2 White Lights

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we were joined by Marshall Powell (@powellifting) to give a preview of the Carolina Primetime (@Carolinaprimetime) that will be taking place this weekend in South Carolina. - Marshall discusses the motivation on why he wanted to create this meet along with the importance of thinking about the lifter first and the value of networking in powerlifting (6:23-21:57) -...

We are 2 weeks away from USAPL Raw Nationals so here is the preview for the 83kg, 93 kg, and 105 kg male weight classes along with the 63 kg and 69 kg female weight classes. We give our hot takes, analytical projections, and predictions on each weight class: - 83 kg men (6:47- 52:26) - 63 kg women (52:40-61:27) - 93 kg men (61:32-78:14) - 69 kg women (78:16- 90:13) - 105 kg men (90:16)

We are 3 weeks away from one of the biggest powerlifting meets of the year, USAPL Raw Nationals, so Steve "the oracle" DeNovi and I preview the 59 kg, 66 kg, and 74 kg male divisions along with the 47kg, 52kg, and 57 kg weight classes at Raw Nationals. We give our hot takes, predictions, and general rants on each weight class: - Notable dropouts, weight class changes, and additions (7:09-15:07) -...

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we were joined by one of the best female lifters in the world, multiple time National Champion in the 63 kg weight class, Samantha Calhoun (@sam.s.calhoun). On this episode we discussed: - How she stays motivated - The ultra competitive international competition in the 63 kg division - How one disappointing performance has turned her in to one of the best platfor...

On this episode of White Lights, we preview the Ghost Strong Hoosier Cup that will be taking place May 22nd and May 23rd at Indy City Barbell in Indianapolis, Indiana. - We give our preview and predictions for the forecasted top male competitors (6:10-49:19) - We give ourpreview and predictions for the forecasted top female competitors (49:21)

On this episode of 2WL, we had one of the best 57kg lifters in the world right now Brittany Suplicki (@brittanysuplicki) on the show and we discussed: - Her being a top contender to win the 57 kg weight class at 2021 Raw Nats - Her breakout performance where she won the Arnold Pro American along with the 2 meets where she ended up improving her total - How she got her start in competitive powerlif...

On this episode of 2 White Lights we interviewed on the best 83 kg lifters in the world and making his 93kg debut soon at 2021 Raw Nationals, Marcus Adodo (@musclemanmarcus). We discussed: - Marcus's history being a top 5 83 kg lifter - Why he's decided to move up a weight class - When its time for lifters to move up a weight class - Which lifters may need to move up a weight class - The "media" a...

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we had USAPL executive board member, powerlifting coach, competitor, and the founder of 'Primetime" Josh Rohr (@teamrohr) on the program and we discussed: - How Josh got his start in the sport of powerlifting (6:19-11:31) - The growth of "primetime", the improvements he had to make, its growing influence on powerlifting, and the desire to make a meet that benefic...

On this episode of 2 White Lights, Steve DeNovi is back and we discuss our 2WL topic, "Which powerlifter would be a 'cheat code'". We discuss: - Which powerlifter(s) would be equivalent to Micheal Vick in Madden 2004 - We break down squat, bench, and deadlift and see who the outliers are on male/female lifters - We create our "cheat code" lifter - And discuss which lifters "perks" would give them...

On this episode of 2 White Lights, I had one of the best 66 kg lifters in the world, French Lifter P

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we had the President of the USAPL, Dr. Larry Maile (@larrymaile) to discuss the relationship between the USAPL and IPF. Topics covered: - Explanation from Dr. Maile on the current issues between the USAPL/IPF and why the new drug testing mandates are problematic for the USAPL (7:30-23:40) - What would the immediate action be from the USAPL be if they did decide t...

On this episode of 2 White Lights Garett Fear joins us to recap both days of the Kern US Open: - Day 1 (7:25-61:04) - Day 2 (61:06)

On this episode of 2 White Lights we come to the conclusion of our 2WL March Madness brackets by having our "Grand Prix" matchup between Ashton Rouska and Amanda Lawrence (8:26-37:02). We also continue the talk on the ongoing saga of the USAPL possibly leaving the IPF. We discuss more of the issues regarding drug testing at the local level, what the USAPL means to the IPF as far as competition, th...

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we were joined by Joe Stanek and Marcellus Williams to discuss if the USAPL would be better off if they left the IPF. In this episode we discussed some of the specifics of the most recent mandate from the IPF regarding drug testing and local/national meets and why this has upset many of the lifters/coaches in the USAPL. We also discuss the pros/cons of leaving th...

