Powerlifting

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Powerlifting icon Dan Green returns to Table Talk to share 10 proven lessons on training, longevity, and building strength that lasts decades.

Conjugate Training offers several benefits for powerlifters. It helps in developing strength, power, speed, and muscle mass. The constantly changing exercises prevent overuse injuries and keep training interesting

“It’s not that easy.”

This is the exact training cycle I used in the mid-80s to squat my first 500 pounds.

Rather than just writing one cycle, I’ve decided to make an easy to follow quasi-article that contains all the different cycles for the squat that I’ve used with success. YES to chains and bands.

The deadlift is just that thing you have to do in a meet before you go to dinner.

With our Westside Table Talk episode coming up I thought I'd add more background to this article on Westside and the lifters I met there

The wear and tear of the sport doesn’t end when the lifter stops competing. The price of the platform may be one that they will pay for throughout the rest of their lives.

Ohio is the mecca of powerlifting, and elitefts is just one stop on the journey. Doug Heath, one of the Ohio powerlifters who inspired Louie Simmons to develop the Westside Method, joins Dave Tate on this Table Talk Podcast episode.

Think about all of the things you would never miss a training session for, and then think of all of the things you missed with your family due to those sessions. Those memories you missed out on are only a fraction of the pitfalls you'll face in powerlifting.

Joe and Janis are returning for another episode of Table Talk Podcast with host Dave Tate. Expect all sorts of thoughts, questions, and answers for all things powerlifting-related.