Pre Raw Meet Cycle: going from equipped to raw lifting
Pre Raw Meet Cycle: going from equipped to raw lifting

Are you a geared lifter looking to enter your first raw meet? Read this…

Narrow Stance Yoke Bar Box Squat With Scott Yard
Narrow Stance Yoke Bar Box Squat With Scott Yard

Getting strong is all about the movements you go through that help carry over when you get under that bar.

10 Steps to Set Up for a Bigger Bench
10 Steps to Set Up for a Bigger Bench

These technique tips built Yard a 525-pound RAW bench.

Long-term Goal Achieved at 13th Annual USAPL American Open
Long-term Goal Achieved at 13th Annual USAPL American Open

A record setting bench launched Yard to the third highest total in the USAPL.

The Team elitefts Original Soundtrack
The Team elitefts Original Soundtrack

What does it take to crank your training intensity? Team elitefts goes all Siskel & Ebert on that.

USAPL American Open Results
USAPL American Open Results

I had some good PRs, some serious let downs, and a great battle with IPF world deadlift champ Mike Hedlesky.

Adam Driggers: Finessing My Deadlift
Adam Driggers: Finessing My Deadlift

Driggers sure does love spreadsheets!

Freak Critique: Adam Driggers’ Deadlift
Freak Critique: Adam Driggers’ Deadlift

When you rip, you are at the mercy of wherever the bar goes with the rip.

Platonism & the Powerlifts
Platonism & the Powerlifts

Try again to imagine the perfect squat.

Scott Yard: USAPL Raw Nationals
Scott Yard: USAPL Raw Nationals

Squatting 750s, benching high 400s and pulling over 800 every meet as a drug-free 264.6-pound man is unbeatable on American soil.

Reverse Band Squat with Elitefts™ Mini-bands
Reverse Band Squat with Elitefts™ Mini-bands

Elitefts.com™ Sponsored Lifter Scott Yard performing a Reverse Band Squat

Bench Press with Elitefts™ Shoulder Saver Pad
Bench Press with Elitefts™ Shoulder Saver Pad

Elitefts.com™ Sponsored Lifter Scott Yard performing the Bench Press using the Elitefts™ Shoulder Saver Pad

Barbell Step-Ups
Barbell Step-Ups

Elitefts.com™ Sponsored Lifter Scott Yard performing a maximal set of Barbell Step-ups with 415 pounds.

The 11 Best Training Log Videos From Last Week
The 11 Best Training Log Videos From Last Week

Best training log videos from last week.

Addicted!
Addicted!

I’m addicted to powerlifting…

 Scott Yard: Going for Personal and American Records
Scott Yard: Going for Personal and American Records

His main goal at the USAPL North East Regional Championships was to total at least 1,800 pounds, but that doesn’t mean Scott didn’t try to shatter a current American record as well.

PL Newbie Guide
PL Newbie Guide

How to prepare, what to expect, and all that comes in between your first time on the platform.

Gear Funk, Taint Stitching and Taco Tuesday
Gear Funk, Taint Stitching and Taco Tuesday

The equivalent of having the current Super Bowl champion team and coaching staff giving pointers to your intramural flag football team. Don’t miss our Twitter chats!

NAPF Arnold Raw Challenge
NAPF Arnold Raw Challenge

I wanted to get on the biggest stage a raw lifter could find…and then win.

Scott Yard: Leading up to the Arnold
Scott Yard: Leading up to the Arnold

Will you be at the Arnold, or are you coming to the meet?

The Road To Winning USAPL Raw Nationals
The Road To Winning USAPL Raw Nationals

I started my raw journey back in December of 2008. After an equipped meet in April 2008, I left the meet feeling empty.

Scott Yard: 2011 USAPL PA State Results
Scott Yard: 2011 USAPL PA State Results

My meet was Sunday and I had a blast.

Scott Yard: 8 Weeks Out
Scott Yard: 8 Weeks Out

I’m toast and it’s football season, so to the man cave I go.

Deadlift and Learn
Deadlift and Learn

I learned that what I have been doing is working just fine and as long as my lifts keep moving.

Scott Yard 800 Bench - Metal Bash
Scott Yard 800 Bench - Metal Bash

Scott Yard 800 Bench – Metal Bash

The Steel Yard (Jan 09)
The Steel Yard (Jan 09)

Same old, same old. Just training. I just did a meet about eight weeks ago, and I’m still feeling like hell.

The Steel Yard (Aug 08)
The Steel Yard (Aug 08)

On February 17, 2001, Dave Tate opened up the Q&A section on the EFS server to find the following inquiry:

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