GutsXGritXGrind - the This Is Female Powerlifting Podcast

PART 2!

TIFPL put a call out on Instagram to find out what YOU guys wanted to hear us talk about, and we had a bunch of fantastic, thoughtful questions in response. We recorded for two hours so these episodes will be coming out in 2 parts. We touch on a wide variety of subjects including how we get hyped for a lift, whether or not we're "girls who do both", awkward and embarrassing mistakes we've made in the gym or with training, we talk to our younger selves, and about young people and strength sports. And so much more! This was really fun and we will definitely be doing it again sometime!

Intro/Outro Music:

Ship Wrek - Pain (feat. Mia Vaile): https://youtu.be/UDEpRK8WL_I

https://soundcloud.com/theshipwrek

https://soundcloud.com/miavaile

http://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds

TIFPL put a call out on Instagram to find out what YOU guys wanted to hear us talk about, and we had a bunch of fantastic, thoughtful questions in response. We recorded for two hours so these episodes will be coming out in 2 parts. We touch on a wide variety of subjects including how we get hyped for a lift, whether or not we're "girls who do both", awkward and embarrassing mistakes we've made in the gym or with training, we talk to our younger selves, and about young people and strength sports. And so much more! This was really fun and we will definitely be doing it again sometime!

(2.00) https://www.instagram.com/sarah.swinson/ asks how we get in the headspace for a lift, whether at the gym or in a meet. None of us like getting yelled at. Danielle summons demons. Gaïa is a smiling delight.

(6.35) Gaïa demonstrates rage lifting. Very convincing.

(9.40) Beans’ lifts are based around practice/routine/habit whether in the gym or at a meet

(14.40) How powerlifting forces us to become more aware of not just our physical functions but our mental functions

(17.35) https://www.instagram.com/mirslam/ What do you know now that you wish you’d known before, what advice would you give your n00b self

(18.05) Sibina says listen to your gut

(18.35) Beans says MORE VOLUME, get jacked brah

(18.55) Danielle says “coach Danielle is a bad coach!”

(20.50) PLATEAUS HAPPEN. You are not a garbage human. Don’t let it get to you.

(22.05) Vanessa says don’t put off starting because you’re “not strong enough”, no such thing.

(23.20) Don’t be ashamed of where you’re at, Beans talks about how she came dead last at her very first meet and gave no fucks because POWERLIFTING IS FUN!

(24.45) Gaïa says don’t be afraid to be ambitious, and don’t waste time worrying about your weight.

(27.30) https://www.instagram.com/theflyingfraction/ asks us about mistakes we’ve made and what we learned

(27.50) Danielle benched without safeties and embarrassed herself at the powerlifting gym, Beans did basically the same thing at the community rec centre

(29.15) Our first encounters with competition combination racks

(29.55) Forgetting clips and collars and making a ruckus!

(31.15) Being self-conscious about filming lifts, now it’s just second nature

(33.30) Beans talks about some of the terrible, obvious mistakes she’s seen while volunteering at meets

(41.50) https://www.instagram.com/knox_n_socks/ wants to know what we think about the “girls who do both” type trends…. which leads to the epic lipstick story from CPU Nationals!

(44.00) What if…what if you can’t/don’t do both? Why does it fucking mater?

(46.00) Sibina goes Full Feminist! YUSSSS!

(48.25) Beans comes to the logical conclusion that she’s a girl who can do both because she can chug whiskey OR vodka!

Stay tuned for part 2 of 2!

Intro Music:

Ship Wrek - Pain (feat. Mia Vaile): https://youtu.be/UDEpRK8WL_I

https://soundcloud.com/theshipwrek

https://soundcloud.com/miavaile

http://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds

Outro Music:

Go F Yourself by Two Feet

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This time, it is about the feels. Episode 7 is a subjective discussion of the positives and negatives of comparison and creeping your competition; is social media destroying you or driving you? We talk realistically about when it can be beneficial, detrimental, or just downright irrelevant. We also explore lifting self-esteem through injury or downtime, and the importance of cutting yourself some slack and celebrating the small stuff. Hosts this episode are Beans, Danielle, Liz and Darron.

Talkin' RPE, hormones, and pondering if the XX and the XY are really all that different in the powerlifting world

Sorry about the sound quality on this one, guys! Worth it for the content. This episode we are joined by two of Alberta's strongest coaches, Bryce Krawczyk and Shane Martin, to shoot the shit about the ins and outs of dat coaching life. From an athlete's perspective, we explore the when, who and how of getting a coach, and we get the inside scoop from the coach's side on what it's like dealing with athletes. New this episode: LIGHTNING ROUND! 15 questions, no time to think! Good times for all.

This week on episode 4 of the first season of GutsXGritXGrind, the This is Female Powerlifting podcast, we summon the spirit of the festive season to bring you a Santa hat full of powerlifting-related, rant-invoking topics. Take four dirtbag powerlifters, two angel powerlifters (to balance it out) and a five minute timer that signals when it's time for whiskey shots and you have the worst thing we've ever done. The best thing we've ever done? Sorry mum. Sorry everyone.

