 requires extraordinary resolve. I don’t see it that way.
My running theme when I do any kind of public speaking is to make the audience laugh and make the people who actually hired me cringe.
Six different quick and easy ways to jack up your calories (and the scale) without a ton of complex cooking and effort.
Elitefts Team Strength Coach Matt Rhodes outlines a day in his life.
Take a look at how to use overreaching as a tool to either break plateaus or use before a planned layoff from training.
The problem must be identified before the solution is drawn.
