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Are you sick of "fitness influencers," training fads, and crappy advice that barely applies inside the gym or on the field? Then sit down with elitefts CEO Dave Tate as he interviews the strongest & smartest minds across the strength sports community to talk real, hardcore training, business, life, and more. If you're looking for real, applicable information on all things training, join the crew.
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- #453 The Post-Diet Mistake That Almost Put Me in the Hospital | Jon Heck · 2 h 21 minThe NFL Weight Room Isn't What You Think. Jon Heck Exposes the Reality of Elite Strength Coaching. Reaching the NFL weight room is supposed to be the ultimate summit for a…
- #452 Why I Pulled for 2nd on a Torn Hamstring | Jared Martin · 2 h 28 minThe Heaviest Weight Isn't Always on the Bar. Most lifters believe absolute emotional rage is the key to surviving catastrophic weight, but the platform quickly punishes hype over…
- #451 "Top-Line Revenue Is A Lie" — The Real Profit Breakdown For Gyms | Andy McCloy · 2 h 7 minMost Gyms Don't Fail Because of Rent. They Fail Because Coaches Don't Understand Business. Most gyms don't close because of rising rent. They go under because passionate coaches…
- #450 Stop Getting MRIs For Low Back Pain (Do This Instead) | Dr. Justin Farnsworth · 2 h 41 minThe Most Powerful Rehabilitation Tool Isn't an Exercise—It's Changing How You Think About Pain. The most powerful rehabilitation tool isn't a complex exercise sequence or an…
- #449 Why 90% of Lifters Pick the Wrong Weight on Game Day | Matt Gary · 2 h 32 minMost lifters don't lose a meet on strength; they lose it on ego, bad math, and missing their first attempt. After three decades inside elite powerlifting—from coaching multi-time…
- #448 Why I Banned Headphones in My Gym | Jason Manenkoff · 2 h 6 minBuilding a Gym from Scratch, Real Estate Landmines, and Why Most Lifters Are Training for Instagram Instead of Real Strength He built a thriving facility with $10,000, zero…
- #447 "F*ck Your Micronutrients" | Anthony Oliveira & Roman Mustaccio · 2 h 31 min"We're worried about micronutrients. You missed two training sessions this week. F*ck your micronutrients." Long before Anthony Oliveira squatted an all-time 1,074-pound…
- #446 You Don't Need a Periodized Program | Guillermo Blanco · 2 h 28 minYou do not need a periodized plan to build high-level performance. Guillermo Blanco started lifting in eighth grade before moving through Division I football programs, collegiate…
- #445 Why Olympic Lifting Still Belongs in Football (Despite the Haters) | Evan Barr · 1 h 55 minMost strength coaches build athletes by the book, but the ones who actually build champions learn that true physical development begins long before anyone ever touches a barbell…
- #444 You're Not Overtrained (You're Overstimulated) | Steve Denovi · 2 h 17 minStop turning your lifters into data-obsessed overthinkers who melt down the second a $10 velocity app tells them the bar moved 0.02 meters per second too slow. Most modern…
- #443 25 Years a Personal Trainer: Why You're Still Broke | Charles Gardner · 2 h 9 minMost personal trainers fail because they master the mechanics of exercise but completely ignore the high-stakes psychology of holding a client's trust. Personal training veteran…
- #442 You Are Recovering From Training That Didn't Even Happen | Dr. Mike T Nelson · 2 h 33 minMost recovery protocols are actively killing your strength gains because you haven't trained hard enough to earn them. Dr. Mike T. Nelson's path to elite performance didn't start…
- #441 I Squatted 1,000 lbs, Then My Entire Life Collapsed | Patrick Maguire · 2 h 16 min"I've squatted 1,000 pounds more times than I've successfully asked out a female." Most superheavyweight powerlifters hide their rock-bottom moments behind PR reels, but Patrick…
- #440 The Medical Lie Keeping Strength Athletes Injured | Dr. Christopher Marvin · 2 h 23 minMost strength athletes aren't broken—they're just loading flawed mechanics until something snaps. Dr. Christopher "Marv" Marvin came back from nine surgeries, a wrist injury that…
- #439 How 47 Football Players Hit 20+ MPH in One Off-Season | Mark Uptegraff · 2 h 33 minMost coaches fail their athletes long before an injury ever occurs because they train muscles for show while completely neglecting the structural integrity of the joints. Mark…
