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Julius is the current World Record holder for the Raw Bench Press, with an impressive run of 4 WR lifts on the bench at: 335.5kg/740lbs - 337.5kg/744lbs - 349kg/770lbs - 355kg/783lbsNarrowly missing out on 800lbs, Julius is making his life mission to break the 800lbs glass ceiling and leave his mark on the Bench Press scene forever.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paul is a UK's Strongest, England's Strongest, Britain's Strongest & prior Worlds Strongest Man competitor. Paul gained a lot of interest after absolutely dominating in World's Strongest Junior since he has found his way into some of the biggest organisations in Britain, as he hopes to make his mark on the international scene.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ngarimu is the Official Strongman Games World's Strongest u90kg competitor, as well being Australia's Strongest man and the winner of the Arnold Classic Australia in the u90kg category. Along with his incredible performances in the world of Strongman Ngarimu previously made his name in the Crossfit Team competitions with his home gym team 'Injustice Crossfit based in Western Australia.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dale is a world-renowned u90kg Strongman with a staggering 4x bodyweight deadlift, competing and dominating at the highest level. Alongside his tremendous competitive success, Dale has also developed his skills into being a household name in strength coaching in the UK.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Donna is a British strongwoman, with a host of incredible titles to her name, such as 2016/17 & 2019's Worlds Strongest Woman, the Arnold World Champion & the Arnold Pro Strongwoman champion. Donna has also set a number of incredible world records during the recent lockdown with the help of the Worlds Ultimate Strongman - feats of strengths series, all whilst working full time & looking after her family.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

World's Strongest Woman competitor, Andrea Thompson returns to the show to discuss her new World Records set over the last year, with some insights into her preparation, incredible body transformation and the astounding new records she intends to set in the coming years.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom "The Albatross" Stoltman is an internationally recognised Strongman, with now 2 world record atlas stone lifts to his name, Tom has cemented his name into the history books as being the "King of The Stones", with the ambition to take on 300+kg stones in the future! With regular top 5 placing in the biggest contest on the earth, is it only a matter of time before we see the Stoltman name take the WSM trophy? Outside of competition Tom and his older brother Luke have also opened the Stoltman Strength Centre in their home town of Invergordon, furthering their mission to imprint the Stoltman name in Scottish history.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

JF Caron is 9x Canada's Strongest Man and has featured in 7 Worlds Strongest Man competitions starting from 2008. Placing his highest ranking of 3rd in 2020 JF continued on his tremendous performance to recently take the 2nd place at the Worlds Ultimate Strongman Strength Island competition in Bahrain. Along with his busy training schedule, JF also owns gym Santé X-Trem, in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides. For those who choose to compete in Canada, you've likely been in one of JF's many shows, he is well known for the organisation of top level comp all over the country.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Creator of the 5th Set methodology & powerlifting coach of the year 2016, Swede has over 20 years of competitive powerlifting under his belt and an abundance of articles on EliteFTS.com showcasing his in depth knowledge around every aspect of the sport of powerlifting. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jenny is the previous Europe's Strongest Woman, Britain's Strongest Woman in the U82kgs category as well as taking home the gold at the Arnold Classic back in 2017. Whilst busy competing, Jenny established a fantastic coaching service where she now works alongside some of the strongest female athletes the UK has to offer.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Megan is a Powerlifter, Weightlifter and ex Ironman/Marathon runner. With a whopping 5 World Recorders and 12 American records under her belt, she has shown the world there isn't much she can't do well! Megan, now a new mother, also looks to juggle the life of a professional lifter and successful online coach, alongside two newborn children.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oleksii is the current reigning Worlds Strongest Man and securing the title at the impressive age of 24! With an progressive run of better and better results since his first professional competition at Arnold Pro back in 2019, Oleksii has shown the world that he is hungry, eagar and powerful enough to imprint his name in strongman history.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ray is the current 5x IPF Classic Raw World Champion, 4x Arnold Pro and 490kg Raw Unassisted Squatter, making him the top dog in the Super Heavyweight division. Ray, whilst being the arguably the strongest man on the planet right now, also spends a large portion of his time working in junior college football, where he continues to share his love and passion for the sport football and strength and conditioning with his team.