In this weeks Strength Chat, I had the oppurtunity to speak with the 2018 IPF World Champion, Brett Gibbs. This guy has been in and around, and at the very top, of powerlifting for such a long time, it was great to pick his brains. We chatted about always improving as a lifter, how to come back from set backs and how you can change and develop as a lifter over time.

It was an absolute pleasure to catch up with former Great Britain Powerlifting Head Coach, and my first ever guest on Strength Chat, Lawrence Farncombe. The knowledge this guy has is awesome to listen to, and I know I took a lot from our chat. In this episode we chatted about tension, what it is, why's it important and how you can work on it in your sessions.

After seeing this guy lift at the British Powerlifting Classic Championships in Portsmouth this year, and winning in his first year as a senior, I had to have him as a guest. It was awesome chatting to Mark Macqueen, a lifter at the very top of his game and with a lot more to come in the future. In this episode, we chatted about making sure you cover all the bases to look after yourself as a lifter, making sure you get the job done on the platform and plenty more things powerlifting related.

Always a pleasure to catch up with Chris Lowe. He is quickly becoming Strength Chats inhouse nutritionist. In this episode, Chris and myself chatted about making weight for a competition. We covered the good, the bad and the ugly. For anyone competing in weightlifting or powerlifting, this is a really interested episode with some great take home points.

For this weeks Strength Chat, it was an absolute pleasure to speak with Bryce Krawcyzk. Bryce is a podium finisher in both the Classic and Equipped IPF World Championships, National, Commonwealth and North American record holder, as well as founder of Calgary Barbell. In this episode, we chatted about the importance of form and technique in powerlifting to get your stronger. We also touched on imposter syndrome when it comes to looking for powerlifting coaches and programmes.

It was an absolute pleasure to catch up with an old, and very good, mate in Connor Clennan of Integrum Nutrition & Fitness. I've known Connor a very long time and he is a very smart guy. I like his thoughts and philosophies on training and nutrition, and I know they're not too far wrong. This is because he can back up everything he says with science and research, and the results he gets with his clients. It made sense then that in this episode, we aimed to do some mythbusting with some common questions our clients ask us.

In this episode I caught up with Tom Hill and John Cunningham, coaches over at Steel Habitat in Liverpool. When I first went over to see these guys, I really bought in to what they were doing and agreed with their philosophies on training. We chatted through a thing I think goes on in programming too much, having too much fluff rather focusing on the important stuff. A really good chat with some great take home points.

This episode was awesome! It was an absolute pleasure to chat with 5x IPF World Champion, and the current world record holder in the squat, deadlift and total, Ray Williams. In this episode I basically picked the brains of a powerlifter at the very top of his game. Some great pieces of advice and tips to take away from this episode for anyone involved or interested in powerlifting and strength training.

For this episode, I had the pleasure to chat with my very own coach, Stephen 'Screamer' Manuel. This guy has coached me to lift the heaviest I have ever lifted so far in powerlifting. In the build up to my competition, he was awesome. It made sense then that for this episode, we chatted about what to do in the weeks leading up to the competition, and then what to actually do when it comes to competition day.

Was great to chat with former professional rugby player and current strength and conditioning coach at Leeds Rhinos and owner of Implexus Gym, Ian Kirke. We chatted about the best way to add variety into your training, as well as how that can help you manage your training. As two coaches who both like to back up what they do with the current science and research, we also chatted about how to implement both when it comes to your training. A really interesting chat with some great points to take away.