The Pros and Cons of a Cheat Meal
The Pros and Cons of a Cheat Meal
There are many pros and cons to having a cheat meal involved in your meal programming. Check out the list of Do's and Don'ts when considering your next cheat meal.
Should Athletes Powerlift in the Off-Season?
Should Athletes Powerlift in the Off-Season?
Whether you're an off-season athlete or an athlete who isn't getting everything you want out of your school's team sports, powerlifting can be a viable option in your yearly process.
Reap The Benefits Of Other Sports
Reap The Benefits Of Other Sports
Reap the benefits of broader training horizons! 9 week program and quotes from Amit Sapir included
No Atlas Stones? No problem!
No Atlas Stones? No problem!
Most would agree that the limiting factor in training for strongman is the equipment.  Let's be honest... there is no substitute for a log press, a husafell stone, or an atlas stone... Wait. Hold that thought. Atlas stones: They're big. They're heavy. They are hard to transport unless you're a strongman. They aren't cheap and […]
The Dante Row For The Lat Development You've Been Looking For
The Dante Row For The Lat Development You've Been Looking For
A forgotten back exercise that will pump blood into your lats like never before
Huge Weekend For Strongman: World Records Fall and One Team Rises
Huge Weekend For Strongman: World Records Fall and One Team Rises
500+ pound logs and 1700+ pound deadlifts. You know, typical strongman stuff.
WATCH: Mike Mastell Discusses His Experiences with Strongman and Biochemistry
WATCH: Mike Mastell Discusses His Experiences with Strongman and Biochem...
An elite level competitor shares the major factors that have influenced his training.
Harnessing the Placebo Effect: If You Care, You’ll Lie to Me
Harnessing the Placebo Effect: If You Care, You’ll Lie to Me
What if I gave you a singular technique that would improve your athletic performance in any way you wanted?
9-Week Program to Transition from Strongman to Powerlifting
9-Week Program to Transition from Strongman to Powerlifting
Follow these principles of program design to build the muscular abilities that were untrained for your previous strength sport.
Programming Progressions for Beginning Personal Training Clients
Programming Progressions for Beginning Personal Training Clients
Whether you're a beginner to a training program or a personal trainer working with first-time clients, these progressions work as a fool-proof guide to producing results over time.
VICE Sports Documentary Reveals Life of The World's Strongest Man
VICE Sports Documentary Reveals Life of The World's Strongest Man
Brian Shaw knows what it takes to earn the title — he's done so three times.
College Strongwoman Competition
College Strongwoman Competition
It's always great seeing college athletes competing in the off-season. Especially when a Prowler is involved.
9 Log Press Mistakes and How to Fix Them
9 Log Press Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Clean up your press and push heavier weight.
Yessica Martinez Wins First Place at Caution Strong Competition
Yessica Martinez Wins First Place at Caution Strong Competition
Last minute strongman competition turns into a victory.
Meet Report: Andy Deck at 2015 April Fools Strongman Challenge
Meet Report: Andy Deck at 2015 April Fools Strongman Challenge
An unorthodox event setup and multitude of medley's made for a challenging day for competition.
Incline Fat Bar Speed Bench Against Micro Resistance Bands
Incline Fat Bar Speed Bench Against Micro Resistance Bands
Looking for some inspiration to train for your next strongman event?
Is Getting Strong as Simple as Wiggling Your Toes?
Is Getting Strong as Simple as Wiggling Your Toes?
You've received a lot of lifting cues in your life, but I guarantee you've never heard this one.
Improving Strongman Performance through 65 Pounds of Weight Loss
Improving Strongman Performance through 65 Pounds of Weight Loss
The dietary principles Gallman learned after a painful injury resulted in a return at the Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships.
Meet Report: Chase Karnes at USS St. Paddy's Day Smash
Meet Report: Chase Karnes at USS St. Paddy's Day Smash
For the first time ever, Karnes competed in his hometown in an event to qualify for USS Strongman Nationals.
Mexican Turkey Meatloaf
Mexican Turkey Meatloaf
Mobile and delicious nutrition that is quick-and-easy to make!
The Largest Sporting Event in the World!
The Largest Sporting Event in the World!
The Arnold Classic Fitness Expos is something everyone should attend at least once.
5 Quick and Easy Ways to Add Calories
5 Quick and Easy Ways to Add Calories
Simple strategies for shirt stretching size.
Competing in the Spirit of No Self
Competing in the Spirit of No Self
Mixing his physiological expertise with experience in competitive strongman, Franke provides a no-fluff understanding of the inner self.
Off-Season Program Design for Strongman
Off-Season Program Design for Strongman
Looking to get the most out of your time between competitions? This program provides guidance on how to lay out your strongman training.
Transitioning From Novice to Open Class Strongman Competitor
Transitioning From Novice to Open Class Strongman Competitor
Go from Steve Urkel to Brian Shaw by eliminating these weaknesses.
Deadlift Battle
Deadlift Battle
How many times can you pull 400 pounds in 10 minutes?
Deadlift Battle
Deadlift Battle
How many times can you pull 400 pounds in 10 minutes?
Andy Deck Runner Up At Maryland's Strongest Man
Andy Deck Runner Up At Maryland's Strongest Man
Andy Deck takes second place at Maryland's Strongest Man Contest.
Andy Deck Runner Up At Maryland's Strongest Man
Andy Deck Runner Up At Maryland's Strongest Man
Andy Deck takes second place at Maryland's Strongest Man Contest.
Karnes Faces European Contenders at Strongman Champions League-England
Karnes Faces European Contenders at Strongman Champions League-England
Despite energy-sapping travel and a flurry of first-time events, Chase was able to pull off a podium finish.
Battle for North American Strongman Nationals
Battle for North American Strongman Nationals
At the Rumble in Reno, Chase Karnes brings a hard year of training to challenge the former champ.
The Difference Between Olympic and ATG Squats
The Difference Between Olympic and ATG Squats
Do these both have value and do Olympic lifters even care?
Technical Breakdown of the Yoke Walk
Technical Breakdown of the Yoke Walk
Turn a jerkity stagger into a confident cakewalk. I ain't yokin'.
Strongman Routines to Win You A Pro Card
Strongman Routines to Win You A Pro Card

