@@AJRoberts i took a lot of notes! I'm the same as far as "unlock your hips unlock your total." What exaclty did you do? And yes super frusterating about the modern raw culture and how hard it is to find a freaking training parnter!! I literally cant find one or a crew that isnt 1-2 hours from me... Im in the bay area
These recent table discussions, especially those from the WSBB guys, have been on another level in terms of both the guests contributions and Dave's own learning/understanding while being thoroughly entertaining.
I found this video while I’m trying to adds up my rep on my sets yet he mentioned your own health is way more important. What a wake up call. Thanks for inspiring.
I just had that AJ Robert’s talking to the young buck moment today and remembered being on the other side. That has become my motivation. To be good enough on the platform to lend credence to my guidance and mentoring. I'm loving the Live, Learn, and Pass on Life!
He blew me away. Not from his powerlifting experience per se, but rather his discussion on how noise, both external and internal can affect you. That in itself was a profound segment. I'm convinced that most people who struggle day to day, myself included, are bombarded with noise and as a result lose focus on what is most important in life. Those who succumb to the noise, myself included end up becoming addicted to something just to numb the pain. I can understand why we do it - the addictions help quiet the noise but only temporarily and then the noise returns. I'm reminded of a passage in the movie the last samurai where Tom Cruise, when he couldn't overcome his opponent, was told that he had to many minds. Ponder that. The lesson being, learn to purge all your noise in order to achieve a calm and focused mind when working through adversity. I could be wrong but that's what I believe AJ was trying to convey. Truly purging ones noise sans addictions is easier said than done. Great interview Dave and Semper Fi,
This is a great way to live. There was a ted talk a while back that discussed how mono tasking is a lot more efficient than trying to multi task 5 different things all at once. You give yourself the time to do one specific task and give all your attention to it then move into the next. I myself struggle with the is but trying and trying helps me stay focused. Great thoughts Ken
Awsome Podcast! I heard of AJ Roberts but never looked into him. After watching this he seems like a humbled smart guy. I salute to this guy for moving from his home country to the united states to start a new life. I learned from this that you can be one strongest men in the world but your mental health is still important at the end of day. That 1000lb squat will always go down in history.
The story of AJ is realy inspiring no matter what is your backgroung or living in a small town, if you want something just believe in youself and work hard one day your dream will come true.
Very inspiring video. I have followed AJ Roberts from a long time. He first came to the United States as a foreign exchange student in 2001, weighing in at a mere 170 pounds.
Love the stronger things shirt,hopefully you get more in stock soon.I did however enjoy the workshirt which is in stock thankfully and i appreciate the prompt shipping.I love the podcast,keep em' coming!!
AJ, Luke and Hoff what great table talks, Westside lifters are genuine and unique, refreshing in times when everyone wants to look and imitate their social media heroes.
I have been watching every single one of these table talks and they are really motivating and inspiring. You have really changed my life and I am really grateful.
I have been look each single one amongst these table talks and that they area unit very motivating and galvanizing. you've got very modified my life and that i am very grateful.
Great video, and best of luck to the symposium! Just wanna say thank you to Dave, youre one of the main reasons why I pursued powerlifting out here in the Philippines
Hi, I have been watching WSBB guys videos but your is the best because on how you explain about the topic it gives people a little bit more understading with out having any difficulties.
Was lucky enough to be in SD for a bit not long after AJ moved there and do a couple of the CF seminars with him. Really intelligent & driven but always struck me as being reflective and using his life lessons to apply to other areas. *edit* the last he actually flagged around the hour mark haha
Was not familiar with AJ before this podcast and I have to say what a cool & likable dude! Will certainly sub to his TH-cam channel! Thanks AJ for doing the podcast with Dave! Thanks Dave & EliteFTS for the greatest content on TH-cam!
Great content and cant believe how Aj got into powerlifting especially coming from the UK to a town with only 250 people. It goes to show no matter the circumstances if you really want it and go for it and work hard you will get it.
Always you did his best for newbies as all of us known weight lifting is very hard sport that days and you always boost our movtivational level high. Just keep it up🔥🔥🔥
Whole another Level🙂 of conversation. Always wondered about AJ and his activities after retiring. Thoroughly entertaining and insightful learning experience for us viewers.
