Elitefts™ SS Yoke Bar Upper Back Good Morning (Spinal Erectors)
elitefts™ Founder and CEO Dave Tate explains an upper back exercise using the SS Yoke Bar being performed by elitefts™ Advisor and mastermind of Mountain Dog Training John Meadows.
Don't Sweat the NEW Stuff
Change can manifest disaster for a child with autism. Here are three steps to follow when presenting something NEW in the training schedule.
Goal-Smashing Programs
Different people, different needs, but three programs that guarantee success.
Elitefts™ Swiss Press Bar Cage Press with Fat Gripz™
elitefts.com™ Founder and CEO Dave Tate performs cage presses with the elitefts™ Swiss Press Bar and Fat Gripz™.
Periodization of Glute-Ham Raise Training
No matter what your athletic goals, you need an in-depth understanding of this under-rated movement.
Five Gray Areas You're Not Considering
These areas will significantly increase how a child is progressing in the gym.
Kirschen Triumphant at XPC Finals
In powerlifting, a perfect storm of prep, weigh-in, refeed, and nine-for-nine execution is a rarity. David Kirschen pulled that off at the recent XPC Finals.
Are you Tucking or Flaring?
It may at first seem like a small change...but this one minor adjustment can be helpful both in and outside of the gym.
Overcoming Adversity: My Bodybuilding Battle with Auto-Immune Disease
Do you let life knock you down or can you overcome adversity?
Jeremy Frey: Road to the XPC Finals
Dave Tate interrogates Jeremy Frey about his road to the XPC Finals.
What I Learned from Dave Tate: Six Bench Tips
No matter where Dave goes, he still dishes out advice.This time, he covers benching.
Elitefts™ Reverse Band Bench Press Drop Set with Forced Negative
Elitefts.com™ advisor and owner of Mountain Dog Training & Nutrition John Meadows performing a strip set with the reverse band bench press
12-Week Progress Report
Blaine needs this training to help address the stress and frustrations he will have all his life.
Longtime elitefts Supporters Open High Performance Fitness
Profile of Elitefts V.I.P. Gym High Performance Fitness
Science of Lifting: Westside for the Average Joe
I want to offer a personal counterpoint to this idea that Westside style programming is only applicable to elite or enhanced lifters.
Monster Garage Gym: Powerlifting and the Secret
You have the power through your positive thoughts to take your powerlifting to another level of success and achievement just like Dorothy, who had the power all along to go where she needed to go.
Elitets™ Tear Drop Strap Tricep Push-Downs
Tricep Pushdowns with the elitefts™ Heavy Duty Tear Drop Strap
Iron Subculture Podcast: Hypertrophy! (Episode #10)
IFBB pro bodybuilder Ben Pakulski talks training with John "Mountain Dog" Meadows and Dave Tate
Four Exercises Your Child Wants To Do
Using some basic equipment from elitefts, here are four easy and inexpensive ways to make typical exercises child friendly.
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Divas
Most are willing to share their knowledge, but there are exceptions.
No Bullsh*t: How To Not Sound Like an Idiot
For those times when you do have to open your mouth and speak...
Darden Diaries: My Trip to Elitefts (Part 1)
He went through another couple of sets and then began to stumble and huff and puff his way over to where we were and then did something that will never escape me for the rest of my life.
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.
Clint Darden: Questions in the Compound, Part 2
If you do not love something, you are probably are not going to be good at it.
What I Learned from Dave Tate: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
To be truly successful in powerlifting, one must be seriously motivated.
Whoopee Cushion Invasion
All fell victim to this except for Matt Goodwin, who has become so accustomed to such wet bugle blasts as to not notice.
Under the Bar: Who, What, Where, When, and Why
Four and a half months post-surgery...and the hip feels good.
Elitefts™ Deadlifts off Mats with Chains
Elitefts.com™ Team members Dave Tate, John Meadows, and Dr. Ryan Smith perform Deadlifts off Mats with Chains
The MBA Meathead: Death by Meeting
When I was a bright–eyed 22 year-old pecking away on a keyboard performing entry level tasks, I thought meetings were fantastic.
Elitefts™ SS Yoke Bar Padded Box Squat w/ Chains
Elitefts.com™ Founder and CEO Dave Tate Performs a set of SS Yoke Bar High Box Squats with Chains only 6 months after total hip replacement.
No Bullsh*t: Is Your Prehabilitation/Warm Up Actually Hurting You?
This warm–up will get you under the bar in ten minutes or less.
Who Do You Listen to?
The problem for many is distinguishing who is authentic, who is not, and who is a pseudo expert.
Talking about Autism with Matt Wenning
"I like training athletes, but when you can help a child walk or save someone's life, that's a big deal."
A Day In The Life Of A Real World Strength Coach
Elitefts Team Strength Coach Matt Rhodes outlines a day in his life.
21 Days to Effortless Fat Loss
With most of the US population being obese, these questions come from everywhere and everyone.
What Elitefts™ Means to Me
There are three things in this world that you should never be able to buy—trust, loyalty, and integrity.
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Me Training Me
Please excuse this dialogue that I’ve had with myself. It is done in an effort to show that I will try to be responsible as I start training.
Gear vs. Raw Training Minus Bro-Science
Do you really know how gear works or are you relying on Bro Science?
