Dave Tate"s Table Talk

Sheena Leedham earned her Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education and her master's degree in education (K-6) at Edinboro University. This led her to specialize in recreational sport/fitness programming for children and adults with autism in the public school setting, a partial hospitalization program, Barber National Institute, a private gym setting, and Turning Pointe Autism Foundation. She serves as a facilitator and consultant for Ohio State University’s Nisonger Center

On this episode of the elitefts Table Talk Podcast, Dave Tate answers dozens of questions on topics including genetics, his worst powerlifting meet, injuries, his high school football and wrestling days, weight cuts for world record attempt lifts and much more.

Jim was a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Kentucky where he worked with several different teams including football and baseball. He played football and graduated from the University of Arizona where he earned three letters. Jim’s best lifts include a 1000 pound squat, a 675 bench press, 700 pound deadlift and a 2375 total in the 275-pound class. He is the author of several books including 5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System for Raw Strength. He is currently

JL Holdsworth is one of the most respected strength coaches in the industry. As a competitive powerlifter, he has posted a 905 pound squat, 775 pound bench press, and 804 pound deadlift. He has also competed in mixed martial arts and grip competition. Holdsworth is the owner The Spot Athletics, where he works with athletes of all ages and sports discipline. He is also a Co-Founder of Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR).

This episode includes Dan Green and Andrew Herbert. Dan Green is a lifter who needs no introduction. His accomplishments on the platform are numerous and unmatched: a 2065-pound total at 220, a a 2210-pound total at 242 — both records at the time. He is not only one of the greatest lifters of the current generation, but also of all time.   Andrew Herbert is a cop and a firefighter in California. As part of the 242-pound weight class, he set a WR of 910.5 pounds in a raw single squat in the US Kern