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shane is a u80 & u90kg world class Strongman & Powerlifter. Establishing the MST Systems in 2016 Shane has successfully scaled his online coaching business to new heights. Working with both national and international standard athletes, all while smashing a host of world record lifts in various weight classes. Shane wants to make high quality training the industry standard.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 41, Vytautas Lalas recaps the recent successes at the 2020 world's strongest man competition and talks to Matt about why having more federations in the sport is going to help improve the standard of the competitions, how strongman can continue to grow and who we should be thankful to for helping grow the sport so much. Vytautas also explains why you have to be aware of the fine line between training and overtraining when going into big competitions, why you have to be made of tough stuff to compete in strongman and why lots of "influencers" just aren't built for it. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Matt discusses the rebirth of Travis Ortmayer, the reason he had been out of the game for a few years, why he is back and ready to get on that WSM stage and how competing to the standard of athletes now is so different from when her was previously competing. Travis also talks about why he believes the best coaches have to have experienced and lived what they are teaching and why positive habits can be reinforced just like negative habits and how he turned his life around doing so. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 39 features James Spurgin aka @1armpower telling Matt about how he had to figure out for himself how to use the lifting implements back in 2006 because social media wasn't there to teach him back then and how he doesn't follow a strict lifting regime and simply focuses more on how his body is feeling each day. James also talks about why his training is going so well, shares some secrets that have helped him smash some personal records in the past couple of months and how he is going to attempt to lift the world famous Dinnie Stones in Scotland.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, disable strongman legend Martine Tye chats to Matt about, why the disable sporting world tends to have less bad blood than able bodied sports, the process of choosing the international competition events depending upon the athletes who enter and the disability they have. Martin also talks on his hunger to be the best no matter what he does and how that's helped him to be a national level rower, Invictus gold medalists and now multi world record holding strongman and much, much more!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Phil speaks on how being on the smaller end in the football field, forced him to work hard on his power, speed & nutrition in order to hang with the bigger guys. How Phil's training principles have been inspired by some of the legends of the Conjugate training method and how the Darustrong programming has been manipulated for combat sports. Matt and Phil also talk through the comeback from ACL & PCL tears and discuss some of the key factors coaches need to take into account when working with their athletes.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 36 Heather tells Matt about how she failed all of her lifts in her first competition but became 1 of only 2 women to ever deadlift 4x their bodyweight in the IPF. Heather also opens up about the words of wisdom from her father shaped her as an athlete, her journey through her lower lat strain and how she holds herself accountable for all the kids she teaches back home. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Dennis tells Matt why he prefers training at home rather than in the gym and why he prefers to lift with old school cast plates, rather than fancy calibrated plates. Dennis talks to Matt about why he wishes there was a weight category over the 120kg in the IPF division and what it could do for the sport and also talks about moving into the heavyweight masters category and making a big entrance. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode features Thomas Davis telling Matt what overcoming the 700lb bench meant to him, how he deals with his bad nerves around competition and what TRT has done for him.Thomas also talks about the brotherhood of lifting and how he and Julian Maddox chat regularly to help each other get better and how improving his diet and lifestyle choices massively aided his progression. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Matt finds out why Jordan believes you have to forget a lot of what you already understand in attempt to educate in the corporate setting, why people choose wall street over perusing sports they have huge potential in and how being an athlete helped him navigate the social media space better. Jordan also talks of the difficulty harnessing your mind and trying to spark the inner psychological drive to move that barbell and why he wants to be the dumbest, fattest, weakest person in the room so he has the opportunity to continually learn and hone his craft. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Greg talks about his love for Ohio, how Westside barbelll was a dream of his, since his teens and how you have to be a tough son of a bitch to survive there. He also opens up about recovering from a stroke, the dark times he overcame after leaving Westside and how coaching has helped change his focus and passion in life. Greg also shares with Matt his opinions on the conjugate training method and who he thinks is doing the best job of replicating it. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 31 features Rhianon Lovelace talking about her many world records and how she competes against clients and friends. Rhianon explains how it's important to have good people around you and how Strongwoman is like a big family and how friendly everyone was when she transitioned from powerlifting. She also talks about how important it is to see a therapist regularly and the dramatic difference it has made to her own mental health and performance. