#366 The Simple Secret to Unbreakable Workout Consistency | Chad Coy

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Dave Tate

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🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 149 minutes

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We welcome Chad Coy to this episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk Podcast!

Chad Coy is a veteran of the iron game and a true powerhouse in the world of strength sports. A 1991 graduate of Purdue University, Chad has spent decades building a legacy in strongman, coaching, and athletic development. His resume includes being the U.S. alternate for the World's Strongest Man in 2001 and dominating the Masters divisions with multiple titles: 3x America's Strongest Man (Masters, 2013, 2014, 2017), 2x runner-up at Masters World's Strongest Man (2012, 2013), Masters 50+ America's Strongest Man (2021), and a top-6 finish at the 2022 Masters 50+ World's Strongest Man.

Beyond the platform, Chad has become a respected authority in athlete development. As a Master Coach and the Director of Business Development for the PARISI Speed School, he helps mold the next generation of elite athletes through speed, strength, and performance training. His passion for coaching is matched by his real-world experience under the bar and on the field.

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0:00.0	I've missed 24 workouts since 1980. That's 45 years. People ask, what's the key? I said consistency's the key.
0:05.8	I use four pillars. Respect is simple. Being coachable. That's just the ability to listen. Work ethic. Be the first to practice.
0:10.7	Be the last one and cut the bullshit.
0:29.7	Welcome to Table Talk.
0:31.9	All right, guys, we're back with another episode of Table Talk.
0:34.2	Today, my guest is Chad Coy, master coach and director of business development
0:39.4	for Preezy Sports, been a strong man forever. So we're going to talk about that. Masters,
0:45.3	champion, strong man, amateur champion strong man. It's like this long guys, you know, of all the
0:52.3	titles, but your coach as well.
0:56.0	So what I really want to get into is, you know, your history for those people don't know, kind of how you got to where you are.
1:05.0	But what I, the guests I really like to have on are, I want to say this as respectful as I can. The coaches that are actually
1:12.3	coaches that actually do the coaching, and a lot of the times what you find with the coaches
1:17.0	that are in the trenches doing the coaching, they may not be the biggest influencers online
1:21.5	because they're too busy coaching people to actually create the content. And then that's
1:27.2	where the real experience comes from is with that.
1:30.3	And you work with, you work with kids, which there's a whole discussion to have on that,
1:34.3	as well as top straw man competitors, then Gen Pop.
1:39.3	You know, so full spectrum.
1:41.3	And I'm interested to know how strong man kind of ties in across to the board
1:45.3	to all that as we kind of go through this. So how you started training when you were 14?
1:51.8	12. 12. Okay. GPT was wrong on that one.
1:55.5	1980. 1980. And what was the, was it for sport? Yeah, I was mostly for sport. Um, honestly, I was in
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