Do Powerlifters Need Direct Abdominal Work?
Do Powerlifters Need Direct Abdominal Work?

Some say torso stabilization comes from bracing during heavy compound movements. Others disagree.

WATCH: Exercises to Build a Impact Crater-Making Deadlift
WATCH: Exercises to Build a Impact Crater-Making Deadlift

Unconventional movements to boost pulling power.

Holdsworth Wins World Championship
Holdsworth Wins World Championship

Overcoming knee injuries and numerous life changes, Holdsworth sees how he ranks in the bench and deadlift categories.

WATCH: It’s All About the Pull
WATCH: It’s All About the Pull

Things you need to consider to improve your deadlift.

WATCH: Deadlift Greats and What I Learned From Them
WATCH: Deadlift Greats and What I Learned From Them

Despite being his most difficult lift, Josh Bryant explains how deadlift legends helped him defeat that weakness.

WATCH: 9 Exercises That Will Help Build Your Bench Press
WATCH: 9 Exercises That Will Help Build Your Bench Press

From his seminar at Destination Dallas, Bryant discusses pressing matters.

WATCH: Getting the Most Out of Rest-Pause and Isometric Training
WATCH: Getting the Most Out of Rest-Pause and Isometric Training

These two intensification methods are often used, but are you getting the most out of them?

WATCH: Bench Press and The Seven Granddaddy Laws
WATCH: Bench Press and The Seven Granddaddy Laws

The first of six segments from the Destination Dallas seminar, the fundamental principles in this video will guide your training.

WATCH: Brian Schwab Becomes 165-Pound Single-Ply WPC World Champion
WATCH: Brian Schwab Becomes 165-Pound Single-Ply WPC World Champion

Schwab tackles the challenge of international competition and brings home a world championship win.

WPC Worlds Live Stream
WPC Worlds Live Stream

Watch the WPC Worlds LIVE Stream.

WATCH: Three Keys to Strength
WATCH: Three Keys to Strength

When you're dealing with serious challenges, having these three factors in place is even more crucial.

 WATCH: Gathering at the Compound
WATCH: Gathering at the Compound

Guests from Northeast Ohio and Indiana join the S4 Crew for a weekend of training.

Two Decades at the Top: Schwab's Secrets to Longevity
Two Decades at the Top: Schwab's Secrets to Longevity

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge an injury.

WATCH: Brian Schwab's Raw Bench Tips
WATCH: Brian Schwab's Raw Bench Tips

If you want that bar to get up, pay attention to your setup.

Cross-Country Journey Keeps Legacies Alive
Cross-Country Journey Keeps Legacies Alive

Former Army Football Captain Mike Viti hikes 7100 kilometers to honor 7100 service members KIA in the Global War on Terror.

WATCH: The Incident
WATCH: The Incident

What is it REALLY like in the elitefts offices? We show you a typical day-in-the-life of Senior Content Manager, Steve Colescott.

Smitley Totals 10X Bodyweight Raw!
Smitley Totals 10X Bodyweight Raw!

At the RPS Lexen Extreme Fall Classic, Smitley cements his legacy with an impressive day of lifting.

WATCH: Advanced Programming for Leg Hypertrophy
WATCH: Advanced Programming for Leg Hypertrophy

Do you want quads that sweep like a janitor and hams that hang like horse’s balls?

Kirschen Annihilates Bench PR in Gardiner, NY
Kirschen Annihilates Bench PR in Gardiner, NY

Just a pound away from the Satanic record, Dave begins his plan to dominate the underworld.

WATCH: Egg Cups as a Delicious Portable Protein
WATCH: Egg Cups as a Delicious Portable Protein

Hey Chubby, put down that Egg McMuffin and cook yourself a healthy, muscle building alternative.

Weekend of World Records and World Champions
Weekend of World Records and World Champions

Two new team members, on the same weekend, out doing massive things.

How To Master the Circus DB
How To Master the Circus DB

Tricks to master a ‘bell that will qualify you to join any carnival.

The Difference Between Olympic and ATG Squats
The Difference Between Olympic and ATG Squats

Do these both have value and do Olympic lifters even care?

The Duffin Training Protocol
The Duffin Training Protocol

Learn the basic elements Duffin used to build his 2039 raw total.

The FatBusters Analyze Dietary Trends
The FatBusters Analyze Dietary Trends

When there's something weird hangin' in your fridge, who you gonna call? FatBusters. When you hit an ab shot and it don't look good, who you gonna call? FatBusters. I ain't afraid of no carbs.

How Chris Duffin Engineered His Life
How Chris Duffin Engineered His Life

Duffin’s response to a difficult childhood was to forge the life he imagined for himself.

Everyone's an Athlete
Everyone's an Athlete

Referred to as a hybrid gym, Brian Saunders opens 11athletics to offer the best equipment and environment for any strength enthusiast.

The Importance of a Proper Warm-Up
The Importance of a Proper Warm-Up

With a program known for strength increases, with a minimal injury rate, this guy knows a thing or two about a proper warm up.

