#351 Everything You Know About Raw Lifting is a LIE | Dan Green
Dave Tate's Table Talk
Dave Tate
4.9 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2025
⏱️ 97 minutes
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We welcome Dan Green to this episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk Podcast!
Dan Green is a powerlifting icon and the owner of Boss Barbell Club in Mountain View, California. A 10-time world record-setting powerlifter, Dan has been a dominant force in the sport for over a decade. Known for his raw strength, technical precision, and commanding platform presence, he has etched his name into the history of powerlifting with standout lifts across multiple weight classes.
Since 2012, Dan has represented ANIMAL as one of their elite athletes, turning heads at the Arnold Sports Festival's Animal Cage with jaw-dropping performances—including his legendary 900 lb beltless conventional deadlift that became an instant classic in strength sports media.
Off the platform, Dan is a sought-after strength coach, having personally guided hundreds of athletes from beginner lifters to elite competitors. His expertise has taken him around the globe, leading over 100 seminars and sharing the principles behind his success. Dan's coaching philosophy blends old-school intensity with modern programming, making him a valuable mentor to lifters chasing PRs and records alike.
Beyond the gym, Dan is grounded by his faith and family. He's a devoted Christian, a loving husband, and the proud father of four. Whether he's training, coaching, or leading by example in life, Dan Green continues to inspire a generation of lifters with his discipline, humility, and relentless pursuit of strength.
Follow Dan on Instagram: @dangreenpowerlifter
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| 0:00.0 | When I started lifting, I would hear things from like Louis Simmons where he's like, you know, |
| 0:04.1 | raw guys can last five, six years and then be crippled basically. And I was like, you might be right, but that's not going to be me. You don't arch your way to like a 600 pound bench. You have to get big. There's not really like a shortcut. You have to be able to handle a lot of volume, a lot of training sessions. There's some degree of like, you know, near max lifting, but there has to be a lot of volume of bodybuilding |
| 0:24.8 | training to bench. |
| 0:35.3 | It's time to sit down, keep it real, and cut the bullshit. |
| 0:39.4 | Welcome to Table Talk. |
| 0:41.7 | All right, you guys, we're back with another episode of Table Talk. |
| 0:44.1 | Today, the guest is Dan Green. |
| 0:45.7 | Really doesn't need any introduction. |
| 0:47.6 | But I will say a couple things. |
| 0:49.7 | He was on the first table talk, so that's easy to find. |
| 0:52.9 | You know, Dan Green, table talk. |
| 0:54.6 | Table talk number one. |
| 0:56.3 | And we also had an interview eight years ago. |
| 0:59.5 | And the table talk that we sat down last time was five years ago. |
| 1:04.1 | So the first question I have for you is, what's happened since then? |
| 1:09.7 | Well, that's a, that's a, |
| 1:11.0 | most of what I would say has happened for me has been outside of powerlifting, |
| 1:17.0 | although I have, |
| 1:17.8 | I have done one competition and our gym has, |
| 1:21.1 | you know, |
| 1:21.4 | gotten back. |
| 1:21.9 | We have hosted a competition, |
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