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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.

upper work 4.12.18

upper work 4.12.18

Resolving elbow pain, Ted is currently training to add strength and mass before beginning his next meet prep training cycle. His plans are to compete this winter in the 275-pound weight class — a weight class he has yet to secure an elite total.

April 21 2018

Lower work 4.11.18

balance and back

April 21 2018

04.08.2018 pushing the elbow

04.08.2018 pushing the elbow

making good progress now

April 15 2018

squats 04.07.2018

squats 04.07.2018

back needs some work

April 15 2018

Elbow update 04.05.18

Elbow update 04.05.18

time to work on getting stronger

April 8 2018

04.01.18 Easter and Fool's day training

04.01.18 Easter and Fool's day training

little by little becoming stable

April 8 2018

Metal Canvas 3.31.18

Metal Canvas 3.31.18

first session in the Metal Canvas Squat Suit

April 1 2018

upper accessory day again 3.29.18

upper accessory day again 3.29.18

rehabbing seems to be forever ongoing

April 1 2018

midweek work 3.28.18

midweek work 3.28.18

hacks and good mornings

April 1 2018

bench day 3.25.18

bench day 3.25.18

a day to push it a bit

April 1 2018

SS Yoke bar squats 3.24.18

SS Yoke bar squats 3.24.18

SS Yoke bar to the rescue

April 1 2018

upper work 03.22.18

upper work 03.22.18

working around the elbow

April 1 2018

Lower work 03.21.18

Lower work 03.21.18

trying to train smarter

April 1 2018

03.18.18 floor pressing with Dave

03.18.18 floor pressing with Dave

working back up

March 26 2018

03.17.18 Yoke Bar Speed

03.17.18 Yoke Bar Speed

speed isn't always good

March 26 2018

03.14.18 upper body work

03.14.18 upper body work

volume to heal

March 19 2018

Lower work 03.13.18

Lower work 03.13.18

good morning at S5

March 19 2018

Benching on 03.11.18 eblow improving

Benching on 03.11.18 eblow improving

Might be past the worst of it....

March 13 2018

Training 03.10.18

Training 03.10.18

reverse band squats

March 13 2018

training at Steve's 03.04.2018

training at Steve's 03.04.2018

big pull for Doberdruk

March 6 2018

Arnold weekend training 03.03.18

Arnold weekend training 03.03.18

mort talking than training today

March 6 2018

lower work and an old friend 02.28.18

lower work and an old friend 02.28.18

Arnold, and others, come to Columbus

March 1 2018

benching with Dave 02.25.18

benching with Dave 02.25.18

got to love pink

March 1 2018

I love squat day 02.24.18

I love squat day 02.24.18

free squats...yep no box today

March 1 2018

02.22.18 MRI day

02.22.18 MRI day

hoping this is only a half step back

March 1 2018

lower work 02.20.18

lower work 02.20.18

belt squat day.

February 28 2018

02.18.18 what to do

02.18.18 what to do

Stronger than I feel

February 28 2018

02.17.18 Saturday is squat day

02.17.18 Saturday is squat day

parallel...maybe

February 27 2018

02.15.18 follow up at the Doctor

02.15.18 follow up at the Doctor

Looking for answers

February 27 2018

lower work 02.14.18

lower work 02.14.18

love them and hate them at the same time

February 26 2018

training 02.11.18 and this cheap elbow

training 02.11.18 and this cheap elbow

trying to keep pushing forward

February 26 2018

band squats 02.10.18

band squats 02.10.18

at least my squats are going well

February 19 2018

02.08.18 elbow and upper work

02.08.18 elbow and upper work

more questions than answers

February 19 2018

Hack Squat day 02.07.18

Hack Squat day 02.07.18

hack squat for a max

February 12 2018

Upper training 02.04.18

Upper training 02.04.18

working to fix my head and press

February 12 2018

briefs on 02.03.18

briefs on 02.03.18

6 months later back in some gear

February 5 2018

02.1.18 Doctor Visit

02.1.18 Doctor Visit

punk sissy

February 5 2018

few minutes escape

few minutes escape

When I cant get out of my own head I watch this video, one of my all time favorites, and it helps keep me pushing forward...

January 31 2018

lower accessory 01.30.18

lower accessory 01.30.18

stepping up

January 31 2018

waking up 01.29.18

waking up 01.29.18

just when things were improving

January 31 2018

training 01.28.18 kinda...

training 01.28.18 kinda...

left side weakness...built cheap.

January 31 2018

Squat training 01.27.18 New Westside Barbell Equipment

Squat training 01.27.18 New Westside Barbell Equipment

Testing a couple Westside pieces

January 31 2018

01.25.18 hot water is good

01.25.18 hot water is good

hot water is expensive...

January 31 2018

no training day 01.24.18

no training day 01.24.18

American Problems

January 31 2018

Lower Accessory 01.23.18

Lower Accessory 01.23.18

trying to make some progress any where I can...

January 31 2018

two steps back 01.21.18

two steps back 01.21.18

snowy inclines are slippery...

January 29 2018

squatting 01.20.18

working up the raw squat number

January 28 2018

Upper Training 01.17.18

Upper Training 01.17.18

feels good to be getting back into a routine

January 22 2018

Midweek Training 01.16.18

Midweek Training 01.16.18

getting a better balance

January 22 2018

Benching 01.14.2018

Benching 01.14.2018

will the dumbbell work, work....

January 15 2018

Squatting 01.13.2018

Squatting 01.13.2018

finding motivation....

January 15 2018

dumbbell bench 1.7.18

dumbbell bench 1.7.18

Just need to get stronger

January 8 2018

Box squats 01.06.18

Box squats 01.06.18

My form was off...

January 8 2018

2017 and 2018

2017 and 2018

2017 was a bust

January 1 2018

humble bench day 12.31.17

humble bench day 12.31.17

humble bench

January 1 2018

training 12.30.17 with Dave

training 12.30.17 with Dave

rebound training

December 31 2017

life stuff 12.28.17

life stuff 12.28.17

broken routine and to much work

December 31 2017

stepping up 12.26.17

stepping up 12.26.17

doing what I know works for me

December 31 2017

increasing the bench 12.24.17

increasing the bench 12.24.17

another 15 pounds on the bench

December 31 2017