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We were joined by owner of Train True Gym and State Chair of USAPL Korea Daniel Kim (@train.true) to discuss the whirlwind of issues within IPF Korea. GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/33874872

The Shefty is finally here and we got a preview that includes: - How the 2020 roster compares to the 2023 roster (2:09- 17:35) - Mens Preview (17:36 - 73:41) - Women Preview (73:43)

We finally get to our recaps for the USAPL Arnold Classic and Powerlifting America Nationals!!

USAPL Pro Finalist Brandon Pitre comes on for an in person interview to discuss the Arnold Pro Finals along with his journey to the Finals as well as the competition he will be facing, the current landscape of the sport, and more!

Solana joins us to preview the Arnold Pro Finals along with the Pro/Am meets that will be taking place at the Arnold classic: - General rants about the Arnold (1:31 - 14:45) - Pro Finals Men Preview (14:46 - 70:05) - Pro Finals Female Preview (70:06 - 98:30) - Amateur Men Preview (98:30 -115:38) - Amateur Women Preview (115:39)

Solana Lewis joins us to preview PLA Nationals: - Women's preview (0:00 - 54:06) - Mens preview(54:08 - 100:34) - Commercial gym story (100:35).

On this episode of 2WL, we read some hot takes submitted by 2WL listeners along with sharing some of our hot takes.

2WL Episode 207- USPA, Collegiate Nats, bench arches, Arnold invites, and Sheffield wild cards by

The Powerlifting Now crew, Steve DeNovi, Matt Cronin, Marcellus Williams, and Sean Noriega have a coaches roundtable discussion.

We start off 2023 by revisiting the 2020 powerlifting team/football team comparisons we did in 2020. We grade and re compare teams for: - Flexx Training Systems - TSA - Gameday - RTS - TSG - Nori - Craftsmanship - PRs Performance - Barbell Medicine

A jam packed episode to finish off 2022 which includes us doing a mini recap of the VA Pro (2:40 - 30:57) along with Keenan Lee's and Russ Orhii's performances in South Korea that also includes a plea from Angelo for Russ to do the Arnold (30:58 - 58:00). We also discuss the IPFs inconsistencies when enforcing certain "rules" regarding exhibitions with WADA suspended lifters (58:01 - 71:45). We fi...

On this episode of 2WL, we give out our yearly awards: - Podcast Story Of The Year - Breakout Male Performer - Breakout Female Performer - Best Male Lifter - Best Female Lifter - Best Male Squat - Best Female Squat - Best Male Bench Press - Best Female Bench Press - Best Male Deadlift - Best Female Deadlift - 2023 Male Breakout Candiate - 2023 Female Breakout Candiate - Upset of the Year - Unoffic...

One of the best lifters in the world Rondel Hunte (@deadlift_lord868) joined us to discuss the events that led up to him getting an IPF suspension while in talks to get the wild card spot for Sheffield (2:25 - 25:00), how he has a path to compete in the USAPL (25:00 - 31:34), who he wants to compete against along with opinions on Taylor Atwood/IPF lifters (31:35 - 43:05), Rondel's coaching with St...

We preview the USAPL Virginia Pro and we breakdown: - The changes made from this year to last year (2:17 - 9:20) - Mens preview (9:20 - 61:05) - Women's preview (61:06 - 92:00) - Steve gives us a commercial gym story (92:01)

We discuss IPF suspending Rondel Hunte, how it relates to Sheffield and the Corrupted Classic along with the potential deception that possibly influenced the decision(2:23 - 19:32). How IPF suspensions can reach coaches (19:32 - 36:32), the potential of a sumo ban (36:33 - 41:00), and Steve discusses his Code of Conduct violation (41:01 - 57:49). Steve finished off the show with a commercial gym s...

Joey Shepard and Solana Lewis join us to snake draft the best rivalries in powerlifting.

We recap this past weekends action in powerlifting including: - Corrupted strength classic (2:18 - 48:30) - USAPL judging/ Seun Jubril USAPL record deadlift/ debate the "up and down" rule (48:31)

Solana Lewis joins us to preview the Corrupted Strength Classic along with giving our takes on the Atwood vs Haack GOAT debate: - CSC Male preview (2:30 - 58:52) - CSC Female preview (58:52 - 74:08) - Atwood/Haack debate (74:09)

A shorter episode of 2WL where we breakdown the action that took place last weekend in powerlifting: - Carolina PT/Girl Power (2:15 - 31:16) - 3 best performances of the weekend (31:17)

We discuss PLAs decisions with choosing their worlds team slots with Sheffield conflicting with their Nationals (2:54 - 21:10) and we rank the top 5 most unethical things in powerlifting (21:10 - 65:18).

Solana joins us to breakdown the USAPL Carolina Primetime Meet taking place October 15th and 16th. We give our predictions, hot takes, and analysis for the following: - Female (2:20 - 49:14) - Male (49:15 - 80:39) - Steves commercial gym story (80:41)

Steve was in town so we gave our late takes on the following topics: - IPF not allowing lifters to partake in the Corrupted Summit events (3:34 - 13:13) - Ana Rosa Castellain tests positive (13:13 - 33:35) - Sean Noriega moves to 90 kg (33:36 - 48:22) - Tangents (48:23)

Marcellus Williams and Joe Stanek join us to discuss FAQs and coaching topics they commonly come across. - Should you push "maximal recovery volume" in powerlifting/ (2:27 - 26:01) - Should every block start with RPE 6? (26:02 - 43:15) - Some of the biggest challenges of being a full-time coach (43:16 - 78:36) - Trends in powerlifting you would like to see die (78:37)

On this episode of 2WL, we do a "word association" generated by fans and Steve shares a commercial gym story.

We break down some important news regarding this years Arnold including the finals being expanded to 10 lifters and the removal of the Raw challenge, a preview of the TBS Primetime, and a commercial gym story from Steve. - Arnold announcements (3:17 -33:17) - TBS Preview (33:18 - 75:15) - Commercial gym story (75:16)