WATCH: Table Talk — The Early Days
What did a typical day in college look like for Dave back in his 20s?
WATCH: Table Talk — Analyzing Training Methods
The people who really don't know what the fuck they are doing are the ones that are taking the business from you because you are too wrapped up in the wrong things.
WATCH: Dave Tate's Closing Speech — April Training Camp
The founder of elitefts spoke with all attendees, finalizing a day of learning with coaches JL Holdsworth, Swede Burns, and Casey Williams,.
With all stories, there is a back story.
With all stories there is a back story. This is the back story of preparation, performing and prevailing.
Impact A Hero - Special Edition Yoke Bar
For every limited edition SS Yoke Bar we sell, $100 will go to Impact A Hero, an organization committed to helping severely wounded heroes who have fought and sacrificed for our country.
Building A Great Lifting Crew — Advice for Hardcore Lifters
The information in this article is meant for lifters who care about only one thing: building the biggest powerlifting total possible.
Building A Great Lifting Crew — Advice for Normal Lifters
The majority of people that go to the gym want a place where they can have fun, get stronger, and not be stressed in an overly-competitive environment. Here's how to do it.
WATCH: Table Talk — How Should a Powerlifter Use a Sled or Prowler?
You can use a sled or a prowler for a lot of reasons. People like them for conditioning but I think they're best used for recovery and restoration when you're getting ready for a meet.
Should Bodybuilders Powerlift?
When their last five, ten, fifteen years of training has all been wrapped around focusing on developing just individual specific muscles instead of developing the body to move three movements the most efficiently and explosively as they possibly can, there's going to be risk.
WATCH: Reintroducing Dynamic Effort Bench Day
I just added speed work back into my training after a long time without it. Here's how I'm doing it.
The 5 Best Powerlifting Accessory Movements
These would be the top accessories that I feel would be the most effective for Powerlifting.
GEARD Up Podcast with Dave Tate
Last week I was asked to be on this Podcast and time FLEW by. What seemed like 30 minutes ended up being 2.5 hours. Had a great time. I think you will all like this one.
Building A Great Lifting Crew
How to build a lifting crew that doesn't suck and will make everyone better and DON'T EVER step in front of or walk in front of someone while they are squatting!
WATCH: Table Talk — Muscular Balance in Training Programs
Should you do twice as much pulling volume as pressing volume? Some people think so, but it's not that simple.
Is An Image Worth More Than 1000 Words?
To provide an example of how bad image copyright theft is - based on some of my previous posts. I just did an image search for one of our (elitefts) images and selected only some of the URL's (there were over 100 pages).
Two and Out
I am not saying to keep doing what you don't like or hate to do. What I am saying is don't quit just because progress stops or you got injured. This post touches on some of the reasons why.
5 Misconceptions Beginner Lifters Make
There is no doubt there are more than five but these were the first ones that came to mind. Most get figured out pretty quick but if some were known beforehand maybe there would be a lower attrition rate because people would know what they are getting into.
WATCH: Table Talk — How Should A Big Guy Lose Weight?
For someone over 350 pounds, the rules of dropping weight are a little different. There are a few things you need to remember.
Vacation & Training
I guess if there's an entrepreneurship lesson for anybody, it's taken me eighteen fucking years to go on vacation and not open my f**king laptop.
