AJ. What were some of the health things that made you aware of the severity of being an elite powerlifter? Heart issues, psychological? There are many people dealing with this stuff. Great podcast. Truly
These last few table talks have been next level both from the guests and from Dave 👊🏼💪🏼🙌🏻🔥learning whilst being entertained so much from these , great blend of lessons from life and lifting especially from the WSBB guys
I trained alone from 2006-2018. I was at a gym in the city and spotted the only woman I had ever seen in my life that I thought could outwork me. She was training at Main Street barbell in Toledo Ohio.. I was also looking to get stronger and everyone I knew said to go there. I competed at the Arnold classic in women's Physique in 2018 took third place and 28 Days later was doing the first meet Main Street ever held. . for a year I never missed a weekend lift I joined the crew and it took me 2 years to catch up and another year to be a great training partner. It's been over 4 years now and that's the only gym family I have ever known, and that girl became the only training partner I've truly ever had ❤️ I've been studying conjugate since 2013, got certified in 19. She was the only one at that gym running conjugate and I was like holy s*** that's what I do too! If it weren't for that gym and those people, I wouldn't have a lot of things that I have or look the way I do today. And now they can say that one of their own is headed to the Olympia in December, as a female bodybuilder in the third year of its return to the biggest global bb stage. 🤝🔥🤝 Edit: I won 2nd place! I'm officially the 2nd best FBB on earth! And an automatic qual to the Olympia 2023. Team was thrilled for me. It felt so good to bring it home for US. Bc When I do well, we all do well. When I or any other teammate does well, it pours back into the strength of the gym. Can't wait to see what this year has in store for me 😈
I'll be getting into strength training lately I've been doing research on what I need to do to keep myself motivated and not to give up and AJ is just been inspiring keep up the good work
Omg so I was high like really high last night, I remember looking up Huston jones, TH-cam played throughout the night and I ended seeing the chapter title “finding AJ” I was so freaked out for a second
AJ I had nightmares my entire life. I tried ASMR and haven’t had a nightmare since. It is literally in my treatment plan. Give it a whirl! Start with white noise like ocean sounds or soft spoken reading
Love listening to AJ. All the EliteFTS Table Talks are good; this may be the best one, however. The devil is in the details...and does this man have details. Brilliant podcast!!!!
I like how confused they are by the misconception of conjugate/westside being only for geared lifters and they're not sure where that came from. Meanwhile Mark Rippetoe refers to high bar and squeezing your glutes in the squat as, "thats that Louie Simmons shit." I won't rest till the Starting Strength propaganda is dismantled and silenced.
There's a burgeoning second hand market, in the UK anyway, I've bought decent second hand gear, shirts and squat suits for peanuts.. monos are becoming more available, finding a crew is still moderately difficult tho
Just from an aesthetics perspective, I do think raw lifting is cooler. It's (supposed to be) the epitome of performance in the lifts that the average guy in the gym probably does. So it's relatable. Equipped lifting, no matter what flavour, to me is more brutally impressive. Seeing some gigantic mastodon of a man hold over a grand in his hands, lower it to his chest and press it back, all the while in the back of his mind knowing that if the shirt fails he's badly, badly fucked, might even die. The level of testicular fortitude it must take is scary.
You've officially "Hit the nail on the head" when it comes to the problem with "modern" education - it's Kindergarten and not College in so many degree fields! People working "In the trenches" without degrees often have such a deeper level of knowledge than those with the fancy degrees or as one of my professors (a retired General) "Your education begins when you graduate!"... Not sure who the lifter was but it's been useful in many ways "The smart person knows - get them talking then STFU and listen!"...
AJ Robert’s story is truly inspiring. The switch as a basket ball scholarship kid to a renowned power lifter shows grit and commitment to a set goal
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One of the Best podcasts I’ve heard in a long time
Awesome Mr. Frost!
@@AJRoberts i took a lot of notes! I'm the same as far as "unlock your hips unlock your total." What exaclty did you do? And yes super frusterating about the modern raw culture and how hard it is to find a freaking training parnter!! I literally cant find one or a crew that isnt 1-2 hours from me... Im in the bay area
These recent table discussions, especially those from the WSBB guys, have been on another level in terms of both the guests contributions and Dave's own learning/understanding while being thoroughly entertaining.
