Inspiration and Motivation: 6 Articles to Help You Find Your Inner Drive
Being truly great means finding a way to help others the same way you seek to improve yourself.
WATCH: Into The Void Documentary
Within those seconds, between with the chalk box and the bar, that's what I'm talking about. That's the void.
WATCH: Into The Void
This is pain that you crave, because the load you've been carrying all your life is now resting on your back — and you have the power to smash it.
WATCH: The Red Flags of Online Coaching
Everything you're seeing online is a mirage. How do you filter through all the bullshit?
WATCH: Rapid Fire Table Talk— MRV, Staying Competitive, and Coffin Dragger
Dave answers your questions from Instagram in 15 seconds or less.
Come Train and Learn with Legend Steve Goggins on September 26th
This training camp with Steve is set up with a limited attendance and a non-formal format. We designed it with this format so you can learn all you can from Steve and so that Steve can help tap into what YOU need to do to become better.
WATCH: 1,000 Videos and Growing — The elitefts YouTube Channel
As our content department continues to grow and deliver industry-leading material, stay up-to-date on all of our multimedia productions.
WATCH: Have You Ever Felt Your Passion Slip Away?
It's not going to be easy to accomplish your goals. When your will to achieve starts to fade, what will you do?
Dave and Jim: The Seminar Years
When two, fat bloated powerlifters travel the country to do seminars, you're going to have a few interesting stories to tell.
WATCH: Table Talk—OH CRAP! Edition
I realized this week that I made a huge mistake in my last table talk video...this is for the female lifters I left out.
Adjustable Programming: Using Flexible Goals in an Inflexible World
By rewriting negative associations at the track and field, Blaine and I were able to overcome previous limitations and create new opportunities for growth.
WATCH: My Worst Injury in Powerlifting
Injuries suck, but we all get them. It's part of the game. But there's one injury that kept me out of the gym for months at a time. The doctor told me I'd never bench over 400 pounds again. He was wrong.
7 Leg Exercises Designed for Greater Hypertrophy
Here is an unbeatable compilation of the best blood-pumping lower body movements from team elitefts.
LISTEN: The Last Sports Performance Podcast
It's been a good two years and 64 episodes with elitefts and the Sports Performance podcast. Mark reflects on the ending of a great chapter.
What the Godfather Can Teach Us About Powerlifting
This crime classic is full of strength training lessons from the Corleone family. When you take the platform, are you the hot-tempered Santino or the calm, calculated Michael?
The Forgotten Power of Training
There are two types of adversity you will experience as a lifter: the stress you can plan for and the stress you can't. How will this effect determine your path in life and in the gym?
The Definitive Guide to the Board Press
We are certain this article and embedded videos will not hit every sports and news outlet online, but at least you will LEARN HOW TO F**CKING BOARD PRESS! We have no idea what caused the recent train wreck, but can offer one solution by reposting an article from six years ago.
WATCH: Passion Trumps Everything
Human potential is a lot higher than we think it is. It has always been higher.
Old School elitefts Training Motivation
Looking for motivation? We've got exactly the training footage you need.
Training the Inner Drive
Your career in this world of strength will only go as far as your desire to win. Lose that, and you lose any chance you ever had to succeed.
Speed Bench with Jo Jordan
Double your bench press numbers by adding speed bench to your benching routine.
8 Best Maximal Lifting Techniques for Mega Mass
Bodybuilding training isn’t the only way to build muscle. Here are serious hypertrophy techniques ripped straight from the powerlifting platform.
8-Week Off-Season Figure Training Plan
This program reveals the approach I use for bringing up weak points between shows without neglecting the necessary foundation for all competitors.
12 Tips for the Advanced Lifter
If you've been in the sport for more than a few years, you no longer need programming tips and coaching cues. These higher level lessons will help you reach your prime.
Staying Committed to the Future: The New elitefts.com
The many products and services we offer have been complicated by technology. Now we want to make that up to you.
WATCH: Tate, Dizenzo, and Goggins Present Coaching Methods from The Powe...
Three of our best experts discuss world-class coaching of the squat, the bench, and the deadlift.
