LISTEN: Eric Cressey on Performance, Baseball, and Staff Synergy
The most sought-after baseball performance coach details his journey in the S&C field.
Progression and Regression System for Exercise Selection
Implement this exercise variation protocol to keep your athletes training at an optimal loading standard.
Summer Training for Football (with 8-Week Program)
Like no other sport in America, football relies on a productive off-season to dominate in the fall.
Red Yeast Rice for Healthy Blood Lipids—Who’s Foolin’ Who?
Is this “natural” supplement used to reduce blood lipids all it’s cracked up to be?
Haters Gaineth Nothing
Would you rather engage in gratitude and abundance, or anger and vileness towards people you'll never actually meet? Which is more meaningful?
WATCH: 11 Triceps Variations for Massive Arms
Target all three triceps heads and construct mammoth, balanced, powerful arms with these movements from Team elitefts.
LISTEN: Wisdom from a Renowned High School Strength Coach
One of the most experienced coaches in the country unveils the necessary components of a top-notch training program.
WATCH: How Justin Harris got Dave Tate Shredded
Dave was a 300-pound powerlifter. 1200 grams of carbohydrates and a stack of double cheeseburgers later, he had more abs than we could count.
WATCH: Introducing the Three elitefts Power Rack Packages
Our new power rack packages offer immediate customization options for a better gym and better shopping experience.
Less Work, More Results in High School Athletes
Stop burying your athletes into the ground and do only as much training as needed for optimal results.
Living and Training as a Bipolar Narcoleptic: Lack of Sleep and Depression
It is difficult to reach the top of any sport within a hyper-competitive atmosphere. It is even more difficult with depression and sleep complications.
WATCH: Metabolic Conditioning with the Double Kettlebell Snatch
Sheri and Ken share everything you need to implement this brutal conditioning tool that will be sure to fry you quickly.
LISTEN: The Power Athlete Podcast
John Welbourn and his coaching crew provide insight into how they create power athletes.
Contest Prep Dieting and Training Modifications From 21 to 11 Weeks Out
By adjusting macronutrient ratios and splitting workouts into twice a day, you can overcome the lack of energy from low-calorie contest prep. You won't even have to do cardio.
Matt McGorry: A Man of Many Roles
The Unlikely Powerlifter grew from strength sports to high-budget production without losing sight of where he started.
WATCH: How To Do A Real Glute Ham Raise
If your glute ham raises aren't increasing your squat or deadlift, chances are you're cheating. Clint gives you a few variations to try,
WATCH: The Four-Step Coaching Process
Following this revolving approach is the key to creating an environment that strengthens the athletes and solidifies the program.
Bring On the Regulation
This industry is a sea of turds, full of 'coaches' with no credentials and no right to be training anyone. Let's fix that.
LISTEN: Instilling Passion and Eliminating Excuses
Ross Bowsher brings an extensive resume to Arkansas Tech in order to raise the bar.
How to Develop a Training Philosophy
You can follow someone else's program and just lift, or you can develop your own training philosophy by figuring shit out for yourself.
How to Measure Rack Height and Gear Size
Measure twice, squat once, and be on your way to a heavier total with the right gear and the correct rack height.
WATCH: Coaching Breakdown of Competitive Kettlebell Movements
In another installment of the kettlebell video series, Ken and Sheri reach deeper into their pool of knowledge.
LISTEN: What Constitutes the Mecca of Strength and Conditioning?
From the classroom to the weight room, Dr. Brian Thompson is the driving force behind Springfield College's success.
3 Powerlifting Rules We Keep Forgetting
While you program the complex details of a meet-training cycle, don't over look these principles your strength is built upon.
Investigating University of Maryland's Strength and Conditioning Bl...
Coach Hamer interviews strength and conditioning coach Drew Wilson from the University of Maryland to find out how he gets the Terrapins strong and ready for football season.
The Truth About Energy Systems (Part 2)
The breakdown of food and the conversion of nutrients to energy coincides with the body's regulation of multiple energy systems.
Foundation of Speed Development: Acceleration
Use these six programming tools to increase your athletes' ability to rapidly reach top speed.
