#137 AJ Roberts | 1200 LBS SQUAT, WSBB, Entrepreneur

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AJ Roberts takes a seat in this 137th podcast episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk.

AJ Roberts grew up in Southampton, England, and moved to the United States to pursue a college basketball scholarship when he was 16. He attended the University of Idaho, where he volunteered in the weight room and began training and competing in powerlifting with all-time squat record holder Brent Mikesell. These experiences eventually led AJ to move to Columbus, Ohio, to train at Westside full-time. His best-equipped total to date is a 2855-pound total with a 1205 squat, 910 bench, and 815 deadlift.
AJ is the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Genesis Digital. As CRO, he's responsible for integrating and aligning all revenue-related areas, including marketing, sales, and customer success.

ABOUT THE HOST

Dave Tate is the founder and co-owner of elitefts.com. He is the author of twenty books and has logged more than 40,000 hours of training and consulting. Dave is married to elitefts co-owner Traci Arnold-Tate, and they reside in London, Ohio, with their two sons. Personal Credo: Live, Learn, Pass on™.

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00:00 Intro
1:01 SWIS 2022
4:22 Welcome AJ Roberts
22:50 Living In The Sport
27:07 WSBB
42:47 Get Your Squat Up
46:32 Where's Your Food?
54:30 Louie Dreams Of Lifting
58:02 Dave & Louie's Seminars
1:00:46 Training Conjugate Raw
1:05:21 Shorter Blocks, Faster Drugs
1:08:20 The Truth about Training
1:15:58 Walking Away From The Sport
1:26:34 Live. Learn. Pass On.
1:31:23 Squat Bars/SportKraft
1:36:55 The Comeback
1:44:11 Eyes To The Sport
1:50:57 Squatting 1205
1:55:55 Using Gear
2:07:35 The Key To Longevity
2:19:08 Builders Vs Testers
2:38:52 Strength World to Business World
2:44:35 Importance of Environment / SWIS 2022
2:51:25 What its All About
3:03:02 What it Takes
3:05:45 Sedation & Compensation
3:14:45 The Mental Side
3:34:25 Finding AJ