The Seven Habits of Ineffective Lifters 
The Seven Habits of Ineffective Lifters 

From neglecting technique to overtraining, learn how to overcome these seven habits and pave your way to podium wins.

Is Shirted Board Work Killing Your Bench Press?
Is Shirted Board Work Killing Your Bench Press?

Learn from the personal journey of Nathan Robertson who transformed his bench press by reevaluating relying on shirted board press training.

A Bodybuilding  Offseason (with Full Program) for the Powerlifter
A Bodybuilding Offseason (with Full Program) for the Powerlifter

The bad news: You can’t go hard all the time. It’s the quickest way to burn out — to see your progress stall, to get injured, and to lose interest in your training. The good news: A bodybuilding-style approach to the offseason has a ton of benefits for the powerlifter.

Why I Hate the Deadlift
Why I Hate the Deadlift

The deadlift is just that thing you have to do in a meet before you go to dinner.

How to Make Gains in Your Offseason
How to Make Gains in Your Offseason

You’ve just competed, now what?Here are YOUR tips for training during the powerlifting offseason.

What to Do With Your Head in the Deadlift
What to Do With Your Head in the Deadlift

Learning what to do with your neck and head in your deadlifts might give you just what you need to hit a new PR. Don’t take head positioning for granted.

Letter to a First-Time Competitor
Letter to a First-Time Competitor

Are you getting ready for your first powerlifting meet? Learn these tips and tricks now before you step onto the platform.

Bodybuilding for the Powerlifter: Extra Workouts
Bodybuilding for the Powerlifter: Extra Workouts

Extra workouts, if programmed right, can kick your training and results up a notch.

Scale the Summit 6 Weeks Out
Scale the Summit 6 Weeks Out

Peaking for your meet day should happen around six weeks out. Here’s a thorough plan to make sure you get the most out of your lifts when the time comes to step on the platform.

The Lost Art of Whole-Body Training: Lessons from History
The Lost Art of Whole-Body Training: Lessons from History

Whole-body training is highly underutilized in today’s world, and yet, it’s one of the fundamental programming methodologies to date.

Gold Medal Deadlift Training
Gold Medal Deadlift Training

Deadlift technique should precede everything else. Learn the golden rules of deadlifting first, practice them hard and often, then load up the bar.

When Grips Did Not Give
When Grips Did Not Give

Travis Rogers shares his thoughts and insights after spending time with Dave Tate on a recent Table Talk.

Conditioning for Powerlifters
Conditioning for Powerlifters

Powerlifters equate cardio and conditioning with losing strength gains, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

Achievements, Success, and Fulfillment
Achievements, Success, and Fulfillment

Most powerlifters chase success and fulfillment through PRs and competition, but there is success to be had in the process. Don’t forget that.

Powerlifting Federations Are a Service Industry Business
Powerlifting Federations Are a Service Industry Business

Powerlifting federations are a business first. So make sure you align yourself to a federation that speaks to your philosophy, values, and ethos.

Why Conjugate Didn't Work For You
Why Conjugate Didn't Work For You

The conjugate method is tried and true, but many will inevitably butcher execution. Learn how to course correct to get the most out of your conjugate program.

Programming For Everyone
Programming For Everyone

Anyone, regardless of experience, should be able to program workouts for themselves. Once you understand your goals, use these easy tips to build a program that delivers results.

You Are Not a Genetic Outlier
You Are Not a Genetic Outlier

Most people train like the athletes and Olympians they admire, but that’s poor practice. Train for YOU, and watch your progress skyrocket.

I Was Coached By Sheiko
I Was Coached By Sheiko

Training with Boris Sheiko changed me as both a powerlifter and a coach, and I’m forever grateful for it.

Training Considerations for the Aging Powerlifter
Training Considerations for the Aging Powerlifter

Your biological age is different than your training age. If you’ve racked up years of training in the gym, you should learn the difference between the two.

The Urgency of Meet Prep Training
The Urgency of Meet Prep Training

Use your fleeting meet prep time wisely, as Azrael, the killer of training time, will be coming for you…

The Bar You're Not Using But Should Be
The Bar You're Not Using But Should Be

Most lifters will have one if not two, main issues when they squat: pitching forward and tightness. What does this bar help fix? 

16 Week Conjugate Periodization Program For Novice Powerlifters
16 Week Conjugate Periodization Program For Novice Powerlifters

Limit the variables that’ll derail your early powerlifting experience as an inexperienced lifter. Here’s conjugate in a nutshell.

How to Make Your Rehab Suck
How to Make Your Rehab Suck

If getting under the bar is the end goal post-injury, here’s what NOT to do. By knowing the wrong approach, it’s easier to grasp what’s right.

Lunch with Dave Tate
Lunch with Dave Tate

Powerlifting is a mess, and sometimes we wonder why we even bother. Yet, it’s given me a tremendous mentor and unexplainable gifts.

Are You Overtrained? Should You Deload?
Are You Overtrained? Should You Deload?

Two catchwords that continue to make me shake my head are overtraining and deload. The end goal is a balance between training and recovery.

Stop Neglecting Your Posterior Chain
Stop Neglecting Your Posterior Chain

It’s interesting seeing a quad-dominant athlete squat 400 pounds but struggle to squat off a box with 135.

You Don’t Know JAC Squat
You Don’t Know JAC Squat

The basis of the program is conjugate periodization, with some scheduled deloads and a reverse band peaking schedule from Brian Carroll’s 10/20/Life.

Equipped Powerlifters, Control Your Variables
Equipped Powerlifters, Control Your Variables

You can master all of these variables: gear fit, gear sponsors, travel, and weight. But If not, they’ll ruin an entire training cycle.

