# @elitefts on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaQSkb9Rsem
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-01T15:02:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** elitefts (@eliteftsofficial) — https://gondola.cc/eliteftsofficial

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On episode #427 of Dave Tate’s Table Talk Podcast, Dave sits down with Monte Sparkman.

Monte Sparkman is a Dallas-Fort Worth strength and conditioning coach and accomplished multi-ply powerlifter with more than 15 years in the field. 

A three-year football letterman at Baker University with a master’s in education, Monte has coached at the Virginia Military Institute, the University of North Texas (as an intern under Frank Wintrich), Burkburnett, Richland, Colleyville Heritage, and Azle high schools. 

He was named the 2018 NHSSCA South Region Coach of the Year and serves as the organization’s Texas State Director.

On the platform, Monte built a 2,200-pound total, including a 1,000-pound squat, competing across single- and multi-ply from 2003 through 2020, with appearances at meets like the 2006 APF Senior Nationals. 

As a coach, he’s known for translating Westside conjugate, 5/3/1, and dynamic-effort game-day lifting into programs that work for teenage team-sport athletes. 

His philosophy is principle-first: be married to principles, not exercises, and build the best athlete, not just the best lifter. 

In this episode, Dave and Monte get into geared lifting, the unconventional path to coaching mastery, conjugate at the high school level, and the lifelong pursuit of getting better year after year.

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