#141 Fouad "Hoss" Abiad | Entrepreneur, IFBB Pro, Heavyweight ...
Fouad is a retired Canadian IFBB pro and owner of Hosstile. He racked up an impressive nine top-three finishes over his 15-year tenure, including two victories.
# 140 Travis Ortmayer | World's Strongest Man, Survivor, Texas Ston...
After a 10-year hiatus, stripped of strength and muscle, Travis returned to the World’s Strongest Man in 2021.
#139 Stacy Burr | All-Time World Record Holder 1400 LBS Total
Stacy’s 1435-pound total at 148 gave her an astounding 668 Wilks, which ranks her as the number one powerlifter in the world.
#138 Mike Hedlesky | 13X Arnold Classic, 10X IPF, Gold Medalist
Mike Hedlesky takes a seat in this 138th episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk.
#137 AJ Roberts ⎸ 1,200 Pound Squat, WSBB, and Entrepreneur
AJ Roberts takes a seat in this 137th podcast episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk.
#136 Mike Tuchscherer | Reactive Training Systems, RPE Programming
In this 136th podcast episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk, Mike Tuchscherer takes a seat.
#135 | C. Vogelpohl, T. Brock, D. Tate, K. Patterson, J. McCoy
In this 135th episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast, Dave Tate sits down with several of his old training partners from Westside!
#134 IFBB PRO Ken Jackson | U Of M Football 97', John Meadows
Ken Jackson is an IFBB professional bodybuilder, winning his pro card in 2011 at the North American Championships.
#133 Matt Wenning is BACK! Breaking Platz’s Squat Record. Longevity, Nut...
Matt recently squatted 520 pounds for 24 reps! Listen as Dave and Matt talk about this feat of strength, endurance, and longevity!
#132 Luke Edwards | 5x Pro Totaling
Luke is one of four lifters to have a pro total in five different weight classes. Tack on two kidney transplants as well…
#131 The Legend Himself Ed Coan
Ed Coan joins Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast as a guest in the 131st episode. Ed Coan is regarded as the greatest powerlifter of all time.
#130 Missy Truscott | IFBB Pro
Missy Truscott is an IFBB Fitness Pro who’ll return to the Olympia stage in less than 150 days!
#129 Mike Israetel of Renaissance Periodization
Dr. Mike Israetel of Renaissance Periodization is a Ph.D. in Sport Physiology and a professor at Lehman College
#128 Naomi & Tom Sheppard | Top UK Total | #1 Ranked Powerlifter
Naomi and Tom Sheppard join Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast as guests in the 128th episode.
#127 Paul Onied | Co-Owner of Coaches Corner University
Paul Oneid is a coach and the owner of Master Athletic Performance and Coaches Corner University’s co-founder.
#126 Greg Nuckols : Host of Stronger by Science
Greg is the Head of Content at Stronger By Science and co-owner of MASS.
#125 - JM Blakley The Meditative Meathead
JM Blakley is widely known for being the namesake of the JM Press and
breaking numerous bench press world records.
#124 - Swede Burns Creator of 5th Set
Swede Burns, the creator of the 5thSet methodology and owner of Keyhole Barbell, is a lifter and coach with over 20 years of experience.
#123 - Dynamic work, Deloading, & Conjugate, Block, or Linear
In this 123rd episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk, Dave answers YOUR questions that you asked on his recent Instagram post.
#122 - All-Time Highest Total World Record Holder Dave Hoff!
Dave Hoff holds the all-time highest powerlifting total—dominating multi-ply for over a decade, and was featured in Westside vs The World!
#121 - Matt Wenning on the Wenning Warm-up, Conjugate, and Turds?
Matt Wenning is a three-time world champion powerlifter. Today we’ll learn more about his warm-up, time at Westside, and how he programs for a variety of special populations.
#119 - 8x WPC World Champion: Doug Heath
Learn how the 20-year-old version of Doug met Louie Simmons and his lifting career blasted off the ground in this podcast episode!
#118 - The Immortal Matt Brown
Matt Brown is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for nearly 14 years.
#116 - Dave Tate Introduces Our Newest Athletes!
In this #116 episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast, Dave invites three new elitefts athletes to the table. Meet Haley Hill, Jaden Lacaria, and Adam Zavchik!
#115 - The Future of Powerlifting & Gym Culture And How To Create A ...
In episode 115 of Dave Tate’s Table Talk, Dave opens the flood gates to answer YOUR questions that you asked on his Instagram page.
#114 - Table Talk LIVE with JL Holdsworth & Douglas Heel
JL Holdsworth and Douglas Heel join Dave to discuss their travels and share ideas on healing and performance in serving diverse populations.
#113 - Remembering John Meadows
Listen as Dave, Darryl, and Bret go down memory lane, and share stories and training gems they learned from John Meadows.
#112 - Westside Barbell Stories (Discipline and Consistency)
Jim Wendler and Matt Rhodes to discuss training, coaching, consistency, discipline, and past Westside Barbell stories
#111 - Autism Interventions That Really Work
They dive deep into strength training and Spell to Communicate, two significant modalities that encompass the whole child and form the basis for all other therapies.
#109 - BONUS: Best Way to Train Supplemental & Accessory Movements
Dave Tate’s LTT8 (Learn to Train Seminar) lecture on how to best train supplemental and accessory movements for the highest outcome.
