Matt Hadden. The man behind Pioneer.

Pioneer/ General leather craft has been a company since the 1970’s. Matt had no desire to continue in the family business until 2013 when he was unhappy with his current career and got the call to take over the family business.

Thats when Matt decide to make a massive shift from wholesale to retail and begin making the beautiful custom belts which you see everywhere today.

Matt has given back and sponsored more meet than anyone we know. 

This was a great episode sitting down with Matt and hearing his story and his why.

On this weeks episode we sit down with country gentleman, Jason Legrand. Jason climbed the ranks of powerlifting VERY quickly, achieving a 900+ squat for an ATWR at the time in just his second year powerlifting. Tune in and hear history and transition into sleeves for the american pro!

On this weekend episode we have former bench ATWR holder Edward Blair. Ed takes us through his powerlifting history which had him attempting the ATWR at his SECOND competition ever. He also talks about his comeback from injuries and approach to training.

On this weeks episode we sat down with Micah and Garrett to discuss next weeks WRPF Nationals in Las Vegas

On this weeks episode we had ATWR holder Zac Meyers.

Zac is as country strong as it gets! He credits his strength foundation to shucking hay and scoop horse manure, helping him bench 225 the first time he ever benched! Zac dives into some of his goals for The American Pro and beyond.

On this weeks episode we had world record holder of the heaviest deadlift of ALL TIME, Danny Grigsby. Dan was the first lifter to ever break the 1000lb DL barrier in a full power competition, and in the same year went on to attempt an 1100lb DL.Dan takes us through him powerlifting journey and mindset in his lifting and how hes been able to still progressive while being an active duty marine. He also breaks down some of his goals for the American Pro 2 and beyond which make it very clear he is NOT just a deadlift specialist!

This week we had Richy Damraur, the owner of a Reach. Reach has taken the powerlifting industry by STORM in just a short few months since launching and is one of the most talked about new startups we have seen. We dove into Richy launching the company, his mission to support powerlifting, and why his formula is so unique.

On this weeks episode we have Garrett Fear, known over the years for his loud and out spoken social media persona(which is his true persona) who is now working behind the scenes to truly push the sport of powerlifting forward as the director of development.
Garrett opens up in this episodes on his background of getting addicted to drugs early on, to find powerlifting and letting is consume his life in an unhealthy way to present day where he is now.

Samantha Rice is THE strongest Mom in the world. But it hasn't been an easy journey for her to get here. Tune into this episode where Samantha dives into her journey into powerlifting which included her competing while pregnant and then again just 5 months postpartum!She's had quite the journey on her way to #4 all time, but she's reaching for that #1 spot!

The one and only MiCUH Marino joined us on this weeks episode. Micah is one of the faces behind The American Pro and has done ALOT to grow the sport of powerlifting and The WRPF over the last few years. Tune in to hear his story!