What I've Learned From the Mistakes I've Made as A Trainer
What I've Learned From the Mistakes I've Made as A Trainer

It’s great you can point out each origin and insertion of every muscle, but your client doesn’t care. Your end goal is to get your client results and to make them feel better about themselves — not getting them to the point where they’re limping out of your gym.

WATCH: Jump Into Your Next Contest
WATCH: Jump Into Your Next Contest

The best part of strongman is that you don’t know what to expect — and that’s what makes it so fun! Rather than worry about having the “right” equipment, Matt Mills says you should jump in and compete.

Conventional or Sumo? Or Both?
Conventional or Sumo? Or Both?

I’ve noticed a lack of variety in how people deadlift — conventional or sumo — as well as the fact that they rarely change pulls. As someone who does both, I wondered why that was. I set out to solve that mystery with a survey and found some answers from a variety of respondents…

Introducing New elitefts Columnist Matt Mills
Introducing New elitefts Columnist Matt Mills
"I competed in my first powerlifting meet after reading an article on elitefts that gave me the motivation I needed to be better."
Finding Strength: Lightning Fitness
Finding Strength: Lightning Fitness

Connecticut has quite the strongman community. This week I made my way up to South Windsor to visit a real strength athlete’s playground.

Lightning Strikes Twice!
Lightning Strikes Twice!

Strength athlete Matt Mills passes on the power to clients at Lightning Fitness.

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