Meet Report: CETC US Open 2017 — Second Place with a 2121 Total at 220

I've had a taste for where I'm meant to be, and now I will be training with an unmatched ferocity. I may not have been strong enough to beat the colossus on this day, but I faced him prepared to die.

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5 Coaching Rants to Reframe and Apply

Layering thousands of coaching hours on the floor with successes and failures, I think I know what works and what doesn't work.

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Meet Report: CETC US Open — Knowing When to Throw in the Towel

Through the ups and downs of training and the meet, I worked with three great lifters for the US Open. Here's how things played out on the big stage.

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My Experience at the SWIS Exercise Muscle Testing Certification

The latest and greatest from Dr. Ken Kinakin includes specific muscle tests for upper and lower body exercises to determine if the muscles are functional and capable of handling the stress of weight.

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Meet Report: 2017 CETC US Open Powerlifting Championships with Ben Pollack

I’ve already written about my training strategy going into the meet, and what I’ve learned from my meet prep, but I didn’t share a few things for competitive reasons.

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WATCH: Wendler's UGSS Compilation Series

If I can teach a kid to squat correctly, I can teach him anything.

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WATCH: Westside History with Mark Bell and Dave Tate

Training goals after powerlifting, quality time with children, training at Westside, leaving Westside, thoughts on training methods, the purpose of life, the challenges of being a mentor, and more — all in this video.

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Training Lanes: A Guide to Conjugate Programming for Athletes

Some people say that being a good teacher means explaining things in the simplest, easiest-to-understand terms. When it comes to conjugate programming, using training lanes is the way to accomplish this.

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Three Solutions to Bust Through Your Next Training Plateau

Stalled progress can occur for a number of reasons. Which of these solutions will be the key to restarting your progress?

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Some Like It Hot — A Guide to Choosing your Liniment

One, two, three, or even four Screamin' Daves. If you aren't sure which liniment is for you, use this guide to direct you to the perfect product.

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WATCH: Table Talk with Dan Green — How to Choose Secondary and Accessory Training Movements

A good training program has three main parts: the main lifts for technique, the secondary movements for strength, and the accessory exercises for muscle-specific work.

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Dan Green on How He Chooses Accessory Movements - elitefts.com

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WATCH: Buddy Morris SPS Presentation — The Mission and Purpose of an S&C Program

We all know that your role as a strength and conditioning coach is to produce higher-performing, more injury-resistant athletes. But what does that actually mean for your program? How do you achieve it?

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Buddy Morris 2017 SPS Presentation | Part 4/4 - elitefts.com

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Building the Yoke

A big yoke equals instant respect. No one wants to screw with a guy that has a big neck and a thick yoke.

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Meet Report: RPS King and Queen of Spring

I went into this meet to total 1800 at 180 pounds bodyweight, but learned an important lesson about having backup plans.

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Keys to Revisiting and Achieving Goals

What are you waiting for?

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What Are You Trying to Build?

When you say "culture", are you sure you know what you're referring to? Here's what this word means to our program.

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Raspberry Ketone Supplementation: A Woman’s Perspective

This compound became popular a few years back, especially after it received attention on national television. But does it work?

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Elbow Postion for Tricep Extentions - elitefts.com

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How to Optimize Your Biggest Recovery Asset

The benefits of improved sleep are just as real as the consequences of deprivation. Follow these simple rules for sleep and watch your recovery—and your progress—skyrocket.

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What's Your Game Plan?

You're never going to build a big total by going into the gym and lifting as much as possible every session, week after week, year after year.

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The Plant-Based Strength Experiment

Is it possible to remove meat from your diet and still train and compete at the highest level of powerlifting? I'm going to find out.

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14 Things About Bodybuilding and Building Muscle That I Know to Be True

These underlying training principles contribute to keeping your body healthy, growing, recovering, and building muscle over the long-term. You simply need to follow them.

