The Triple Triad Dogg Shitt Method
You followed part 1 and part 2 and had great results. Here’s ten more weeks to keep pushing beyond your limitations.
Is Bodybuilding Worth It?
I have pondered this question for years. When it’s all said in done, will you be able to face the man in the mirror with no regrets?
Lift with Intent and Intensity
If you’re going through the motions or overly amped while training, the perfect program on paper will do little for you. Why don’t we talk about this more?
8-Week Bodybuilding Program for the Beat Up Powerlifter
If you’re feeling crusty as a powerlifter, it’s time to dial the heavy weight DOWN and turn the reps and blood flow UP with this 8-week bodybuilding program.
Off-Season Gym Programming
This article presents a few of my favorite programming variations to achieve the desired outcome this off-season.
Maximize Your Strongman Performance Through Analytics
Analyze every detail of every event, in every contest you sign up for. Remember, the strongest guy doesn’t always win.
What, Why, and When to Use Cluster Sets
One tool in a coach’s toolbox to enhance their athlete’s training is cluster sets. I’ve been using cluster sets for a few years in training both weightlifters and team sports athletes and found them to be very beneficial for what we’re trying to accomplish. Here’s my cluster set blueprint.
The Top-4 Habits of Successful Dieters
Successful dieters come in all different shapes, sizes, and genetic codes. Regardless of disposition, the rate of dieting success relies heavily on your mindset. What exactly are you telling yourself?
Chains for Hypertrophy
Adding strands of steel to your training arsenal is what separates you from harder contractions and better safety measures. Try these exercises.
The Diary of an Aging Athlete: Age is Relative
I’m not going to lie—getting old is the opposite of wonderful. But you won’t find doom and gloom in this text—there’s a lot to feel good about as we all go through this aging process.
The Giant Killer in Strongman
Weigh out the pros and cons of this beloved strongman staple to decide if tire flips should be part of your training cycle. Caution: biceps are placed in a high-risk position.
Grinding Your Way to Victory and New PRs
Grinding is only for a select few. Read if you should keep pushing even though your body is begging you to stop.
Contemporary Lacrosse Performance Training Updates
Here are the accessory, unilateral, and mobility exercises your lacrosse players SHOULD be doing to stay healthy, especially as their playing season continues to extend.
Build High School Athletes' Athletic Base with Olympic Lifting
When done correctly, these lifts can improve an athlete’s peak force, rate of force production, and explosiveness.
Four Ways Women Can Break Through the Glass Ceiling
As a woman reading this, you too have had a fair share of doubters. So I want to share some tangible ways to break through the glass ceiling in your life—the barrier to professional advancemen. It can be done.
A 3-Step Warm-Up Quickie
Let’s make the warm-up more than just breaking a sweat. If done properly (and in little time) it’ll prepare you for the work to come.
#63 - The Metaphysical Meathead with JM Blakley
The man, the myth, the legend JM Blakley, joins Dave and Sam to discuss getting a little better every day, the nuances of coaching, the limits we place on ourselves, and much more!
The Combined Seasonal Training Chart
To expand upon the exercise selection chart discussion from last month, these training options form the basis of my decision-making and conversations with players as to what they need to focus on over the next four to six weeks in their gym sessions.
Do the Legacy Work to Make Your Mark
Your time on this planet is limited. To make your mark, I challenge you to do the work and get ahold of your emotions.
Why You Should Perform Pause Squats Above the Knees
Do you want a bigger squat? This Russian secret will help.
Powerlifting Basics: Go Easy on the Croutons
You are only a new lifter once, and that is a gift to take seriously. Don’t squander it by dabbling in the post-elite aspects and methods of training.
The Best Lower Body Warm-up Ever!
Don’t skimp out on a warm-up to only tweak your back squatting 135. I know from experience.
The Role of a Strength Coach
Let’s look at some of the jobs a strength coach can and should be responsible for.
Why Athletes Should Use Cheat Reps
Because it can be a wonderful tool to increase power, muscle mass, and performance in a given sport. That’s why.
A Meathead’s Guide to Hip Replacement
Here are the basics everyone, especially lifters, should know before going under the knife—choosing a surgeon and what to expect before and after surgery.
#59 - Dave Tate's Table Talk with Phil Matusz
Athletes spend most of their time with strength coaches. Learn how Phil Matusz finesses his role as the head football strength coach for Boston College.
Transitional Guide to Tactical Strength and Conditioning
As the tactical sector of strength and conditioning grows, so does the awareness, curiosity, and interest from coaches currently in athletics. Here’s a quick breakdown if you’re considering making the leap from collegiate to tactical strength and conditioning.
The Most Important Facets of Team Training
Here’s what my crew abides by in setting up our team training. The process starts with tryouts.
Does Hypertrophy Have a Place in Athletics?
Some of the brightest minds in strength and conditioning present both sides of the argument. Join the conversation.
