#453 The Post-Diet Mistake That Almost Put Me in the Hospital | Jon Heck
The NFL Weight Room Isn't What You Think. Jon Heck Exposes the Reality of Elite Strength Coaching. Reaching the NFL weight room is supposed...
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Are you sick of "fitness influencers," training fads, and crappy advice that barely applies inside the gym or on the field? Then sit down with elitefts CEO Dave Tate and Director of Performa...
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20 of 342 episodes#452 Why I Pulled for 2nd on a Torn Hamstring | Jared Martin
The Heaviest Weight Isn't Always on the Bar. Most lifters believe absolute emotional rage is the key to surviving catastrophic weight, but t...
#451 "Top-Line Revenue Is A Lie" — The Real Profit Breakdown For Gyms | Andy McCloy
Most Gyms Don't Fail Because of Rent. They Fail Because Coaches Don't Understand Business. Most gyms don't close because of rising rent. The...
#450 Stop Getting MRIs For Low Back Pain (Do This Instead) | Dr. Justin Farnsworth
The Most Powerful Rehabilitation Tool Isn't an Exercise—It's Changing How You Think About Pain. The most powerful rehabilitation tool isn't...
#449 Why 90% of Lifters Pick the Wrong Weight on Game Day | Matt Gary
Most lifters don't lose a meet on strength; they lose it on ego, bad math, and missing their first attempt. After three decades inside elite...
#448 Why I Banned Headphones in My Gym | Jason Manenkoff
Building a Gym from Scratch, Real Estate Landmines, and Why Most Lifters Are Training for Instagram Instead of Real Strength He built a thri...
#447 "F*ck Your Micronutrients" | Anthony Oliveira & Roman Mustaccio
"We're worried about micronutrients. You missed two training sessions this week. F*ck your micronutrients." Long before Anthony Oliveira squ...
#446 You Don't Need a Periodized Program | Guillermo Blanco
You do not need a periodized plan to build high-level performance. Guillermo Blanco started lifting in eighth grade before moving through Di...
#445 Why Olympic Lifting Still Belongs in Football (Despite the Haters) | Evan Barr
Most strength coaches build athletes by the book, but the ones who actually build champions learn that true physical development begins long...
#444 You're Not Overtrained (You're Overstimulated) | Steve Denovi
Stop turning your lifters into data-obsessed overthinkers who melt down the second a $10 velocity app tells them the bar moved 0.02 meters p...
#443 25 Years a Personal Trainer: Why You're Still Broke | Charles Gardner
Most personal trainers fail because they master the mechanics of exercise but completely ignore the high-stakes psychology of holding a clie...
#442 You Are Recovering From Training That Didn't Even Happen | Dr. Mike T Nelson
Most recovery protocols are actively killing your strength gains because you haven't trained hard enough to earn them. Dr. Mike T. Nelson's...
#441 I Squatted 1,000 lbs, Then My Entire Life Collapsed | Patrick Maguire
"I've squatted 1,000 pounds more times than I've successfully asked out a female." Most superheavyweight powerlifters hide their rock-bottom...
#440 Why You Should Never Get An X-Ray For Joint Pain | Dr. Christopher Marvin
Most strength athletes aren't broken—they're just loading flawed mechanics until something snaps. Dr. Christopher "Marv" Marvin came back fr...
#439 How 47 Football Players Hit 20+ MPH in One Off-Season | Mark Uptegraff
Most coaches fail their athletes long before an injury ever occurs because they train muscles for show while completely neglecting the struc...
#438 Why Powerlifters Die Young (Fix Your Work Capacity) | Jason Brown
The myth that aerobic conditioning steals your strength is the exact reason most experienced lifters hit an early plateau and stay chronical...
#437 I Ignored My Surgeon's Rehab Protocol | Josh Hendrickson
Standard medical advice after a catastrophic muscle tear will turn a high-performance lifter into a spectator if you blindly follow it. Four...
#436 Why You Should Never Bodybuild | Ben Mayfield-Smith
Most lifters suffer through brutal competition preps not because they lack discipline, but because they are using a physical outcome to mask...
#435 Why 90% of Hardcore Gym Owners Fail | Chandler Parsons
Choosing between athlete, coach, and gym owner is the only way to avoid burning out—you can only pick two. After 20 years under the barbell...
#434 Why Most Lifters Over 30 Are Destined To Break| Mark Valenti
Stop chasing cheap metrics in your youth only to end up a broken, thirty-five-year-old former athlete who doesn't even know how to properly...