Josh Greiner is a very strong up and coming powerlifter from North Carolina and has very impressive numbers for his age, he talks about his rough childhood and talks about how he's taken those negative experiences and turned them into something positive with his powerlifting! 

Carter Welch is a powerlifter at Midland University, he is the current Collegiate National Champion, this episode we don't talk much about him, we talk a little bit about how he got into powerlifting but we expand into how much he wants to give back to the sport and the interesting aspects in powerlifting 

Erika Marigliano is a CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist), she has a Bachelor's in Exercise Science and is studying to become a Doctor of Physical Therapy, in this episode we talk about how she got into fitness and her field of study, we also talk about her being a fitness coach, coaching classes through zoom, training with pain and why people have back pain 

Her Instagram- erikamarig_strength

Chris Smith has been on the Olympic weightlifting scene for 30 years, over those years he's coached many athletes from different sports, he is now President of the LWC, and also USA Weightlifting President of the North East Region for the Presidents Advisory Committee, and a International Category 2 Referee and National Coach, in this episode we talk a lot about what it takes to be a successful athlete, the coaches and athletes he's met over the years that have positively impacted him and also when he made it into a superbowl commercial. This is only part 1, part 2 will be out on January 8th, stay tuned! 

Jack Tomlinson has returned for the third time and talks about his shoulder injury, CAP TV, powerlifting, the first time he wrestled for WWE, his end of 2020 vlog and his 2021 goals!

2:25 Shoulder Injury

26:05 CAP TV

26:48 Powerlifting Maxes

43:03 WWE Wrestling 

45:50 2020 end vlog, goals

50:00 why you should watch his end of 2020 vlog 

This is my opinion on Westside Barbell training, I did minimal research on this, but I think I kind of covered the basics, I used a lot of information from Westside Barbell's website 

Todd Smith is a NSCA Strength and Conditioning Coach and has worked with many athletes from different sports including strength sports. This podcast has a lot of his controversial opinions and ideas on fitness and mostly on the powerlifting movements like the squat bench and deadlift. Hopefully everyone learns a lot from this podcast! 

Dr. John Petrizzo has a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Starting Strength Coach and an Associate Professor of Exercise Science at Adelphi University. In this episode we discuss the benefits of strength training, starting strength, and his work at Adelphi University 

Gretchen Hoekstre is a D1 Track athlete from Brigham Young University and an up and coming strength athlete, she is a discus thrower and a shotput thrower with very highly ranked numbers, in this episode we talk about her success in track and field, how she got into track, she talks about stigmas and stereotypes for females in the fitness industry and much more!

Antara Jackson is a powerlifter from NY, she won IPF World's in the Teen 2 Division, in this episode we talk about how she got into the sport, what her training is like, USAPL drug testing, and much more!