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Dr. Aaron Horschig tells Matt how Squat_University evolved and explains why as a practitioner, he uses his personal experience to empathise with clients about their struggles.Aaron also talks about how he breaks down the chain of command in movements to assess where the client could be leaking energy due to weakness or imbalance, why he focuses on movement preparation to ensure his clients are able to move as they intend to under load and he explains why injuries in strength athletes often occur over long periods of time. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The episode where Jim Wendler tells Matt why he loves to volunteer his time to coach and shares how he trains his own vs other children.Jim also talks about how he became friends with the legend, Dave Tate, how his mentor ignored him for a year before he finally spoke to him and why he is okay with people disagreeing with his training principles. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 28 features Mark Bell opening up about his fall, how it affected him mentally and physically and he talks about the journey back to training. He also shares how he first came across the idea of Sling Shot and the process of creation to the final product. Mark then spoke about where his habit of waking up early comes from and how its helped him succeed and shares why he thinks the younger generations of powerlifters are doing better that his generation and why they are breaking all the records. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Alex talks about breaking out of addiction into weightlifting, understanding that you need to invest yourself in the things you're good at and why he takes comfort in the chaos of having 1,000 plates to spin at once.Alex also talks about the importance of connecting with clients on a personal level and the pitfalls of online coaching. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 26, Charles Okpoko talks about his journey from the high school weights room to the world stage and why he wishes he'd spent more time on his deadlift at high school. Charles also shares why he likes to train with people bigger and stronger than himself, how he adopts a 'sponge' mentality and how he fights distractions and keeps up with good grades, training and a social life. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Jordan talks goal setting and how to break it down and explains to Matt why you need to have patience with anything to succeed. Jordan also talks about why you really need to experience trial and error to truly find what works, dealing with burnout in business or in training and why he isn't all about going viral. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 24, Kevin talks about starting out on bodybuilding.com and going from powerlifting to bodybuilding and what brought him back to strength sports. He also discusses why he dislikes training squats and deadlifts but still wants to perform in squat, bench and deadlift meets. When he started to utilise his bench press arch and how he's been able to keep it up and why he focuses heavily on warming up, activation and getting his body ready moving into the session. Kevin also discusses meditation and mental health and why he uses meditation to to keep his health, stress and business in check. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Rob tells Matt about how growing up on a farm built Rob's foundation and how he used to manufacture his own strongman kit before companies like Rebel Strength existed.Rob also talks about Eddie 500kg deadlift, why Big Z is the strongest strongman of all time, how he helped Adam Bishop to Britains Strongest Man and shares his views on the beef between Thor Bjornsson and Eddie Hall. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this second part, Stan tells Matt why he is so big on preparation, why he actually lowers protein levels to help hard gainers pack on mass and why carbohydrates are the secret weapon in maximising performance.He also explains how he prefers his athletes to eat and hydrate leading up to competitions and during and the steps he takes to ensure his athletes are on plan, even when competing away internationally. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Dr. Jacob Harden explains why he opts for the 'lowest hanging fruit' first for his rehabiliation process and whether hot and cold treatments actually work? Jacob also talks about factors we need to take into consideration for injury prevention, his rules on pain management, how he finds out when clients can handle increased load throughout rehab and how you have to manipulate training programmes to maintain progression. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Dr.Andrew Lock tells Matt why there is no such thing as pain in the body, why we are all suffering with lower back problems and why you need to do real ab work to support your back. Andrew also talks about using the SAID principle and how important keeping good communication with clients is key. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Kayla compares strength/volume training in males and females, why we need to pay attention to the anatomical difference between the two and how we need to take the female period into account when programming.⁠Kayla also shares why she loves educating her clients and why we need to ask "why is this part of my body tight?" and determine whether it needs to be strengthened or stretched.⁠ All that and more on today's show.