No More Shitty Pecs
No More Shitty Pecs

This is a fun one where I relate viscoelasticity to training stimuli in a way you’ll understand to fix your shitty pecs…

16-Week Powerlifting/Bodybuilding Hybrid Program
16-Week Powerlifting/Bodybuilding Hybrid Program

If you have an equal love for bodybuilding and powerlifting with a goal to become bigger and stronger, this program is for YOU.

3 Ways to Keep Making Progress
3 Ways to Keep Making Progress

Where do you turn for answers to continue to make progress? Beyond elitefts, are you using an online coach, a club, or consultations? 

10 Reasons Why You Aren't Making Progress
10 Reasons Why You Aren't Making Progress

Why do people give up after only a few years? Sticking to a plan for only four weeks? Always looking for motivation? Training too easy…

You're Screwed Without A Crew
You're Screwed Without A Crew

In a recent elitefts poll, 88% of lifters responded that they train alone. I used to train alone (when I was weak). Then I found a team and turned elite.

14 Deadlift Tips and Tricks
14 Deadlift Tips and Tricks

His not-so-secret deadlift tricks and personal tips for fixing those bad habits. Insight from the man himself, Dave Tate.

10 Exercises Powerlifters Should Be Doing (But Aren't) to Stay Pain-Free
10 Exercises Powerlifters Should Be Doing (But Aren't) to Stay Pain...

What do you believe you need more of in your training? More rotation? Is the low back super cranky? Pick 1-2 exercises and get started.

Fix Your Walkout
Fix Your Walkout

A rack squat and a monolift squat are two different beasts. I totally underestimated the brutality of the walkout…

Strength Athletes, Control Your Variables
Strength Athletes, Control Your Variables

Consider where YOU lack focus. These things are widespread knowledge, nothing ground-breaking but surprisingly not prioritized correctly.

The Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE)
The Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE)

Let’s start with why you should use an RPE scale as opposed to a percentage program. Even though percentage programs are easy to use…

Future Self, Don't Forget Your Past
Future Self, Don't Forget Your Past

Did you bomb your last meet? GOOD! Tell me, what did you learn from the whole experience? USE IT to get better.

7 Tips for Your Next Meet Prep
7 Tips for Your Next Meet Prep

An excerpt from The Intermediate and Advanced Lifters Peaking Squat Cycle, don’t leave pounds on the platform due to improper planning.

Your Nutritional Plan for Meet Day
Your Nutritional Plan for Meet Day

You’ve done the work thus far to demonstrate your strength on the platform. Don’t ruin it with poor food choices come meet day.

The Squat Bar Isn't Bad For You
The Squat Bar Isn't Bad For You

I know it might FEEL bad, and you might feel banged up from squatting with it, but that does not mean you should be avoiding the straight bar.

The Westside I Remember
The Westside I Remember

With our Westside Table Talk episode coming up I thought I’d add more background to this article on Westside and the lifters I met there

Optimal Arousal in Powerlifting
Optimal Arousal in Powerlifting

Ever step onto the platform with raging, psyched up adrenaline coursing through your veins…but you end up missing the lift?

Why I Walked Away From Powerlifting
Why I Walked Away From Powerlifting

The moving parts behind the competition life are brutal. Go all in, and know when to get out.

How to Achieve Your Training Goals
How to Achieve Your Training Goals

The more bases you cover, the better chances you have of winning the game. Remember, meet prep is 24/7. So, what’s your plan?

The 6s and 7s of Training and Nutrition
The 6s and 7s of Training and Nutrition

Exercises or food you ranked high at some point may not be serving you anymore? It’s time to reevaluate what you lift and put in your mouth.

Opportunities for You in Collegiate Powerlifting
Opportunities for You in Collegiate Powerlifting

I ask four colleges for more information to help parents and high school lifters how to be better prepared to earn a scholarship or a powerlifting club invitation.

#128  Naomi & Tom Sheppard | Top UK Total | #1 Ranked Powerlifter
#128  Naomi & Tom Sheppard | Top UK Total | #1 Ranked Powerlifter

Naomi and Tom Sheppard join Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast as guests in the 128th episode.

The Most Underutilized Training Tool to Break PRs 
The Most Underutilized Training Tool to Break PRs 

You likely see it every day in the gym and just think of it as a safety feature for your training. You’re not entirely wrong but USE it!

#126 Greg Nuckols : Host of Stronger by Science
#126 Greg Nuckols : Host of Stronger by Science

Greg is the Head of Content at Stronger By Science and co-owner of MASS.

How to Put 100kg on Your Total in 15 Weeks
How to Put 100kg on Your Total in 15 Weeks

Dropping from the 320s to the 250s and competing as a 308 to a 242, I was forced to switch up my training split. Here’s the split!

Louie Simmons Shocks Boris Sheiko
Louie Simmons Shocks Boris Sheiko

In 2016, Boris Sheiko met Louie Simmons for the first time. Here’s how they spent their time together and what they talked about.

I Am Bryan Doberdruk
I Am Bryan Doberdruk

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.

The Top 3 Lessons I Learned From Ed Coan 
The Top 3 Lessons I Learned From Ed Coan 

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.

#119 - 8x WPC World Champion: Doug Heath
#119 - 8x WPC World Champion: Doug Heath

Learn how the 20-year-old version of Doug met Louie Simmons and his lifting career blasted off the ground in this podcast episode!

I Am Jo Jordan
I Am Jo Jordan

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!

What I Learned From Louie Simmons
What I Learned From Louie Simmons

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.

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