On this episode of Athlete Things, Sam Steve and Danny sit down with 105kg British Lifter, Abdul Majeed Sulayman.

Abdul was a late wildcard entry to this years Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. The boys discuss the competition as a whole, what it was like being on a big stage on home turf and how is training changed transitioning from British Nationals to Sheffield on such short notice

The episode also covers Abdul's training history, as well as his mindset and preparation heading into the rest of 2023 including the Open World Championships in Malta and much more

In this episode, Steve and Danny sit down and rant about planning training around what works, load jumps, and modifying training to prevent a repeatable stimulus from stalling.

Steve, Danny and Kelly discuss the use of accessories in a program. The discuss the differences in the reason why accessories are programmed; biomechanics need, supplementing training volume, increase strength and muscle. They also explore periodising accessories and controlling fatigue.

On this episode of Athlete Things Sam Steve and Danny sit down with Tori LaPerriere, 57kg Junior lifter from Canada. 

They discuss Tori’s sporting background, her attitude towards training and how she’s managed recent competition preps, as well as one of the most interesting weight cut stories you will ever hear at her first ever World Championship in Sweden in 2021.

In this episode, Kelly, Danny, Steve and David discuss how they think about pain and communicate this to people the work with.

They discuss their thinking around pain, the importance of working with pain specialists when working outside of their scope as coaches,  how they have worked around pain in the past

In this episode, Steve, Sam, Leanne and Danny discuss how each have been preparing for their first prep for Worlds. They go over changes in lifestyle to get more out of training, recovery, their expectations as athletes, the considerations from travel. They also go over their mindsets which can be applied at all levels of powerlifting to get to the next level. 

On this installment of Athlete Things, Sam Steve and Danny sit down with Anthony Krznar otherwise known as “The Australian Yeti”

This episode covers a lot about Anthony’s transition from tested to untested Powerlifting including the reasoning why he made the shift, the differences in training styles as well as what he does to keep his health top priority as one of Australia’s strongest ever powerlifters around today.

In this episode, Steve, Danny and Kelly discuss how RPE develops throughout the individualisation process. They go through common issues that athletes may run into when using RPE, how RPE is associated with load jumps throughout a block, and developments in using velocity based training with RPE.

On this instalment of Athlete Things, Sam Steve and Danny had the opportunity to sit down with Evie Corrigan, 52/57kg lifter from New Zealand and the winner of the 2023 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships 

The boys and Evie deep dive into what it was like becoming the first Sheffield Champion, including the strategic weight cut down to 52kg and the overall experience. 

The episode also covers Evie’s competition history including her rise through the Juniors and future plans heading into the Open World Championships in Malta

In this episode, Steve, Kelly, Leanne and Danny discuss how the team have worked through the IPF bench rule change.

- the proportion of lifters that have been affected compared to the projected 5%.
- the difficulty in officiating and having a standard meet to meet
- the adjustment period after the rule change
- technique changes in order to hit depth
- use of accessories
and more.