#342 Why Your Ego is KILLING Your Progress (World Champ Advice) | Ross Leppala

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Dave Tate

Health & Fitness, Fitness

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🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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We welcome Ross Leppala to this #341 episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk Podcast!

Ross Leppala is the 83kg Masters I IPF World Champion and a coach with Reactive Training Systems. Known for his strength, discipline, and deep knowledge of powerlifting, Ross also serves as RTS's marketing manager. He hosts the Project Unchained podcast, where he explores mental health, resilience, and personal growth. A passionate speaker and dedicated homeschool dad, Ross brings a unique blend of performance, mindset, and life experience to the table.

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0:00.0	At its very core, when we're in the pursuit of strength and stress adaptation,
0:04.0	you don't get stronger from lifting weights, you get stronger from recovering from lifting weights.
0:08.0	And if you continue to habitually do more stress in the training than what you're supposed to be doing,
0:14.0	you're not going to be able to recover from that stimulus.
0:18.0	You know, when I started, I did it because it saved my life. I started lifting
0:21.5	because it saved my life.
0:37.7	All right. It's time to sit down, keep it real, and cut the bullshit. Welcome to Table Talk.
0:40.9	All right, guys, we're back with another episode of Table Talk.
0:45.1	Today, my guest is, I'm so screwed.
0:46.8	I don't want to screw up your last name.
0:47.9	Ross Lepa.
0:48.8	You got it.
0:53.4	And a world champion power lifter, IPF world champion.
0:56.1	We'll get into your lifts later, but you've been competing since 2003 31 meets long as 1999 was actually my first meet wow so okay we're going back
1:04.8	yeah that and your coach and what exactly do you do for reactive training systems it's is it marketing uh that's
1:14.2	that's what i do now yeah i've had a lot of different hats for mike i started out i came on board
1:19.6	with mike in 2017 just coaching and as i as we moved on from me being part-time coach to full-time coach, we added to my roles.
1:29.1	And I was operations manager and then special projects and now lead the marketing crew.
1:35.2	So a lot of stuff.
1:36.2	Yeah.
1:36.5	And you're the host of the Project Unchained podcast.
1:40.3	Yes.
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