Ted Toalston

Ted Toalston met Dave through a mutual friend in 2008 and quickly found his passion in powerlifting. Ted officially began powerlifting in January 2009 when he entered his first meet and secured a 1,590 total. Since then he has secured elite or better totals in the 198, 220 and 242 weight classes. His most notable placings are first in APF Senior Nationals 2010 at 198, second at APF Senior Nationals in 2012 at 198, third at WPC Worlds 2012 at 198 and first at APF Senior Nationals in 2014 at 220. Ted has worked past several serious injuries including an inguinal hernia (required surgery), a herniated disk (required surgery), torn adductor (not repairable) and in June of 2017 a torn left tricep tendon (required surgery). Ted is a multi-ply geared lifter and his best meet lifts are an 810 squat, 600 bench, 705 deadlift and a 2,115 total. Ted's next goal is to secure an elite or better total in the 275 weight class.

 
Thursday May 7, 2015
Thursday May 7, 2015
One thing I have changed is how I have been warming up. I’ve really reduced the number of reps and have made larger jumps in weight as I warm up.
Tuesday May 5, 2015
Tuesday May 5, 2015
Headed out to the compound today for some lower body work.
Sunday May 03, 2015
Sunday May 03, 2015
I’ve been feeling pretty good and my weight has been on a steady increase. At this point I’m pretty sure I’m just going to walk in for my next meet in the 242 class.
Sunday April 26, 2015
Sunday April 26, 2015
Took things easy today giving my body some recovery time.
Saturday April 25, 2015
Saturday April 25, 2015
Michigan weekend...deload
Thursday April 23, 2015
Thursday April 23, 2015
My left shoulder was bothering me a bit so I pulled back on the pressing some today.
Tuesday April 21, 2015
Tuesday April 21, 2015
Wall squats are great for helping squat form and making muscle memory...
Sunday April 19, 2015
Sunday April 19, 2015
Lots of pressing today....
Saturday April 18, 2015
Saturday April 18, 2015
100 reps total on the Power Squat Machine
Thursday April 16, 2015
Thursday April 16, 2015
Bamboo Bar Bench
Tuesday April 14, 2015
Tuesday April 14, 2015
Felt off today. Strength was not there.
Sunday April 12, 2015
Sunday April 12, 2015
Manpon benching!
Saturday April 11, 2015
Saturday April 11, 2015
Working with some heavier weights for reps. Got to try something to get my squat moving right.
Thursday April 9, 2015
Thursday April 9, 2015
Bench has been going well and I feel volume days like today have really helped.
Tuesday April 7, 2015
Tuesday April 7, 2015
Lower volume work. 10 x 10
Sunday April 5, 2015
Sunday April 5, 2015
Just some bench / upper work
Saturday April 4, 2015
Saturday April 4, 2015
Squats moved well but I am still favoring my right side slightly.
Thursday April 2, 2015
Thursday April 2, 2015
A GR...surprise!
Tuesday March 31, 2015
Tuesday March 31, 2015
I’ve been looking at meets and based on a lot of factors will likely be competing again at a local meet this fall.
Sunday March 29, 2015
Sunday March 29, 2015
am feeling the effects of yesterday’s training! My nervous system was pushing back a bit and I was moving slow.
Saturday March 28, 2015
Saturday March 28, 2015
Matt Smith joined us the other week for a bench session and I believe is going to be training with us some on the weekends. He’s one very big and strong guy and has a lot of knowledge to offer us. It’ll also be great having a new set of eyes watching form and technique.
Thursday March 26, 2015
Thursday March 26, 2015
Met up with Molly at Power Shack today for upper body accessory work.
Tuesday March 24, 2015
Tuesday March 24, 2015
Headed out to London today to train at S4 this morning.
Sunday March 22, 2015
Sunday March 22, 2015
I was surprised on how benching went today. Things felt great and the reps were precise and crisp.
Saturday March 21, 2015
Saturday March 21, 2015
A non-training day...
Thursday March 19, 2015
Thursday March 19, 2015
The shoulder saver pad worked perfectly and did exactly what it is designed to do.
Wednesday March 18, 2015
Wednesday March 18, 2015
