Push/Pull/Legs Split for Muscle Size
Try out this very effective program for hypertrophy that’s ideal for beginners and intermediates alike. All you’ve got to do is train four days per week using this three-day split: push, pull, and legs.
The Staggered Leg Deadlift with Dr. Eric Serrano
This is a great exercise to use before the leg training session begins to activate the posterior chain and wake up dormant muscles. Feedback from numerous clients, including NFL athletes, tells us that squatting and running feel much better following this specialized movement.
Skip’s Tips for Training Each Muscle Group
There are a lot of great tips, but these are what I consider the best for training back, shoulders, chest, triceps, biceps, calves, legs, and abs.
Off-Season Bodybuilding Program for Powerlifters and Strongman Competito...
A good off-season program gives your joints a break, helps you put on quality muscle, and gives you a mental break from the rigors of competing so you can just have some fun training. This program provides all of those things.
7 Leg Exercises Designed for Greater Hypertrophy
Here is an unbeatable compilation of the best blood-pumping lower body movements from team elitefts.
Bulgarian Squat Variation and Spider Bar Squat
This is a great video if you are looking for new leg movements and want to shake things up.
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.
Dead Stop Leg Presses
Elitefts™ Advisor and Owner of Mountain Dog Training and Nutrition John Meadows performs a set of Dead Stop Leg Presses.
Tsunami Bar Squats
Elitefts™ Advisor and Owner of Mountain Dog Training and Nutrition John Meadows performs squats with the elitefts™ Tsunami Bar.
Serrano Split Squats
Matt Ladewski owner of Region Barbell Club demonstrates how to perform Serrano Split Squats
Bulgarian Split Squats
Mark Dugdale demonstrates how to perform a brutal drop set of Bulgarian Split Squats
Mountain Dog Training Lower Body Tri-Set
John Meadows performs a Tri-Set for Legs with extensions, hack squats, and presses
Elitefts Equipment 101: New & Improved SS Yoke Bar
EVERYTHING you wanted to know about the new & improved SS Yoke Bar plus a TON of training information.
Dimel Deadlifts
This exercise helped Matt Dimel increase his squat from the mid-800’s to over 1000 pounds in a two-year period.
VERY Brutal Leg Training
Have you have ever wondered what a Mountain Dog leg training session looks like?
Second Hand Training - Two KILLER Workouts
It doesn’t take long for this to get around when you post on an online training log.
Lunge On Elevated Box
This is a variation of a lunge that is done with the front foot placed on an elevated box.
Braced Squats - Version 2
Maintain upright, neutral torso posture throughout the execution of squat.
Straight-Leg Hamstring Raises
This exercise is one of the best ways to dynamically stretch the hamstrings.
Power Squat With Bands
This exercise was recently done by Dave for higher reps (15 reps) and done as a lactic acid tolerance workout, which is code in Dave’s world for getting a big pump.
Zercher Keg Lunges
Take a zercher hold on your keg and keep the keg right under the chin, upper body stays upright
Sandbag Front Squat
This is an excellent movement for the legs AND upper body. The weight sits on your hands as if you were about to perform a military press with palms up.
Keg Shoveling
We call this keg shoveling b/c we explode the keg over our shoulder as if we were shoveling, those of you in the colder states know what this looks like 🙂
Keg Shoulder Squat
The water in the keg will be pushing you all around making your body work extra to stabilize in one spot.
Cable Zercher Squat
The Zercher squat has been one of the biggest secrets of powerlifters over the years.
Cable Front Squat
This is one of the movements that to be honest with you we just said “what the hell try this” and did it.
Belt Squats
This exercise is designed to work the glutes, quads, and hamstrings while keeping the stress off the lower back.
Belt Squat - DD Handle Squat
This movement is great for so many reason I am not sure where to begin.
Safety Squat Bar Pin Squats with Chains
This is a HARD CORE max effort movement that will blow your head off.
Cambered Bar Box Squats
The cambered squat bar is an excellent variation to a straight bar for several reasons.