#125 JM Blakley The Mental Side of Training
Dave Tate's Table Talk
Dave Tate
4.9 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 6 July 2022
⏱️ 172 minutes
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Summary
In this 125th podcast episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk, JM Blakley takes a
seat.
JM Blakley is widely known for being the namesake of the JM Press and
breaking numerous bench press world records. He holds multiple degrees—a MA
in Strength and Athletic Conditioning and a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology
and Metaphysical Sciences. JM accredits "a mastery of the basics" as the
ultimate driving force behind human achievement. His coaching philosophy
borrows the idea that anyone can use the basics to achieve greatness.
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| 0:00.0 | Coaches Corner You builds the best coaches in the industry. Their online platform will provide you with the |
| 0:05.0 | knowledge you need to run an evidence-based practice and get the most out of your clients. |
| 0:09.9 | We teach subjects such as human movement, nutrition, periodization, fitness business, mental conditioning, |
| 0:16.2 | and research reviews, as well as providing real-world case studies on how to apply that information |
| 0:21.6 | in the field. Paul and Tony bring together over 30 years of coaching experience, as well as postgraduate |
| 0:26.7 | education to help you navigate the ever-evolving coaching landscape. On July 18th, they're launching |
| 0:32.0 | the second cohort of the Coaches Corner U certification course. This course will help you take your |
| 0:36.8 | training and nutrition |
| 0:37.6 | knowledge to the next level with eight modules, over 10 hours of educational lectures, and weekly |
| 0:42.9 | live collaborative labs. Graduates will earn 2.0 CEUs towards their NSCA certification. Use code |
| 0:49.3 | of lead FDS to save 20% off your registration from now until July 18th. |
| 1:03.1 | Today's episode is brought you by EliteFTS.com, founded in 1998 with the primary aim to live, |
| 1:08.2 | learn, and pass on. Please help EliteFTS support this mission by smashing the like button, |
| 1:12.4 | leaving a comment, sharing with a friend, and thinking of us for your training needs. |
| 1:16.7 | If you can put it in a gym bag or load weights on it, Elite FTS has it. |
| 1:21.3 | What's going on? I'm Dave Tate. We are broadcasting from the middle of the Elite FTS weight room, |
| 1:25.3 | where the underground still thrives and you're part of the crew. It's time to sit down, |
| 1:29.5 | keep it real, and cut the bullshit. Welcome to Table Talk. |
| 1:42.5 | What's going on, guys? This is Dave Tate, and we are here with episode 125 with J.M. Blakely. Before we get into the discussion, let me thank our sponsors. Get that out of the way. |
| 1:46.6 | Then we'll get right into the podcast. Sponsors today are MerrickHealth.com. Merrick Health is a premium |
| 1:52.5 | telehealth platform specializing in hormone optimization and preventative medicine. |
| 1:58.8 | As you guys know, if you've been following the podcast, they have two tracks. One of them is a self-service track where you just go to Merrickhealth.com and order whatever labs that you want to have done. If you don't know what labs you need to have done, you can go to Merrickhealth.com backslash table talk, and we have labs already set up for you. With a self-service |
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