This is the original deadlift routine Alwyn Cosgrove drew up for Shawn Frankl after he stalled in the mid- 700s.
This program outline gives you the ability to insert the gym-based training, conditioning, and specialized development that addresses your individual pre-season needs.
With this program, each mesocycle (aka 3 weeks/microcycles) focuses on a different portion of a muscle action. In other words – This will make you STRONG(ER).
Two programs outline how to use the ballistic methods of kettlebell training to improve joint mobility and strengthen ligaments and tendons for a competitive edge.
Joe Kenn, the Head Strength Coach of the Carolina Panthers presents a nearly 2-hour educational guide to implementing the tier system.
Follow these principles of program design to build the muscular abilities that were untrained for your previous strength sport.
The lessons I have learned from Jim power this program for pure strength progression over time.
These alternate setups for non-traditional microcycles in a powerlifting program have allowed my clients and I to target the specific needs of individual athletes.
Whether you’re a beginner to a training program or a personal trainer working with first-time clients, these progressions work as a fool-proof guide to producing results over time.
Implement this exercise variation protocol to keep your athletes training at an optimal loading standard.
This routine divides training into push, pull, and leg sessions for maximal muscular growth and optimal time efficiency.
If you’ve been bitten by the beast and contracted the prowler flu, this program is your antidote.
If your intensity level and explosive base are lacking, this 21-week meet prep program will help where max effort and dynamic effort work could not.
Using these specialty bars, rotate your most effective set and rep protocols for stronger, more explosive athletic performance.
My journey from hospital bed to Jim Wendler’s power rack started with one decision: to do what the doctors said I couldn’t.
Don’t waste a good training cycle and lose your momentum two weeks out. These are the techniques I used for my 780 bench.
This four-week core-development program will enhance your stability, optimize your posture, and allow your body to function how it is meant to.
This 12-week training progression is tailor-made to strengthen the mind and body of a child who fears this playground implement.
This was designed in December 2000 and has been used by thousands of lifters to better grasp Conjugate Training and increase the strength of their Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift by hundreds of pounds.
Murph gives you program ideas on how to recover from surgery and get you back in the gym.
David Allen, Justin Harris, and Josh McMillan break down mental and physical barriers to success.
Dr. Squat turns The Real Deal into a more destructive, pugilistic powerhouse.
Effective training programs to use on your team during the competitive season.
After two decades of competing, The M2 Method author has fine-tuned meet prep.
You have two options during the competitive months: progress or regress…I digress.
We give you three easy fixes and a program to put your stubborn deadlift back on track to PRs.
Bodybuilding magazines have promulgated the myth of muscle confusion. While it sounds ridiculous, a slight tweaking in your exercises will grease the path of continued progress.
Which of these three progress-sapping categories do you fall in?
Move that Ford Escort to the driveway, toss that box of old high school trophies in the trash; it’s time to get serious.
Your college experience doesn't have to be only cheap beer, Taco Bell at 2 AM, and 6 hangovers a week.
Remember the five Ds: Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge.
That stack of bottomless pancakes you had for breakfast won't taste so good coming up after the medley.
If you joined Crossfit to look like Rich Froning, you may need to broaden your approach. This is how I transitioned to powerlifting.
Darden rolls like a tank through the streets of Cyprus leading the bicep nation.
Don’t get caught in the speed trap on your way to Gainesville.
At the RPS Battle of Champions: Connecticut State Championships I accomplished a life-long goal.
Dave Tate explains and demonstrates an exercise variation for a seated triceps dip machine, the JM Press with the Swiss Bar and Chains, and a mechanical drop set of Tricep Pushdowns
If your athletes were part of the Thursday night pub crawl, how can you expect them to squat heavy on Friday? #beergainz
The newest elitefts columnist breaks down how to get started in strongman.
Bump up the volume for a better build.
Post-Activation Potentiation will add some spring to your static strength, produce new slabs of muscle, and develop a powerful physique.
Dave drags an exhausted two-week-out John Meadows and his zombie ass through a back training session.
Drive that bar off your chest like you’re wearing a C4-laced bench shirt.
If you aren’t wising up to the value of gear for raw lifting, Joe will choke you out with a pair of Krait Knee Wraps.
You are embarrassing! You come in here…doing those stale-ass sets, in that stale-ass program, as part of your stale-ass training cycle…and you expect results?
In the authors previous article he sold you on the importance of solid programming. In this one, he delivers the game plan.
With attention to detail, effort, and intelligent progressions, Olympic lifts can be both enjoyable and highly effective in developing a range of physical qualities.
I explain the logic of how I'm transitioning from my current post-contest shape to prep for the Olympia.