Which of these three progress-sapping categories do you fall in?

Strongman Conditioning: How to Finish at the Top
Strongman Conditioning: How to Finish at the Top

Remember the five Ds: Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge.

A Modern Approach to Contest-Day Eating for Strongman
A Modern Approach to Contest-Day Eating for Strongman

That stack of bottomless pancakes you had for breakfast won't taste so good coming up after the medley.

Darden's Guide to the Super Yoke
Darden's Guide to the Super Yoke

Darden rolls like a tank through the streets of Cyprus leading the bicep nation.

Training for Novice Strongman
Training for Novice Strongman

The newest elitefts columnist breaks down how to get started in strongman.

What You Need to Know Before Your First Strongman Competition
What You Need to Know Before Your First Strongman Competition

From tacky to technique, St. Louis' Strongest Man puts all the basics together for you.

How I Deadlifted 800 Pounds Raw
How I Deadlifted 800 Pounds Raw

Hard work, unorthodox movements, and correcting weaknesses produce a BIG deadlift PR.

What Kind of Straps Should You Be Wearing?
What Kind of Straps Should You Be Wearing?

Every sport can benefit from wearing some type of straps. What straps will work best for you?

How Strong is Kentucky Strong?
How Strong is Kentucky Strong?

What is the stronger state in the USA? How does this play into the Arnold Classic?

Kentucky Strong: Should You Compete?
Kentucky Strong: Should You Compete?

If you’re serious about your training and passionate about strength sports and are even considering competing, you should.

Iron Sport: The 30th Annual AOBS Dinner
Iron Sport: The 30th Annual AOBS Dinner

Being a huge fan of all things strength, I have been attending the AOBS annual dinner for six or seven years.

JoshStrength: Herculean Traps 101
JoshStrength: Herculean Traps 101

Big, strong traps scream power, and the best deadlifters in the world have herculean trap development.

Kentucky Strong: Mental Barriers
Kentucky Strong: Mental Barriers

Mental barriers should never exist.

Mas—Wrestling: Attention Booturs
Mas—Wrestling: Attention Booturs

Mas–wrestling was a tool for preparing the young men of the cultures for the physical difficulties and demands of living in an isolated area where survival was the only focus.

Clint Darden: Questions in the Compound, Part 2
Clint Darden: Questions in the Compound, Part 2

If you do not love something, you are probably are not going to be good at it.

Clint Darden: Questions in the Compound, Part 1
Clint Darden: Questions in the Compound, Part 1

There is nothing that makes up for the feeling that comes from squatting, bench pressing, or deadlifting.

Elitefts Roundtable: The 5 Best Barbell or Dumbbell Exercises for Strongman
Elitefts Roundtable: The 5 Best Barbell or Dumbbell Exercises for Strongman

Elitefts™ Team members discuss the best barbell and dumbbell exercises to improve strongman events.

Kentucky Strong: The Log Clean and Press
Kentucky Strong: The Log Clean and Press

Whether you want to Push, Press, or Jerk, these tips will definitely improve your log clean and press.

Strongmen Pushing Their Limits
Strongmen Pushing Their Limits

Chase Karnes and Clint Darden square off in a Paducah Showdown

Beast Reality: The Bipolar Beast, Part 3
Beast Reality: The Bipolar Beast, Part 3

The tire is still out there resting and getting stronger.

Beast Reality: The Bipolar Beast, Part 2
Beast Reality: The Bipolar Beast, Part 2

I grabbed my belt, cinched it tight, and marched outside, around to the back of the gym where the brutal 1,000 pound beast stealthily waited.

Log Clean with Press Variations
Log Clean with Press Variations

Log Clean with Viper press, strict press, and push press

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