Weightlifting Variations for Strength and Conditioning
Weightlifters are among the strongest and most explosive athletes in the world. So, let’s see how your athletes can benefit from doing them!
PR Your Next Bench Training Session
If your movement is constrained, how will this directly affect your bench stroke? A LOT. Try these four stretches.
Blending Training and Rehab for the Powerbuilder
There’s no reason to be sidelined into rehab purgatory when dealing with a combination labral tear with bicep tendinopathy. Read how this case study is applicable to you.
Why Powerlifters Should Front Squat
What moves 600 pounds, won’t necessarily move 700 pounds. Reassessing my situation, I realized my thoracic extensors were weak.
2021 MiLB Opening Day
Oh, what a memorable day for baseball this was—the day that many of my colleagues and athletes will never forget.
Heidegger in the Weight Room
Barbell clubs like Gene’s are not just to build strength. If done right, they socialize the human body to foster awareness, connection, and culture.
Should Combat Athletes Bodybuild?
If you’re still in the “bodybuilding will hinder flexibility” camp, it’s time for you to update your training IQ.
The Six Pillars of Excellence
There are six pillars of excellence that every player and staff member should live by. It’ll breed character, culture, and success.
5 Suggestions for the Garage Gym Powerlifter Training Conjugate
Here are my suggestions if you are training in your garage, thinking about competing in a powerlifting meet, and are intrigued about the conjugate method of training.
Understanding the Force-Time Curve’s Role in Breaking PRs
Consider improving your rate of force development or increasing the duration of your acceleration phase of a bench press to improve your 1RM.
How To Progress a 6-Week Full-Body Training Program
To progress a 6-week full-body training program, let’s consider sets, reps, weight, and tempo.
3 Questions to Ask Your Client BEFORE Their Next Diet
As a coach, this is a tough spot to be in because you may have to tell a prospective client, “You’re not ready to diet.” Here’s what to ask.
The S&C Role in Early Sport Specialization
From a physical literacy perspective and contrary to popular belief, playing sports is not enough to become physically literate for life.
Cueing Athletes and Clients: Work With Them, Not Against Them
Cueing athletes and clients is heavily dependent on their learning style. Ask them how they learn best and use the information to your advantage!
What Kind of Lifter Are You?
Beware: Lots of programs out there are faulty. If it’s not addressing technical skill or CNS adaptation, it’s garbage. Here’s a DIY to try based on the type of lifter you are.
Making the Cut
Here’s line-by-line notes of what I do to make weight. I’ve perfected this after 14 tries.
#67 - Hardest Leg Day with Jujimufu and Szatstrength
Social influencers Jujimufu and Szatstrength sit down with Dave Tate (after a brutal leg day) to talk training, business, and mindset.
Anti- Dad Bod Training Program
Now that you’re a dad, your programming has to be taken back to the drawing board. One thing you don’t have time to waste is time.
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.