by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Apr 3, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/bodybuilding/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/
As the bodybuilder or raw powerlifter, you have to lift heavy-ass weights and build a big-ass chest. Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done! So here are some ideas (cues and a sample chest workout) to help you get...
by Unbreakable Athletics Academy | Apr 2, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/
Muscle chains are like dominoes: It’s enough for you to drop the first one, so the others fall from the power that is constantly transferred from one domino to another and then the weight takes over the job and pulls over the domino that falls and hit the next...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Mar 29, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/video/
I think a lot of people who’ve never used anything like these in training have a negative perception of people who use gear. It’s easy to think it’s cheating since you can lift a bunch more with gear or that it makes the lifts easier. But these are misconceptions, and...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Mar 29, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/video/
I think a lot of people who’ve never used anything like these in training have a negative perception of people who use gear. It’s easy to think it’s cheating since you can lift a bunch more with gear or that it makes the lifts easier. But these are misconceptions, and...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Mar 28, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/
My heroes were strength athletes I admired and wanted to be like. They give us a base for the kind of person we want to become. But as we grow up, we eventually realize that our heroes are no different than us. That moment is the time to kill the heroes and rise above...
by Unbreakable Athletics Academy | Mar 27, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/
While full range of motion reps may be more convenient for the more inexperienced lifter, partial range of movement reps may be a good tool for advanced lifters hitting a plateau. Partial reps can overcome the main limitations of full range of motion...
