WATCH: Off Topic with Dave Tate and Jim Wendler — Training for All-Around Fitness
WATCH: Off Topic with Dave Tate and Jim Wendler — Training for All-Aroun...
If you want to build total fitness, you need to know about something Jim Wendler calls The Push-Pull Concept — and it has nothing to do with benching or deadlifting.
WATCH: Off Topic with Dave Tate and Jim Wendler — Near Death Experience
WATCH: Off Topic with Dave Tate and Jim Wendler — Near Death Experience
Being able to say no changes everything.
elitefts Classic: How to Set Up A Program — A New Look at Weak Points
elitefts Classic: How to Set Up A Program — A New Look at Weak Points
I don’t know how many questions we’ve gotten about how to train certain weak points. Of course, almost every question is in regard to a weak muscle group or a certain portion of a lift.
WATCH: Off Topic with Dave and Jim — PEDs and Training Frequency
WATCH: Off Topic with Dave and Jim — PEDs and Training Frequency
Kicking off the new series, Dave Tate and Jim Wendler take on a topic of heated debate.
When to Build Strength, When to Display It
When to Build Strength, When to Display It

Think about it. How do you prioritize these aspects of your training?

WATCH: Dave and Jim Are Back
WATCH: Dave and Jim Are Back

There’s a lot of history shared between these two men. Now they’re adding to it.

WATCH: Table Talk — Jim Wendler Travel Stories and 7 Quick Questions
WATCH: Table Talk — Jim Wendler Travel Stories and 7 Quick Questions

The seminar era produced stories about cabs and airports and churches and bomb shelters. This is one of my favorites.

Implementing 5/3/1 Principles in a Conjugated Program
Implementing 5/3/1 Principles in a Conjugated Program

These options can help you combine the best parts of Wendler’s program with your regular routine of max effort and dynamic effort training.

Dave and Jim: The Seminar Years
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.

Old School elitefts Training Motivation
Old School elitefts Training Motivation

Looking for motivation? We’ve got exactly the training footage you need.

The 12-Week Training Program I Wrote with Jim Wendler
The 12-Week Training Program I Wrote with Jim Wendler

The lessons I have learned from Jim power this program for pure strength progression over time.

Perfecting your Squat with Jim Wendler
Perfecting your Squat with Jim Wendler
As I have stated in my other post, I have been training with Jim for over a decade. Everything I know or have been taught has came from Wendler himself which causes people to get frustrated with me because I'm ultimately one sided, and that side would be everything I learned from Jim. That doesn't […]
WATCH: Who Would Jim Wendler Train with for a Powerlifting Meet?
WATCH: Who Would Jim Wendler Train with for a Powerlifting Meet?
Louie Simmons? Ed Coan? Steve Goggins? Brian Shaw?
WATCH: Old School Seminar Videos of Tate, Wendler, Coan Resurface
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
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.
Wendler and Pegg: Volume 2
Wendler and Pegg: Volume 2
Jim Wendler and Jason Pegg have teamed again for episode two. Different topics with the same uncensored and unapologetic commentary.
Jim Wendler and Jason Pegg Setting the World on Fire
Jim Wendler and Jason Pegg Setting the World on Fire
When these two get together you are guaranteed to laugh your ass off and learn a few things while you're at it.
Back from the Dead: Starting Over with Jim Wendler
Back from the Dead: Starting Over with Jim Wendler

My journey from hospital bed to Jim Wendler’s power rack started with one decision: to do what the doctors said I couldn’t.

10 Raw Training Adjustments to Make Westside Methods Work for You
10 Raw Training Adjustments to Make Westside Methods Work for You

With these tweaks to the most electrifying training program of our time, you will be able to master the Raw Revolution.

The Strength Coach's Guide to Squat Variations
The Strength Coach's Guide to Squat Variations

The king of all exercises is a crucial teaching tool for your athletes.

What Lifters Can Learn from Cyclists
What Lifters Can Learn from Cyclists

One percent can make all the difference in achieving your goals.

Building Pure Strength With Jim Wendler
Building Pure Strength With Jim Wendler
Wendlers program will turn you from a boy into a man. Grow a beard and get strong Wendler's way.
Jim Wendler on Barbell Shrugged
Jim Wendler on Barbell Shrugged
This Scotch-fueled episode of Barbell Shrugged is intended for mature audiences only.
Four Cornerstones of Sound Program Design
Four Cornerstones of Sound Program Design

Why the rule of 25% is necessary for 100% progress.

Wendler's Conditioning Trials
Wendler's Conditioning Trials

Wisdom from Jim Wendler, AJ Roberts and Craig Rasmussen.

