Explore the reasons why sometimes it’s smarter not to train and prioritize productive workouts for long-term progress.
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, as the ubiquitous aphorism goes. Averting the zigzag requires one to suffer and succeed in silence.
As we rapidly move into mid-January, here are My 5 for 2019—not resolutions necessarily, but aspects of life to consider.
If you aren’t willing to change and grow, you won’t survive. Here are the ways my perspective on strength coaching rules has changed since my previous article on the topic.
These are what I’d consider the biggest mistakes in letting injury dictate your ability to train.
I know why I lift and compete, and you probably do too. But our reasons aren’t the same as new lifters who enter the sport of powerlifting. If we want powerlifting to grow for the better, we need to listen.
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It is almost as if lifters don’t think training starts until the weight gets heavy. I’ve got news for these kinds of lifters: a training session starts right after the last one is finished.
The TRAIN logo emphasizes what we stand for. It’s what we do.
Train with me for one day and I will know more about you than I could learn from a year outside the gym. If you spend time with the weights, you’ll learn more about yourself, too.
I’ve had injuries, joint replacements, and years of pain. These items keep me able to train as I can.
Mentoring athletes is a given. Here are four other benefits of the profession.
Elitefts™ Advisor and Owner of Mountain Dog Training John Meadows performs a unique calf superset at the S4 Compound.
Elitefts Pro Powerlifter Marshal Johnson answers the question of why he trains. Would you rather be Jo Six Pack or in the gym SFW?
It’s often assumed that a strength coach’s primary responsibility is to make their players better at their sport. While making the players better is essential, making the TEAM better should be the ultimate goal.
He never really considered working out at home because he couldn’t fit the equipment in his house.
From time to time growing up, I would hear these words come out of someone’s mouth, but I never thought about what they meant.
The idea that someone somewhere is always getting better than you should never leave your mind, particularly if you’re an athlete.
Below is a checklist I came up with to help you determine whether you’re truly training or just wasting your time.
What happened to the word “train” in training? Did it get lost in the Smith machine?
Having the opportunity to miss all of that rush-hour mess is all the motivation I might ever need to train