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EFS Classic: Lee Gerney’s Home Gym
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How a Home Gym Can Save You MONEY?
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A “No Bull Shit” Q&A with David Allen
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Get to the Edge: Q&A with Mike Spagnola
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EFS Classic: Lee Gerney’s Home Gym
One of the best parts of working for EliteFTS (besides the diet advice from Dave) is helping people create their own home gyms. Several months ago, I began corresponding with Lee Gerney on building his own home gym.By Jim Wendler
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EFS Classic: Flexibility/Mobility: An elitefts™ Roundtable Discussion
With Jim Wendler, Mark McLaughlin, Bob Youngs, Alwyn Cosgrove, Tom Deebel, Jason Ferruggia, Julia Ladewski, Dave Tate, and Mike Hope.By Jim Wendler
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EFS Classic: Coaching Axioms
Recently, I was able to observe a high school football team lifting. While the coaches sat in the corner and talked, the athletes proceeded to do their version of a power clean.By Jim Wendler
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EFS Classic: Heavy Music for Heavy Lifting
I’ve been asked approximately a thousand times about what kind of music is good for training and what I would recommend.By Jim Wendler
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EFS Classic: Making the Max Effort Easy
There are a ton of questions on how to work up to a 1RM on max effort day. While many lifters don’t use percentages, it certainly makes it easier on coaches and novices on how to pick attempts. Since many people who are new to doing these movements are not familiar with their maxes, use the following to help guide you.By Jim Wendler
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EFS Classic: Advanced Squat Cycle
I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Paul Childress recently and talk about how he sets up his squat cycles before a meet.By Jim Wendler
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EFS Classic: The Yoke
The importance of the yoke was brought to my attention when I was a junior at Wheeling High School in Wheeling, Illinois. I was sitting in English class when Alison Kopec, who was sitting directly behind me, grabbed my traps, gave them a thorough rubbing and complimented me on their size.By Jim Wendler
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10 Nuggets of Wisdom
If you want to lose fat and do so by diet and increasing your conditioning, is it no wonder you got weaker?By Jim Wendler
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Classic – Entertainment at the Arnold: B-I-N-G-O
If you go to the Arnold every year just because of tradition – we can provide you some entertainment.By Jim Wendler
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5 Reasons Why It’s Best To Do Chins, Not Have Chins
If you can’t do chins, you are either hurt, fat or weak.By Jim Wendler
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5 Ways to Increase Your Press
Just like any lift, if you want it to increase you have to make it a priority in your training.By Jim Wendler
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5 Ways to Increase Your Bench Press
Gain weight - this is almost impossible to recommend right now.By Jim Wendler
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From Fat Ass to Bad Ass
Let me preempt this before I get the hate mail – I do not consider myself a bad ass.By Jim Wendler
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Some Football Advice: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me
Find something you do well and exploit it.By Jim Wendler
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Wendler’s RAW Meet Write-Up
Last minute, I signed up for a meet and went in to have a good time.By Jim Wendler
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52 Most Common 5/3/1 Questions
As for the conditioning work, do it whenever you can find the time!By Jim Wendler
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Five 5/3/1 Questions
Hey Jim, I know you get a TON of questions about your 5/3/1 method and probably hate yourself for publishing the program, but I just thought I would drop in my own question. I know you recommend Doing chins/pullups as assistance work for the Military Press. This is great. I know you like to set [...]By Jim Wendler
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World of Wendler: Nachos, Beards, Bikes and Training
That's just f*%&ing retarded since I'm uglier now than I've ever been.By Jim Wendler
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EFS Classic: 10 Reasons to Call Your Mom
Three years old, but still good.By Jim Wendler
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5 Ways EFS Celebrates Cinco de Mayo
Help us celebrate a day of drinking tequila and eating nachos.By Jim Wendler
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Wendler Vision: Friday
This pretty much sums up Jim's Fridays.By Jim Wendler
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Music From the Metal Snob
Jim Wendler's original never-ending music post.By Jim Wendler
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How Much Do You Bench?
You could bench a lot more than that if you used one of these...By Jim Wendler
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The Truth About Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is easily the most stressful holiday for people with penises.By Jim Wendler
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Top 10 Holiday Gifts for a Meathead
Nothing says meathead more than looking like Dave, Jim and the rest of the EFS crew. However, even with the EFS apparel, shaved head and goatee, they’ll never be as cool as Dave- but at least make them think they could be.By Jim Wendler
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EFS Classic: How to Kick Ass in a One Car Garage
This is a classic article posted several years ago where Jim Wendler describes the must have's of a garage gymBy Jim Wendler
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How I became a staunch advocate of self-meditation medication
Alcohol: This is a slippery slope, so you’d better know your limits and your reactions.By Jim Wendler
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The Origin of 5/3/1
In the summer of 2005, I was burned out from competitive powerlifting. I was tired of bench shirts, box squats, bands and being fat. Two years earlier, I’d written down three goals I wanted to accomplish. In my last meet, I’d done all three. Satisfied with reaching my goals, and dissatisfied with how I felt, I needed a change – but I didn’t know exactly what I wanted or how I was going to get there.By Jim Wendler
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The Prowler Challenge
The Prowler has quickly become a staple in many people’s training – it is efficient, difficult and effective. It’s the perfect conditioning device for anyone looking to cut the B.S., start training like a man again and not waste time. I am thoroughly convinced that the Prowler is the answer to most of our world’s [...]By Jim Wendler
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Sick of Your Gym, Part 6; Metro-Sexuals Be Damned!
As I sit here at my computer, I am battling a certain EliteFTS employee on his desire to become a Metro-sexual. Yes, the current trend of being an androgynous male has invaded the holy ground of the Compound and it is my job, nay my civic and Holy duty, to prevent this at all costs.By Jim Wendler