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Rear Deltoids Exercises - elitefts.com

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Three Things To Help Eliminate Pelvic Tilt - elitefts.com

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How I'm Training for the 2017 US Open Powerlifting Championships

I’m going to share my strategy and reasoning behind it here, so hopefully, you can get some inspiration for whatever meet you’ve got coming up.

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Body Mechanics 101: Three Things to Help Eliminate Pelvic Tilt

After being plagued with injuries for six years, these three things got me back to pushing legs 100% without risk of injury.

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WATCH: Table Talk with Dan Green — Powerlifting Longevity and Meet Strategy

A lot of strong lifters have come and gone through this sport, posting two or three big totals to then never to be heard from again. The best lifters are there, year after year, finding new ways to stay healthy enough and hit PRs. How?

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All Together Now — The Coach, This Polyglot

Not many institutional environments promote interdisciplinary collaboration in exercise and sports performance. Starting from the ground up, how can we change this?

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Dan Green & Dave Tate Give Tips for Longevity in Powerlifting/Meet Strategy - elitefts.com

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WATCH: Buddy Morris SPS Presentation — The Brain Controls Everything

The interworking systems of the human body cannot be separated, and it all begins in the brain. Every moment of stress is trauma to the brain, and a good coach knows how to deal with this.

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Buddy Morris 2017 SPS Presentation | Part 3 - elitefts.com

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Shooting Knowledge Applied to Training

I recently made a transition from someone who had a decent amount of experience and was relatively advanced in one sport, to someone who is a true beginner in another sport. It's taught me a lot about training and shooting.

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Start from the Ground Up: Building High School Athletes Instead of Destroying Them

Do you want bulletproof athletes who stay in the game instead of in the rehab room? Here are six issues to address to build stronger, more durable athletes.

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Belly of the Beast: The Hardships of Strength and Conditioning

Things aren’t all sunshine and rainbows in this field, and even when you’re winning, sometimes it doesn’t feel like you’re winning. Can you handle it?

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The Four Best Powerlifting Assessments

By going through these simple floor assessments you can get a really good indicator on how you should be squatting, benching, and deadlifting, as well as if you should be lifting overhead.

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What Drives Performance: Processes Not Outcomes

How we are judged is out of our hands in a lot of ways, but if I adhere to my processes and don't compromise my principles, morals, or values, then I can honestly say that I have been successful in my role as a strength and conditioning coach.

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Team or Dysfunctional Family? Stories of an Elite Lifting Group

We might look dysfunctional, but this lifting family is like a Swiss clock put together with a hodgepodge of parts that somehow still always has the right time.

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Identifying Hip Impingement Causes and Solutions

If you Google "hip pain at the bottom of the squat," you're going to be left more than a little confused about what the cause might be and what you should do. Let's sort through all of the information and advice.

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The Common Misconception of Dietary Fat and Carbohydrates

What have been the results of the prescribed increase in consumption of grains, breads, and pastas? Skyrocketing diabetes, even in children. There's a better approach.

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The 12 Best Exercises for Rear Delts and How to Combine Them

John Meadows' expertise on shoulder training filled a void in the atmosphere of bodybuilding information. I've incorporated rear delt work with all of my clients, and I've learned a few things along the way.

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Muscle Failure and Its Applications

Most people who step under the bar want to get big and strong, period. Muscle failure is paramount in this regard. Here's how to use it properly to build muscle without overloading your central nervous system or risking injury.

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RANT: The Truth About Internet Idiots and a World Record Squat Attempt

A few weekends ago, a world record squat was attempted. The lift passed, but the video got torn apart on Facebook. Want to know my thoughts on it? No? Well, I'm going to tell you anyway.

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WATCH: Table Talk with Dan Green — Adrenaline Levels in Training

How do you get your mind in the right place for a big lift in training? Should you treat it like meet day?

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Excuses Don't Count Towards Your Total

At least, not at this point. As it stands, we are left with adding up our heaviest successful attempt for each of the three lifts and the sum of those is how a powerlifting total is born.

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