LISTEN: Table Talk Podcast Clip — JM Blakley and Dave Tate Discuss Meditation for Athletes
LISTEN: Table Talk Podcast Clip — JM Blakley and Dave Tate Discuss Medit...

“Meditation is like a drink of water. You’re thirsty. You drink a little bit, and you feel better. Then you get thirsty again, and that’s what meditation’s like.” Meditation might not be a cure-all, but it can make a huge difference in an athlete’s performance.

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.

The Psycholology of Rehab
The Psycholology of Rehab
“The psychological side of rehabilitation is still scientifically observable,” explains Weingroff. “Spiked levels of dopamine and certain neurotransmissions can be monitored. Maintaining hormonal and neurotransmitter levels associated with positive mind-sets and positive rehabilitation is what we strive for.”
Train Your Brain with Word Jumbles
Train Your Brain with Word Jumbles
While strength training builds muscle, strength, confidence and athletic ability, we should not neglect the development of our brain.
Deconstructing the Deadlift
Deconstructing the Deadlift

It took me over 30 years, 80,000 deadlifts, teaching and watching thousands of lifters and learning from the "best of the best" to give you the information presented in this article.

Turning Ordinary Bros to Powerlifting Pros
Turning Ordinary Bros to Powerlifting Pros

Anyone can recruit world champion ringers to their powerlifting team, few coaches can create them from scratch.

Steve's Strength Tips: Get Pissed Not Stapled
Steve's Strength Tips: Get Pissed Not Stapled

Approach the bar with eyebrows like Yosemite Sam.

Heroically Overcoming the Villiany of Injury and Depression
Heroically Overcoming the Villiany of Injury and Depression

Super Zane snorts kryptonite like an ammonia inhalant and laughs in the face of rehabilitation.

The 80 Percent
The 80 Percent

Apparently, biologists have known the power our minds hold over our genetics. Yet we aren’t being taught how to take advantage of this fact.

Mental Meet Preparation
Mental Meet Preparation

I’m actually in the process of writing a manual explaining these techniques and many more that I have used successfully.

 The Mindset Behind a Great Bench Press
The Mindset Behind a Great Bench Press

What does everyone want? A bigger bench press of course. Let’s face it—people don’t walk up to you and ask, “So what do you curl?” Everyone wants to know how much you can bench. Well, I can bench press a lot, and I’m going to share some tips with you.

 The Key to Reaching Athletic Achievement
The Key to Reaching Athletic Achievement

The most common questions I receive are “What type of program should I be following?” and “What type of program do you follow?” In my opinion, too many athletes concern themselves far too much about what training program they’re following. They don’t focus enough on the other myriad of factors that are more influential in determining how far they’ll go in their sport.

Development of Division 1 Football
Development of Division 1 Football

We believe the initial year in our program is the most critical to an athletes’ over all development. During this period, the strength and conditioning staff must implement the foundation for development.

Inside the Ring: Inside the Mind of a Fighter
Inside the Ring: Inside the Mind of a Fighter

I guess I can begin by saying how wrong I was and how I took our Q&A staff for granted. I know EliteFTS has the best training team on the planet. Yes, this is a very cocky statement, but do me one favor here.

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