My First Trip to elitefts and Talking with Dave Tate
My mentor and I traveled to London, Ohio and saw first-hand that some people truly never stop learning.
WATCH: Dave Tate Weak Point Training with elitefts Interns
The summer interns at elitefts sit down with Dave for a post-training chalk talk.
Powerlifting is a Science. Be the Scientist.
Approach your training and your progress with the mindset of a problem-solver. Sometimes this means asking others for help and sometimes this means figuring shit out for yourself.
Two Dynamic Bench Cycles That Will Blow Your Bench Up
Are you looking for something new to take you bench up a notch? Here are two.
Antoine Vaillant Backing It Up
"Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body."
-Arnold Schwarzenegger
Increase Your Bench and Forearm Strength with Fat Bar Floor Presses
Wanting to add variety to your bench training while also improving your grip at the same time? Start getting fat with Fat Bar Floor Presses.
The Impact of Mentors on Life Development
In your lifetime, you will encounter those who beat you down and those who inspire your personal development. It is your responsibility to choose who becomes the guiding voice.
WATCH: Who Would Jim Wendler Train with for a Powerlifting Meet?
Louie Simmons? Ed Coan? Steve Goggins? Brian Shaw?
WATCH: 11 Triceps Variations for Massive Arms
Target all three triceps heads and construct mammoth, balanced, powerful arms with these movements from Team elitefts.
WATCH: Old School Seminar Videos of Tate, Wendler, Coan Resurface
Before elitefts ever thought of a 'Learn to Train' or 'elitefts Powerlifting Experience', Dave and Jim were already traveling for educational seminars.
Travis Mash on Dave and Jim
Looking back on history, Travis Mash shares some of his most valuable experiences with the influential figures from his powerlifting career.
What We Can Learn from a T-Shirt
The clothing we wear makes a statement of our fashion, but what does it say about our character?
How to Develop a Training Philosophy
You can follow someone else’s program and just lift, or you can develop your own training philosophy by figuring shit out for yourself.
WATCH: 8 Good Morning Variations That Belong in Your Program
Team elitefts gives you this compilation of their favorite good morning variations.
The Intimidation Factor
Mike Tyson, Ronda Rousey, and the 1990 UNLV Rebels—what did they have in common? They knew how to win before the match even started.
Is Getting Strong as Simple as Wiggling Your Toes?
You’ve received a lot of lifting cues in your life, but I guarantee you’ve never heard this one.
Dave Tate Iron Athlete Radio Part 2
This second part kicks off with Dave discussing his history of injury and what he attributes his joint issues to. Hear what he did to rehabilitate coming back from several major surgeries and John's thoughts on how to ensure your body "holds" after adjustments and physical therapy.
15 Dumb Things Powerlifters Must Stop Doing
You’re guilty of at least one of these things. Don’t be a shithead. Stop.
The Strength Coach's Guide to Squat Variations
The king of all exercises is a crucial teaching tool for your athletes.
LISTEN: Dave Tate on Power Athlete Radio: Part 1
Dave talks training, coaching, and life in this first part of his interview with the crew at Power Athlete
WATCH: Leg Training with IFBB Pro Ken Jackson
John brings out another IFBB Pro to see what he’s got. Full training session with necessary equipment included.
Critics Can Go Piss Off
This is a game of win/lose. You should be too busy getting things done to worry about those who can’t finish anything. Easier said than done right? Read this to see how.
Brandon Smitley's Quick Picks
I’ve been an avid reader of EVERY article for roughly the past 4 years, and it’s the sole place that I go to increase my knowledge base, lifting, coaching, and personal growth. If you aren’t reading the articles on this site, you are really doing yourself a disservice!
On Being Elite
Talking with Dave was great, but it was also amazing to hang out and shoot the show from his training compound in London, Ohio.
3 Ways to Really Build Muscle
Are you looking for the magic tip to gaining solid lean muscle mass? Look no more. All you need to know is within this article.
WATCH: Johnson Reveals Tate's Advice and Discusses 2015 XPC Finals
Without the typical support from his wife, Marshall was forced to look elsewhere for reassurance.
