Dave Tate and Joe Bennett, also known as the Hypertrophy Coach, sat down and talked for almost two hours and spoke about how Joe got into the fitness industry, muscle building, fat loss, how Joe built his brand in just a few years and much more. 

Dave Tate rants about everything Powerlifting from online coaches, to weight cutting to sumo vs conventional deadlifts and much more! 

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 programs: Men’s Aspirations, ACE, and PLAN. It’s here she develops and implements recreational sport/fitness curriculums for young adults with autism. Weekly she trains Dave Tate's sixteen-year-old son with Aspergers (the wonderful Blaine Tate). Her column's goal is to educate families and trainers on why and how to constantly incorporate movement in the lives of children and young adults with autism. Sheena is also the Managing Editor for elitefts.

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 the strength & conditioning coach for the London Red Raiders high school football team.

 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 Open in May 2018. He trains under Dan Green, at the Boss Barbell Club.