I’ve realized I’ve never told my story, save for a couple of people. Those who’ve heard it were surprised because, against all odds, I didn’t end up completely fucked up because of everything that happened. Instead, I became strong and independent. So here it is. My story.
In this episode of Table Talk Podcast, Dave Tate puts on a one-man show and answers listeners’ questions about his worst powerlifting meet, his high school football and wrestling career, and more.
How is powerlifting doing as a sport compared to bodybuilding, which is kind of dying? Is it growing? What drugs are powerlifters using these days? How much do you think genetics play a role? At what age does a person’s strength usually peak and start dropping?
I will never tell a parent they are right or wrong for enrolling their child in a contact sport such as football. What I do recommend, however, is that parents ask themselves three important questions before putting their kid into a contact sport.
Of all of the things I wish I could go back and redo, these five things stand out as the most important or all-encompassing.
At some point Dave will make it to his destination, but until then, he’s got a few more questions to answer.
Tailored for the powerlifter and bodybuilder, we revisit Dave Tate’s and Mark Dugdale’s conversation covering exercise execution, pre-workout food, recoverability, training evolution, and more.
In five locations on earth, the people live 30% longer and continue to be active and healthy until their final days on earth. What’s the secret?
In this first part of Coach X’s presentation, he discusses two factors that will influence everything you do in life: genetics and environment.
You can’t easily change the shape or insertion of the lateral or medial head of the gastrocnemius muscles. But you can develop impressive calves with these techniques.
There’s a way to know if your genetics suck — but not until you’ve given 100%. If you don’t spend enough time trying, you’ll never know.
This isn’t rocket science people. Stop complicating every damn process and start simplifying.
Maybe winning the Mr. Pontiac Michigan is as far as you'll be able to take it.
Has powerlifting continued to progress or have the advances of the past few decades kept us from being accepted by the mainsteam?
Tell people what they want to hear and you can sell them just about anything.
Skip Hill in Jamaica, covers training philosophy, elevation training, adjusting protocols for different lifters, and genetics.
When looking at the subject of heredity, it’s important to understand that some aspects are strongly correlated and others have less bearing.
Six different quick and easy ways to jack up your calories (and the scale) without a ton of complex cooking and effort.
In his travels, Josh coaches and trains with top competitors.
Are you doind the right things and listening to the right people?
Not everyone is born with the natural ability and physique to be a powerlifter. However, if your are not one of the blessed, it doesn’t mean you can’t be.
For many years, speed was considered some mystified aspect of sport performance that was measurable but unchanging.
Most of us have felt at least at some point in life the joy of hard work.
Steroids will be a thing of the past if one tiny gene is able to be shut off like a light switch.
When people make excuses about exercise, we should try to see just what it is they’re complaining about.
When it comes to building muscle and strength, there aren’t any shortcuts and there certainly aren’t any miracle drugs that will do this.
This six-round series will detail the differences in which genetics and hard work team up to build a machine out of man or woman.