What's up Nerdz,

In this NWL shorty episode, we hit on the power of pelvis position in relation to the rib cage & transverse abdominals in creating optimal intra-abdominal pressure for stronger bracing for all the lifts. Especially in the bench press where the bracing is more illusive in the horizontal and arched position. 

Your ribs, obliques, and pelvis act like a hose of water and is essential to keep aligned for optimal water pressure. So keep your hose in line for the strongest power output in bracing for the big lifts.

What's up Nerdz!

This week is another listener topic suggestion week and we went with three submissions that we felt were well connected and echoed each other's benefits. 

Long/Short term planning as a lifter or athlete, cardio implementation (in powerlifting or whatever your chosen sport), & then can powerlifting be applied to other sports. 

We talk about identifying the goals to define your long/short term planning, why cardio is important for your health despite the obvious, and then strength-specific sports vs skill-specific sports. How strength can be applied to strengthen skill-specific sports but this the reverse is not as true it becomes evident that compound strength training should be a staple part of any athletes programming regardless of their sport of focus.

So kick back and tune into this week's episode of...the Nerds Who Lift Podcast

What's up Nerds,

Today we cover an overview of Meet day, both in the selection and then meet day etiquette for not just the lifter but the coach/handler as well. 

There is always taught about how to prep and train for a meet but the nuances of meet selection and that what to expect from the experience itself is surprisingly overlooked. So this episode we try to cover these nuances in attempts to help clarify them. 

So kick back and tune in to this week's episode of...the Nerds Who Lift Podcast

Whats ups Nerdz,

We tuned in to the social medias and asked Y'ALL what you wanted to hear from us; of course, our homies came through with some topics to hit. 

So we choose the first two who came in: Dating someone stronger & breaking plateaus. We took these two things covered them & then tied them together. 

As always we hope you enjoy it. So kick back and tune in to this week's episode of...the Nerds Who Lift Podcast.

Whats up Nerdz!  This episode comes with a disclaimer. I am no medical professional but I take the time to share some anecdotal knowledge with y'all on the anabolic family trees, and my theory on how doubling up on these families in the same cycle can cause what I think is an oversaturation or a "flooding" of the androgen receptors resulting in a let us call it, walking through mud performance come meet day. I share some anecdotal stories and my reasoning. This is in the hope to spark more conversation around the use use of these compounds and to further find more efficacious, healthier, and holistic applications of their use and debunk the abusive bro myths of "more is better". So kick back and tune in to this week's episode of...the Nerds Who Lift Podcast. 

Links to studies referenced in the episode: