Get Your Grip Back
My first thought is if you aren't already using it, start hook gripping. Painful, yes. Essential in this situation, perhaps.
The Science and Importance of Taking It to the Limit
I'm a strengthaholic. I'm consumed with lifting, learning about lifting, and teaching other people how they can lift better.
Fighting 1000 lbs. in Kandahar
Most people aren’t willing to risk life or limb in a backyard meet. Yet, that’s what happened as Kandahar Airfield hosted its second annual “1000 lbs. Club” powerlifting challenge in Afghanistan.
Getting the Most Out of Your Combine and Pro Day Prep
The most important thing to remember when prepping for any sort of football combine is that you aren’t getting ready for a football game.
44 and Broken, Part 5
I’ll need to learn how to either let go of the past (misses) or to re channel the energy into something positive and EAT.
Training the Younger Generation of Athletes
Now more than ever, the younger generation of athletes (and their parents) are looking to gain an edge.
There Is a Place for Everything
While you won’t, and shouldn’t, agree with everything they do or say, it’s important to stay open-minded enough to figure out what you like and what you don’t like about their philosophies.
The Ladder…Good? Bad? Both.
Ladder drills should be included in the dynamic warm up phase of a complete strength and conditioning program on occasion to change things up and keep it fresh.
Failure Is Under-Rated
What if I said that failure is, in fact, an option and it can actually improve your performance and understanding of the task at which you failed?
A Summer of Life Learning
I have yet to meet someone who is "balanced" and also great at what he does or at the top of his game in his selected sport or field.
How to Develop a High School Football Player, Part 4
We use 2-, 3-, and 4-board presses, different grips, and different bars; we're always tricking the body.
By the Coach for the Coach: Be a Better Coach
I've been doing a lot of soul searching about what the goals are for this article series.
44 and Broken, Part 4
I’m half way through the training cycle for my meet. I almost forgot how hard training for a meet is on your body.
Ladders to Success
Ladders—get stronger, fitter, and faster, all without touching a treadmill or resting for light years between sets.
How to Develop a High School Football Player, Part 3
We're looking for great mechanics and the ability to understand different movements.
Load Shift Training
You are only as strong as your weakest link; when that link breaks, the related injury can keep you out of the gym for an extended period of time.
Gym Lift Carryover for Strongman
Andy Deck weighs in on the best gym lifts to help your strongman training.
A Very Different View of Training
I prepare an athlete to develop optimum control of his body as he moves, which is why I view core stability a failure as a basic model of athletic training.
How to be a Superman with Your Knees
I was told that I had a twelve- to eighteen-month recovery ahead of me and that I would never have 100 percent use of my leg again.
How to Develop a High School Football Player, Part 2
I care about results and that’s what we get—results!
Reno Hardcore: I Am An elitefts™ Athlete
I hadn't competed in anything since college and that fire was raging again after the meet.
How to Use Chains And Bands
Is the use of bands and chains some magical tool that will create supermen?
More About Informational Integrity
I simply don’t like frauds who attempt to practice their fraudulence at my expense.
Under The Bar: Did You Miss This?
What better way to write a column then to just post a bunch of random stuff I have posted in my log, the QA, Facebook and Twitter?
44 and Broken, Part 3
I’m three weeks into my journey to return to competition after a six-year layoff. So far I have received a lot of positive feedback for putting my quest out there.
Training the Female Athlete: Culture, Education, and Motivation
The girl steps into the gym for the first time and is met with the smell of sweat and the sound of metal clanging violently.
Training Tips for the One-Man Wolfpack
If getting a crew together to train is out of the question, there are things you can do to make training on your own suck a little bit less.
44 and Broken, Part 2
I’m 44, have a list of injuries that keep me from walking, never mind lifting, but I’m not done yet.
How to Keep Your High School Athlete's College Strength Coach from ...
As football season approaches, many athletes are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to put all their hard-earned, off-season gains to the test on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and maybe even Monday nights.
The Fire
I have such an urge to get back under the bar that there are few things I can compare it to.
The Sour Project (Episode 1): Ericka, Ericka, Ericka...
I have a hard time being a cheerleader for someone who praises half squats and barely-there benches
My SPF Powerstation Pro/Am Results (with video)
My training went relatively well going into this meet and I expected to hit some PRs, but things never seem to go as planned.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Deadlifter
In the end, as powerlifters, strength athletes, and combat sport practitioners, we go to extremes to succeed.
By the Coach for the Coach: It Isn't the Strongest of the Species T...
I like to think that, as a profession, we're much better than we were.
My Experience with Strength Training in the Military
Sometimes I would question what kept me going back to train; I rarely set a new record.
A Case for Wide Squats
Squats should be looked at as more of a movement, not simply a specific muscle developer, and the entire body should be involved in the lift.
Dave Tate and Julia Ladewski on Sport Training, Part 2
In the second part of this two-part interview, Dave speaks to Julia Ladewski about the importance of comprehensive program in order to prevent injuries.
Dave Tate and Julia Ladewski on Sport Training (part 1)
Dave Tate and Julia Ladewski talk athletic training.
Mental Aspect of Olympic Weightlifting
I was known around my gym and by other area lifters as the guy who hit himself, headbutted objects, and always had plenty of ammonia on hand.
Spacial Awareness
Yeah, I’m pissing and moaning a lot about bullshit, but this just isn’t necessary.
Iron Subculture UNCENSORED with Dave Tate
Dave shows up for work pretty riled up. He feels the need to say some things...
Building a Super Hero Chest
The key to a lean anterior upper body (mainly chest and abs) is your total amount of body fat.
Visualizing a Lift: Part 2, Ritual Reinforcement
This is your only chance; how do you want this set to go down?
Quick Thoughts on the Science of Lifting
It’s something to be concerned with if you’re a competitive athlete because folks are obviously getting busted.
IronSport: Cannonball Run Shoulder Day
I call it cannonball run because when it was done, my shoulders looked like (and were as lethal as) cannonballs.
Disable Your Strength Limits, Focus on Pain
Take the time to fix your aliments and you'll be thanking yourself for those three weeks that gave you continued years of pain-free training.
Maintaining Upper Back Tightness in the Squat
If it is a weakness issue, you should be adding good mornings and Zercher squats to your assistance training.
Unilateral Strength Training: Experts' Roundtable
If you want to get strong as hell, you’d better not overlook unilateral (single limb) strength training. These exercises offer the perfect complement to your bilateral (double leg/arm ) movements to help keep your strength gains plentiful.
Band Pull-Apart Super Series for Healthy Shoulders
One of the biggest issues we face at our gym is shoulder health.
The Rough Patch
It seems that when most folk are going through a rough patch in life, lifting gets them through it.