- #438 Why Powerlifters Die Young (Fix Your Work Capacity) | Jason Brown · 2 h 0 minThe myth that aerobic conditioning steals your strength is the exact reason most experienced lifters hit an early plateau and stay chronically beat up. From running high-volume…
- #437 I Ignored My Surgeon's Rehab Protocol | Josh Hendrickson · 1 h 59 minStandard medical advice after a catastrophic muscle tear will turn a high-performance lifter into a spectator if you blindly follow it. Four months after snapping his bicep off…
- #436 Why You Should Never Bodybuild | Ben Mayfield-Smith · 2 h 12 minMost lifters suffer through brutal competition preps not because they lack discipline, but because they are using a physical outcome to mask a broken identity. After a…
- #435 Why 90% of Hardcore Gym Owners Fail | Chandler Parsons · 2 h 42 minChoosing between athlete, coach, and gym owner is the only way to avoid burning out—you can only pick two. After 20 years under the barbell and totaling 2,044 raw, Chandler…
- #434 Why Most Lifters Over 30 Are Destined To Break| Mark Valenti · 2 h 8 minStop chasing cheap metrics in your youth only to end up a broken, thirty-five-year-old former athlete who doesn't even know how to properly brace. When high school geometry…
- #433 Stop Buying Biohacks Until You Fix Your Training | Anthony Castore · 2 h 19 minAn 185-pound frame earned in the trenches taught Anthony Castore that no protocol can out-discipline a broken foundation. From a 117-pound teenager asking too many questions to a…
- #432 Your Heavy Squat Is Actually Fake Strength | Brian Bott · 2 h 18 minIf you train high school athletes like Division I pros, you are destroying their potential. For 13 years at Wisconsin, Brian Bott built NFL offensive linemen and Rose Bowl…
- #431 To Fix Your Body, You Have to Destroy Your Identity | Ben Pollack · 2 h 29 minTo survive the brutal reality of elite-level strength, you might have to destroy the very person you spent a lifetime building. Ben Pollack earned a PhD in physical culture…
- #430 Why "Bought Fitness" Will Never Make You Strong | Daniella Means, Kailey Latimer, & Lu Faustin · 2 h 13 minYou can buy fat loss with an injection, but you cannot fake the raw, violent physical capability required to survive when the lights turn on and the floor turns into a warzone…
- #429 I Ignored My Surgeon's Warning (And Benched 435lbs Anyway) | Jordan Wong · 2 h 28 minThe worst thing that can happen to an elite bencher might be the exact psychological reset needed to save their career. Before Jordan Wong could break all-time world squat…
- #428 Stop Training Athletes Like They're Good at Lifting | Lucas White · 2 h 24 min"Your skill set's not going to be lifting weights—it's going to be the sport, but you still have to learn how to strain." For thirteen seasons, including eleven in the collegiate…
- #427 The Trap of the 300-Pound Power Clean | Monte Sparkman · 2 h 35 minMost high school strength coaches are hiding behind a rigid workout template because they are terrified of what happens when the plan fails on the weight room floor. For Monte…
- #426 What Powerlifting Judges See (But Never Tell You) | Valerie Smith · 2 h 14 minYou aren't truly learning how to lift until someone forces you to pull the slack out of a stiff bar with an opener that's completely out of your league. For multi-time world…
- #425 We've Broken Our Natural Hormones to Survive the Modern World | Mike Stratton · 1 h 52 minYour body naturally produces testosterone, but it doesn't make the gallons of coffee you are using to survive a modern, unsustainable lifestyle. Mike Stratton built a…
- #424 You Learn More From One Loss Than 100 Wins | Phil Daru · 2 h 25 minMost people think discipline is about pushing harder, but Phil Daru argues that real growth begins the moment failure exposes the flaws in your plan. From coaching UFC champions…
- #423 Powerlifting's Dirty Secret (The Real Freaks Haven't Arrived) | Matt Levine · 2 h 33 minThe elite coaches dominating the fitness industry aren't out-programming you; they are out-communicating you. For twenty years, Matt Levine didn't just survive the brutal meat…
- #422 The Barbell Giveth, and the Barbell Taketh Away | Jim Wendler, Matt Rhodes, & Vincent Dizenzo · 1 h 32 minIf you think your current training routine is built for longevity, you are lying to yourself about what decades under a heavy barbell actually does to the human frame. For over…
- #421 Why Most Dedicated Lifters Crash Out Outside the Gym | Marcellus Williams · 2 h 44 minThe illusion of world-class strength is built on rigid programming—but the truth is that strict protocols are often what cause elite lifters to plateau or break. Long before he…
