by Alec Enkiri On my web site: https://www.enkirielitefitness.com/blog/perseverance-vs-stupidity Perseverance or stupidity? As many of you have probably seen by now I had a bit of an incident earlier this week during one of my training sessions. I was going for a big PR on the trap bar carry - attempting to finally break past the 600lbs barrier, which has been a standing goal of mine for about 2 years now. So I converted my old trap bar into a makeshift frame by building a little platform for it. As a side note, several people have asked me why I did this and the reason is simple: to elevate the bar off the ground to make the pick up easier so that you can focus on actually carrying the implement, which in this case is the goal we are shooting for. If I want to deadlift I'll deadlift, but when it's time to carry I want to focus on carrying. So I converted the trap bar into a frame and a few weeks ago I got to it. The most I had ever attempted on a trap bar carry was ...

by Alec Enkiri On my web site: https://www.enkirielitefitness.com/articles/building-the-bridge Introduction It's pretty widely regarded at this point that lifting weights and getting stronger is highly beneficial for athletic performance enhancement when implemented properly. The myth of the inevitably "muscle bound" athlete who can't move correctly has been pretty well dispelled in recent years as there has been a clear cut distinction drawn between bodybuilding style training and generalized strength training, with many of the ideologies of the former now considered a no no for athletes who are looking to enhance movement capacity. However, even though the question of efficacy has been resolved, there is often still great confusion amongst athletes and trainees about how to implement this strength training properly in order to reap the greatest possible performance enhancing benefits on the playing field. Two Kinds of Coaches Part of this confusion st...

by Alec Enkiri On my web site: https://www.enkirielitefitness.com/articles/most-important-lift Introduction The push press gets no love. The bench press is still everybody's favorite upper body exercise (for whatever reason), and the incline press, and weighted dip, and seated overhead press, and strict standing press all seem to take priority over the lowly push press in most people's training. This is a shame because in one fell swoop the push press accomplishes more than pretty much all of these exercises could ever hope to accomplish. Not only does it make you look like a badass, but it actually turns you into one as well. Today I'm going to explain to you exactly how it does this and why the exercise is so damn awesome and should be utilized as an integral part of your training. But first let's go over exactly what a push press is so that we're all on the same page. What Is A Push Press There are 3 primary ways to get a barbell over your head. Each...