Six REAL factors to getting strong, not the same crap we’ve read over and over… and over again. Seriously, how many times do we have to be told to train hard, be consistent, follow a program and eat right? Those may not even matter anyhow but these do.
Can you get stronger without putting on extra muscle mass and size?
JL Holdsworth instructs his athlete on how to properly perform a plank for better transfer to walking out heavy squats and pulling heavier deadlifts
By integrating training methodologies from Charlie Francis on speed and programming and from Louie Simmons on strength, and tying them together with the help of James Smith on Soviet sport science, Umberger has truly created a scientific approach to training athletes.
What happens when three of the most influential coaches sit down at the elitefts compound?
Introducing the best thing to happen to squatting since the squat rack.
He may have had his ass handed to him by Fran, but that Kirschen can fill out a sports bra.
Here is to a new year of paying attention to those little things. They do make all the difference.
It took him more than a decade to answer my prayers. But in 2006, when he did, it helped to form me into who I am today.
It is what sets the good lifters apart from the GREAT ones.
One of the most important rules that I can’t stress enough to other coaches, assistants, interns, and anyone else who will listen is that SAQ is not conditioning!
Elitefts Pro Powerlifter Marshall Johnson details how he implements cardio into his training program.
An interview with University of Pittsburgh Strength & Conditioning Coach, Kevin Argauer.
Some nutrition and training gems from Justin that you may have forgotten.
Physical strength is born in the mind and achieved through the body.
Grip strength has always been an important aspect of training for athletes and strength sport competitors alike.
In this final segment from the “Big Seminar 2”, Matt Rhodes covers both winter and spring strength training, as well as the meaning of GBF.
The training program explained here is one based on the principles of Westside.
It’s a trait that has faded over time, but it will not be forgotten.
You can read a set of encyclopedias and not remember a thing or read just one insightful paragraph that changes your life. Same thing with video!
My first thought is if you aren’t already using it, start hook gripping. Painful, yes. Essential in this situation, perhaps.
I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching about what the goals are for this article series.
Jim and I have been doing a lot of seminar traveling lately and nothing we have ever done in the past could have prepared us for the “The Gift.”
Once you learn the motions and the feel, you’ll exceed even your own expectations.
We know that each and every time we get ready for the gym to train, there is battle on the horizon.
