Weakly Weights

Thomas Lilley sits down with the boys to discuss the technical and coaching differences across the federations in Australia, particularly as it pertains to wraps in the squat, benching on your toes and using a deadlift bar. We also talk about the recent changes to the Australian powerlifting landscape, and discuss their implications.

Hani joins the boys for a discussion on individiualising programs, when and how to do so, and its role in powerlifting success. We also touch on the idea of "emerging strategies". Finally, we work through an example of a lifter with disparate abilities in the three disciplines.

The boys chat through the mental demands of competition and how they differ from other sports, the skills required to perform at your best on the day, and how to go about managing both your training and competition routines to maximise performance. They reflect on their experiences as coaches and lifters and discuss the challenges they have faced. 

In what is certain to be the greatest episode of Weakly Weights of all time, Will records a solo episode because Alex is too sick and has lost his voice. He pulls quotes from the previous guests, including Luke Tulloch, Julz Nannetti, Amir Fazeli, Matt Bartholomew, Liz Craven, Robert Wilks and Tim Davies and rambles a little bit about some of their more insightful moments. Lots of transition music.  

The boys chat about common issues in the squat, their origins, and cueing and programming strategies to fix them. 

The boys sit down and review a training plan that Will prepared to bridge the gap between his current training, where he has been unable to squat and deadlift consistently, to a competition. They cover the concepts underpinning successful peaking planning on the way. 

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Luke Tulloch joins the boys for a discussion on nutritional periodisation. We discuss nutritional priorities for optimising performance and training adaptations depending on training phases and how we can manipulate both training and nutrition during longer term planning for synergistic benefit. Luke gets ranty. 

The boys answer questions submitted by their fans. Could you train effectively with just a barbell? Is PL useful for weightlifters? What are the best and worst ways to make weight? How do you fill out a weight class if you are undermuscled? How do we recommend making weight? What should you eat on meet day? Why do we exist? 
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Australia's best lifter joins the boys to share her story. We hear about Liz's previous life as a party animal, her discovery of lifting, and how she went from being a nervous wreck at competitions to a highly successful competitor. Is Liz arrogant? Is she really a gangsta? Listen in and find out

Alex prepares peaking programs for two athletes - one a relatively advanced lifter, the other a novice. The boys chat through the differences in the programs and why they've come about.