Weakly Weights

Eric Helms joins the boys for a chat about autoregulatory strategies in powerlifting. We cover methods of autoregulation, the variables that impact the accuracy of RPE/RIR assessment, and how we can program practically to mitigate their inaccuracies. Lots of great takeaways for coaching athletes and powerlifters. 

2018 u105kg IPF World Champion and head coach of The Strength Athlete, Bryce Lewis, joins us to talk about the role of sports psychology in powerlifting and powerlifting coaching, as well as his personal experience in managing anxiety at competition and the strategies that he has employed. 

The boys talk through some training methods that they've appropriated for use with their clients and the thinking and influences that lead them to do so. We also chat about some sick arm and shoulder giant sets.

Will Crozier joins the boys to chat about recovery - why it is important, what stressors contribute to the overall "stress bucket" and which recovery modalities to emphasise.

Coach and powerlifter, Matt Bartholomew, joins Alex to discuss the importance off a productive offseason period for competitive lifters. We touch on the training qualities that we're looking to improve, the implications this has on programming, and also the mental side of things. No interlude music this week (thank God).

The boys sit down and chat about a few things that they've learnt from each other and how each of them have influenced each others' practice as coaches. 

Jamie joins the boys again. This time we discuss the upper extremity, the role of the shoulder in creating a stable bench press, and the common postural and movement deficiencies and compensations he observes in powerlifters. We learn where along the kinetic chain to look to address common technical issues

The boys sit down to chat about 8 trends amongst powerlifters that are counterproductive to their development in the sport and how changing your actions and attitudes can make you better. 

JP joins Will to chat shop about sumo deadlifting - how it differs from conventional deadlifting in terms of muscular demands, technique, cueing, whom a sumo stance might favour, and how to program for it effectively. We also get in the weeds discussing concepts of training transfer and so on. 

Luke joins will to discuss all things volume - what it is, how we can measure and define it, and the issues in comparing routines using volume as a measure whilst trying to estimate their hypertrophic potential. We talk in a practical sense about ensuring sets are "effective", how much volume is necessary, and more. Inorganic phosphate.