Quick check in with 83kg world champion Delaney Wallace, who was 13 days out from Sheffield when we recorded this episode. Delaney is ready to go for Sheffield, his prep is going great and he’s very excited to show the world his full potential. We also discussed his world championship winning performance at IPF Worlds in 2022 and a bunch of other fun stuff about the World’s Strongest Account. Make sure you cheer him on Read More
Quick check in with 11x world champion Bonica Brown, who was 13 days out from Sheffield when we recorded this episode. Bonica is ready to tear it up at Sheffield, shatter some world records and win some money. We also talked about her dominance in 2022, breaking the raw and equipped squat world records in a matter of a month, and how she’s dealt with her heartbreaking loss at the World Games 2022. If you Read More
Interview with Mike Z, the executive director of Powerlifting America and head coach of the Classic Open US National Teams headed to IPF worlds in Malta and the NAPF regional championships in the Cayman Islands. We talked about the current standings for these two National teams, who’s clinched a spot, who’s still in the hunt, and how the 8 American athletes going to Sheffield factor into the mix. Mike is an OG in powerlifting, he’s Read More
Quick check in with 3x world champion powerlifter Amanda Lawrence, who was 12 days out from Sheffield when we recorded this episode. Amanda is fired up and ready to reclaim her throne! Her lifts are going off this prep and she is due for some world records at Sheffield. We talked about her prep, her performance at worlds 2022, and her dominance in the 84kg class. Don’t miss this one, you’ve probably never heard Amanda Read More
Quick check in with two time super heavyweight champion of the world, Jesus Olivares, who was 10 days out from Sheffield when we recorded this episode. Jesus has big goals for Sheffield and beyond, chasing the heaviest total of all time across all federations. We talked about his prep, worlds 2022 and what it means to represent the USA. He’s a young man, wise beyond his years, and he was very generous with his time Read More
Sheffield recap episode with Heather Connor and Julia Williams. The 2023 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships was the most important competition in powerlifting history. The team at SBD pulled off something truly special with this event, and it will surely do more than any other competition to elevate our sport to the next level. Thank you to everyone at SBD for all that you do for powerlifting. Sheffield featured 8 superstars from Powerlifting America and all 8 Read More
Interview with John Burford and Julia Williams. John Burford is the head coach of the Junior and Sub-Junior US National Team. We talked about his background, the results of Powerlifting America High School Nationals in Scranton PA, the current standings for the US National Team, and look ahead to Junior and Sub-Junior Nationals in Scottsdale this June 2-4 and IPF Junior and Sub-Junior worlds in Romania August 24 – September 3. There is a lot Read More
Interview with John Burford and Julia Williams. John Burford is the head coach of the Junior and Sub-Junior US National Team. We talked about his background, the results of Powerlifting America High School Nationals in Scranton PA, the current standings for the US National Team, and look ahead to Junior and Sub-Junior Nationals in Scottsdale this June 2-4 and IPF Junior and Sub-Junior worlds in Romania August 24 – September 3. There is a lot that goes into organizing a US National team so we hope this gives a greater appreciation for John and the hard work he does for the sport of powerlifting.
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Taylor Atwood joins KOTL to speak about Sheffield and for the first time tell the story of his troubled past. Hear Taylor speak about his early life adversity in an honest and vulnerable moment. Hosted by 6 Pack Lapadat
Written by: Kevin Cann There is always this argument about how much, if any variability should be in a training program. There is the “hyper-specific” crowd who argues that we need to repeat the same movement over and over and any deviation from this is wasted energy. On the other side of the spectrum is conjugate, where variability in training is a major piece. Typically, in a practice setting where the same movements are repeated over and Read More