The Education of a Powerlifter
This is one of the best and most popular articles to ever be posted on the site. After you read this you will understand what it means to Live, Learn, and Pass On.
Build Your Ruck Without Breaking Your Body
Did shuffling with a ruck for 30-40 miles a week wreak havoc? Absolutely. Learn now to build your ruck SMARTER and STRONGER.
Drag Those Gym Closure Blues Away
I see lots of bands, bodyweight exercises, and lightweight information, which is all great, but in my opinion, sleds are right up there. I can train every body part with one sled.
Endless Sled Dragging Variations That Will Dramatically Improve Your Per...
Get your ass out there and start dragging some sleds! It’s not as much of a drag as you think it is. With 22 variations to get you started, the possibilities are truly endless.
Top 5 Recovery Tools From elitefts
Want to prevent injury by building a bulletproof back? Have achy elbows and knees? Suffering from a low-grade strain?
12 Gifts for the Whole Family
Move over, Oprah’s Favorite Things — these are the hottest and strongest gifts of the season, all in a one-stop-shopping guide.
5 Items That'll Transform Your Dad Bod Into a Beach Bod
The term “dad bod” was tossed my direction more often than I could count when I found out I was going to be a dad, and I was certain that I wasn’t going to fall into this physique and let my lifestyle slip because of any children. These items will ensure that I have a beach bod, not a dad
5 Alternatives to Olympic Lifts
I have nothing against the Olympic lifts. They’re fantastic movements that create explosive power. It’s just that there are safer alternatives that still force the lifter into triple extension.
GPP Training: You're Doing It Wrong
If your client cannot pull a sled or carry two heavy kettlebells without having to rest excessively between sets, you need to implement GPP to build your clients’ foundations. But you need to implement it the right way.
8 Gift Ideas for the Coaches Who Train Combat Athletes
These are the eight items I find most useful after just having barbells, a rack, and good technique.
WATCH: Table Talk — The Three Best Conditioning Tools for Powerlifters
Conditioning doesn’t have to be complicated or require expensive equipment. These are the best options for a powerlifter.
WATCH: Table Talk — How Should a Powerlifter Use a Sled or Prowler?
You can use a sled or a prowler for a lot of reasons. People like them for conditioning but I think they’re best used for recovery and restoration when you’re getting ready for a meet.
Comparing Squating to the Prowler for Quads and Hamstrings
The back squat is a traditional resistance training exercise. The use of resisted sled exercises, on the other hand, is a relatively new phenomenon of which we don't even know yet how it compares to the classics.
Yessica Martinez Wins First Place at Caution Strong Competition
Last minute strongman competition turns into a victory.
Purposeful GPP: Applying Science to Your Conditioning
Have you ever tried actually PROGRAMMING your GPP?
The Fastest Sport on Ice: Things You Don't Know About Bobsled
Think you are a superstar in your Flexible Flyer sled and may have missed your calling? Learn all you need to know to get ready for the next US Olympic Bobsled Team trials.
How to Use the Sled for Virtually Everything
How many of you in the “elitefts™ family” have a sled, Prowler®, or homemade version of one of these?
The Secret to Increasing Strength & Conditioning
Are you stuck and can’t seem to find a way to break though to the next level? Read on…
Partial Lifts, Sleds, and Concentric-Only Lifts for Super Football Stren...
If there’s one area where most football players really drop the ball, it’s in-season strength training.
Five Football Conditioning Workouts for Offensive and Defensive Linemen
There are still way too many football teams that base their entire conditioning program around jogging or jogging-related running.
Why Baseball Players Should Be Strong as Hell
Joe sees that the biggest problem in high school, college, and professional baseball players is their strength and conditioning program. He shares what he uses with his athletes.
Treadmill Pushing: The Solution to the Prowler-less Gym
Keir discusses treadmill pushing and how it offers the same benefits as sled pushing (albeit in varying degrees) but with a number of additional advantages.
Bear Crawl Sled Drags with Kettlebells
This movement is one of my favorite sled training exercises, but I guess it can go here as well!
Hand Over Hand Rope Sled Pull
This can also be done as an alternative to rope climbing for heavier guys and / or for safety reasons.
Econo Prowler Review
Team DOS just received the new Econo Prowler a couple months ago with the intent of using the hell out of it.
Five Essential Movements for Hockey Players
Hockey is a sport of intensity, physical contact, stamina, strength, and speed.
Conjugated System Approach to High School Strength
This story goes back to the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association Clinic of 2004.
NBA Elites and Lifting?
The elite NBA players of today includes Steve Nash, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, LeBron James, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, and Dirk Nowitzki and their athletic ability.
Filling in the Holes, Part I
Trends, fads, gimmicks…hell, they’re all part of the strength and conditioning industry.
No Pain, No Gain?
Over the last decade of training, I’ve had many people throw several different training “myths” out at me. Whether it was “lifting stunts your growth” or “eating too much protein shuts down your kidneys” or “too much strength will hurt your martial arts,” I’ve heard them all. Two myths I hear most often are regarding soreness and training.
Get Out of The Gym!
After you spend an appreciable number of years in the weight room and only the weight room, you start to really look for ways to spice up your training program and get some results.
Time Under Tension for Grapplers & MMA Fighters Part II
I still get goose bumps when I think of how John Smith, two time Olympic Gold Medalist was training when I attended his intensive wrestling camps.
Dragging Humor
“What on earth are you doing young man?” blurts the utterly bemused dog walker, as I was about to complete a 200ft trip of backward dragging. Knowing that she’d struggle profusely in trying to piece together what was going on, I politely stated that I was just doing some ‘fitness exercises’.
