Full interview with 59kg powerlifter Wascar Carpio who will be competing at Powerlifting America Nationals in Austin on February 24, 2023. He’s trying to make the national team in the 59kg weight class, but the qualifying total is 13.5kg above his current PR. Can he do it? Listen to the podcast and hear what Wascar has to say about it!   Follow Wascar Carpio on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/lilwaskie59kg   Powerlifting America Nationals will be streamed Read More

Full interview with world champion powerlifter Heather Connor! Heather is the 47kg queen, she very likely would have won 4 world championships if it weren’t for world events preventing her from making it to worlds in 2020 and 2021. At the time of recording, Heather was 9 days out from competing at Powerlifting America Nationals held on February 24, 2023. Heather doesn’t pull any punches in this candid interview and she’s extremely generous in giving Read More

Full interview with 63kg powerlifter Julia Williams! Julia is a strong powerlifter that’s been competing since 2017. She tried almost all of the strength sports before sticking with powerlifting. Now she’s found her home in the 63kg weight class where she’ll be competing at Powerlifting America Nationals February 25, 2023. She has some great ideas about the sport and has developed a cool coaching app too. Thank you for spending time with us Julia!   Read More

Preview show for Powerlifting America Open Classic Nationals Part 1. We’re joined by 63kg open lifter Julia Williams, 105kg junior Sam Sikora, and 83kg sub-junior Marcus McFadden, who give their picks and analysis on each weight class and a session by session preview. PA Nats is stacked with elite talent in every session but also offers deeper storylines with a diverse talent pool ranging from sub-juniors to M2 masters lifters. Some athletes have competed in Read More

Preview show for Powerlifting America Open Classic Nationals Part 2. We’re joined by 63kg open lifter Julia Williams, 105kg junior Sam Sikora, and 83kg sub-junior Marcus McFadden, who give their picks and analysis on each weight class and a session by session preview. PA Nats is stacked with elite talent in every session but also offers deeper storylines with a diverse talent pool ranging from sub-juniors to M2 masters lifters. Some athletes have competed in Read More

Full interview with 47kg rising star Jessica Espinal just days out from Powerlifting America Nationals. Jessica had a monster year in 2022 and she has even bigger plans for 2023, starting with PA Nats and qualifying for the US National team. We talk about Jessica’s meteoric rise in the sport, coaching changes, her relationship with the other 47s and much more!   You can find Jessica on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jessiibabykg/   Powerlifting America Nationals will Read More

Quick check in with the King of Powerlifting, Taylor Atwood. Spoiler, he’s coming to Powerlifting America Nationals to handle business, secure his spot on the US National team, before taking his talents to Sheffield a month later for the biggest money meet in drug tested powerlifting history. This is a fun, quick episode with Taylor. We talk about mindset, what it means to be on the US National team, what powerlifting needs to do better, Read More

Quick check in with rising star in the 66kg weight class, Brian Le. Brian was 5 days out from Powerlifting America Nationals when we recorded and he gives us the full scoop on his recent training and the possibly monstrous total he could put up at PA nats if he has to. We go through some of Brian’s backstory, how he got into lifting, how he coaches himself, and his big plans for 2023.   Read More