by Unbreakable Athletics Academy | Mar 27, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/
I’ve noticed a lack of variety in how people deadlift — conventional or sumo — as well as the fact that they rarely change pulls. As someone who does both, I wondered why that was. I set out to solve that mystery with a survey and found some answers from a...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Mar 25, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/
I wanted to know the best movement to improve a lifter’s 1RM bench press, so I asked my powerlifting pals from all over the country for their two cents. I ended up with a lot of awesome movement suggestions, so hopefully one of these will work for...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Mar 22, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/nutrition/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/bodybuilding/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/
When I tried out the fast-food dirty diet in the 1990s, I fit in my Frantz canvas suit like 15 pounds of sausage in a five-pound casing, and worse yet, my deadlift went down. Don’t make the mistake I made — learn from it. Eat cleaner to lift...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Mar 19, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/novice/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/
Packing the basics is just half the battle. Meet sites can be cold, uncomfortable, and might be far from easy access to good food. All variables need to be taken into consideration while packing for meet day… and these 44 items will help you cover your...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Mar 18, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/program-design/
I’d been using the same blueprint that goes to 500 to get me to 585, and that’s where I went wrong. I had to analyze everything in order to customize a new plan to break that 600-pound barrier. This is how I did...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Mar 15, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/novice/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/
It’s a system, not a program. It can be tailored to suit whatever your goals are: powerlifting, athletics, CrossFit, marathon running… You name it, and this system can’t be beaten. This article is meant to show beginner powerlifters how to set up their own...
