This article is for the grizzled veterans who are now getting up in years. If you’ve fallen off the exercise wagon here are seven easy tips to get your training back on course.
Having a good meet means accounting for every aspect of your performance. Mismanage one aspect and you’re not going to have a great day.
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Out came the foil and a “tooter.” That was the first time I smoked Heroin.
I’ve spent the better part of these last two years working with hundreds of new clients and continuing to meet and learn from seasoned coaches.
In this second part of the series I am going to discuss the top-three nutrition and training mistakes I see when competitors reverse out of a show, how they may affect long-term progress, and what to do if you make them.
With dynamic effort work, we use the guidelines that Bryan Mann has written about extensively. I’ve tweaked his approach to fit our small budget and large team setting.
The healthier you can keep your spine, the longer you can train heavy and grow muscle. Here are my top-10, spine-friendly exercises.
I don’t know how many questions we’ve gotten about how to train certain weak points. Of course, almost every question is in regard to a weak muscle group or a certain portion of a lift.
In a perfect world, you’re always getting stronger and your PR’s are always moving higher. Well, this world isn’t perfect, and you need to remember that if you want to get stronger.
The goal was to create a training model that would maximize hypertrophy in minimal time and that would be “low tech, high effect” in its design.
Chad shares how difficulties in a personal situation had him look to lifting for answers.
But even the strongest of minds cannot pick up the slack when your body inevitably cracks, splinters and breaks.
Life is meant to be lived. Stop sleepwalking through life and waiting for things to happen.
Dave has always said that elitefts is for those who place training as a top priority in their life. But what does this really mean?
Through our many adventures, Chris Duffin and I trained, went four-wheeling, ate A LOT, and talked about many aspects of coaching and programming.
If you aren’t getting stronger or making gains, you’re doing something wrong. Your first job is figuring out what that is.
You took a step forward and now it’s summer. This time of year means nine weeks of strength and conditioning bliss and nine weeks of scheduling, programming and executing our own version of “the master plan.”
Familiarity and comfort aren’t always bad things — I drive the same route home every day. But in your diet and training? Be ready for change.
Was I able to do these things and reach the level that I did simply because I believed?
What must competitors put themselves through to attain championship notoriety? Being confined to a wheelchair? Torn relationships? Shortened lifespan?
Entering the time period away from pre-season or in-season training, our head coach made his expectations clear: “I want to see bench presses go up by 20 pounds and squats by 40 pounds in the next five to six weeks.” Easy, right?
An overload of information may tempt you to abandon your plan when something new comes along. Pick a program, one program, and stay committed.
These mistakes in the squat, bench, and deadlift seem small on their own. But add them to together? You’re leaving pounds off your total.
This could be the simple rule to great strength — are you following it?
If I never did another meet, wrote another article, or coached at another seminar, I would still love lifting.
Your time in the gym is precious. If you don’t summon the iron will to shut off the outside world, get out.
For most things in life, you start with nothing. Get comfortable with this.
Life stress is unavoidable. It can overwhelm you and have a negative impact on your training…if you let it.
A proper weight room strategy provides adequate attention to the development of strength and size — two qualities necessary for your team’s improvement.
The things to which you devote your time fall into one of two categories: those that are building your future or those that are holding you back.
A logical process of elimination begins by considering all possible causes of your sticking point. I don’t have the answer but I can help you find it.
Building calf size takes time—a lot of it. This is the system I’ve used countless times to bring up my calves and the calves of my clients.
Instead of telling you about the event, I’ll do you a favor: here is an eight-hour video of every presentation.
Men and women have different needs. Pay attention to these eleven factors when programming for your female clients.
The success of your program depends on your ability to balance what your head coach wants to do, what you want to do, and what your team really needs.
You’re always going to be in one of the three phases of training. Your goal is to find a way to stay in Phase One as long as possible while avoiding Phase Three at all costs.
To be a successful trainer, it takes more than showing up and looking the part. It takes more than you think.
It’s taken me a while to grasp just how necessary these blood pumping sessions can be. Ditch the excuses and start doing these today.
The best come together for a weekend to educate each other on business, strength training, rehab, and nutrition. My head is still spinning.