#432 Your Heavy Squat Is Actually Fake Strength Brian Bott

Dave Tate's Table Talk by Dave Tate

Jul 27, 202602:18:54Sports & Recreation

If you train high school athletes like Division I pros, you are destroying their potential. For 13 years at Wisconsin, Brian Bott built NFL offensive linemen and Rose Bowl champions using old-school grit—only to realize...

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