#281 Ben Pauli | Michigan BarBenders, 1107 Pound Squat
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🗓️ 8 May 2024
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In this 281st podcast episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk, Ben Pauli takes a seat.
Ben Pauli is the Athletic Performance Director at Rochester Performance Gym (RPG), Co-owner/Coach at Coaching Revolution, and the Owner/Operator at Michigan BarBenders LLC. He earned his BS in exercise science from Central Michigan University. Ben holds a 1107 squat and a 2650 total in powerlifting and is a national qualifier in strongman.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What's the It's time |
| 0:23.6 | It's time |
| 0:24.6 | It's time to sit down, keep it real, and cut the bullshit. |
| 0:40.3 | Welcome to Table Talk. |
| 0:43.2 | All right, guys, we're back on another episode of Table Talk. |
| 0:45.8 | Today, my guest, again, is Ben Pauley. |
| 0:48.5 | He's the athletic director of Rochester Performance Gym, co-owner at Coaching Revolution, |
| 0:54.0 | and the owner and operator of Michigan barbenders, right? |
| 0:58.4 | Yes, sir. |
| 0:59.0 | There is an update, though, to your lifts where your best squad is 1107. |
| 1:04.8 | Yep. |
| 1:05.7 | Benches 804, deadlift 810. |
| 1:09.0 | Bench is now 810 as well. |
| 1:11.9 | Didn't get that one. |
| 1:13.4 | So when did this... |
| 1:14.4 | If you've been following the Table Talk podcast, |
| 1:16.8 | you know that Element is a staple |
| 1:19.7 | in most strength athlete and coaches. |
| 1:23.7 | Repetor when working with the athletes |
| 1:26.1 | or as they're preparing for whatever endeavor they're |
| 1:29.2 | preparing for. I personally use it every day. My favorite flavor is the grapefruit, which I'll |
| 1:35.2 | mix in water. During my training, post-training, or basically throughout the whole day, I'll also |
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