As a famous weightlifter, AJ has seen a lot of bright spots in him. We must believe in our dreams and don't give up even if we stumble and stumble.
Listening to Elitefts vids while working from home is the ultimate life hack. Keep the awesome content coming guys.
I found this video while I’m trying to adds up my rep on my sets yet he mentioned your own health is way more important. What a wake up call. Thanks for inspiring.
I just had that AJ Robert’s talking to the young buck moment today and remembered being on the other side. That has become my motivation. To be good enough on the platform to lend credence to my guidance and mentoring.
I'm loving the Live, Learn, and Pass on Life!
Great content. im enjoyed this and got a lot of valuable ideas from this . keep it up. big boys.
He blew me away. Not from his powerlifting experience per se, but rather his discussion on how noise, both external and internal can affect you. That in itself was a profound segment. I'm convinced that most people who struggle day to day, myself included, are bombarded with noise and as a result lose focus on what is most important in life. Those who succumb to the noise, myself included end up becoming addicted to something just to numb the pain. I can understand why we do it - the addictions help quiet the noise but only temporarily and then the noise returns. I'm reminded of a passage in the movie the last samurai where Tom Cruise, when he couldn't overcome his opponent, was told that he had to many minds. Ponder that. The lesson being, learn to purge all your noise in order to achieve a calm and focused mind when working through adversity. I could be wrong but that's what I believe AJ was trying to convey. Truly purging ones noise sans addictions is easier said than done. Great interview Dave and Semper Fi,
This is a great way to live. There was a ted talk a while back that discussed how mono tasking is a lot more efficient than trying to multi task 5 different things all at once. You give yourself the time to do one specific task and give all your attention to it then move into the next. I myself struggle with the is but trying and trying helps me stay focused. Great thoughts Ken
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Great content as always, AJ still deserves more credit as one of powerlifting’s all time great squatters
AJ is the real deal! strong.
Appreciate you!
This has to be the best podcast of the season! Great messages.
Glad you enjoyed it Sez!
learned a lot, got my squat up cuz of this video couldnt thank you enough
This episode was wonderful. keep em coming!!!
Awsome Podcast! I heard of AJ Roberts but never looked into him. After watching this he seems like a humbled smart guy. I salute to this guy for moving from his home country to the united states to start a new life. I learned from this that you can be one strongest men in the world but your mental health is still important at the end of day. That 1000lb squat will always go down in history.
Loving these table talks lately 💯💯💯
The story of AJ is realy inspiring no matter what is your backgroung or living in a small town, if you want something just believe in youself and work hard one day your dream will come true.
Very inspiring video. I have followed AJ Roberts from a long time. He first came to the United States as a foreign exchange student in 2001, weighing in at a mere 170 pounds.
What an amazing chat. Couple of GOATS shooting the shit.
Love the stronger things shirt,hopefully you get more in stock soon.I did however enjoy the workshirt which is in stock thankfully and i appreciate the prompt shipping.I love the podcast,keep em' coming!!
These videos are great! The setups are high quality and the energy is great. Keep it going!
I love the box squat- you are right about how you talked about the repetition and how it affects reps.
Very nice discussion. AJ Roberts has suffered a lot in life and he is now the owner of a large company.He is our inspiration.
AJ, Luke and Hoff what great table talks, Westside lifters are genuine and unique, refreshing in times when everyone wants to look and imitate their social media heroes.
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I have been watching every single one of these table talks and they are really motivating and inspiring. You have really changed my life and I am really grateful.
oh! this is great podcast. Every episode gives another nugget of information to educate yourself with. thanks brother.
I have been look each single one amongst these table talks and that they area unit very motivating and galvanizing. you've got very modified my life and that i am very grateful.
This podcast was awesome! I've met AJ a few different times at business events. Each time he's been class act, and a super switched on guy.
Your videos really inspire me and it makes me want to better myself
Great video, and best of luck to the symposium! Just wanna say thank you to Dave, youre one of the main reasons why I pursued powerlifting out here in the Philippines
Powerlifting is very hard sport. Requires a lot of effort.