3:07 Topic 1: STUPID "US VS THEM" POWERLIFTING DISPUTES. We don't care what fed you lift in, but posting dumb memes and whining about perceived slights against you because of the fed you lift with is ridiculous. Why is our sport so fragmented?

4:51 More feds, more records. Default gold for everyone!

5:12 We explain what a sub-master is. Sort of. Tess asserts dominance.

6:15 We call out the IPF. BOOM!

9:05 Topic 2: EARNING YOUR OPINION CARD. What is the magic point that we're allowed to have an opinion on something?  Do we need a degree?  Time in the sport? A certain Wilks?

9:40 Have you considered someone might be smarter than you?

10:30 Darron hates people. (But especially those who don't recognize other people expertise)

13:05 Bonus time to discuss the Lifting Concern Police. Eff you, windbags!

15:10 Topic 3: IS YOUR PR A PR? If you have added the caveat "no, he didn't touch the bar I swear" to your PR, you probably didn't do it alone. Is your competition lift PR really a PR when it's a mile high, or your butt came off the bench? Are we just too judgemental?

16:40 Be honest with yourself. If your PR isn't sport specific, it's irrelevant to your sport.

17:22 Darron wants to see your butt! Show us your butt!

19:02 Gaïa ruins Christmas

19:55 Topic 4: CHEER UP, GYM EEYORES. Please, be happy about something you've done, even just once. For me. For you. For everyone.

20:19 Truth bomb: you might not PR during every single training cycle

20:54 Default gold. It's not Tess' fault that no other fat old ladies have shown up.

24:08 "Let's get fucking profound now here, bitches"

26:00 Topic 5: SO YOU'RE INJURED. STOP TALKING ABOUT IT AND START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT  IT. You've posted 800 times about your injury/"injury". You've posted 0 times about what you are doing to fix it. This leads us to believe you are doing nothing. When is an injury a legitimate injury and when is it an excuse?

27:40 That time Tess tore her achilles and Darron heard it snap.

29:00 Go see a professional! Quit trying to fix it yourself.

29:15 We all love dry needling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_needling).

30:28 Tess and Darron get closer. "You're the gayest woman that loves my husband."

31:35 Topic 6: POWERLIFTING OR FITSPO. Let's be real here. Is that account full of semi-nudes with inspirational captions about powerlifting? Or is it soft core fitspo porn?

31:55 "It is not about what you look like. Lift the thing. That is all."

33:40 We really can't emphasize enough how much we like butts. Or at least we don't think we can. Because we can't stop talking about it.

35:15 Your ab selfie isn't powerlifting. Your cleavage selfie isn't powerlifting. Your traps selfie isn't powerlifting. They're just cool selfies.

36:28 Shout out to @kittycatlifting (https://www.instagram.com/kittycatlifting/)'s awesome butt!

37:09 Topic 7: GYM PDA: stop cuddling on the ER rack, we all know you're in loooooove. What do we think about couples cuddling at the gym?

Our first podcast guest, international level IPF powerlifter Dani Savoie (now Martin!) regales us with tales from her experience at the recent 2016 IPF Open World Championships, the fun and not so fun parts of equipped lifting, what it's like to run a meet, and gives us the inside scoop on what it's really like to date and marry another powerlifter. We also go down the rabbit hole of Gym PDA and whether that's cool or not. (mostly not... let us know if you disagree!)

This week on episode two of GutsXGritXGrind – the This is Female Powerlifting podcast, we are fresh off competing at Power Surge 7, an APU/CPU sanctioned meet here in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that just so happens to be one of the largest in Western Canada.  We share our meet experiences and sprinkle in tips along the way as we move from the week before to the night of, to the meet in all its glory! 

1:10 – The week before.  Beans cries.  Tess needed the deload.  Gaia went to a fancy event in the mountains and ate butter.  Darron still manages to make workouts take forever.

6:00 – The night before.  Distractions, Oreos and #pantrygains

9:20 – Who sleeps the day before a meet?

10:30 – Weigh ins.

12:45 – Things you brought that you were glad to have and things you didn’t bring that you wish you had.

· 16:10 – Beans brings a full loaf of bread to meets

16:30 – PSA – things you can/cannot wear at a meet

· 15:00 – T-shirt rules in the CPU/IPF

· 18:00 – Darron isn’t exactly sure what a headband is

o Discussion of hair requirements for women, particularly for bench

· 18:55 – The Russian with pigtails is Maryana Naumova.  More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryana_Naumova; if you search her on YouTube you’ll find some pretty impressive lifts

· 19:10 – The difference between sleeves and wraps

o Sleeves - https://www.innerstrengthproducts.ca/allcategories/ipfapproved/sbdkneesleeves

o Wraps - https://www.innerstrengthproducts.ca/allcategories/ipfapproved/gripperkneewrap

§ In addition to knowing the difference between sleeves (compressive knee covers) and wraps (something you literally wrap around your knees) also make sure to know what brands of sleeves/wraps are allowed within your federation.

· 20:20 – Ask your questions before the meet!

This week on the first episode of GutsXGritXGrind – The This is Female Powerlifting podcast, we are going to revisit our origin story and discuss why we don’...