An early mentor of Dave Tate, founder of elitefts™, drops in to the offices. Bob Wahl is a prominent world champion powerlifter who directed Dave in his early training. Bob explains how the snot-nosed kid first arrived to train with them in Findlay, Ohio, how Dave progressed, and some info about what their training was like at that time. This give some fascinating insight into what Dave Tate was like pre-Westside.



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