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 18, Matt finds out how Aaron Kroll aka @thenimalkid1 got into Olympic Lifting from Rowing as he shares tales of the coaches that left positive influences on his life and lifting career. Aaron explains why he puts an emphasis on remaining positive in the gym environment, even on your bad days, why having a supportive team around you is key for an athlete to develop and how training can change lives.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this Pt1 episode, Stan Efferding tells Matt how and why the Vertical Diet came about and how to scale for bigger and smaller athletes. He also talks about why protein is so important, why we need dairy and how salt can help with cravings. Stan also explains why people aren't losing weight, even when they are tracking food, and why normal people shouldn't be following bikini competitors' diets to get in shape.They also discuss about why you should prep meals, how sleep aids weightloss and why Stan recommends getting fasted insulin tests.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 16, Peter Bremner talks to Matt about how flitting between bodybuilding and strongman meant he didn't feel overly pressured by either and how he found training at Westside Barbell. Peter also shares his road to recovery after pulling a 385kg deadlift with a torn bicep and how he's introducing light cardio back into his training routine.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Aaron Page tells Matt about how rugby helped build his foundations for strongman and tells him why it's important to spend time outside of the gym with hobbies that help you focus on something different. Aaron also explains what's going through his head when he lifts and how his connection to music helps him get in the zone for maximal lifts. He also talks about using visualisation to build confidence for big competitions and how coming back into competition after an injury can affect you.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 14, features Matt Wenning talking about focusing on himself in competitions and what helped him to become an All Time World Record Holder. Matt also discusses what programme styles he believes should be used for beginner, intermediate and advanced lifting stages and the best way to build a foundation for young children and lifting.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Rongo Keene tells Matt about his core values in life, how he chooses to give back to his community and how he balances work and life. Rongo also talks about how he deals with his bad days and discusses how working with Sebastian Oreb & Stan Efferding has changed his approach to training and nutrition.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 12 Ryan England opens up about the complications of working a full time job and becoming a pro strongman. He also talks about competing in the Strongman Championship League and recounts the experience of competing at Britain's Strongest Man. Ryan also discusses with Matt how he works around injuries in competition and how he chooses which competitions to enter.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Sam Bollands talks about why he takes his time with his progression and what he took from bodybuilding to aid his big powerlifting totals. Sam also shares his views on powerlifting records and explains why he only wants to compete in certain federations.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the tenth episode, Eric Helms talks to Matt about whether different forms of accommodated resistance actually make as much of a difference as we think and discusses the crossover of hypertrophy and strength and how much one can affect the other.Eric also shares what he believed you should be focusing on as a beginner/intermediate/advanced lifter and what is needed to become a "strength farmer".Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 9 is all about Rob Kearney aka @worlds_strongest_gay, being an out and proud athlete in strength sports and how coming out helped him to get where he is today. Rob also talks about how CrossFit got him into Strongman and how he came to work with the legend, Derek Poundstone.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Andy Bolton talks about what it takes to get to the top of powerlifting and when you should walk away. Andy also shares how his health declining prompted him to change his nutrition and gives us an insight into how he programmed for the famous 1,000lb deadlift.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Laurence Shahlaei aka Big Loz shares with Matt his predictions for Britain's Strongest Man for 2020, talks about how other competition organisers can learn from each other and advises how to pick and choose your shows wisely. Laurence also talks about what sets himself as well as some of the best names in the industry from the younger generation coming through strongman now.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 6, where Nate Harvey talks about getting the best out of young athletes and how to boost athlete's performance in the field.Nate also talks with Matt about utilising the reverse hyper for posterior chain development and back health and tells him of his views on industries focus on too much rehab/prehab and not enough strength.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the fifth episode, Delroy Mcqueen talks about his transition from Commonwealth Olympic Weightlifter to Powerlifter with Matt.Delroy also shares tips on sustaining a healthy and heavy lifting career and talks discusses equipped vs raw lifting.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alpha-pack-expeirence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.