# @underthebar on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DRC90RQj7NT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36965583-underthebar-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-14T18:07:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dave Tate (@underthebar) — https://gondola.cc/underthebar

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New Podcast Alert 🚨


Huge thanks to John Ruoppo for coming on Table Talk and breaking down what it really takes to move 1,200 pounds on your back.
In this one we get into:


* How he went from being stuck at a 1,000 lb squat to finally cracking 1,200 by changing his mindset and expectations


* What it actually means to be “good with pain” under the bar — separating stupid pain from the kind you learn to live with


* Handling the pressure of heavy gear: learning the groove, trusting the suit, and staying tight when everything in you wants to bail


* Training around beat-up shoulders and a torn labrum/biceps tendon, and what it takes to come back and keep chasing big numbers


* Why sleep, food, bodyweight, and recovery start to matter more than another “secret exercise” once you’re chasing elite totals


* Keeping your head straight under big weights: blocking out noise, picking smart attempts, and staying in the sport long enough actually to realize your potential


This podcast — Dave Tate’s Table Talk: “A 1200lb Squatter's Guide to Handling Pain & Pressure Under the Bar | John Ruoppo #383” — can be watched on the elitefts YouTube and Spotify, and heard on all podcast networks.


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