Chalk My Back!

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We give you the latest update to a story that maybe some of you have followed with a stolen SBD belt at a gym that won't be named anymore in the description (hint: it's infamous for having stuff stolen here cough cough). We cover the in's and out's of all the drama and evidence that has surfaced on IG and give you guys our important two cents and the exciting conc...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We have on speical guest Mitch Zaplatosch to discuss his introduction into powerlifting, his recent meets, and how his master's education and his current PhD research has an impact on the application of using hydration to benefit sports athletes. We have an in depth conversation over how Mitch conducted his research and what he looks for in his own research to be...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We have our first guest for season 3 Joesph Abdin joining Abe and Anas for this week's episode! Joesph talks about his origin with powerlifting with the FIU team and his journey with getting into law school and how he was casted for Big Brother and how he balances being a trainer a lawyer and lifting. We take a deep dive into what fitness means to him and what his...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We give you guys the exciting conclusion of the much anticipated Zaw lunch money saga! Anas takes us through his Caroline Primetime meet experience starting from the drive to the meet to hiking the Carolinas and everything in between. Anas gives us the inside scoop as to how well he thinks the meet was run and how much he thinks the improvements from primetime mee...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys take a slight detour from the usual powerlifting cancellation talks to mention some of our favorite Arab and Lebanese dishes. Catch Abe and Anas talking about opening a restaurant, Josh talks about the great customer service that Lebanese places offer and we cover all the in's and out's of what makes great middle eastern food. The boys also discuss the up...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We take a look into how our host Abe used the Juggernaut AI programming to help him peak for a mock meet! He gives us all the details including his opinion and insight into how this could help the future of coaching and programming for powerlifting. We also break down the pros and cons of using something like this to either aid your training or to use as a stand a...

In this episode the CMB gang tackles everything Houston this past week with the TBS Open and Primetime meets which Josh Cortez of New School Strength competed in as well as coached some of his athletes. Josh gives us a meet recap of his athlete's performances and what his own meet prep was like going from doing 4 meets in a year to having the time to sit down with his powerlifting coach Marcellus...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We discuss the most recent change that has happened to affected IPF powerlifting athletes with changes to the benchpress. Not in on the loop or haven't been on IG in a while? Well we got you with the best facts no opinions or printers as we give you all the need to know with the changes happening starting with the bench press rule changes. We also take a small rec...

In this episode of Chalk My Back we take a deep dive into the meme of bench press being replaced with weighted dips? Is the IPF seriously serious about having lifters do weighted dips or are cheating bench presses here to stay? Along the way we cover everything from meme singlets to ROI for powerlifters so you don't wanna miss what kinda juicy bits and details we have to say on this episode. Abe g...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We discuss the recent controversy addressing the bench press arch and what the IPF is trying to do to change the rules regarding extreme bench press arches. IPF wants a flat back bench? Head is now allowed to come up off the bench? Abe can turn into a pretzel and has an "above average" bench press ROM? We also talk about how Anas recently started doing some of his...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys discuss Anas's recent announcement about being a part of the Corrupted Summit in Houston! We pick Anas's brain as to what the challenge he's gonna do and what his strategy is to take home some prize money. Anas also gives us a breakdown as to what to expect at the summit and we give you guys our comparison as to what this could mean for powerlifting semin...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We give you our thoughts on the American Pro Meet and what we thought were some of the high points of the meet and what could have been improved on. We also go over some of the more notable moments and some of what we though could have been questionable calls and what judges should do in that situation. With the rising cost of living and things getting more expens...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys take a dive into the USAPL and talk about the upcoming Carolina Primetime meet and how Anas and Zaw are gonna duke it out to see who takes home the money. Will it be the Texas boys taking home all the paychecks and cashing out or will the Carolina Hometown lifters show out and take all the stacks? We also cover the recent news of the USAPL announcement of...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys discuss the recent SBD release and give you our two cents and only our two cents with no facts or printers! We also give you an update on the highlights of The World Games going on in Alabama and give you our own commentary on everything from the camera angles to the location and everything in between! Abe gives us an update on his mic and why the last fe...

In this episode of Chalk My Back we got your in depth "professional" overview mainly of our opinions of IPF Worlds! We give you our own shitty recap of the bits and pieces that we were able to tune in to and as always everyone can catch these hands. We cover everything from the carpet being covered in everyone's fluids to the quality of the stream as we spare no expense at covering all the little...

We got recaps, on recaps, with a side of more recaps on this episode of Chalk My Back! If you were a lifter that competed in the UBU USAPL meet this weekend you'll wanna listen to this one to see us talk about your performance. Abe, Anas, and yes even Josh showed up this weekend to watch some big boy weights being lifted! Abe and Anas give you guys a quick overview of what they thought were the hi...

In this episode we get Anas's thoughts and feelings on his most current performance at USAPL Mega Nationals! We also get you guys caught up on what Abe and Josh have been doing since it's been a while since we've put out a new episode. We get Anas's thoughts on what his performance felt like and what the nationals experience was like this year and what it feels like to be a fresh USAPL Pro! We cov...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We cover how the USAPL is recently starting to have meets in Australia and what this could mean for the federation. The three amigos then cover their own training and how it's been going; Anas covers how his training has been since the lead up to Mega Nationals being held in Vegas, Abe talks about how acquiring new home gym equipment has been helping his training...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! the boys cover some of the most recent updates from Absolute Recomp from barbells being taken from the powerlifting section to some of the members talking about what the current climate and culture is like at AR. We also discuss what the owner is doing to fix the problems that are being addressed and give you guys our two cents or whatever about the matter. We als...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys have Ty Denges who is Keone's son join us on this week's episode to discuss his journey throughout the powerlifting landscape. Ty also gives us his back story into how he got his start into lifting, gives us a home gym origins story, and describes his life outside powerlifting. Ty gives us his why into why he continues powerlifting and what drives and mot...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! Abe and Josh bring back a guest who is one of the legends in the realm of Texas Powerlifting, Keone Denges of Denges Powerlifting to discuss his recent decision to make the transition to Powerlifting America! Tune in and see why he chose to step down from his co-chair position for the USAPL and what he thinks the future of this decision will be for him and his son...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! the boys cover all the national meets that happened this past weekend from Colleigiate nationals all the way to Powerlifting America Nationals! Anas gives us a recap of what it was like to travel to Chicago and coach his athletes as well as the good and the bad that happened along the meet journey. We also cover what we were able to catch during the livestream for...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! the boys cover what the podcast has helped them with and some tips and tricks for getting started if you ever want to create your own podcast. Josh covers how some of his classmates and friends ask him what it's like to have a podcast and to publish content every week. Abe gives us more diet food tips on what to eat in terms of the best of the best food options. A...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys tackle if the Tonal workout mirror is for you and what the pros and cons. Is using workout technology that is new and cutting edge with our limited knowledge for you? Find out on this episode! Pain, depression, and how much fun do powerlifters actually have training for their sport? Abe, Anas, and Josh also provide some commentary coverage of all the cool...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! we catch up with the owners of Compound athletics Mike and Taylor as they share their unique experiences with us and how they came to owning one of Fort Worth's coolest gyms around the block! Mike and Taylor give us the background behind how they acquired a gym and how their own respective journey's in the fitness space lead to them moving all around the United St...