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Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! I got to speak with Bonica Brown who is a 10x IPF/Equipped world champion! We speak all about how she got into the sport back in 2003 when powerlifting was far from popular for women, what it has been like traveling for world competitions since the age of 15, how she feels about how equipped powerlifting is being treated today, how she is preparing for both IPF worlds which is around the corner and the World Games which is a short 3 weeks after Worlds!

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Hey y'all! Today I have 3 amazing women on the podcast: Maria Doheny, Winnie Abramson and Amy Schmidt. These women and I get into an excellent discussion about the positive impact that powerlifting has had on their lives, what they like and do not like about powerlifting social media influencers, what they did not expect to receive from the sport that surprised them, and more!

What I love about this episode is that we can really learn a lot from this conversation as it was inspiring and will push more people to get a barbell in their hands because ANYONE can be a powerlifter with a gym membership and some determination.

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Hey y'all! on today's episode I talk to Heather Connor who is a 2x IPF World Champion and the strongest pound for pound deadlifter in the IPF! She just came off of winning the 47kg national title at Powerlifting America Nationals and we talk about how meet day went, her thought on the new PLA federation, how she feels about her upcoming battle to win IPF worlds this coming June, how she has dealt with and improved her mental health, and a lot more!

TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide is mentioned in this podcast, please listen with with caution.

Timestamps:

3:00 Doggy troubles :(

10:00 TRIGGER WARNING: PTSD & suicidal tendencies

15:00 Covid's affect on teaching students/ why Heather quit her job

32:00 Heather becoming a personal trainer and a powerlifting coach

47:30 Thoughts on PLA & how nationals went

57:00 Heather's though on equipped lifting & what made Heather want to go to the World Games

1:16:00-  IPF world's and going against Tiffany Chapon

1:33:00 Sheffield

1:39:00 What does Heather want to be remembered for when she eventually retires

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Hey y'all! On today's episode I spoke w/ Celine Crum! Celine is a Pro athlete in the USAPL, she won that pro card at the A7 Raw Challenge at this past 2022 Arnold's where she took 1st place. We got to talk about how she battled through injury through prep, how she has improved her mindset as a powerlifter, how she feels about the women's weight classes, and more! 

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Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! I got to speak with Caitlin Berry who is a 2 time teen raw national champion and she most recently won the Arnolds Pro American Raw which is a very competitive meet! Did I mention she is 19 years old?! We got to talk about her experience with powerlifting in high school vs powerlifting in college, and we really got an inside look on what collegiate powerlifting entails. Caitlin is building some serious momentum going into USAPL's Mega Nationals and she is expecting the PR's to keep coming!

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Hey y'all! Today's episode is about my personal experience at the Arnold's competing in the A7 Pro American Raw Meet! I talk about how my prep went for this meet, what my mentality was like when training, my goals for this meet, how I feel about the outcome and what I learned from this meet all together! 

This is an inside look of what goes on in my brain and how I take the time to assess everything about my meet after it has happened!

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Hey y'all! Today's episode is a podcast swap with King of the Lifts! Me and 6 Pack Lapadat talk about the USAPL's money meets, my role as a commentator, how to run a powerlifting coaching service, social media in the powerlifting community and you get to learn some personal stuff about me too!

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Hey y'all! I am joined by my friend Sarah Braman on today's episode to give our top 5 picks for the females competing in the powerlifting events at the Arnolds Sports Festival!

We go over who we believe will be in the top 5 placings for the Grand Prix, Pro Raw and the A7 Raw Challenge!

Timestamps:

Grand Prix predictions: 5:23-

Pro Raw Predictions 21:30-

Raw Challenge predictions: 39:10-

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Hey y'all! On today's episode I break down for you how to work up to a top set, or to your first "working set" for your main lifts the squat bench and deadlift. The way that you work up to your heaviest training sets will determine how well your training session goes, so make sure you take notes because this information has drastically changed my clients training sessions!

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Hey y'all! On today's episode I speak to Brittany Suplicki! She is the 2021 USAPL national champion and we have an awesome discussion about how she grew up on a farm which set her up to be strong for powerlifting, how she pushed through injuries to become a national champion, how her opportunity to compete at IPF worlds was taken away from her and what she plans to do next with her powerlifting and coaching career.

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The Powerlifting Warm Up Guide