I couldn’t believe it when I saw that it has been a year since I joined elitefts. In honor of the anniversary, here are five lessons from my first year.

If you misidentify the cause of the injury, not only will you fail to solve the problem, but you may actually make it worse.

When the long-term goal is a 1000-pound squat at 220, and the ultimate goal is a 2400-pound total, you need two things: patience and a lot of hard work.

I hated that I fell short of my goal at the XPCs…90 pounds short to be exact. Each and every pound I left on the platform back in March is what fueled my training for my off-season and meet preparation.

If I don’t want to punch you in the face during my wrap, it’s not tight enough. Here’s how to do it right.

With a limited time frame and many issues to fix for these three lifters, I had to target their specific weaknesses with training adjustments. This is how we did it.

The beginning of XPC preparation proved how much I stood to learn from Dave, Matt Smith, and the other weekend regulars.

Every member of this team has been meticulously chosen based on their unique talents. There’s more to earning your spot than lifting big weights.

Team elitefts did more than just compete this year at the Arnold. Everything we did is compiled here in one super-sized article.

With only four weeks to go, our athletes are getting serious (and animated) in the S4 Compound.