The Coach
He taught me more about the deadlift in ten minutes than I had managed to learn in two years. Just imagine what might happen over the next twelve weeks leading up to my next meet.
Core Curriculum
Strength and conditioning professionals, including seasoned veterans with many years in the trenches, might find themselves hard pressed to provide rationale for core exercises that they're programming for their athletes.
Balance
It is the sympathetic system that is most dominant and therefore most active. Ever wonder why you feel fatigued? This is why!
Doing What NEEDS to be Done (Part 1)
Next, I’ll write about how I adopted this principle into that very thing which gets in the way of our training…"LIFE!”
What Programs Will Get You Brutally Strong?
So, to sum up: pick a program you believe in, work HARD at it and get brutally strong.
Targeted Tension Training
A key to success in virtually every major lift is the ability to create, store, and release tension when the time is right to express proper strength.
Iron Sport: How to Become a Dominator
The dominator gene is not so much a physical attribute, but an element of will.
Is Your Squat Too Low?
Avoiding the “tuck under” during heavily loaded squats will save you years of pain and injury and will lead to more consistent training and better, stronger results.
Dave Tate on the Learn To Train Seminar 4
Hard training, brotherhood, learning from one another, and all for a great cause...LTT4
Setting Up a Strongman Program
Setting up a strongman program is no different than any other type of program.
Strength: What Are You Going to Do with Yours?
I’m going to push through that ache in my hips, that sting in my shoulder, and get that damn PR.
Learning to Learn: Becoming the Strength Coach You Were Meant to Be, Part 2
Self-education is probably the most important factor in being successful. I will take you on a journey to all the sources from which I get my information and how to learn from each.
If You Were Thinking, You Wouldn’t Have Thought
Holistic health. Why isn't this realm of information mentioned on here among powerlifters and bodybuilders?
Interns and Impact, Part Three: The Impression You Make on Your Peers
For every great friendship you develop during your internship experiences, I can guarantee you will have a nemesis or two.
Learning to Learn: Becoming the Strength Coach You Were Meant to Be, Part 1
Based on what has been presented to you, you can now coach knowing there are specific steps that athletes go through in order to learn.
IRON: How to Take Control of Life and Live It on Our Terms
It has been nearly a year since I last had a bad day and I feel like a completely different person now.
What to Do Between Sets
I'm sure you've witnessed people at the gym yapping away between sets to the point that their workout turns into a marathon.
Can CrossFit Make You Better?
Raise your hand if you’d accept a time travel invitation to train with Arnold and company back at Gold’s Venice during bodybuilding’s golden era.
Thank God It's Deload Week
I was fortunate enough to attend a seminar at DeFranco’s Gym that was hosted by Joe DeFranco, Jim Wendler, and Date Tate. It was there that Dave first introduced me to the concept of a deload.
You Can’t Get Jacked if You’re All Jacked Up: How to Warm Up Your Client...
All you need is five minutes to foam roll, five minutes to do the breathing and bracing, and five minutes to do the dynamic warm up and you’re all set!
Deadlifts as Finishing Movements
You work the heaviest most compound movement last when you're at your weakest.
Five Man Maker Moves for Athletes
If you’re looking to go from pine shining bench warmer to Captain, starter, and all-district, take these for a spin in the coming weeks and watch your athleticism explode.
Stand on the Shoulders of Giants
Only now can I truly appreciate the measure of the man that is my father. His heart and dedication to those closest to him, in my opinion was and still is his greatest trait.
High Powered Journaling
I feel that tracking by exercise slots makes it easier to watch the progression of the movement. It is also easier to observe progression of that exercise slot over time when you have multiple weeks’ worth of information consolidated into one place.
The Newbie: Fun at the Bottom
During the beginning stages of this strength circus called “powerlifting,” I’m finding a serious need for patience.
Troubleshooting the Unrack on the Bench Press
Unracking the bar without losing your positioning is key.
Post-Pregnancy Tummy Flattening
I'm a huge fan of stabilization exercises, standing ab exercises, and the like.
The Basic Workout Template and FAQ
There are a number of things that can be done to help a lifter that has a weakness off the chest.
Neck and Trap Training for the Strength Athlete
Training the musculature of the neck and trapezius is often ignored by many lifters.
Wide or Narrow Grip Pull-Downs/Pull-Ups: Does It Make a Difference?
Wide for wide, in for in, in for out, out for in—we've heard all the catch phrases for where to hold the bar on a lat pull-down.
How the LTT Seminars Evolved (and I Grew Right Along with Them)
I recognized Dave Tate's passion in myself. I live, eat, breathe and sleep this. Hell, I only have sex cause Jeremy Frey told me that it would make me recover faster.
Five Tips to Maximize Athletes' Training Results in Minimal Time
One of the biggest challenges for a performance coach when working with athletes is finding the time to train them while working around their other commitments.
The Angry Coach: It's Not You. It's Them.
You're not always wrong, and it's possible for the majority to be the f-ed up ones, and not the individual with a goal and a plan to achieve it.
I’m Not Like You
The self that we present to those around us is only the part of us that we’re comfortable letting out.
Reno Hardcore: Sacrifice
It's just as important to have a strong mind as it is to have a strong body!
The One-Drop Method
Thinking fondly of my favorite brain hemorrhaging Smolov sets and the growth one can literally feel, I chose to include one single drop set in this spirit.
The Angry Coach: 5 Travel Tips
I actually managed to make the most of everything by sticking to this plan. I hope this helps.
War at the Rack
We know that each and every time we get ready for the gym to train, there is battle on the horizon.
If You Won’t Take the Medicine, Don’t Ask for the Prescription
Imagine going to the doctor to get attention for an illness, receiving a drug prescription from the doctor, and tearing it up and throwing it in his face because you don’t take prescription drugs.
Key Performance Indicators: Measuring Progress Correctly
Key performance indicators are specific, measurable things that tell us whether or not we are making progress toward our goals.
LTT4 Training Footage
We were thrilled to have Trent Chance shoot video at the Sunday morning training session we had following the Learn To Train Seminar.
Lift It. Hold It. Lower It.
Strength training is a simple process that has become an over complicated “wishing well” for athletic success.
Comparisons
“What can I do to improve, so the judges have no choice but to place me in first next time?”
Squat Like the Man You were Designed to Be
Believe me, your training will all of a sudden be turned into another kind of important.
Why the Microwave Is Affecting Your Progress
Fast food is ubiquitous. Growing up, we had the big three fast food joints—McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy’s. Now, there may literally be ten fast food joints in your town.
Under The Bar: You Have Choices in Life
If you do make time to do these things and implement and execute, the odds of outlasting your competition increases significantly.
Gear Funk, Taint Stitching and Taco Tuesday
The equivalent of having the current Super Bowl champion team and coaching staff giving pointers to your intramural flag football team. Don't miss our Twitter chats!
Chain Me to the Squat Rack
I'll try to give you my advice as best as I can without reviewing your strengths, weaknesses, training, etc.
The Deadlift Training Secret No One Talks About
The Deadlift Devil has tormented me for years. I hate that dirty, scaly son of a bitch.
Wanna Lift? Meet Me at the…Playground
You don’t have to be completely regimented and stick to the script session after session with your program.
