Three Quick Circuit Finishers
Three Quick Circuit Finishers

Finish your training with one of these three circuits to shed those extra pounds…without sacrificing performance.

Got Recovery?
Got Recovery?

With all of your efforts to maximize growth and strength increases, how much thought have you put into recovery?

Other Reasons Michael Jordan Couldn' t Jump
Other Reasons Michael Jordan Couldn' t Jump

Choosing the proper exercises required much deeper thought than just scanning which rack is open. Take a deeper look into the logic behind this aspect of programming.

Tips to Crush the Combine Tests
Tips to Crush the Combine Tests

These tips to crush the NFL Combine can make the difference between watching from up in the cheap seats and a signing that double comma Nike contract.

Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast: The Spot Athletics
Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast: The Spot Athletics

Interview with JL Holdsworth and Nic Bronkall of The Spot Athletics.

The Fastest Sport on Ice: Things You Don't Know About Bobsled
The Fastest Sport on Ice: Things You Don't Know About Bobsled

Think you are a superstar in your Flexible Flyer sled and may have missed your calling? Learn all you need to know to get ready for the next US Olympic Bobsled Team trials.

Buddy Morris: The Next Chapter
Buddy Morris: The Next Chapter

Back as the Head Strength Coach at the University of Buffalo, Buddy Morris takes time to talk shop.

Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast (Episode 6)
Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast (Episode 6)

Joe Kenn is one of the most influential strength and conditioning coaches in the industry.

How to Deal with Difficult Coaches
How to Deal with Difficult Coaches

Clashing with challenging coaches or parents? Here are the most effective strategies to help cope with them.

Strong(her) Coaching (Part 2): Principles and Philosophy
Strong(her) Coaching (Part 2): Principles and Philosophy

A roundtable discussion with fourteen of the top female strength and conditioning coaches in the country.

Three Questions with Anthony Donskov
Three Questions with Anthony Donskov

Strength and conditioning coaches have the ability to change lives, instill discipline, teamwork, and attention to detail.

Are We Teaching Speed and Quickness?
Are We Teaching Speed and Quickness?

Somehow, it is universally accepted that if you increase your strength and do running specific drills, you will increase your speed and quickness.

Kentucky Strong: Passion, Consistency, and Strength
Kentucky Strong: Passion, Consistency, and Strength

It is what sets the good lifters apart from the GREAT ones.

The Sad State of DIII Strength and Conditioning
The Sad State of DIII Strength and Conditioning

We were promoting what was right, but small private schools sometimes do not have the money to do what is right.

Dear Coaches
Dear Coaches

Be a great coach because it will be seen through each athlete.

Training and Coaching: Get Under the Bar! (Part 1)
Training and Coaching: Get Under the Bar! (Part 1)

It’s incredible what you can learn under the bar, especially as a strength coach.

Programming for Competitive CrossFit
Programming for Competitive CrossFit

Looking at CrossFit competitions, there is only one constant and that is that there are no constants

Strong(her) Coaching (Part 1): Athletic Influence
Strong(her) Coaching (Part 1): Athletic Influence

A roundtable discussion with fourteen of the top female strength and conditioning coaches in the country.

The Bullshit Days We Scope Over
The Bullshit Days We Scope Over

Why not include a day of bodybuilding into your workouts? You have nothing to lose. Only something to gain.

The Flexible Periodization Method: Out of Sight, Out of Mind? (Part 3)
The Flexible Periodization Method: Out of Sight, Out of Mind? (Part 3)

Let Karsten take your circuit and endurance training to a brand new level.

Speed vs. Speed-Strength
Speed vs. Speed-Strength

It is the quantity of the quality of work that matters…

5 Things That Are Wrong with This Country
5 Things That Are Wrong with This Country

Fixing these issues with our athletes will not fix our country, but we all need to start where we can make the most impact.

Three Questions with Dennis Cuturic
Three Questions with Dennis Cuturic

Interview with Duquesne University Strength & Conditioning Coach, Dennis Cuturic

A Career After Coaching
A Career After Coaching

Mark Watts gives advice to a coach looking for other professional options.

Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast (Episode 5)
Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast (Episode 5)

Interview with Todd Hamer, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Robert Morris University

Ruck & Maul: In Season, Gym Based Programming
Ruck & Maul: In Season, Gym Based Programming

Do not just blindly follow this training template with your teams, but experiment with elements of it and come up with what works best in your own environment.

Lessons from West Point (Part 3)
Lessons from West Point (Part 3)

In the final installment of the series, Mark Watts talks about the modifications to the WSBB training methods for athletes.

