Trevor has coached over 25 all-time world records with eight separate athletes: Dallas Norris, Jenn Rotsinger, Ashley Garcia, Phil Herndon, Jordan Wong, Stacy “Bama” Burr, and Danny Misencik.
Together for the holidays, let’s see what ridiculousness these guys are up to.
Naomi and Tom Sheppard discuss training and intensification methods that work: eccentrics, isometrics, concentrics, and more!
Amber serves our country, is a badass on the platform, and is an advocate for women in the sport. Learn more!
Seth and Meana co-own Activated Performance, where their goal is to elevate the standard of powerlifting coaching and education.
Brandon currently holds the all-time world record squat in the 132-pound weight class, with a 567-pound squat.
Number one in your hearts, John Haack sits down with Dave in the 156th episode of Table Talk.
Shawn Frankl is the first to squat over 5X his body weight, squatting 1055 pounds at 198. Learn how Rick Hussey’s influence shaped Shawn.
The creator of 5/3/1, let’s see what Jim is up to this month and how his high school football team did this past season.
Tom’s life goal is to crack open a beer with every one of his followers. Let’s get stupid.
Only 30 episodes later, Dave is now a 5x World Powerlifting Champion! Listen about his training prep and what he’s preparing for next.
Cory worked as an underground coal miner to save money for college until he opened his first gym at 20. Co-founder of Musclepharm, where’s he now?
Strong supporters and longtime customers of elitefts, learn more about their story as competitors and business owners.
Blaine Sumner is an IPF Powerlifting World Champion and currently holds the most Open World Records in Powerlifting.
Learn more about Mike, his competitive background in football and bodybuilding as an IFBB pro, training methods, injuries, and more!
Trevor is a coach for Renaissance Periodization and specializes in diets and training plans. He’s totaled elite in multiply and raw divisions.
Teddy is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, strongly influenced by his extensive background in strength and conditioning (stops with Buddy Morris) and powerlifting.
Joe’s “gym blueprint” is now the industry standard, and DeFranco’s is a globally recognized brand.
Skip was one of the early pioneers of online contest prep (2001) when bodybuilding message boards were still in their infancy.
Steve Goggins has competed in powerlifting for over 25 years and was the first powerlifter to squat 1100 pounds.
Big J has trained on and off with 8x Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman as his training partner at Arlington’s Metroflex for over 20 years.
Fouad is a retired Canadian IFBB pro and owner of Hosstile. He racked up an impressive nine top-three finishes over his 15-year tenure, including two victories.
After a 10-year hiatus, stripped of strength and muscle, Travis returned to the World’s Strongest Man in 2021.
Stacy’s 1435-pound total at 148 gave her an astounding 668 Wilks, which ranks her as the number one powerlifter in the world.
Mike Hedlesky takes a seat in this 138th episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk.
AJ Roberts takes a seat in this 137th podcast episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk.
In this 136th podcast episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk, Mike Tuchscherer takes a seat.
In this 135th episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast, Dave Tate sits down with several of his old training partners from Westside!
Ken Jackson is an IFBB professional bodybuilder, winning his pro card in 2011 at the North American Championships.
Matt recently squatted 520 pounds for 24 reps! Listen as Dave and Matt talk about this feat of strength, endurance, and longevity!
Luke is one of four lifters to have a pro total in five different weight classes. Tack on two kidney transplants as well…
Ed Coan joins Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast as a guest in the 131st episode. Ed Coan is regarded as the greatest powerlifter of all time.
Missy Truscott is an IFBB Fitness Pro who’ll return to the Olympia stage in less than 150 days!
Dr. Mike Israetel of Renaissance Periodization is a Ph.D. in Sport Physiology and a professor at Lehman College
Naomi and Tom Sheppard join Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast as guests in the 128th episode.
Paul Oneid is a coach and the owner of Master Athletic Performance and Coaches Corner University’s co-founder.
Greg is the Head of Content at Stronger By Science and co-owner of MASS.
JM Blakley is widely known for being the namesake of the JM Press and
breaking numerous bench press world records.
Swede Burns, the creator of the 5thSet methodology and owner of Keyhole Barbell, is a lifter and coach with over 20 years of experience.
In this 123rd episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk, Dave answers YOUR questions that you asked on his recent Instagram post.
Dave Hoff holds the all-time highest powerlifting total—dominating multi-ply for over a decade, and was featured in Westside vs The World!
Matt Wenning is a three-time world champion powerlifter. Today we’ll learn more about his warm-up, time at Westside, and how he programs for a variety of special populations.
Learn how the 20-year-old version of Doug met Louie Simmons and his lifting career blasted off the ground in this podcast episode!
Matt Brown is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for nearly 14 years.
In this #116 episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast, Dave invites three new elitefts athletes to the table. Meet Haley Hill, Jaden Lacaria, and Adam Zavchik!
In episode 115 of Dave Tate’s Table Talk, Dave opens the flood gates to answer YOUR questions that you asked on his Instagram page.
JL Holdsworth and Douglas Heel join Dave to discuss their travels and share ideas on healing and performance in serving diverse populations.
Listen as Dave, Darryl, and Bret go down memory lane, and share stories and training gems they learned from John Meadows.
Jim Wendler and Matt Rhodes to discuss training, coaching, consistency, discipline, and past Westside Barbell stories
They dive deep into strength training and Spell to Communicate, two significant modalities that encompass the whole child and form the basis for all other therapies.
Dave Tate’s LTT8 (Learn to Train Seminar) lecture on how to best train supplemental and accessory movements for the highest outcome.
In the final episode of Season 2, Dave Tate sits down to discuss Louie Simmons’ passing and the future of Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast.
Dr. Stuart McGill talks about lower back pain, how personality impacts recovery, and understanding how to ACTUALLY train your core.
Take a look at your training programming in a more productive way, the importance of education, and why you should really give a shit.
Sam talks about what it was like going from “Training HIS Ass Off” to “Training YOUR Ass Off” and going from a participant to an assistant.
Matt Goodwin and Sam Brown talk about being fat, beer, and meathead decisions. Let these two be your guide to what NOT to do.
If you’ve plateaued this training season, let Sam be your guide and deliver 3 steps to help you get stronger now.
In this episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk, Brian Carroll and Dave sit down and share a cigar and dive into what it means on going “all in” in the gym, not wanting to train, and how the hell these little guys deadlifting so much. Don’t miss this episode, filled with banter between friends and […]
You may be wondering how speed training, training volume, and crack houses all come up in one episode. Listen to find out.