He Said What?
He Said What?

The Road to “The Jack”. Real World Advice (kinda)

He Said What?
He Said What?
The Road to "The Jack". Real World Advice (kinda)
Inside the Mind of One of the Top Gym Owners in the Country
Inside the Mind of One of the Top Gym Owners in the Country

In California by way of Scotland, Alwyn Cosgrove is changing the personal training business one rep at a time.

How to Kick Ass in a One-Car Garage
How to Kick Ass in a One-Car Garage

Move that Ford Escort to the driveway, toss that box of old high school trophies in the trash; it’s time to get serious.

The Long Road to a 900-Pound Bench
The Long Road to a 900-Pound Bench

At the RPS Battle of Champions: Connecticut State Championships I accomplished a life-long goal.

Sports Performance Podcast with Mark Uyeyama
Sports Performance Podcast with Mark Uyeyama

In his fifth season with the 49ers, Mark shares his approach to strength and conditioning.

5/3/1 for Supplemental Work
5/3/1 for Supplemental Work

Matt explains how he controls volume and builds lifts while also keeping himself in check for workouts ahead.

Overcoming Adversity: My Bodybuilding Battle with Auto-Immune Disease
Overcoming Adversity: My Bodybuilding Battle with Auto-Immune Disease

Do you let life knock you down or can you overcome adversity?

Beast Reality: Considerations When Opening a Training Facility
Beast Reality: Considerations When Opening a Training Facility

Opening your own gym is not for the faint of heart…but it is worth every penny, moment, and tear.

A Lion in Iron: I Got YOKED on Correctives (NOT)
A Lion in Iron: I Got YOKED on Correctives (NOT)

Corrective exercises…Cortes gives you the real deal.

Training Logs: Do More Than Just Track
Training Logs: Do More Than Just Track

Remember in math class when your teacher told you to show your work? Well, you need to do it again.

I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Baby Steps
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Baby Steps

He’s back…and he’s getting ready to take the platform!

Sumo Deadlift: EliteFTS Roundtable Discussion
Sumo Deadlift: EliteFTS Roundtable Discussion

This article originally appeared on the site in 2007.

Ten Training Principles from the Art of War
Ten Training Principles from the Art of War

Training is a daily battle in which our will and desire are tested.

Elitefts Classic: 52 Most Common 5/3/1 Questions
Elitefts Classic: 52 Most Common 5/3/1 Questions

You’ve read the book, you know the program. Here’s how to perfect it.

Getting Ripped with Lymphoma
Getting Ripped with Lymphoma

Of course, I don’t recommend lymphoma as a method for getting ripped.

In Defense of Dynamic Effort Work
In Defense of Dynamic Effort Work

“Can’t we all just get along?”

Take the Leap
Take the Leap

Where you start has little effect on where you will end—that’s completely up to you.

Are You Majoring in the Minors?
Are You Majoring in the Minors?

You might be majoring in the minors if…

Kentucky Strong: 5/3/1 for Strongman
Kentucky Strong: 5/3/1 for Strongman

It is a basic program, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work.

LTT3 Lost Footage: Jim Wendler
LTT3 Lost Footage: Jim Wendler

His advice may be short and quick…but it carries a lot of weight.

The Best of Jim Wendler
The Best of Jim Wendler

Happy Birthday to the one and only…Jim Wendler!

Tips for Overthinkers
Tips for Overthinkers

Sometimes it should be more about feel and less about numbers, more about quality and less about quantity.

elitefts™ Classic: In the Beginning
elitefts™ Classic: In the Beginning

Bob Youngs describes his first training program while at Westside.

Your Questions Answered, Part 3
Your Questions Answered, Part 3

In this episode, Dave discusses his impressions of several familiar names he has met through the Iron Game.

Why Do We Do This?
Why Do We Do This?

If you are a lifter, you already know the answer.

5/3/1 and 40
5/3/1 and 40

A training program is not “one size fits all.” As Jesse Rosenberger discovered, you will have your own keepers, mistakes, preferences, and throwbacks.

Like a Fox
Like a Fox

Clint, when is it time to leave one girl for another?

Tough Love: You and Your Diet
Tough Love: You and Your Diet

You asked about what to eat, elitefts™ responded. We didn’t sugarcoat it, either.

44 and Broken, Part 7
44 and Broken, Part 7

I’m coming to the end of the training cycle, and the meet is only a few weeks away.

Did you hear the one about the…
Did you hear the one about the…

Did you hear the one about the guy that gets 200lbs out of his bench shirt?

My Experience with Strength Training in the Military
My Experience with Strength Training in the Military

Sometimes I would question what kept me going back to train; I rarely set a new record.

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