#108 - Season 2 Finale: Louie Simmons and the Future of Table Talk
In the final episode of Season 2, Dave Tate sits down to discuss Louie Simmons’ passing and the future of Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast.
#107 - Dr. Stuart McGill: Training with Low Back Pain
Dr. Stuart McGill talks about lower back pain, how personality impacts recovery, and understanding how to ACTUALLY train your core.
#106 - Dr. Jordan Shallow on Training, Education, and Giving a Shit
Take a look at your training programming in a more productive way, the importance of education, and why you should really give a shit.
#105 - Training YOUR Ass Off with Dave Tate and Coming Full Circle
Sam talks about what it was like going from “Training HIS Ass Off” to “Training YOUR Ass Off” and going from a participant to an assistant.
#104 - Meatheads, Beers, and Being Fat
Matt Goodwin and Sam Brown talk about being fat, beer, and meathead decisions. Let these two be your guide to what NOT to do.
#103 - 3 Steps to Get Stronger NOW!
If you’ve plateaued this training season, let Sam be your guide and deliver 3 steps to help you get stronger now.
#102 - Brian Carroll: Hating to Train and the Secret to Deadlifting
In this episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk, Brian Carroll and Dave sit down and share a cigar and dive into what it means on going “all in” in the gym, not wanting to train, and how the hell these little guys deadlifting so much. Don’t miss this episode, filled with banter between friends and […]
#101 - Speed Training, Training Volume, and the Crack House
You may be wondering how speed training, training volume, and crack houses all come up in one episode. Listen to find out.
#100 - Jim Wendler Returns
Don’t miss the return of Jim Wendler in this exciting episode celebrating 100 episodes and 1,000,000 downloads of Dave Tate’s Table Talk.
#99 - Training Talk with ATWR Powerlifter Naomi Sheppard
Sam Brown and Naomi Sheppard talk training and the Ghost Clash, where Naomi competed recently and finished as a top lifter.
#98 - Alcohol and Training?! What Have We Done!?
What? Yes, you read that title correctly. Whoever said that alcohol and training don’t mix was trying to take away some good times.
#97 - Exercise Selection Checklist with Sam Brown
Sam Brown takes over this episode to talk about exercise selection and share his exercise selection checklist.
#96 - Training Talk on HIT Training with Sam Brown
Sam Brown talks about HIT Training and how you can use it in your training to better yourself, or your athletes.
#95 - Matt Mills and Brittany Diamond
Matt Mills and Brittany Diamond talk about training for both strongman and powerlifting, gross gym stories, and competition training.
#94 - When Dave Made the Best Gains and Why
In this Table Talk episode, Dave Tate addresses when he felt he was at his “BEST” and what made it possible.
#93 - Can Powerlifting Wreck Your Health, Plus Gear Drama
The long-term impact powerlifting can have on health, and if it wrecks your body, as well as the current state of Multiply Powerlifting gear.
#92 - Fear of Lifting, Getting Paid as a Lifter, and GPP
How to deal with the fear of lifting maximal weights, how to get paid as a Powerlifter, and the integration of GPP into your training.
#91 - All Things Nutrition and Training with Justin Harris and Dani LaMa...
Justin Harris and Dani LaMartina are guests on this episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk to discuss training, recovery, and diet in lifting.
#90 - Stan Efferding LIVE On The Dave Tate's Table Talk
Stan Efferding joins us on Dave Tate’s Table Talk to talk about everything related to lifting, business, and health. Watch Stan’s episode now.
#89 - Powerlifting Injuries and Meeting Some elitefts Staff
Dave Tate and elitefts staff discuss old injuries and how they came to be at elitefts as well as what to expect from elitefts in the new year.
Is There Any Benefit to Doing Over 40 Sets
Ever wondered about the benefits of more sets? Maybe you’ve tried and got quickly fatigued? Dave explains the impact in his latest Table Talk.
#88 - Sam's Gone and This is the Last Podcast?!?
Dave Tate goes solo to answer questions and give as much information on powerlifting as possible in two hours.
#87 - The Most Conjugate Thing and Dave's Christmas Gift
Sam shows Dave a conjugate crazy powerlifting video and keeps the surprises coming when he gives Dave a surprise Christmas gift LIVE.
#86 - Dave Tate's Table Talk Live with Jujimufu and Joey Szatmary
Juji and Joey Szatmary review their squat-based lifting day with Dave Tate and Sam and delve into other topics like New Year’s resolutions.
#85 - How Important is Social Media Really?!
How important is social media? Find out how Dave Tate runs his business on social media and what it takes to succeed in a niche market.
#84 - Dave’s Social Media Obsession and 2022 Training Goals
2022 is upon us and Dave Tate has a plan and goals for social media and how it will impact his business and the education he pushes out.
#83 - FU, Sam's Elite Total? & Dave Gets Kicked Out of the Void
FU Merch is released and Sam talks about his last competition and his total while Dave gets kicked out of the void.
#82 - Commercial Gym Conjugate and Training Principles
Take a deep dive into how you can work conjugate into your training if you are restricted by what your commercial gym offers.
#81 - What Growth Means, Training Update & Lifting Tests
Dave and Sam sit down to discuss what growth means, Dave’s best raw lifts, their training updates, and 1RM testing for football players.