I was so inspired by this podcast.
This is genuinely another great podcast. Every episode gives another nugget of information to educate yourself with.
Another great episode. Thank you so much Dave for continuing to do these.
This is one of the best interviews I've seen
I used to lift with AJ in spokane with iron gladiator. AJ is a really good dude and very fun to be around.
Hi, I have been watching WSBB guys videos but your is the best because on how you explain about the topic it gives people a little bit more understading with out having any difficulties.
Was lucky enough to be in SD for a bit not long after AJ moved there and do a couple of the CF seminars with him.
Really intelligent & driven but always struck me as being reflective and using his life lessons to apply to other areas. *edit* the last he actually flagged around the hour mark haha
This is another awesome great podcast. AJ Roberts is great legend in powerlifting and I learnt a lot of new things about him. Good work
Alway you talk point to point great content for beginners 🔥🔥🔥
This is one the best table talks ever. AJ is so moderate, articulate and insightful. RIP Louie
I agree 💯%
Good info about how bad sedation is. I can relate. Drugging myself to sleep and again in the morning.
nice video with great sound quality
Great story coming to small town making it big. Keep up the good work . Let's go .
Really a impressive and interesting table talk .I enjoyed.
phenomenal episode
Was not familiar with AJ before this podcast and I have to say what a cool & likable dude! Will certainly sub to his TH-cam channel!
Thanks AJ for doing the podcast with Dave!
Thanks Dave & EliteFTS for the greatest content on TH-cam!
Awesome Podcast! I heard of AJ Roberts before and after listening i learned a lot. 👍
Aj has always been my favorite and he has a great personality and he is a great weight lifter.
This was a great episode!
Great content and cant believe how Aj got into powerlifting especially coming from the UK to a town with only 250 people. It goes to show no matter the circumstances if you really want it and go for it and work hard you will get it.
Great podcast! I enjoy learning and listening every time.
Always you did his best for newbies as all of us known weight lifting is very hard sport that days and you always boost our movtivational level high. Just keep it up🔥🔥🔥
Whole another Level🙂 of conversation. Always wondered about AJ and his activities after retiring. Thoroughly entertaining and insightful learning experience for us viewers.
AJ. What were some of the health things that made you aware of the severity of being an elite powerlifter? Heart issues, psychological? There are many people dealing with this stuff. Great podcast. Truly
These last few table talks have been next level both from the guests and from Dave 👊🏼💪🏼🙌🏻🔥learning whilst being entertained so much from these , great blend of lessons from life and lifting especially from the WSBB guys
Great podcast!
Great podcast. AJ is a legend in powerlifting and I learnt a few new things about him that I didn't know before
Video Quality is excellent. The voice is very clear. Really fantastic and true story...
Great podcast! I will have to get one of those stronger things shirts for sure
Absolutely loved this podcast!!!
Thanks for the podcast, great insights and lessons
Tate has a really good ability to let people talk and not poke around in parts of their answers.
I trained alone from 2006-2018. I was at a gym in the city and spotted the only woman I had ever seen in my life that I thought could outwork me. She was training at Main Street barbell in Toledo Ohio.. I was also looking to get stronger and everyone I knew said to go there. I competed at the Arnold classic in women's Physique in 2018 took third place and 28 Days later was doing the first meet Main Street ever held. . for a year I never missed a weekend lift I joined the crew and it took me 2 years to catch up and another year to be a great training partner. It's been over 4 years now and that's the only gym family I have ever known, and that girl became the only training partner I've truly ever had ❤️ I've been studying conjugate since 2013, got certified in 19. She was the only one at that gym running conjugate and I was like holy s*** that's what I do too! If it weren't for that gym and those people, I wouldn't have a lot of things that I have or look the way I do today. And now they can say that one of their own is headed to the Olympia in December, as a female bodybuilder in the third year of its return to the biggest global bb stage. 🤝🔥🤝 Edit: I won 2nd place! I'm officially the 2nd best FBB on earth! And an automatic qual to the Olympia 2023. Team was thrilled for me. It felt so good to bring it home for US. Bc When I do well, we all do well. When I or any other teammate does well, it pours back into the strength of the gym. Can't wait to see what this year has in store for me 😈
1:09:53 Totally agreed! You should focus on your actual health, not just use steroids to show off to the public.
this one is gold
Great podcast. Thanks.