The Search for Meaning
How you spend your time on this earth determines what you define as meaningful. Does your lifestyle reflect your vision?
Shelby Starnes' 3-Way Hypertrophy Split
This routine divides training into push, pull, and leg sessions for maximal muscular growth and optimal time efficiency.
General Mistakes All Powerlifters Make
There are things that are right in powerlifting. There are things that are wrong in powerlifting. And then there are things that work for only you. Learn to tell them apart.
Harry Selkow's Prowler® Training Progression
If you've been bitten by the beast and contracted the prowler flu, this program is your antidote.
WATCH: 8 Good Morning Variations That Belong in Your Program
Team elitefts gives you this compilation of their favorite good morning variations.
LISTEN: Changing the Game in Youth Sports
In the state of youth athletics, John O'Sullivan is the voice of reason amongst coaches, parents, and administrators.
Exercise Selection Evolution
As your athletes grow and develop, so should the movement patterns of their program.
WATCH: Technical Demonstration of Competitive Kettlebell Sport
Two veterans of kettlebell sport walk you through the ass-kicking, heart-pounding, 10-minute event.
LISTEN: An Inside Look at a D1 Strength and Conditioning Program
From the Big Ten to the Pac-12, Evan Simon brings toughness and accountability to the Oregon State University football program.
The Six Best Pieces of Training Advice
Guidance through many years of elite-level powerlifting has produced six specific lessons for platform and personal strength.
Contest Prep Survival Guide: Food Preparation and Traveling Tips
Food is the most crucial aspect of succeeding in your first show. Use these tips and strategies to stay on track.
How My Old Programming Taught Me Something New
It may seem simple or it may seem stupid, but does it produce results?
WATCH: Becoming a Mentor to Young Coaches
Use this video to develop a comprehensive and meaningful curriculum to guide young coaches and build a future for this industry.
Verkhoshansky's 5 Rules from 'Special Strength Training Manual...
This updated manual revisits the work of Verkhoshansky and demonstrates how to implement a conjugate-sequence system.
A Push-Up Is Not Just a Push-Up
This typical throw-away, punishment exercise is in fact a highly-technical skill capable of teaching and reinforcing proper movement patterns.
Rethinking the Aging Process at 50 Years Old
You can let your age (which is just a number) drag you down or you can prove to yourself and everyone around you that age doesn’t have to be a limiting factor for anything.
EPOC—The Secret to Fat Destruction
After years of competing as an IFBB pro, Dugdale has learned what will keep you thick while you shed fat.
7 Meet-Day Tactics for Putting Together Your Best Total
You've spent days, weeks, and months preparing for the meet. These tips will ensure your efforts were not in vain.
The Intimidation Factor
Mike Tyson, Ronda Rousey, and the 1990 UNLV Rebels—what did they have in common? They knew how to win before the match even started.
LISTEN: Inside the Mind of The Research Meathead
Jon Mike simplifies the complex studies of nutrition and exercise.
Triphasic Training for Powerlifting
If your intensity level and explosive base are lacking, this 21-week meet prep program will help where max effort and dynamic effort work could not.
WATCH: The Easiest Way to Set Up Chains
If your setup takes longer than your set, you may want to try this accommodating resistance alternative.
LISTEN: Simon Sinek's Leadership Lessons
The best selling author of 'Start with Why' and 'Leaders Eat Last', Simon Sinek explains the essential qualities of leadership
Honoring a Legend: Remembering Bill Starr
Personal tribute from a coach who got his start from the man himself.
How to Get a Supplement Company Sponsorship
Companies are looking for more than 6-pack abs and a big bench. Ask yourself this question: what do I have to offer?
Three to the Fourth Power Program
Using these specialty bars, rotate your most effective set and rep protocols for stronger, more explosive athletic performance.
What Is Post-Activation Potentiation?
This fancy term might make you sound smart, but is there a way to use it to your advantage in the gym?
The Fit Chick Reality
Underneath every hot body is a person's reality—what are you willing to give up for that appearance? Is it worth it?
Back from the Dead: Starting Over with Jim Wendler
My journey from hospital bed to Jim Wendler's power rack started with one decision: to do what the doctors said I couldn't.
