Having a garage gym has been my dream since 1999. Now I’m going on my 10th year in my second marriage with two kids and working as a part-time Mr. Mom and a part-time gas utility worker in Northern California. That dream is slowly becoming a reality, and the items on this list will help speed things up.
A few weeks ago I blogged about how I was mistakenly looking for a one-size-fits-all approach to dealing with my injuries, and my circumstances are different. But with the help of four friends (and my wife), we came up with a BAMF program. Here it is.
In this article, we reach the end of our journey. You will read about how original home gym owners made different choices and changed their lives as they followed the iron.
Nine athletes and coaches who have owned home gyms were asked to share the purpose and evolution of their early setups.
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It seems like Dave and Jim are never going to run out of stories from their days of travel seminars. In this video we have strip clubs, Benny Podda, alcoholism, and porn.
You have questions, team elitefts has answers. Today’s topic: building muscle through rep ranges and exercise selection.
A runner wouldn’t show up to a marathon in work boots, so why do so many lifters go to the gym in the wrong shoes?
The three laws of motion are the roots of athlete programming. Find out how to apply these rules and improve your athletes.
If you’ve been bitten by the beast and contracted the prowler flu, this program is your antidote.
If Selkow were president, he'd lead a thick-neck nation.
The job doesn't come with a guidebook, but you can learn from the experiences of Team elitefts!
The awesome one gives his guidelines for a blissful living.
Team elitefts Learn to Train 7 roundtable panelist Harry Selkow sends a message to his younger self…live with intense action.
It takes more than one person to teach a child the ways of life.
You don’t just get called coach as a title. It is something that is earned.
Whether you are an intern or a coach who is advising interns…consider these points from the men who have been there.
The day you stop learning is the day you stop living.
“OK, you need to go out and get a can of sauerkraut, but ditch the cabbage, and set the juice aside.”
Whether it’s shoes, equipment, or programming, your choices make a difference in how you perform under the bar.
What elitefts™personality are you?
Some will argue that it isn’t our “job” to be a friend, parent, or mentor. But I disagree.
Barring injury, everyone should be able to do at least ten quality pull-ups.
In this episode, Dave discusses his impressions of several familiar names he has met through the Iron Game.
It’s time for New Years resolutions. What will your goals be, and where will they lie on the curve?
If you want to be like the Barefoot Buddha of the Iron, you must keep your nutrition in check. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have any fun.
Instead of rehabing, think about prehabing. It’s less painful and you certainly won’t regret it, unlike the alternative.
You asked about what to eat, elitefts™ responded. We didn’t sugarcoat it, either.
It’s done and in the books. I competed at the 16th annual RPS Power Challenge on October 21, 2012.
This time around, I was actually able to listen to the speakers without being dragged into the dungeon of doom (aka: the elitefts2 basement) for interviews.
We have come full circle, to the time when we are now called the “Physical Culture” once again.
This is the tale of the best weekend of my existence! I went to the Learn To Train seminar at the Elitefts.com compound. We met some of the best minds and people in lifting, training and in life!
I’m coming to the end of the training cycle, and the meet is only a few weeks away.
Next, I’ll write about how I adopted this principle into that very thing which gets in the way of our training…”LIFE!”
Believe me, your training will all of a sudden be turned into another kind of important.
I would love to hear feedback not on the content of this article, but ideas YOU have about the Commitments you can make to Excellence.
You don’t need to be a cheerleader, but your interest had best be served by serving the athlete.
You can replace “wife” with any other word of endearment for your “significant other” that you’d like, but I need to tell you of from my perspective, I did something along the way VERY right.
What decision are YOU going to make? I know, you know!
Does anyone remember the Zubaz pant? They were those crazy baggie pajama bottoms that were worn in the late 80’s and early 90’s with those incredible “tiger stripes” of various color?
Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!
This statement is summed up with one word, WISDOM.
Your warm-up should prepare your for the workout without hindering your ability to perform optimally.
