by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Mar 2, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/video/
Ideally, a good lifter should also be a good spotter. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Dave Tate will walk you through how to do a bench press lift-off — the proper way. This means you’re not putting your nuts in the lifter’s face and...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Mar 2, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/video/
Ideally, a good lifter should also be a good spotter. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Dave Tate will walk you through how to do a bench press lift-off — the proper way. This means you’re not putting your nuts in the lifter’s face and...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Mar 1, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/
Coming back after a layoff can be a chance to address imbalances, but it also presents the opportunity for new imbalances to develop. Common sense suggests that testing strength after a layoff isn’t the best idea. But if you are going to do it, keep these things...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Feb 23, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/video/
Sage words Joe Sullivan recently read online: “Powerlifting is basically just keeping your abs and back tight and squeezing a bar and trying not to lose position.” Joe notices his clients, both old and new, tend to struggle with at least one of these...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Feb 22, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/bodybuilding/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/
You see lost lifters jumping from one diet to another or from one program to the next, thinking they bought a long-lost ingredient to the stew that is strength and power. But the actual missing ingredients are right in front of them: consistency and an understanding...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Feb 21, 2019 | Elite FTS, External Posts, https://www.elitefts.com/education/novice/, https://www.elitefts.com/education/training/powerlifting/
Don’t be the newbie lifter who falls into the tiger pit traps during your training cycle. That’ll only hurt you in the long run — or at least in those first competitions. Don’t be afraid to start training too light and save your attempts for the...
