JM Blakley is widely known for being the namesake of the JM Press and
breaking numerous bench press world records.
The art of bro lifting has infiltrated the ranks of strength coaching like never before. What in the world are we teaching these kids?
The U.S. soldier is an athlete that requires strong muscles, bones, and connective tissue to prevent injury.
The biggest mistake I see among lifters is rushing into advanced training too soon. Let’s back up for a minute.
Tired of inputting your nutrition information into an app to count your total macros and calories? Give this method a shot.
Swede Burns, the creator of the 5thSet methodology and owner of Keyhole Barbell, is a lifter and coach with over 20 years of experience.
Here are my ideas for a rotating weekly plan that I’ve been trialing this month with my exact exercises and training loads. I’m sore!
In this 123rd episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk, Dave answers YOUR questions that you asked on his recent Instagram post.
You are a badass, meat-eating dude who likes steak; hence, you eat a 12-ounce all at once. If you can only use 30 grams, where do the other 50 grams go?
Why are we only prescribing duration for conditioning and not for exercises? After all, sport is timed by duration.
In 2016, Boris Sheiko met Louie Simmons for the first time. Here’s how they spent their time together and what they talked about.
Dave Hoff holds the all-time highest powerlifting total—dominating multi-ply for over a decade, and was featured in Westside vs The World!
It all began with Bryan buying a used monolift from elitefts. One thing led to another and nearing ten years, he’s still on the team as an athlete.
When you get to the point that you know what works and what doesn’t, or you are limited by injuries, the rules need to change.
The greatest powerlifter of all time has learned a thing or two about how to be the best in the world. He approaches life the same way.
Numerous studies have been conducted to determine the effects of resisted sprinting methods on sprint speed. Here they are.
Matt Wenning is a three-time world champion powerlifter. Today we’ll learn more about his warm-up, time at Westside, and how he programs for a variety of special populations.
This program is a combination and rewrite of a five-day cycle I followed for ten weeks (two-and-a-half blocks) after a tear in my erector and some serious knee pain.
Will the use of social media help you land your next strength and conditioning job? Doubtful.
In this 120th podcast episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk, Dr. Ken Kinakin and Dr. Eric Serrano take a seat. BIG NEWS release!
Volunteering under a local public school district’s strength and conditioning coach, here are five things to know as you pursue this job track.
Ask any coach, power is a prioritized physical quality for athletes. How do we develop power? Variable Resistance Training (VRT).
Learn how the 20-year-old version of Doug met Louie Simmons and his lifting career blasted off the ground in this podcast episode!
A simple and practical solution for those on tight schedules. With this setup, add hundreds of pounds to your total.
The deadlift creates more fatigue and takes longer to recover from. Right? Well, research shows this isn’t as cut and dry as suspected.
Powerlifting is a small and fleeting part of Jo’s existence. Although one of his top priorities, the joy of life is family. Learn more!
A pitcher doesn’t need to be able to sprint as far as an outfielder, but the acceleration for a pitcher is in high demand.
Talk to any strength coach or trainer, and in some way, they have been influenced by Louie Simmons. Here are 7 ways he influenced me.
I refuse to be the old crusty guy in the corner complaining, BUT come on now. Why aren’t your kids bending? Long is strong.
In this 117th episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast, Joey Szatmary (@Szatstrength ) takes a seat. Joey is the gym owner of The Lions Den in Colmar, Pennsylvania. He attended Albright College and played collegiate lacrosse. Joey’s most notable athletic feat as a poly-athlete is earning the 2019 United States Strongman (USS) Heavyweight National Champion title.
Ever find that stress on one adaptation will have too many drawbacks on all the other adaptations you want your athletes to maintain?
In this #116 episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast, Dave invites three new elitefts athletes to the table. Meet Haley Hill, Jaden Lacaria, and Adam Zavchik!
Use the omni-contraction method and the different contractions (concentric, eccentric, and isometric) to improve your powerlifting total.
In episode 115 of Dave Tate’s Table Talk, Dave opens the flood gates to answer YOUR questions that you asked on his Instagram page.
Bigger players often suffer from a lack of condition—they need size to execute their skill set yet run the risk of overuse-related injuries.
Try backing off if you aren’t improving and feel like you’re pushing as hard as possible. You may be surprised by the outcome.
Learning from Louie Simmons, Ed Coan, Stan Efferding, Stuart McGill, and more, this is my training philosophy to guide my programming.
In 4 weeks, relieve tired muscles, add muscle or lose fat, and reenergize your CNS for the next cycle with this hypertrophy block.
JL Holdsworth and Douglas Heel join Dave to discuss their travels and share ideas on healing and performance in serving diverse populations.
Listen as Dave, Darryl, and Bret go down memory lane, and share stories and training gems they learned from John Meadows.
Lifting weights, pushing ourselves as hard as we possibly can, day in and day out, isn’t so different from life outside of the gym.
Jim Wendler and Matt Rhodes to discuss training, coaching, consistency, discipline, and past Westside Barbell stories
These questions are the roadmap to getting strong and jacked, along a playbook for when shit hits the fan. And, shit will hit the fan.
God, I know you’re busy answering all of these prayers from people wanting baseball to start (thank you, by the way), the war in Ukraine…
The most underrated benefit to this setup is allowing the thoracic spine and ribcage position to be easily manipulated. Hello, rear delts and lats!
These deadlift myths have been around for too long and it’s time they disappear. Get ready to feel SHOCKED, LIED TO, or ANGRY.
They dive deep into strength training and Spell to Communicate, two significant modalities that encompass the whole child and form the basis for all other therapies.
When I decided to be on the platform competing with the best of the best, I had to fix these mistakes. You should too.
If you’re new to the squat or lose technique once it gets heavy, train the eccentric to become one with the bar.
Kalil Sherrod is a strength coach at The Rack Athletic Performance Center. He hosts The Get Clean Podcast, helping young strength coaches and parents expand their knowledge. He is a former Division 2 and semi-pro basketball player. Kalil is certified through Westside Barbell and Byrd Sports Performance.
How do we train power athletes to continuously display high outputs, while also being able to fall back on their aerobic system for recovery?
Where does a child go when their physical world is too loud or quiet, bright or dim, uses jargon that makes no sense? Somewhere worth visiting.
Is bodybuilding a lifestyle, a sport, or two mutually exclusive things? Learn how the greats used hypertrophy along their journey.
Concurrent training, commonly known as hybrid training, can be a frustratingly fine line to walk. Here’s the recipe.
I like using the bell-shaped curve when considering where a player fits into a type of training session: reviving, surviving, or thriving.
Jim Wendler’s seminar Strength Training High School Football Players is compiled for you to implement as a coach or an athlete.
Urinary Incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine, which can happen in both males and females—more than half of women experience it.
