#343 You Train Hard, But Your Diet is KILLING Gains! (NFL Coach's Insight) | John Heck

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Dave Tate

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🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 110 minutes

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We welcome John Heck to this episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk Podcast!

John Heck is a former 2x All-ACC offensive tackle at the University of North Carolina, with a strong background in powerlifting and strongman. He spent over a decade in football strength and conditioning at both the NFL and Division I levels, developing athletes to perform at the highest level.

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0:00.0	People are chasing that 100%. I don't think they're ever going to find it in anything. But that may dictate where that discipline and focus is going to be. In the NFL, as a strength coach, you are not a culture center. You're not an authority figure. You're not a disciplinarian. You are pretty much exclusively there to train the guys. If you just dialed in your nutrition, that would probably add years to your career. Not only would
0:20.8	they transform their physique, add more muscle, it'd benefit them from a recovery standpoint.
0:25.8	It's time to sit down, keep it real, and cut the bullshit.
0:38.3	Welcome to Table Talk.
0:40.3	All right guys, we're back with another episode of Table Talk.
0:43.3	Today, my guest is John Heck.
0:45.3	I'm going to abbreviate this because we're going to go over your timeline quite a bit.
0:49.3	Yes, sir.
0:50.3	Former Division I player, basically football was your life for, well well we'll talk about that too up until a
0:55.8	couple years ago yeah former player then strength coach and for NFL NCAA I'm sure you've worked
1:05.6	with some high school kids here and there so from the standpoint of the strength and conditioning coach, you've basically
1:12.0	worked with everybody across the spectrum and power lifting, strong man as well.
1:20.4	A little bit of, I don't want to say body building, but training kind of as that. So the
1:26.7	realm of your training is kind of across all spectrums. I've got intentions to step on stage this year. So at that point, I can officially add bodybuilding to the resume? But can you? Because like one time, it's like a power lifter. If they did it one time, they power lifted. Yeah. Twice they're the power lifter. No, that's a good point.
1:46.0	That's a good point.
1:47.0	I will have competed in a bodybuilding show by the end of the year.
1:51.0	Before we get going, I got a gift for you.
1:54.0	Oh.
1:55.0	Go ahead and pop that open.
1:57.0	Yes, sir.
1:58.0	There's a shirt in there, which we hope shall fit.
2:01.8	It's a 3X.
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