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barbell Archive
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2May 20, 2013A Lion in Iron: It’s Not That Complicated, Part 3
Are you doind the right things and listening to the right people?By Alexander Cortes
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4March 24, 2013elitefts™ Classic: Training The Bench Press by Jim Wendler
The training program explained here is one based on the principles of Westside.By Jim Wendler
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9February 10, 2013elitefts™ Classic: Could This Be It?
After strain, abuse, and injury, "Why do you do what you do?"By Dave Tate
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0December 22, 2012Weapons of Mass Construction
Barbells are the most awesome items in any gym. Check out what these guys use and why.By Dave Tate
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17November 29, 2012Training Through Tragedy
Life is 90% how we react to it. The question is, would you let heartache destroy you, or would you fight back like Andrews?By Dan Andrews
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4November 12, 2012In Praise of the Barbell
The barbell has been vilified and unfairly characterized as an "unsafe" and "unnecessary" outdated member of the "fitness center."By Ron Carroll
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0September 2, 2012EFS Classic: Sick of Your Gym; Part 4 The Gift
Jim and I have been doing a lot of seminar traveling lately and nothing we have ever done in the past could have prepared us for the "The Gift."By Dave Tate
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0August 26, 2012EFS Classic: Raw Squatting
If you noticed, it’s a little bit of progressive overload mixed in with some traditional max effort and dynamic effort work.By Matt Rhodes
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0August 19, 2012EFS Classic: Learn. Apply. Compete.
I’ve heard the saying, “The more I know, the more I realize that I don’t know much.” This saying couldn’t be truer for me.By Scott Caulfield
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0August 12, 2012EFS Classic: Bench Terminology and Execution for Dummies
Once you learn the motions and the feel, you’ll exceed even your own expectations.By Chris Clark
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0July 29, 2012EFS Classic: Advice for the Young Lifter
You must give respect in order to get it.By Matt Kroczaleski
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0July 22, 2012EFS Classic: How to Cut Maximum Weight for Competitions with a 24-Hour Weigh-In
I went from 250 to 219 pounds for the 2007 Arnold in 22 hours. I put it all back on in less than a day, too. I did this without any type of diuretics or IVs.By Matt Kroczaleski
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0July 15, 2012Elitefts™ Classic: How to Set Up A Program: A New Look at Weak Points
I don’t know how many questions we’ve gotten regarding how to train certain weak points. Of course, almost every question is in regards to a weak muscle group or a certain portion of a lift.By Jim Wendler
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0June 17, 2012EFS Classic: Q&A: An Interview with Vladimir Issurin
What is the history of the block periodization concept, and how has it evolved into what it is today?By Yosef Johnson
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0May 18, 2012EFS 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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0April 25, 2012Biomechanical Analysis of the Deadlift
The deadlift can be considered as one of the best tests of overall body strength. It is a multi joint movement that in simple terms involves picking up a barbell from the floor and standing to the erect position.By Martyn Girvan
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0April 8, 2012EFS Classic: The Big Rant
I am usually an upbeat person and I love fitness/strength/conditioning and recently got involved in powerlifting since attending an elitefts™ seminar.By Guttus Gumptous
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0April 1, 2012EFS Classic: My Epiphany of Strength
This article is a culmination of my 35 years of learning about strength, including the cliff notes to all my training logs and a brief look inside my mind.By Chad Aichs
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9February 21, 2012Minimal Equipment, Maximal Results—Barbell Training
There’s nothing more functional than training with barbells.By Joe Giandonato
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0February 5, 2012EFS 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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0January 29, 2012EFS Classic: Discipline and Regret
I was first introduced to powerlifting in 1983 by my sixth grade geography teacher, Mr. Spero Tshontikidis. In addition to teaching, Mr. Tshontikidis was a competitive powerlifter in the ADFPA.By Matt Gary
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0January 15, 2012EFS Classic: 10 Things I Learned from Vincent Dizenzo
I hope some of these things help you. They’ve helped me a ton!By Matt Rhodes
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0November 19, 2011EFS Classic: Paying the Bills – My First Year in Powerlifting
So how exactly does one get mixed up in the sport of powerlifting?By JL Holdsworth
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0November 5, 2011EFS Classic: Starting a Powerlifting Club
My father once told me that a good teammate is someone who can carry his own weight and some of yours too when you need him to.By Bob Youngs
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0October 15, 2011EFS 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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0September 3, 2011EFS 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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18July 29, 2011How Strong Is Strong Enough? Training Considerations for Track and Field Athletes
The following is an analysis of the strength requirements and the relative importance of maximal strength for different disciplines in track and field.By Matt McManus
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8June 20, 2011Tire Flipping 101
In this article, I’ll share with you a routine that has helped my clients, both men and women, get better at tire flipping.By Charles Gardner
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0June 20, 2010EFS Classic: Strength?
I just returned from a consulting engagement with a division 1-football program. I was contracted to review and give insight on their strength-training program.By Dave Tate
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77April 21, 2010Twenty Things That Piss Me Off About Commercial Gyms: Part 1
The time has come, my friends, to vent some long overdue steam on the fluffy, cotton wool-wrapped, namby pamby so called “health and wellness” centers.By Sean Keefe










