The Power in Lifting

On today's episode I speak with Lunasol Maldonado! She is competing at the showdown meet in a few weeks which is one of the biggest raw powerlifting meets in the U.S.

We talk about how her life moving from Columbia to America, how she had to learn and adjust to a massive life change, how she came to owning her business Lunemare, what she is going for on meet day, and more!

Links:

Lunasol IG

Lunemare 

Solana’s Instagram

Solana Lewis Training

Solana Lewis Youtube

Solana Lewis IG

Solana Lewis Tik Tok

STRONGWOM3N Facebook Group

The Powerlifting Warm Up Guide

Barbell Barbie AKA Barbara Lee joins TPIL! And we had a blast talking about how she got into the sport in her young 30's and struggled to find other female lifters, her experiences as an athlete in multiple powerlifting federations, how she has overcome a devastating knee injury, what she is shooting for at this years Showdown meet, and more!

Links:

Barbell Barbie Lifting Ig

Barbell Barbie Makeup IG

Relentless Power Systems Coaching

Steve Goggins (Coach)

Solana’s Instagram

Solana Lewis Training

Solana Lewis Youtube

Solana Lewis IG

Solana Lewis Tik Tok

STRONGWOM3N Facebook Group

The Powerlifting Warm Up Guide

Full Show Notes

The Showdown meet is a coming! We are 4 weeks away from 1 of the biggest raw untested powerlifting events of the year! And today I spoke with Amanda Fiatoa about how her prep is coming along for the Showdown meet and how she is preparing to hit the big stage as a newer powerlifter.

We talk about imposter syndrome and not feeling like she belongs on this platform, her past me experienced with competing and more about her life!

Links:

Amanda Fiatoa IG

Ryan Taylor (coach)

Solana’s Instagram

Solana Lewis Training

Solana Lewis Youtube

Solana Lewis IG

Solana Lewis Tik Tok

STRONGWOM3N Facebook Group

The Powerlifting Warm Up Guide

Full Show Notes

On today's episode I speak with Kristen Dunsmore!

Kristen has been powerlifting since 2014 and is highly competitive in the sport. We talk about how she originally got into the sport, who here powerlifting role models were early on, her experience dealing with an injury for 2 years straight, how she prepared for this years raw nationals, and more!

Links:

Kristen Dunsmore IG

Solana’s Instagram

Solana Lewis Training

Solana Lewis Youtube

Solana Lewis IG

Solana Lewis Tik Tok

STRONGWOM3N Facebook Group

The Powerlifting Warm Up Guide

Full Show Notes

On this episode I speak with Laisha Gardner!

She won this years Collegiate Nationals in the 63kg weight class! And most recently made her debut in the 69kg weight class at the TBS Summer Open meet where she came out with a very competitive total and a competitive IPF score!

We talk about how she started in equipped powerlifting at 14 years old, moved onto raw powerlifting in college, dealt with a controversial call that robbed her of a national deadlift record, and more!

Links:

Laisha Gardner IG

Texas Barbell Syndicate

Solana’s Instagram

Solana Lewis Training

The Power in Lifting Podcast

Solana Lewis Youtube

Solana Lewis IG

Solana Lewis Tik Tok

Girls Who Powerlift Support Link

STRONGWOM3N Facebook Group

The Powerlifting Warm Up Guide

As someone who is new to powerlifting, understanding the differences between all of the federations, and knowing how to pick your first meet and what you need to be prepared is overwhelming.

No worries though, I got you covered!

I speak on USAPL vs. USPA vs. RPS, which are the largest raw powerlifting federations.

I give you my insight on what will help you pick the right meet for you!

And then I do a Q & A from all questions that I received about picking your first meet.

Enjoy!

Links:

Solana Lewis Training: https://www.solanalewistraining.com/Work_with_me

Solana Lewis Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf0LHCTKNV68GeXVJ6Wcd_w

Solana Lewis IG: https://www.instagram.com/solana_lifts/?hl=en

Solana Lewis Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solana_lifts?lang=en

Girls Who Powerlift Support Link: https://girls-who-powerlift.kckb.st/c0a7f5e9

STRONGWOM3N Facebook Group: https://www.solanalewistraining.com/offers/5P9Hf2Wj

The Powerlifting Warm Up Guide: https://www.solanalewistraining.com/warmupguide

Full Show Notes

Hey guys!

On this episode I speak with Meg Squats all about training during pregnancy and how it can be beneficial for the health of the mom to be! We also dive into the pelvic floor and how to train efficiently while to improve your pelvic floor health.

Links: 

Meg Squats IG

Meg Squats Plus 1 Program

Inquire to work with Solana for powerlifting coaching

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

Shop/support me and Girls Who Powerlift apparel

Host IG: Solana_Lifts

Host Tik Tok: Solana_Lifts

Host Youtube: Solana_Lifts

Freebies:

Free Bench Press Warm Up

Free Travel for a Meet Cheat Sheet

Welcome back to the pod y'all!

This episode is all about tips that will help your training be successful. I go over how to get the most out of your training sessions, how to optimize recovery, and some important nutrition tips that will help you get strong AF!

Links:

Inquire to work with me for powerlifting coaching

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

Shop/support me and Girls Who Powerlift apparel

Host IG: Solana_Lifts

Host Tik Tok: Solana_Lifts

Host Youtube: Solana_Lifts

Freebies:

Free Bench Press Warm Up

Free Travel for a Meet Cheat Sheet

On this episode I speak with Leah Goldring, American record Bench holder in the 47kg weight class.

We talk about her new gym Collective Strength and her mission, how she pushed to balance her personal life and her career while opening a new gym, and she explains how an injury limited her performance at USAPL Raw Nationals, but she is determined to rehab and to truly show up at the Arnold's in 2022.

Enjoy!

Links:

Collective Strength Gym Owners:

Leah Goldring IG

Dr. Kelly

Lydia Duval

Leah's Coach: Claire Zai

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

Shop/support me and Girls Who Powerlift apparel

Host IG: Solana_Lifts

Host Tik Tok: Solana_Lifts

Host Youtube: Solana_Lifts

Freebies:

Free Bench Press Warm Up

Free Travel for a Meet Cheat Sheet

Inquire to work with Solana for powerlifting coaching

On today's episode I give a basic breakdown of  water cutting and I answer:

Who they are for

Who they are not for

Why powerlifters water cut

What are the risk

And I give a basic example of a water cut

Links:

Host: Solana Lewis IG

STRONGWOM3N Free week Trial! 

Inquire to work with Solana for powerlifting coaching

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

Shop/support me and Girls Who Powerlift apparel

Host IG: Solana_Lifts

Host Tik Tok: Solana_Lifts

Host Youtube: Solana_Lifts

Freebies:

Free Bench Press Warm Up

Free Travel for a Meet Cheat Sheet

Full Show Notes