How We Coach Our Clients
How We Coach Our Clients

Our success at JYT, with this approach, has been demonstrated by our consistent growth year after year in our membership, as well as the wide range of people we are able to help and train.

In-Season Training Considerations to Uphold Off-Season Progress
In-Season Training Considerations to Uphold Off-Season Progress

Many programs account for energy system considerations and athlete deficiencies, but there are a number of other factors I believe are incredibly important for transitioning from off-season to in-season training.

Saying Goodbye — Memories of the S4 Compound
Saying Goodbye — Memories of the S4 Compound

As we leave the S4 Compound and christen the S5 Compound, join us in giving a proper farewell to a place we have called home for many years.

Finding Strength: Tyson's Playground
Finding Strength: Tyson's Playground

Ken Stewart’s facility is loaded with almost an entire football field of turf, a room dedicated to weightlifting, strongman implements, and tons of other equipment needed to make the best possible athlete.

Dave Tate: Looking Back On Nearly 20 Years, Some Things Never Change
Dave Tate: Looking Back On Nearly 20 Years, Some Things Never Change

With the exponential growth of the fitness industry over the past 20 years, the roots of elitefts still hold strong: a foundational trunk of knowledge sprouting enough branches to accommodate nearly every training discipline imaginable.

BIGHORN — The Prowler and the Comanche
BIGHORN — The Prowler and the Comanche

It was hard to expunge Jeff’s screams from my mind—and the blood; so much blood sprayed over the Prowler he’d been pushing…

Three Financing Options for Your Gym Business
Three Financing Options for Your Gym Business

You may decide to use one or all three of these options to best set up your facility for profitability. What’s your plan?

Three Questions to Answer Before Opening a Gym
Three Questions to Answer Before Opening a Gym

Much of our success can be attributed to insanely hard work, lots of sacrifice, and a good bit of luck. But first I had to answer these questions.

Finding Strength: Area 56
Finding Strength: Area 56

Owned and operated by Tyler Petro and his wife Sarah Connors-Petro, this gym started in a storage unit and has grown to a premier facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

You Need A Reality Check
You Need A Reality Check

We all need kicked in the teeth every once in a while.

Finding Strength: Blind Dog Gym
Finding Strength: Blind Dog Gym

Located in Lorraine, Ohio, this facility is definitely top notch with more equipment than you can dream of! Past professional Highland Games athlete Mark Valenti is doing things right by providing an outlet for all strength disciplines.

Life Lessons of the Iron
Life Lessons of the Iron

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.

Finding Strength: Lightning Fitness
Finding Strength: Lightning Fitness

Connecticut has quite the strongman community. This week I made my way up to South Windsor to visit a real strength athlete’s playground.

Building an Iron Empire
Building an Iron Empire

Addressing a prominent need in their area of Dover, New Hampshire, Jen and John Rudolf have opened the doors to their world-class training facility.

WATCH: JL Holdsworth Defines the Culture of The Spot Athletics
WATCH: JL Holdsworth Defines the Culture of The Spot Athletics

It is no accident that The Spot Athletics has a distinct persona in the sports performance industry; JL and his coaches have worked hard to establish precisely the training facility they want for their clients.

Austin Simply Fit Pushes Expansion, Multiplies Clientele
Austin Simply Fit Pushes Expansion, Multiplies Clientele

In only five years, Mark Rogers has taken his gym from one location and grown to three facilities covering the entire Austin, Texas area.

GALLERY: NBS Fitness April 1 Renovation
GALLERY: NBS Fitness April 1 Renovation
David Allen’s gym looked a little different than expected when he arrived to train this morning…
Memories of A Young Wannabe Powerlifter's Christmas
Memories of A Young Wannabe Powerlifter's Christmas

Chad was nestled all snug in his bed, while visions of power racks danced in his head…

Spotting the Truth
Spotting the Truth

This man can crush your hand like a bag of Doritos. Listen to him.

The Day Dave Tate Changed My Life
The Day Dave Tate Changed My Life

A message that led one man to go on to lead others.

No Bullsh*t: A Year in the Life
No Bullsh*t: A Year in the Life

These are three major lessons I learned in my first year of running a gym.

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