New Podcast Alert 🔔 Thanks to Ben Pauli for coming back on Table Talk. Here’s what will hit home with the elitefts crew: 
• Why you can bomb a meet yet still run a great training cycle—and how not to overhaul a good plan because of one bad day. 
• The meet-from-hell story (double staph in both quads) and the reminder to separate performance day from preparation. 
• Bench cues that move the needle: expand the rib cage, keep the sternum from dropping under leg drive, and learn to “belly up” for a shorter stroke. 
• Deadlift fixes that aren’t just “more glutes”: hamstring length and timing, packing lats and bracing at the right moment, and why belts expose mobility gaps. 
• RPE that isn’t make-believe: Ben uses “RPE check sets” to calibrate effort and stop sandbagging. 
• Conjugate done with intent: three-week max-effort waves, box/free squats, and progressive chains/bands to build to a true top week. 
• Builders that carry over: strap-pause good mornings for hinge strength and “...