#128 Naomi & Tom Sheppard | TOP UK TOTAL | #1 RANKED POWERLIFTER

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Naomi and Tom Sheppard join Dave Tate's Table Talk Podcast as guests in the 128th episode.

British powerlifter and elitefts athlete Naomi Sheppard, who competes in the 67.5-kilogram class in the raw with wraps division, locked out an all-time world record squat with 262.5 kilograms (578.7 pounds) on the barbell in Miami, FL, this past February at the 2022 WRPF The Ghost Clash. Naomi ranks #1 of all time (pound for pound) in all divisions in the UK. She ranks #18 worldwide. A few weeks out of the American Pro (July 29), Naomi will be competing Day 1 in the 67.5 KG class. Sheppard's most notable win came at the 2018 WPC World Championships at age 27. She was also the WPC European Champion three consecutive times from 2015 to 2017.

Tom Sheppard is a UK-based strength coach and competitive powerlifter. His coaching career began as an strength and conditioning coach at the University of St. Andrews. As a competitor, Tom broke European and World Records as a Junior and now runs a large UK-based powerlifting team. Owner of Phoenix Performance, Tom and Naomi offers seminars internationally. He has written articles for elitefts, T-Nation, and Thibarmy.

Today's topics include:

Naomi and Tom's path in strength sports
The athletes they coach
Raw and multiply powerlifting
The squat
Training as therapy
The difference between the UK and the USA in sport
What's required to make it to the highest level
Tom's history with anorexia

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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0:00 Intro
4:00 What Makes elitefts Different
8:41 Welcome Naomi & Todd
20:00 When Did You Know Naomi Was Serious
21:38 How Are Things Different Now?
27:50 U.S. Powerlifting Vs U.K.
31:00 When Did They Start Coaching
50:50 Your Own Training/Recovery
1:07:00 Mental Health and The Weight Room
1:24:50 Why Naomi Started Training
1:30:56 ALL IN/Bloodwork and The Biometrics
1:42:29 Get OFF Social Media
1:46:40 Focus On Yourself/Technique
1:55:58 Women in Powerlifting
1:57:30 Experienced Lifters NEED Help Too
2:00:48 Approaching The Bar
2:09:15 "What If"