#152 Dave Hoff | 5x WPO Champion and All-Time Highest Powerlifting Total - Elite FTS

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Dave Hoff takes a seat in this 152nd podcast episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk.

Dave Hoff holds the all-time highest powerlifting total—dominating multi-ply for over a decade. As a five-time World Powerlifting Organization (WPO) champion, his best multi-ply lifts include a 1273-pound squat, a 1047-pound bench, and an 826-pound deadlift, for a total of 3103 pounds. Featured in the Westside vs The World documentary, Dave was a member of Westside Barbell.

In this episode, Hoff will discuss his recent 5th WPO championship, where he squatted 1234.5 pounds, benched 975.5 pounds, and deadlifted 810.1 pounds—the second-highest total of all time (3020.1), weighing 289 pounds.

At least 66K viewers watched episode 122 with Dave Hoff. Check it out!

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Dave Hoff takes a seat in this 152nd podcast episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk.

Dave Hoff holds the all-time highest powerlifting total—dominating multi-ply for over a decade. As a five-time World Powerlifting Organization (WPO) champion, his best multi-ply lifts include a 1273-pound squat, 1047-pound bench, and an 826-pound deadlift, for a total of 3103 pounds. Featured in the Westside vs The World documentary, Dave was a member of Westside Barbell.

In this episode, Hoff will discuss his recent 5th WPO championship, where he squatted 1234.5 pounds, benched 975.5 pounds, and deadlifted 810.1 pounds—the second-highest total of all time (3020.1), weighing 289 pounds.

At least 66K viewers watched episode 122 with Dave Hoff. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB5Oc7dzrl8&list=PLbFxzzq99IUBmbYmlryg-jPeQbgB04T_t&index=32&t=1739s

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Dave Tate is the founder and co-owner of elitefts.com. He is the author of twenty books and has logged more than 40,000 hours of training and consulting. Dave is married to elitefts co-owner Traci Arnold-Tate, and they reside in London, Ohio, with their two sons. Personal Credo: Live, Learn, Pass on™.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
0:45 Sponsors
1:43 Dave Hoff Introduction
3:15 What is multiply powerlifting?
8:37 Geared lifting and the trauma associated
12:00 WPO Recap
20:00 Squat Progression for Meet + Videoing sets
28:15 Chuck V Craziest Banded Squat
36:30 Assistance work
38:45 Bench Progression for Meet
39:20 Why Dave's deadlift went up: SSB + More Deadlifts
45:20 8-9 Weeks with no bench shirt before WPO
49:00 The Lifter's Journey
1:04:00 Getting beat at meets + Shawn Frankl
1:07:00 Training Raw
1:08:00 Donnie Thompson lesson + picking meets
1:15:00 Chuck V "High" Squat
1:16:50 Band shirts
1:28:16 Dave Hoff's Nutrition
1:38:00 If Dave Could Get High with Anyone
1:41:00 What would be on Dave's island
1:42:40 How Dave's program changes post meet
1:48:10 Anabolic Use and stupid mistakes people make
2:02:08 Autoregulation + a rooted system in training
2:07:00 Adversity
2:08:00 Dave Hoff's Dad
2:16:00 Learning from failure
2:19:00 Dave Hoff's dad passing and staring death in the face
2:25:50 The Morning Crew
2:34:00 Louie talking shit
2:37:00 How The Dogg House is different than Westside
2:48:00 When things changed at Westside based on growth and standards
2:52:30 New Documentary coming soon

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About the Host

Dave Tate is the founder and co-owner of elitefts.com. He is the author of twenty books and has logged more than 40,000 hours of training and consulting. Dave is married to elitefts co-owner Traci Arnold-Tate, and they reside in London, Ohio, with their two sons. Personal Credo: Live, Learn, Pass on™.

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Sponsors

Marek Health

Marek Health is the telehealth platform that connects customers to partnered providers focusing on hormone optimization and preventative medicine—offering self-service labs at great prices and guided optimization.

Use Code Tabletalk for 10% off your first order. Also, check out the Table Talk Panel

LMNT

A tasty electrolyte drink mix.

FREE 8-flavor sample pack with any purchase!

elitefts

If you can put it in a gym bag or load weight on it, we have you covered.

Use Code TABLE TALK for 10% off your first elitefts order.

All profits from elitefts Limited Edition Apparel, Table Talk Coffee, and Team elitefts Workouts, Programs, and Training eBooks support Dave Tate's Table Talk Podcast.

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