We sit down with a legend in the strength community and make ourselves right at home with Dave Tate as we listen to some inspiring words and adventures. From humble beginnings to an extremely successful business and athletic career, Dave continues to remind us to never forget where you came from and how the path to legacy is always hard. Thank you to Dave and to all our listeners as we continue to strive forward. "Live, Learn, Pass On." - The Battle Axe Podcast

Most periodization models only target the main lifts. The supplemental and accessory training gets a throwaway recommendation like “3 x 10-15” or nothing at all. I’ve seen coaches and lifters spend hours creating elaborate schemes to train and cycle the competitive lifts and put almost no thought into the supplemental and accessory movements.

Learn from adversity to become your very best. When you do this, you will beat those with better genetics, skill, and talent because while an IRON WILL may not make you the best in the world, it will make you better than those who quit.

Through years of mistakes and experimentation, Dan has refined his approach and found a setup that works for him.

If you just do this, you won’t need to invest in some mastermind group or spend hours on end absorbing motivational business garbage.

There are a lot of ways to use the SS Yoke Bar and good mornings. Here's what Dan is doing with both in his current program.

For maximal results, actually learn how to train instead of reading a piece of paper

Suggests deeper Focus on what’s inside the frame than what’s outside of it.

...and so there is this. Part 3 of the series.

Go to the edge and see whats there - even if just for 20 seconds.

Discussed are the lessons learned from fitness and how they translate to running a business, raising kids to become the greatest version of themselves and the mentality of being world class - MI40

Back for his second series of videos with Dave, Dan shares how he's currently eating and explains the approach he uses under the guidance of Stan Efferding.

This article is about smashing bench press plateaus. If your bench hasn’t progressed in a long time or just isn’t where it should be, this is for you.

With the release of Westside vs. The World, I thought it would be great to repost this. When you see this movie, you will better understand the "context" of this post. If you have not seen the movie, this will provide some insight on what it was like to train there.

I might be a dream smasher or whatever you call it but I’m not going to bullshit people into major life changes with knowing what they are getting into.

You can make this system as complicated as you want it to be, but you can also make it a simple as you want it to be. Understand the basics first.

This one still makes us laugh. Funny how some things change while others stay the same. Enjoy...

I know it's not Thanksgiving, but after being in business for 20 years, there is one lesson that stands out above all.

Has the Max Effort Method been forgotten? Is there still value to it? Does anyone use it anymore?

Following these guidelines and using isometrics in multiple positions, you can increase strength not only at a weak point but throughout the entire movement.

Is there too much science involved in the training methods in this era of lifting?

More from my assessment of how bad I really suck.

If you're looking for a serious answer to a question about building a bloat, you've come to the right place.

Maybe I am missing something, but I think this might be known as a CLUE.