#329 Burnout, Injuries, and PEDs—The Dark Side of Strength Training |Crew Members

Dave Tate's Table Talk

Dave Tate

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.9 • 586 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 176 minutes

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Zac Marstiller, Rodney Woodward, and Jared Simmons, all esteemed members of the elitefts Discord community, recently united at elitefts for the latest crew retreat event, bringing together their diverse experiences and insights from the strength sports world.

Zac Marstiller has been an active member of the strength community across the US for nearly a decade, inspired by his father's long tenure with Westside Barbell. He has developed a nurturing environment at his gym, focusing on mentoring young athletes and fostering a culture of camaraderie and self-improvement through powerlifting.

Rodney Woodward, originating from northern Virginia, transitioned from football to bodybuilding before finding his calling in powerlifting in 2009. Training at CVA Barbell, Rodney has reached impressive milestones with a 1140 lb squat, 953 lb bench press, and 782 lb deadlift, totaling 2799 lbs. His journey emphasizes a commitment to strength that extends beyond competition.

Jared Simmons, a 44-year-old father of two, began competitive powerlifting in 2018 through raw conjugate training. He is the founder of The Platform, a nonprofit that supports adaptive strength athletes, and owns Platform Ready Powerlifting. As a Modus network coach, Jared dedicates his efforts to the community that has supported his growth in strength sports.

Together, they shared their experiences and insights on Dave Tate's Table Talk podcast, enriching the powerlifting and strength sports community with their knowledge and dedication.

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0:00.0	It's time to sit down, keep it real, and cut the bullshit.
0:09.0	Welcome to Table Talk.
0:11.0	All right guys, we're back with another episode of Table Talk.
0:14.0	Today is a Table Talk crew cast, I guess we could say.
0:17.0	We're having a VIP podcast crew retreat this weekend.
0:23.5	So we have some guys out there that are going to be at the retreat that have been part of the table talk crew since shit, the inception.
0:31.0	Yeah.
0:31.3	Since the start.
0:32.0	Pretty much.
0:32.6	So today we have Zach Marsteller.
0:36.2	My man.
0:36.8	You nailed it. You know, Rodney Woodson, Jared Simmons, and Tom as a co-host again. And rather than going through all these different points, what I'm going to do is just we're going to go around the table, right? So give me your best lifts and then what you do for a living. And we'll go real quick through. That way we can get to the same shit we've been talking about. Two hours. I haven't shut up about drugs and power lifts. I walked in the doors. It's great. I'll go first. I am the mediocre guy here today. The middle weight. I'm a top between two. Middle weight. Don't fucking challenge me. Yeah. I'm 222.40-ish. That's pretty minimal. It's not, I'm a top between... Middleweight. Don't fucking challenge me. Yeah, I'm 2240-ish. That's pretty middle way. It's not, I'm not big. Big man will start at 250. I'm like medium-sized. Got it. But my bed lift so far is a 9-10 squat and an 830 bench and a 710 deadlift. Total 2450, like 2.30. Mm-hmm.
1:45.9	So it's true. And your profession? I am a licensed land surveyor, and I work as an estimator and project manager for a civil construction company. And a professional gamer, which we're going to talk. Oh, I'm a rank one World War to Worldcraft player. I'm a 0.1% player to this day. Yeah, and club foot. I have two club feet, both of them. I'm a Mesa Shriner kid and now with Shriner too.
1:46.5	Okay.
1:46.9	So, yeah.
1:46.0	Jared? player to this day. Yeah, and club foot. I have two club feet, both of them. I'm a Mace, Shriner Kid and now a Shriner too. Okay.
1:47.0	So, yeah.
1:48.0	Jared?
1:49.0	Jared Simmons.
1:50.0	I guess recent lifts, recent competition, be my best lifts.
1:54.0	My 148er.
1:57.0	I am wider than I am tall, so I don't know what this bullshit is about, you know,
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