Dave Whitley

Featured Coach

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Strongman, Kettlebells, Strength Training

Committed to spreading a message of strength and redefining impossible, Iron Tamer Dave Whitley is StrongFirst Master instructor and performing strongman based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dave teaches and performs all over the world and was featured in the German documentary Kraftakt. For more information about performances or workshops, visit his website, Iron Tamer, or email him.

All Articles By Dave Whitley

6 Clues to Training Success From Old-time Strongmen

As the saying goes, “Success leaves clues.” So, let’s look at the old-time strongmen and see if we can get them to come up with a clue or two for us.

Strength & Conditioning: Dave Whitley, Week 4

Dave Whitley's four-week old-time strongman training program focuses on getting stronger and better through consistent practice instead of just doing more.

Strength & Conditioning: Dave Whitley, Week 3

Dave Whitley's four-week old-time strongman training program focuses on getting stronger and better through consistent practice instead of just doing more.

Strength & Conditioning: Dave Whitley, Week 2

Dave Whitley's four-week old-time strongman training program focuses on getting stronger and better through consistent practice instead of just doing more.

Strength & Conditioning: Dave Whitley, Week 1

Dave Whitley's four-week old-time strongman training program focuses on getting stronger and better through consistent practice instead of just doing more.

Train Like an Old-time Strongman: Free 4-Week Program

The commonality in training of old-time strongmen was constant practice and progressive overload. Not constant extreme effort or constant exhaustion.