I'll be getting into strength training lately I've been doing research on what I need to do to keep myself motivated and not to give up and AJ is just been inspiring keep up the good work
Really enjoyed this one 👍
Definitely my favourite one so far!
Yes AJ! It's always good to be committed to achieve something in this life. Your commitment paid off.
Omg so I was high like really high last night, I remember looking up Huston jones, TH-cam played throughout the night and I ended seeing the chapter title “finding AJ” I was so freaked out for a second
“You have to commit to something”🙌🏼🔥 lifting always clears my mind and the mindset can be transferred to other parts of life.
This was an awesome podcast.
AJ I had nightmares my entire life. I tried ASMR and haven’t had a nightmare since. It is literally in my treatment plan. Give it a whirl! Start with white noise like ocean sounds or soft spoken reading
Love listening to AJ. All the EliteFTS Table Talks are good; this may be the best one, however. The devil is in the details...and does this man have details. Brilliant podcast!!!!
great content 👍
Awesome podcast
I met aj in person!! He's so nice!
Damn The Speech Was Lit 🔥🔥🔥🔥
amazing video
I like how confused they are by the misconception of conjugate/westside being only for geared lifters and they're not sure where that came from.
Meanwhile Mark Rippetoe refers to high bar and squeezing your glutes in the squat as, "thats that Louie Simmons shit."
I won't rest till the Starting Strength propaganda is dismantled and silenced.
Interesting video
AJ!!! Great podcast
I can relate to aj I felt the same at school always on go mode and felt different
nice bro well done
There's a burgeoning second hand market, in the UK anyway, I've bought decent second hand gear, shirts and squat suits for peanuts.. monos are becoming more available, finding a crew is still moderately difficult tho
If you are anywhere near Southampton connect with Tom Kelly over at Southampton Barbell
Nobody wants to train as a fucking team anymore
@@AJRoberts appreciate it 🙏 I'm way up north east tho
It's crazy how he literally flows from one accent to another. It's like 3 different ppl speaking, one thought lol
This is epic
AJ also has at least three different accents in his speech, english, southern and ohio. A real conjagate accent
By varying accents he avoids the law of accommodation, if you speak the same accent too often you start to talk backwards.
Hhahahah I’m dying he def has a podcast voice!
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The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to close it again on something solid.”
Be cool to see an article about all the different phases used
Nothing is like squat 🏋️♂️
Terrific content guys. The WS lifters bring a lot to the table other than lifting strength.
As great as always. I've also wanted to be a foreign exchange student. In your case it was much cooler. Keep up the great work.
This gonna be on Spotify and/or iTunes guys?
From a marketing standpoint the ROI breakdown of the Symposium at the beginning of the podcast was genius.
great video aj should get notice more.
😀😀I can't imagine how he goes from one accent to another with perfect!!
it's like 3 people speaking..
it's crazy😹..
Just from an aesthetics perspective, I do think raw lifting is cooler. It's (supposed to be) the epitome of performance in the lifts that the average guy in the gym probably does. So it's relatable.
Equipped lifting, no matter what flavour, to me is more brutally impressive. Seeing some gigantic mastodon of a man hold over a grand in his hands, lower it to his chest and press it back, all the while in the back of his mind knowing that if the shirt fails he's badly, badly fucked, might even die. The level of testicular fortitude it must take is scary.
You've officially "Hit the nail on the head" when it comes to the problem with "modern" education - it's Kindergarten and not College in so many degree fields! People working "In the trenches" without degrees often have such a deeper level of knowledge than those with the fancy degrees or as one of my professors (a retired General) "Your education begins when you graduate!"... Not sure who the lifter was but it's been useful in many ways "The smart person knows - get them talking then STFU and listen!"...
AJ has always been a guy I wish I was friends with. We are so similar. We'd make great training partners.
AJ seems like a super nice guy. Kinda back hand insults Dave a couple times but I don’t think he meant it in a bad way. I took a good bit from this.