The Vitamin Most Women Should Be Taking But Aren't
Is your period haywire? Is your hair brittle and shedding? Do you feel constantly lethargic? Are you estrogen dominant?
#58 - The Boys are Back with Jim Wendler, Matt Rhodes, Vincent Dizenzo, ...
On this episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk, the boys are back in town! Dave is joined by Jim Wendler, Matt Rhodes, & Vincent Dizenzo!
Why an Experienced Lifter Should Use a Coach
The best way I can explain this concept is to tell you a story about a pilot and his air traffic controller.
Top Nutrition, Training, and Lifestyle Tips for Wrestlers
The name of the game is to be the best you can be. These tips will get you there.
#57 - Jujimufu on Dave Tate's Table Talk
Get the inside scoop on the legendary Jujimufu that you won’t see anywhere else!
#56 - Dave Tate's Table Talk with IFBB Pro Missy Truscott
Get the inside scoop of how Ms. Olympia Missy Truscott preps, trains, eats, lives, and thinks her way to a high-level athletic hybrid.
The Powerbuilder Program is Here
We will beat puniness and weakness once and for all as we combine bodybuilding and powerlifting to form the ULTIMATE unity.
4-Week Blast For Arm Growth
Don’t you want a big arm hanging out your car window as you drive around this summer?
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Gym Galaxy
It’s time for a talk to the young and the old about the inevitable (devastating yet fascinating) aging process under a loaded bar. Buckle up, it’s a bumpy ride!
Programming Two-A-Days for Your Player's Pre-Season and In-season
Poliquin, Thibadeau, and Schoenfeld, among many other writers and researchers, have popularized this method—performing multiple training sessions within a day. Here’s how I set this up for my players within a three-day split program.
Speed Work for Strength Gains
There are more components to a lifting schedule than heavy training. How about training for speed?
Utilization and Progression of the Romanian Deadlift in Baseball
Hitting requires an athlete to hinge and load their rear leg. Pitching requires a slight hinge and load in their rear leg prior to delivery. Defensive players need to be able to get into an athletic position to move efficiently and decisively to a ground or fly ball. RDL your athletes!
Improve Endurance and Strength Simultaneously
New research on concurrent training gives us more insight into how to set up our programming considering nutrition, blood flow restriction, and VO2 max.
Journaling for Training Success
Your training log serves so many roles for you to ultimately reflect, analyze, and attack your goals and performance. For less than a dollar, get started today and see how practicing mindfulness puts more weight on the bar.
Mental May—Remembering Demons
As laborsome it is to destroy and bury your demons, it’s also vital to remember them.
Mental Preparation and Imagery for Peak Performance
There’s a big misconception that to conquer the weights you need passion and anger. Research and personal experience disagree. If you’re prepping for a powerlifting meet, it’s time to train your mind.
Bullet-Proof Knees for Strongman
Strongman is a brutal sport to train for and can take a toll on your knees if you’re moving and using tools improperly. Make these few tweaks to your training and you’ll be pain-free. I guarantee it.
The Beauty of Quiet Technique
If you're looking to be strong, improve durability, and look better, quiet technique will get you there with less wear and tear. Here are implications and executions of this technique using a variety of exercises.
Coaches and Parents, Pay Attention!
Let's get inside the minds of the high school athletes working towards a collegiate scholarship. I interview five athletes who share their goals, sacrifices, regrets, and suggestions for coaches and parents reading this.
2 Exercises to Get Your Stalled Deadlift Moving Again
If your deadlift sucks at lockout, mid-position, or from the floor, you'll want to add the stiff-legged deadlift and Romanian deadlift into your training program. Here's how to do them correctly, with a sample training template to get started.
Specialty Bars for Collegiate Baseball and Softball Athletes
These sports require a high degree of mobility and stability through the shoulder, place a great deal of stress on the shoulder and elbow, and require an effective and efficient synchronization of the upper and lower limbs—the perfect storm for a specialty bar to keep you safe and sound.
What Do Athletes Really Need?
Athletes need to be better at their sport. Period. Coaches, fine-tune your needs analysis with precision so you can respectively answer the question above through program design.
Why "The Power of a Note" is Empowering
The Power of a Note is an outreach tool for parents, educators, and personal trainers to help a child with autism reach his highest potential through movement and health.
A Fresh Perspective for Training Athletes
Unfortunately, so many coaches only focus on performance because that's how they were coached.
The Exercise Selection Chart
Let me walk you through a new weight room and share my processes for creating an exercise selection chart to best meet the needs of your athletes.
The End of the Unilateral Vs. Bilateral Debate
Do you swing more towards one side than the other? I can tell you that I did. So, we decided to try a progression to work both single-leg and double-leg exercises. Here is what the eight weeks looked like for our athletes.
How to Set Up Isometrics in a Strength Circuit
The muscles and connective tissues that are loaded make for a trifecta of hypertrophy, strength, and conditioning. Time under tension is a beautiful thing. Try this today!
