The Power in Lifting

On today's podcast I speak with Mel Mitchell who is less than 2 weeks away from competing in the Virginia Pro Master's meet! Mel is so fun and we talk about her life in the military, how she transitioned to being a cop, and how she is now transitioning her life yet again with a new career while prioritizing powerlifting! 

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On todays episode I speak with USAPL National Champion Samantha Calhoun, and we dive into the USAPL pro series. We talk about how the pro series will work, the new weight classes, and how this can create a more competitive opportunity for more lifters.

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If you are a woman and want to learn more about how to improve your performance and technique as an every day gym goer or powerlifter try out my facebook group Strongwom3n for a 7 day trial

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Free Bench Press Warm Up

Free Travel for a Meet Cheat Sheet

Hey y'all! On today's podcast I am going over why it is so important to have the support of other lifters who you trust to help push you in your training. We cannot do everything on our own, so I go over why having a lifting community is important & some ideas to help you being to build your personal lifting community.

USTRONG90 12 Week group coaching program: If you are looking for coaching, community, real feedback on your technique and to make guaranteed strength progress in your squat, bench and deadlift then you will get a lot out of this program! We are starting November 8, 2021!

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The Powerlifting Warm Up Guide: Don't know how to structure your own warm ups? This guide will teach you!

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This episode is all about how to avoid Post Meet Blues! That feeling you get after you have competed and you're stuck wondering "now what"...

There are some habits you can put into place to help avoid this feeling and keep you driven and motivated and I am giving you all the keys you need to achieve that!

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Hey y'all! Welcome back to the podcast! Today I talk about the difference between RIR vs RPE vs Percentage based training. I define what each of these are and talk about the pro's and con's of each one being used to pick your training loads! 

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Hey y'all! On this episode I cover what you need to know when showing up at your first 2 hour weigh in! If you compete in the USAPL or any other federation that does 2 hour weigh in's then this is perfect for you!

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On this episode I have a special guest Coach Liz Strain on to help me cover all of the highlights and the low lights of the Bucked Up Showdown Meet, one of the largest raw powerlifting meets in the country. This meet was stacked with some of the best and top ranked powerlifters in the world! Multiple All Time World Records were broken at this meet and some lifters truly made their name known at this meet. If ya missed it, this is your chance to hear all of the best parts of the ladies performance!

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Carina Davis AKA Quadzilla joins TPIL!

We talk about how she got into the sport of powerlifting after years of unhealthy workout and eating habits and how powerlifting was a HUGE part of transforming her life, her mental health and getting out of an unhealthy relationship.

We also dive into how she recovered from her injury and is ready to put on a show at The Showdown Meet!

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Bria Robinsons joins TPIL! She is competing at the Showdown Meet coming up in 9/25-9/26 and we talk about what life was like in the Navy as an African American woman, how she got into powerlifting training conjugate style with a team, what its like going from knee sleeves to knee wraps (it's a game changer!), what it's like to be coached by her fiancé and her plans for her performance at the Showdown Meet!

Hosted by: IPF World Champion and powerlifting coach, Solana Lewis

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Dr. Ashley Contorno aka Veggie_Lifter joins TPIL! We talk about recovery methods that powerlifters can benefit from, her experience as a body builder, her success in powerlifting, her goals for the Showdown Meet and more!

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