Adam and Conor sit down to discuss Conor's recent experiences coaching at Western Euros in Iceland. We touch on the performance of each Irish lifter, make some honorable mentions and discuss some of the Conor's wider experiences coaching at an international event.

Adam and Conor run through their thoughts on this year's Junior World Championships. Podium battles in each class, Irish lifters and some honorable mentions, with some incredibly stacked classes this years JR Worlds is sure to be one to watch!

In this episode, Adam and Conor go through the ins and outs of all things competing. From picking the right comp, structuring training and nutrition in the days, weeks, and months preceding, this is a crash course in getting the most out of your competition.

In this episode Adam and Conor discussed all things underrated or overrated in powerlifting. From stretching and coaching cues, social media to expensive kit, the guys break down what actually matters in what contexts, and where to focus your time and energy in the land of lifting.

In this episode we sat down and answered some questions posed to us in a recent Q&A. We addressed Conor's frequent no-scoping on Instagram at the outset and then delved into our thoughts on how younger athletes should approach the sport of powerlifting, the reality of sacrifices that could and/or should be made for success in powerlifting, at every age/ level, how can new lifters best prepare for an open meet, especially if they train in commercial gyms and more!

In this episode, Conor sat down with Richeal Ria, a powerlifting coach and personal trainer with a fresh take on training. Richeal prides herself on a sustainable, individual based approach to health and fitness, and has a few hot takes on the current state of the fitness industry with regards to how coaches use and abuse their clients for clout and commercial gain. Richeal and Conor speak on this and also discuss sustainable performance from a micro to macro level, and how best to maximise health and performance in the long run

In this episode we sat down to answer the question:

How should you choose a coach?

We put the feelers out to instagram to get your thoughts, from which we pulled a lot of insight and great questions. We considered what you look for in a coach, your time and budget constraints, your experience and game day needs as a lifter.

In this episode Adam and Conor reviewed IPF worlds 2023 and what it meant for the future of classic powerlifting at home and abroad. The guys also answered some questions on labelling injuries, training the elderly, how their training is going, how to choose the right accessory work, and Conor's love for the Whoop watch.

In this episode Conor sat down with Milo Wolf, powerlifter/ natural bodybuilder, coach and PhD candidate with Solent University. Milo has special interest in the mechanisms behind muscle hypertrophy especially as it pertains to range of motion and hypertrophic outcomes.

Milo's work challenges recent consensus in the field and raises important questions on science communication, scientific epistemology, and the crossroads between evidence vs eminence.

In this episode we sit down and do our very best to outline from core philosophies to exercise selection specifics, our complete process surrounding formulating training for our athletes.

We hope this episode provides a flowchart for our listeners on employing some of the practices our coaching staff has developed surrounding programming, coaching and training in general over a combined 20+ years of coaching experience.

As Conor mentions towards the end of the episode, this resource is likely to leave more questions than they had at the outset, which exemplifies the open ended nature of creating a successful strength training process. As always we're available for questions and conversations at our Instagrams:

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