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
Eric Helms joins 6 Pack Lapadat to discuss the historic event, the battles, the back stories, and much more!
Gavin Adin joins KOTL to discuss the Sheffield event as a competitor, the protest against his World record, the incident backstage with Taylor Atwood, IPF Worlds 2023 (Run It Back), and for the first time he opens up about the mental games he plays in training and competition. Hosted by 6 Pack Lapadat
Evie Corrigan, Sheffield Champion, discusses pulling off the biggest upset victory in our sport, reigning 52 kg World Champion Noémie Allabert, her secret move to the 52 kg class, the leak of that secret, the rematch at IPF Worlds 2023, her inspiring come up story & much more! Hosted by 6 Pack Lapadat & Rory Lynch.
52 kg World Champion Noémie Allabert discusses the intense battle at Sheffield with Evie Corrigan, the secret that leaked leading into the event, her thoughts on Evie and the other 52s, the heated rivalry between France and USA, IPF Worlds and the rematch to come, and an inspiring background story you need to hear. Hosted by 6 Pack Lapadat