Breaking the bad habit of shifting/twisting I picked up due to favoring my strong leg must be corrected. The only way to do this is with correctly performed repetitions….lots of them.
Sunday March 15, 2015
Sunday March 15, 2015
Doing work in the new shirt....
Saturday March 14, 2015
Saturday March 14, 2015
Decided today would be a free squat day and I haven’t done that in a while.
Thursday March 12, 2015
Thursday March 12, 2015
Headed to the commercial gym to meet up with Molly for an upper accessory day. Molly and I have been training together since 2008 and we always have good sessions together.
Tuesday March 10, 2015
Tuesday March 10, 2015
The rack pulls with band are great!
Sunday March 8, 2015
Sunday March 8, 2015
new test shirt from Metal that is a multiply shirt make with pro and king material.
Saturday March 07, 2015
Saturday March 07, 2015
Its Arnold weekend here is Columbus.
Training March 5, 2015
Training March 5, 2015
Felt a whole lot better today. I expect to be felling 100% by the weekend.
Training March 3, 2015
Training March 3, 2015
I’m feeling pretty good except...
Sunday March 1, 2015
Sunday March 1, 2015
Still not feeling 100% but better every day.
Saturday February 28, 2015
Saturday February 28, 2015
Movement is good. Feeling better is better. Bodyweight was down 6 pounds.
Training February 19, 2015
Training February 19, 2015
I’m pretty sure Molly took this video because I was wearing pants….I almost NEVER wear pants…
Sunday February 15, 2015
Sunday February 15, 2015
Bench has been going well and I’m actually enjoying it. Two pluses…
Saturday February 14, 2015
Saturday February 14, 2015
So today is Valentine’s Day training!
Thursday February 12, 2015
Thursday February 12, 2015
The environment can have a huge impact on a place and this one is good. Plus I have Molly here.
Training February 10, 2015
Training February 10, 2015
Training at the compound on Tuesdays is nice and I think pulling heavy through the week will help me to finally break the 700 barrier in a meet.
Sunday February 8, 2015
Sunday February 8, 2015
I have always looked at bench like something that has to be done to get to deadlift.
Saturday February 07, 2015
Saturday February 07, 2015
Making progress and building confidence...
Training February 5, 2015
Training February 5, 2015
Training with Molly....
Training February 3, 2015
Training February 3, 2015
Power Squats and lower accessory
Training February 1, 2015
Training February 1, 2015
We are going to run a few months of three week waves of bench press type movements (touching a shirted bench press every 3rd week).
Training January 31, 2014
Training January 31, 2014
Squat form, SS Yoke bar squats and Deads against bands
Dumbbell floor press and deadlift with chains videos
Dumbbell floor press and deadlift with chains videos
Dumbbell floor press and deadlift with chains videos
Training January 20, 2015
Training January 20, 2015
Deadlifts with Chain
Training January 18, 2015
Training January 18, 2015
Training January 18, 2015
Training January 17, 2015
Training January 17, 2015
Training January 17, 2015
Today is bench day
Today is bench day
Today is bench day. I didn’t want to work in with the group because I honestly wasn’t sure what I’d be able to do so I just did my own thing. Here is what I did…
Training and Meet Help
Training and Meet Help
Headed out to the compound today to the UGSS. This UGSS was for those competing at the WPC Worlds or Relentless Detroit
Motivation From Within
Motivation From Within
How far would you push yourself when you believe the only person who will ever know is you?
2 PRs at the UGSS
2 PRs at the UGSS
I spent the rest of the time there helping out and watching the show.
What is a Perceived Max?
What is a Perceived Max?
I usually pride myself on having common sense and being able to understand things.
Toalston Earns First-Place and a Huge PR at 2010 APF Senior Nats
Toalston Earns First-Place and a Huge PR at 2010 APF Senior Nats
Enjoy the early accomplishments of a young (and pre-male pattern baldness) baby-faced Ted.

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