John Haack is the number one ranked sleeved powerlifter in the world, by both Wilks and Dots. He recently totaled 1000kg at 90kg bodyweight, and by the age of 23, he had totaled 810kg as an 83kg lifter in the IPF.
Jessica Buettner is the current IPF world champion in the 76kg class and also holds the squat, deadlift and total world records at 76kg. She is a pharmacist by trade and is unique in that she is a type 1 diabetic.
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Wylie Sung is a raw powerlifter who competes in the 100kg and 110kg weight classes. He has totaled 870kg in sleeves and 880kg in wraps. In 2022, Wylie won the 100kg class at the BPU British Championships along with becoming the Spartan Raw '22 overall champion.
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Thomas Lilley is the owner and founder of Zero Weakness, a strength and powerlifting coaching brand, chain of gyms and equipment manufacturer based in Australia. He is also a powerlifter who has totaled 1012.5kg single-ply in the 125kg class (Australia's number one equipped total at the time of recording).
Jordan Helyer is a Zero Weakness coach and a powerlifter who has totaled 850kg at 100kg. He is the owner of Zero Weakness Wales, coming soon to Cardiff.
In this episode, Alex, Jordan and Thomas discuss almost every factor that is typically atrributed to a lifter making progress in powerlifting, with Jordan and Thomas weighing in on how much each of these factors actually make a difference. Thereafter, Jordan and Thomas decide on the "top three" factors which a powerlifter should prioritise if he or she wishes to make maximal progress.
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Jack and Alex wrap up Spartan Raw '23, recapping the event from a promoter's point of view and discussing the action with a breakdown of the top three male and female overall podiums. Alex then interviews Rob Spence and Julia Mills, the male and female overall champions of Spartan Raw '23.
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Chris Pappillion is an American powerlifter who has totaled 1017.5kg (2238lbs) single-ply, a top-50 total on the all-time list. He is a three-time Olympia Pro Powerlifting champion, a five-time national champion, and a three-time world champion in various federations. He also holds records in the raw and multi-ply divisions.
Chris has very recently (at the time of recording) finished a seven-year jail sentence and is already planning his return to powerlifting competition, including a campaign to win his fourth Olympia Pro Powerliting title.
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Fernando Arias is a raw powerlifter from Pennsylvania, USA. He is the current ABS Clash Of Titans champion, and he has totaled 1035kg raw with wraps and 985kg in sleeves.
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Jay, Ian and Alex preview and make preditions for Clash Of Titans which is a competition decided on total rather than formula with some of the strongest lifters in the world competing for the belt. They also discuss and predict Series 12.
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Tom Martin is a raw powerlifter who is currently ranked first in the UK by both Wilks and Dots formulas. He has totaled 985kg in the 100kg class and 1000kg in the 110kg class.
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Jordan Helyer is a powerlifter and coach from Wales who coaches as part of the prestigious Zero Weakness team. He is also a type 1 diabetic.
Ian Humphreys is a masters 3 under 82.5kg powerlifter who has squatted an all-time world record of 285kg in wraps, and holds the all-federation British total record in his class with 677.5kg. He also owns Oxygen Strength and Fitness in Penzance.
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Alex and Jack wrap up Spartan Raw '22. In its second year, Spartan Raw was a huge success, and in this episode, the competition's organisers break down what transpired during the meet, the battles between the top contenders, the unique stories of some of the lifters, and plans for Spartan Raw '23.
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