Lessons from West Point (Part 2)
Lessons from West Point (Part 2)
In Part 2, Mark Watts talks about difficult recruitment, traveling for his own training, and adaptations to athlete programming.
Josh McMillan: It's More Than Just Programming
Josh McMillan: It's More Than Just Programming

A good program is only a piece of the puzzle.

Monster Garage Gym: The Gear Is Ready to Go Heavier, But Are You?
Monster Garage Gym: The Gear Is Ready to Go Heavier, But Are You?

If you are new to gear, respect not only the gear but the inordinately heavier weights that you will attempt.

Are You a Program Hopper?
Are You a Program Hopper?

She only gave the program SIX MONTHS before scrapping it.

Benefits and Proper Use of Weightlifting Belts
Benefits and Proper Use of Weightlifting Belts

If you wear your belt while doing curls, make sure that you’re wearing color coordinated fingerless gloves

Ten Shirted Bench Press Tips
Ten Shirted Bench Press Tips

Bench press tops from Joey Smith?! Why not?!

Kentucky Strong: Should You Compete?
Kentucky Strong: Should You Compete?

If you’re serious about your training and passionate about strength sports and are even considering competing, you should.

NYSC Undercover: Fred Duncan and Coach X Hypertrophy Roundtable (Part 1)
NYSC Undercover: Fred Duncan and Coach X Hypertrophy Roundtable (Part 1)

Lift consistently and the demand is perceived as worthy of increasing muscle to handle the work.

Friday Technique Video: Foot Placement for the Bench Press
Friday Technique Video: Foot Placement for the Bench Press

How is your body built to maximize your leverages?

Pain
Pain

Take off your iPod and love someone with your gift.

Tips to Help Five Common Deadlift Mistakes
Tips to Help Five Common Deadlift Mistakes

Technique tips and accessory movements to help fix five common mistakes in the deadlift.

A Lion in Iron: Seven Habits of TRYING to be Successful
A Lion in Iron: Seven Habits of TRYING to be Successful

Seven blunt behaviors to set you on the path to success (without the sugar coating).

Steve Goggins: Deadlift Training Tip
Steve Goggins: Deadlift Training Tip

Deadlift tips from a lifting legend.

WATCH: Bench Press Grip
WATCH: Bench Press Grip

JL shares how to fix a common bench press grip mistake.

Josh McMillan: LTT 7 Deadlift Cycle
Josh McMillan: LTT 7 Deadlift Cycle

My plan was to hit an 800—pound deadlift at the LTT 7.

How Training for a Single-ply Meet Benefited My Multi-ply
How Training for a Single-ply Meet Benefited My Multi-ply

I knew I wasn’t done powerlifting, not by a long shot, but something needed to change.

Metabolic Damage: Disaster or Discovery
Metabolic Damage: Disaster or Discovery

Jennifer Petrosino proves that you can be lean AND strong.

I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Divas
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Divas

Most are willing to share their knowledge, but there are exceptions.

WATCH: The Romanian Deadlift
WATCH: The Romanian Deadlift

We love the RDL as a general pattern builder.

One Minute
One Minute

One minute. Years of hard work. Months of preparation.

Brian Carroll: Squat Depth Progression
Brian Carroll: Squat Depth Progression

As of July 20th, 2013, I am cleared to start lifting again.

Friday Technique Video: The Good Morning
Friday Technique Video: The Good Morning

You do not want to end up with a blown disc. Trust me.

Jennifer Petrosino: Head Check
Jennifer Petrosino: Head Check

Sometimes the hardest thing to face is not the bar…it is yourself.

Friday Technique Video: Squat Set Up
Friday Technique Video: Squat Set Up

Lock in your glutes and abs, THEN unrack.

Tips When Traveling for a Meet
Tips When Traveling for a Meet

Elitefts™ Coach Bob Youngs shares his ‘Tips When Traveling for a Meet‘ checklist.

Choices
Choices

Be a person of action, not excuses.

No Bullsh*t: How To Not Sound Like an Idiot
No Bullsh*t: How To Not Sound Like an Idiot

For those times when you do have to open your mouth and speak…

Monster Garage Gym: It's Not Always the Strongest Lifter Who Wins
Monster Garage Gym: It's Not Always the Strongest Lifter Who Wins

It’s not always the strongest lifter who wins…it is the most prepared.

Post-Meet Reflections: Building Momentum
Post-Meet Reflections: Building Momentum

It is easy to put too much pressure on ourselves as competitors, but we have to realize that each meet is building momentum toward long-term success.

My Return to Powerlifting
My Return to Powerlifting

Dave looks back into his past.

Reno Hardcore: The Flying Scotsman
Reno Hardcore: The Flying Scotsman

Mental toughness is the difference between getting huge PR lifts and missing them.

Friday Technique Video: Proper Execution of the Power Clean
Friday Technique Video: Proper Execution of the Power Clean

Are you hurting your athletes more than helping them?

I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Training Update
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Training Update

What the hell could this old man have discovered that is not already known?

A Lion in Iron: Training—Ritual or Habit?
A Lion in Iron: Training—Ritual or Habit?

Training as a habit and training as a ritual are two very different things. Which one best fits you?

Don't Follow THAT Program!
Don't Follow THAT Program!

Do not blindly follow the program of any upper level lifter.

WATCH: Pelvic Tilt for Deadlift Lockout
WATCH: Pelvic Tilt for Deadlift Lockout

Is your lockout holding you back from breaking deadlift PRs?

Adam Driggers: Finessing My Deadlift
Adam Driggers: Finessing My Deadlift

Driggers sure does love spreadsheets!

Monster Garage Gym: What Is Right with Powerlifting?

The meet was everything that is right with powerlifting.

Reno Hardcore: Ten-Day Training Cycle
Reno Hardcore: Ten-Day Training Cycle

As we get stronger, everything changes and we have to keep adapting the program in order to keep getting stronger.

I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Best
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Best

We all strive to be the very best we can be to achieve our genetic potential.

WATCH: Leg Drive for Bench Press
WATCH: Leg Drive for Bench Press

The key to a big bench is to keep this technique from an open bar to over 600 pounds.

Beast Reality: Shitty Days
Beast Reality: Shitty Days

It is hard to admit to ourselves that we may need to bow down to the demons to allow ourselves the time to recharge.

Eric Maroscher: Video Inquisition (Part 4)
Eric Maroscher: Video Inquisition (Part 4)

One size does not fit all. Not every guy is going wear the same tuxedo to the prom.

Strength Training in the Military (Part 3)
Strength Training in the Military (Part 3)

Last we heard from Jesse Pierce, he was working to meet the Army’s physical fitness standards. Has he achieved his goal?

Conventional Pulling for the Sumo Deadlifter
Conventional Pulling for the Sumo Deadlifter

I have a sure-fire way to add pounds to your deadlift and help you blow past your current PR.

How You Take Your Total From Novice To Elite
How You Take Your Total From Novice To Elite

Training tips from Marc Bartley and Dave Tate to take your total from novice to elite.

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