The Joy of Programming
Discover why understanding the “why” behind workouts matters, how to blend classic and modern techniques, and what it takes to tailor programs for athletes, especially rugby players.
5 Equipment Must-Haves to Train Anywhere
As a novice or pro, these pieces of equipment should always be at your disposal.
Why Speed Work for Bench Press Isn’t Forever
Key words: bench press and forever. It took Nate 15 years of speed work to come to this conclusion.
How To Train for Selection
Train for selection with this how-to guide with strategies ranging from aerobic capacity to calisthenics.
How To Enhance Performance In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
With this program, learn injury prevention techniques and tools for to manage your weight.
Why and How to Use Eccentric Overload with Athletes
You might want to implement this 2/1 technique for athlete development to enhance muscle resistance and prevent injury.
Powerlifting Proficiency: Performance and Aesthetics Criteria
Powerlifting competitions are more than big gorillas lifting weights. Consider the aesthetics, psychomotor skills, and failures.
Cluster Training for Strength and Hypertrophy
Cluster training methods, like many
of the less “traditional” methods, don’t get utilized enough in people’s training programs. Try them now!
The One Percent Method
Use The One Percent Method to incrementally make progress in all aspects of your life—especially training.
The Real Reason You Are Not a Pro Bodybuilder
Explore the structural components, hormone use, and recovery that play a crucial role in determining your bodybuilding status.
How to Increase Your Bench with an El Gordo Fat Bar
The Fat Bar Theory can lead to remarkable improvements in your bench press performance.
5 Tricep Finishers for a Bigger Bench
Learn about proven tricep exercises to boost your bench press and improve performance, even if you’re dealing with elbow pain. Program included!
When To Train And When NOT To Train
Explore the reasons why sometimes it’s smarter not to train and prioritize productive workouts for long-term progress.
The One Armed Guillotine Training Split
Training through injury, the following splits pushed me through elbow surgery and a lat tear.
The Seven Habits of Ineffective Lifters
From neglecting technique to overtraining, learn how to overcome these seven habits and pave your way to podium wins.
Auto-Regulation for Dummies
Here’s a concise guide on how to understand and implement auto-regulation into your training to maximise results.
Back to the Future
Discover the intriguing shifts in gym culture (1984 vs. 2023) and how one veteran lifter cherishes the memories while embracing the changes.
A Guide to Effective Sled Sprint Training
Seeking to break limits? This guide unlocks the secrets to harnessing your inner speedster.
Master These 5 Things Before Hiring a Trainer
Save your hard-earned money by learning how to train yourself. You’ll never need to hire a trainer again.
Specialty Bars for Combat Professionals and First Responders
Discover why these specialty bars are indispensable for first responders and military personnel, providing unmatched value that extends far beyond the gym.
How to Make Gains in Your Offseason
You’ve just competed, now what?Here are YOUR tips for training during the powerlifting offseason.
Adapt or Lose: Nonlinear Periodization
Discover the benefits of nonlinear training and its impact on strength, power and speed.
Bodybuilding for the Powerlifter: Extra Workouts
Extra workouts, if programmed right, can kick your training and results up a notch.
Powerlifting Federations Are a Service Industry Business
Powerlifting federations are a business first. So make sure you align yourself to a federation that speaks to your philosophy, values, and ethos.
Training Considerations for the Aging Powerlifter
Your biological age is different than your training age. If you’ve racked up years of training in the gym, you should learn the difference between the two.
Programming Different Physical Qualities
I like to program from a metabolic, strength, or power focus. The three-day-a-week program allows more stimulation for each major area.
#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.
The Optimal Powerbuilding Split
Powerbuilding is not just bodybuilding with the squat, bench press, and deadlift tacked on. It’s also not just powerlifting with accessory exercises.
Training for Size and Strength
Here’s the simple plan with a four-day-a-week training split of upper and lower body. Each session has four exercises that’ll take an hour to complete.
#117 - Into the Lion’s Den With Joey Szatmary!
In this 117th episode of Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast, Joey Szatmary (@Szatstrength ) takes a seat. Joey is the gym owner of The Lions Den in Colmar, Pennsylvania. He attended Albright College and played collegiate lacrosse. Joey’s most notable athletic feat as a poly-athlete is earning the 2019 United States Strongman (USS) Heavyweight National Champion title.
#112 - Westside Barbell Stories (Discipline and Consistency)
Jim Wendler and Matt Rhodes to discuss training, coaching, consistency, discipline, and past Westside Barbell stories
#110 - BONUS: Jim Wendler's Strength Training for High School Footb...
Jim Wendler’s seminar Strength Training High School Football Players is compiled for you to implement as a coach or an athlete.
#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.
#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.
#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.
General Concepts and Progression of the Omni-Contraction System
After consulting with Ben Prentiss and implementing with my athletes, here’s a BRIEF description of the system. Download the 12-week program!
#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.
#80 - Mitigating Injury and Peaking for the Meet
Learn how to mitigate injury while under the bar and get the inside scoop on how Sam is peaking for his meet.
#78 - Scratched Bars, Commercial Gym's Secret & Life Strategies
Don’t miss Dave and Sam going in-depth into why scratched bars are such a big deal and Dave’s life strategies he shares with Sam.
#77 - Injuries, Perceived Maxes, & Squid Game
Dave Tate and Sam Brown discuss how injuries can make you better, perceived maxes, and Squid Game? What’s going on?
#76 - How Dave Enters the Void and Max Effort Training
Dave Tate and Sam Brown talk about how Dave enters the void, their thoughts on max effort training, and trying geared lifting.
#54 pt. 1-3 - Dave Tate's Table Talk is BACK
Dave Tate’s Table Talk is BACK for the 2nd season and the first episode back covers strength topics such as surgery, autoregulation, and more.
Become a Faster Competitor with This Program
In this program, you will use strength and conditioning, and all of the gears in between to be an energy-efficient player. Consider this an extension of my sumo deadlift article published in January of 2021.
How to Make It Big as a Strength Coach: Sacrifice to Advance Your Career
Now, it’s time to expect the unexpected, ask questions, be proactive, continue your own education, take it to the edge, sacrifice, present yourself accordingly, hustle, and seven more to-dos (part three of three)!
Giant Sets for Size and Strength
Skimping out on accessory work because you don’t have enough time? Get a nasty pump with giant sets and kiss your time constraints goodbye.
10-Week Program Jumpstart—Old to Athlete
This program is for those of us who love to train but don’t compete, want to look better, maintain strength, and be able to show our kids who’s boss.
Bodyweight Training for Lower-Body Strength and Power
We should not lose sight of the benefits that bodyweight training provides. Take a break from the barbell and machines and try Prison Squats, Nordic Leg Curls, Jump Squats, and Jump Tucks for newfound strength and explosiveness.
One Training Size Fits One
Believe it or not, you don’t need the assistance of a research team to make your training, health, and life decisions. Here’s how to navigate through your uniqueness from identification to decision making.