Head Games: Training the Neck to Reduce Concussions
Head Games: Training the Neck to Reduce Concussions

Concussions have become a major issue in sports and coaches have a responsibility to protect their athletes

ThanksGripping
ThanksGripping

Elitefts coach JL Holdsworth hosts the very first ThanksGripping contest at the Spot Athletics.

Extra Workouts for College Athletes
Extra Workouts for College Athletes

Use extra workouts to aid with recovery, build work capacity, and to address weak points.

Developing an Athlete's Aerobic Capacity
Developing an Athlete's Aerobic Capacity

It’s not about running your athletes into the ground.

Off Season Injury Reduction for Football
Off Season Injury Reduction for Football

Football is one of the few sports that cannot be PLAYED year round, but it must be TRAINED year round.

The Flexible Periodization Method: Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
The Flexible Periodization Method: Out of Sight, Out of Mind?

Respiratory muscle training may be the weak link in your training program.

How to Walk-On Your College Football Team
How to Walk-On Your College Football Team

Mark Watts tells how to make your move from the stands to the field on game day.

Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast (Episode 4)
Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast (Episode 4)

Interview with Cam Davidson, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Penn State University

Ruck & Maul: Off Season Rugby Plan for Club Players
Ruck & Maul: Off Season Rugby Plan for Club Players

Are you an athlete struggling with off-season fat gain? Ashley Jones has the program for you.

WATCH: The Romanian Deadlift
WATCH: The Romanian Deadlift

We love the RDL as a general pattern builder.

Training Frequency for Fighters
Training Frequency for Fighters

Lawrence outlines a schedule that allows a boxer to maximize sports performance and fitness while preventing the risk of overtraining.

NSCA National Conference: MMA Training, Intermittent Fasting, and More
NSCA National Conference: MMA Training, Intermittent Fasting, and More

Presentations from Joel Jamieson, Dr. John Berardi, Dr. Disa Hatfield, and Mike Favre from the NSCA National Conference In Las Vegas, NV

Buddy Morris Interview
Buddy Morris Interview

Gabriel Naspinki interviews Buddy Morris at the Elitefts Learn to Train 6 Seminar.

3 Mobility Drills for Olympic Weightlifters
3 Mobility Drills for Olympic Weightlifters

While being coached by Leo Totten and Mike Gattone at the NSCA National Conference, they finally got me to the point where I could actually catch a clean.

Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast (Episode 3)
Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast (Episode 3)

Interview with Flagler College Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Tom Palumbo

Energy System Training for Football Athletes
Energy System Training for Football Athletes

The old—school meat—head coach way of asking your question is, “how do I keep my fat—ass lineman in shape without pounding their legs?”

If I Could Do It All Again, Part 4
If I Could Do It All Again, Part 4

There is a fine line between having enough variety to elicit a training effect and being able to become proficient at the movement.

Three Questions with Coach Nate Harvey
Three Questions with Coach Nate Harvey

An interview with University at Buffalo Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Nate Harvey.

The Thinker: Triphasic, In-Season, and Navy Seal Training
The Thinker: Triphasic, In-Season, and Navy Seal Training

James “The Thinker” Smith answers questions from the Elitefts.com™ Q&A.

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

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

If I Could Do It All Again, Part 2
If I Could Do It All Again, Part 2

Thank goodness we got away from jogging a few laps before a ground—based warm—up.

Developing Explosive Athletes: Velocity Based Training eBook
Developing Explosive Athletes: Velocity Based Training eBook

Training Athletes Using Velocity Based Training eBook by Elitefts™ Dr. Bryan Mann.

Mas—Wrestling: Attention Booturs
Mas—Wrestling: Attention Booturs

Mas–wrestling was a tool for preparing the young men of the cultures for the physical difficulties and demands of living in an isolated area where survival was the only focus.

Elitefts Roundtable: In-Season Training for Football
Elitefts Roundtable: In-Season Training for Football

Elitefts™ coaches and columnists discuss their views on the best in–season templates for football.

Adapting CrossFit Methodologies for Sports Performance: Part 2
Adapting CrossFit Methodologies for Sports Performance: Part 2

What can you add to the most common CrossFit training sessions to address the athlete’s needs?

Science of Lifting: The New Golden Age of Strength and Conditioning
Science of Lifting: The New Golden Age of Strength and Conditioning

If Reeves, Schwarzenegger, Anderson, Alekseyev, and such got us interested in lifting, then it has been Glasnost, the Internet, and cheap home media that has gotten us educated.

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