The lifting world is small — if I’m being generous, there are a couple hundred thousand of us. There are over 7 billion people on this planet. You are no one. How’s that for some perspective? If you haven’t noticed, I’m going to rant about the crap that annoys me.
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.
Most of the time I ignore what I don’t agree with, but considering I am three weeks out from my meet and I have been a grumpy bastard the last few weeks, I am going to write about a few stupid things I’ve seen.
It takes a long time to be elite—truly elite—in this sport. Don’t try to change the standards. Change the way you work.
The 15-week squat cycle that built an equipped world record.
Tonight I will lay in bed for about an hour visualizing the entire competition and every attempt.
Days that go right may be few and far between, but when you have one like this… it’s just badass.