Turning Ordinary Bros to Powerlifting Pros
Turning Ordinary Bros to Powerlifting Pros

Anyone can recruit world champion ringers to their powerlifting team, few coaches can create them from scratch.

WATCH: How Schwab Developed His Training Philosophy
WATCH: How Schwab Developed His Training Philosophy

The Minimalist Method: Keep what is useful, discard that which is not.

WATCH: Schwab's Secrets to Two Decades at the Top
WATCH: Schwab's Secrets to Two Decades at the Top

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge an injury.

WATCH: The Battle of the Red Cups
WATCH: The Battle of the Red Cups

This is not about cups. This is about the quality standard to which we hold all our products.

WATCH: Unrecognized Legend of the Sport
WATCH: Unrecognized Legend of the Sport

Brian looks back on his 20-year lifting career and shares the biggest moments of his success.

Building the Perfect Monster
Building the Perfect Monster

If you watched the previous installments, the techniques in this video will lock down your structural needs for a bigger squat.

WATCH: Hypertrophy-Based Back Training
WATCH: Hypertrophy-Based Back Training

Dave and the BIG DOG bring on scapular Armageddon by inflicting trapezoid tyranny and latissimus dorsi demolitiion with just a touch of rhomboidal wreckage.

What Is It REALLY Like Inside the elitefts Offices?
What Is It REALLY Like Inside the elitefts Offices?

Although there are many misconceptions, this documentary shows a possibility of what it may be like in our London, Ohio headquarters.

WATCH: Pulcinella's Advice for Teen Lifters
WATCH: Pulcinella's Advice for Teen Lifters

You're still growing hair in funny places, so you don’' know any better. Listen up.

WATCH: The Team Talks About the Team
WATCH: The Team Talks About the Team

Fifteen years of team members share their experiences and reasons of being a part of elitefts.

WATCH: SS Yoke Bar Throwdown
WATCH: SS Yoke Bar Throwdown

Dave "MF'n" Tate tries to take Derek "Mountain Puppy" Dolgner to obedience school…but the puppy breaks his leash.

The Intricacies of Peri-workout Nutrition
The Intricacies of Peri-workout Nutrition

Skip this interview if you want to stay ignorant about nutrition.

Is Hand and Elbow Position Sabotaging Your Squat?
Is Hand and Elbow Position Sabotaging Your Squat?

Correct your shoulder mobility, integrate your lats and brace your core to hit a new squat PR.

Steve's Strength Tips: Fix Your Kicks
Steve's Strength Tips: Fix Your Kicks

The opinions shared by the author are not necessarily those of elitefts, it's owners or staff.

Why "Chest Up" in the Squat is Wrong
Why "Chest Up" in the Squat is Wrong

Fixing your thoracic spine position, can immediately add 10-15 percent to your squat.

Old-School Horseshoe Training
Old-School Horseshoe Training

I mix Mountain Dog and Westside to stretch the shirt sleeves.

Use Your EliteFTS Bands Better
Use Your EliteFTS Bands Better

Think you’re getting the most out of your bands?

Darden's Guide to the Super Yoke
Darden's Guide to the Super Yoke

Darden rolls like a tank through the streets of Cyprus leading the bicep nation.

Friday Technique Video: Bands Setup
Friday Technique Video: Bands Setup

This man will kick you so hard in the chest, you will crap your ribs out. Literally. Out of your butthole.

Pause to Re-evaluate Your Squat
Pause to Re-evaluate Your Squat

This one movement will eliminate the most common weakness found in squats.

Ladewski, Starnes, Meadows Hit the Posing Dais
Ladewski, Starnes, Meadows Hit the Posing Dais

Results from a weekend of most musculars and quarter-turns.

The Alternating Conjugate Periodization Model
The Alternating Conjugate Periodization Model

This program combines undulatory loading with a conjugate approach for an open-fisted slap of strength-building goodness.

Steve's Strength Tips: Get Pissed Not Stapled
Steve's Strength Tips: Get Pissed Not Stapled

Approach the bar with eyebrows like Yosemite Sam.

Dave Tate Takes Control of Mountain Dog Training
Dave Tate Takes Control of Mountain Dog Training

Dave drags an exhausted two-week-out John Meadows and his zombie ass through a back training session.

Best Part of My Job
Best Part of My Job

The Sherlock Holmes of Cyprus solves your training mysteries.

Friday Technique Video: Mastering the Sumo Deadlift
Friday Technique Video: Mastering the Sumo Deadlift

This man can punch you so hard your teeth will hit your girlfriend like shrapnel. Listen to him.

Creative Ways to Prepare Ground Meats
Creative Ways to Prepare Ground Meats

Tired of eating the same bland burger? We show you how to beat your meat!

Transitional Antagonistic Arm Training Block
Transitional Antagonistic Arm Training Block

I explain the logic of how I'm transitioning from my current post-contest shape to prep for the Olympia.

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