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we give our picks on the male and female championships of our 2WL March Madness brackets: - #1 Amanda Lawrence vs #2 Daniella Melo (6:33-29:36) - #1 Taylor Atwood vs #1 Ashton Rouska (29:39-68:04) And we also discuss some all time performances set at the APF Women's Pro/Am in Cincinnati, Ohio(68:08)

On this episode of 2 White Lights, Kyle Miller (@Kyle_projectstrength) recapped the 4 days of competition at USAPL Collegiate/Jr Nationals: - Impressive performance and top storylines (Celine Crum, Shane Nutt, Cassy Carlton, Isaac Whistler, and the battle between the top 105s) (6:30-44:45) - The several memes that took place (Kyle getting shoved off the platform, the 25kg squat mishap, and the com...

On this episode of 2 White Lights we had the founder and owner of Notorious Lift Slippers Joe Chau (@thenotoriousemperor) to discuss the growth of Notorious Lift since his last time on the show, the differences between the new design, his future plans, and we discuss different mindsets going Into meet prep and competition.

On this Episode of 2 White Lights we continue the March Madness with our Final 4 Matchups: - #1 Amanda Lawrence vs #2 Bonica Brown (7:37-28:04) - #1 Ashton Rouska vs #2 Russel Orhii (28:06-41:07) - #1 Heather Connor vs #2 Daniella Melo (41:17-65:00) - #1 Taylor Atwood vs #3 Dennis Cornelius (65:05-79:21) Steve also breaks down the IPF rule change that could have major implications for IPF/USAPL li...

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we had one of the best 90kg lifters in the world Chad Penson (@kingpensonlifts) to discuss - If he believes and cares if he has the "underrated" label - He breaks down his performance at the Hybrid Showdown where he totaled 2k in sleeves - His goals for the Kern and trying to total more than John Haack - Chad gives us his 2WL Lifter Rating - And we play "word ass...

On this episode of 2WL we discuss the Elite 8 matchups on our 2WL March Madness brackets: - #1 Taylor Atwood vs #4 Jonathan Cayco (6:00-18:38) - #2 Austin Perkins vs #3 Dennis Cornelius (18:44-28:22) -#1 Amanda Lawrence vs #5 Marsia Inda (28:24- 31:52) - #2 Bonica Brown vs #3 Sam Calhoun (31:55-43:26 - #1 Ashton Rouska vs #5 Connor Borkert (43:28- 50:37) - #2 Russel Orhii vs #3 Sean Noriega (50:40...

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On this Episode of 2 White Lights: - Steve and I immediately argue on if this is the "sweet 16" or "round of 32" (5:08-9:00) - #1 Taylor Atwood vs #9 Jesus Oliveras (9:03-14:36) - #4 Bryce Lewis vs #5 Jonathan Cayco (14:38-22:42) - #11 Chance Mitchell vs #3 Dennis Conrnelius (22:46-25:44) - #10 Ray Williams vs #2 Austin Perkins (25:47-37:21) - #1 Amanda Lawrence vs #8 Kristen Dunsmore (37:56-40:20...

On this Episode of 2 White Lights we breakdown the Leflar Bros and Project Strength Regions in our "2WL March Madness" brackets: - #1 Taylor Atwood (@t_atwood) vs #16 Justin Rodgers (@cptamerica_lifts) (7:49-14:34) - #8 Jon Gruden (@deucegruden) vs #9 Jesus Olivares (@megatronus_65)( 14:37-25:04) - #5 Bryce Lewis (@Bryce_tsa) vs #12 David Woolson (@davidwoolson) (25:06-33:48) - #4 Jonathan Cayco (...

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we breakdown the first round of Stoic and Notorious Lift Regions in out 2WL March Madness brackets for 2021 Raw Nationals: - Please for the love of God listen to the rules, selection process, and criteria for us picking who moves on to the next rounds (6:03-14:26) - #1 Ashton Rouska (@wreck_it_rouska) vs #16 Eric LaPointe (@pizzabloat) (14:29-17:54) - #8 Ls McCla...

On this episode of 2 White Lights Steve DeNovi is BACK!!!! And we: - Give a not so cynical view on the 2021 Raw Nationals roster (7:40-13:58) - The 69/76 kg females being one of the most intriguing weight classes to watch out for (14:03-25:20) - The Arnold being canceled and how that may lead to more primetime meets (25:23-30:07) - The Showdown inviting a few USAPL/IPF elites, how thats a uniting,...