- #420 Why D1 Strength Programs Are Actually Ruining Elite Athletes | Jared Bidne · 2 h 27 minMost college strength programs are actively making their athletes slower and weaker. I had another kid go to a D1 school with a 425-pound bench and come back only able to press…
- #419 Do ONLY These 3 Exercises for the First 5 Years | Dr. Ian Butcher · 2 h 12 minStop majoring in the minors and trying to fine-tune a physique or training split you haven't even earned the right to optimize yet. Dr. Ian Butcher runs four distinct…
- #418 To Total 2,000lbs, I Had to Change Who I Was | Matt Sharafinski · 2 h 36 minTo dominate the platform, you have to survive the lifestyle that builds it. For over a decade, Matt Sharafinski chased the limits of human strength, moving through weight classes…
- #417 The Truth About Your Breaking Point (It's Not What You Think It Is) | Dr. Dylan Seeley · 2 h 29 minMost elite athletes are walking genetic marvels who survive on habits that would ruin the average person. Dr. Dylan Seeley spent years treating the damage caused by this genetic…
- #416 Why "Data-Driven" Coaching is Failing the Next Generation of Athletes · 2 h 35 minThe weight room isn't just a place to build muscle. It's a battlefield where psychology meets physical adaptation — and most coaches are losing because they're coaching numbers…
- #415 The Raw Truth About the American Gladiator Arena (What TV Cut) | THE BULL, STEEL & FANG · 2 h 24 minThe staged spectacle of the ring and the curated edits of prime time are stripped away to reveal a raw physical reality that cannot be faked. Eric "Bull" Bugenhagen, Jesse…
- #414 Your Strength Has an Expiration Date | Sean Noriega · 2 h 19 minThe world isn't your oyster forever. For elite powerlifter Sean Noriega, realizing that 300kg squats were no longer guaranteed forced a complete psychological and technical…
- #413 How to Handle 10x More Weight: The Secret to a Flawless Setup | Jordan Buchla · 2 h 18 minTaming your "dumb strength" is the only way to survive when 900 pounds is trying to crush your spine into the floor. Jordan Buchla spent a decade as an emergency room trauma…
- #412 How Westside Training Saved Me From 4 Years of Cancer | Kalil Sherrod · 2 h 36 minOne heavy squat at 400 pounds was all Kalil Sherrod needed to know the poison hadn't won. Seven weeks before this recording, Kalil walked into elitefts HQ to hit his first major…
- #411 How to Get Every Type of Jacked (Even With Zero Genetics) | Drew Donaldson · 2 h 37 minYou are likely sacrificing long-term health for short-term gains because you're following a "get bigger" blueprint designed for a body you don't actually want. After 21 years in…
- #410 The Comical Truth About "Accidental" Muscle Growth | Pat Davidson · 2 h 16 minWealth and muscle follow the same law: if you're terrified of the extreme, you'll never master the baseline. From hauling fish on Cape Cod to earning a PhD while competing as a…
- #409 How to Accurately Hit 100% of Your Maxes | Dr. Dwayne Jackson · 2 h 35 minStop looking for the magic pill and start fixing the foundation that's actually killing your progress. Yale-trained neurovascular physiologist Dr. Dwayne Jackson returns to…
- #408 "You Can't Out-Lift Being An A**hole." | Bob Merkh · 2 h 12 minThe strongest man in the classroom returns to the table. Bob Merkh is back to discuss one of the most unique careers in strength history—highlighted by a sanctioned 1,100 lb…
- #407 The #1 Reason Your Off-Season Is Failing | Tim Walsh · 2 h 27 minAlcohol is a biological detergent that systematically strips away the healthy gut microbiota required for elite performance and recovery. Tim Walsh, famously known as "The…
- #406 Any Idiot Can Make You Tired (The Professionalism Crisis) | Jack Lovett · 2 h 36 minThe industry says you need more certifications, but the truth is you just need to be undeniable. Jack Lovett walked away from a stable government career and flew to New Jersey…
- #405 The 50% Testosterone Drop: The Hidden Cost of "The Grind." | Allan Bacon · 2 h 18 minMost people believe that mastering your physique requires a radical sacrifice of your professional sanity, but the reality is that the most elite transformations happen through…
- #404 Stop Drinking Water: Why Every Elite Athlete is Doing Hydration Wrong | Nathan Payton · 2 h 15 minYour nutrition protocol is failing not because of your effort, but because you are ignoring the biological godfather that dictates every gram of muscle gained and every ounce of…
