Barbells and B.S

Hi folks, We are back with an absolute blast of an episode, we talked to Kjell Bakkelund and Kedric Kwan ahead of Sheffield '25. We talked through some hot takes has some good discussions about nutrition and training. Hopefully you all enjoy it! Please remember to follow us on Spotify and Instagram it really does help us out!

Hey folks! We are back with our final episode of 2024. In this episode we do a round up of the year with some of our favourite moments, how we feel Powerlifting could be improved next year, some of your Instagram questions and of course a few hot takes. We would like to thank all of our listeners and guests for what has been an amazing 2024 for us and we look forward to seeing you all in 2025! Rem...

Hey folks! We are back with another episode, this time we asked you all for your hot takes, and there were a lot of them! Listen in to hear what we all had to say about them, and who had the best hot take! Thanks to Ali for coming on and chatting some shit with us, class as always to have him on. Remember to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to keep up to date with all of our latest episod...

Hey folks! We are back with another episode! This time we have Team Scotland coaches Mairi Scobie & Alyce Macpherson to preview the Home Nations Championship. We chatted about the top lifters at the competition, the teams themselves and how the structure of the comp will play into coaching on the day. We also covered some refereeing and the future development of Team Scotland going forward. Pl...

Hey folks! We are back with another episode! This time we have the reigning 83kg world champion...Jurins Kengamu! We chatted with Jurins about Sheffield 2025, the battle of the 83s, British open and his own podcast Sabado Sessions! We had really good fun and Jurins gave some great insights into his training! Hopefully you all enjoy. Please remember to drop us a follow on Instagram and Spotify as i...

Hey folks, We are back with another episode! This time we have Louis Keightley Smith on the podcast! Louis is one of the UK's most prolific coaches and has an excellent track record. We chatted about the recent British open and his coaching style! We also gave some insights into injury recovery! Hopefully you guys enjoy, follow us on Instagram and Spotify to keep up to date with our antics!

Hey Folks, We are back with another episode, this time featuring none other than Ross Leppala! Ross is a coach with RTS and recently won best male lifter and 83kg world champion in the M1 class at world masters! We had some great conversations about coaching and mental health, hopefully you enjoy! Please remember to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram it really does help!

Hi folks! We are back with one of our most exciting episodes yet! We have got one of the greatest minds in the game day handling world and newly appointed team GB head coach on the podcast, Matt Gary! In this episode we chat about Matt's new role, a bit about his favourite handling moment, some of his hot takes and his take on SHF! Hope you all enjoy it, please remember to drop us a follow on Inst...

Hi Folks, We are back with another episode! This time our special guest is Matt Bartholomew! Matt was head coach for team Australia at the Commonwealth and Master's World Champs. Matt gives us a run down on the history of Australian powerlifting and rattles off some of his excellent hot takes! Hopefully you guys enjoy this one! If you do, please drop us a follow on Spotify, Instagram and Apple Pod...

Hey folks, We are back with another episode, this time we have maw and pop on the podcast! Will Broon and Claire Tocher (thatcher). We do a review of team Scotland at commies and how we can all help to grow SP. Finally, we chat about what it's going to be like for Scotland to host home nations, seems like Will is getting pretty damn excited...

Hey folks, We are back with yet another episode of Barbells and B.S! This time our special guest is none other than Jason Clarke! Head coach of team NZ, multiple time coach at the SBD Sheffield event and attender of 2024 Scottish Classics! Hopefully you guys enjoy this one, please remeber to drop us a follow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, aswell as Instagram!

Hey folks, we are back with another episode of Barbells and B.S! This time our special guest is none other than Mark Fulton of Paisley Barbell and Scottish Powerlifting. We get some of Mark's hot takes as well as some info on what the future of Scottish Powerlifting is going to look like! Spoiler alert, it looks amazing! Hopefully you guys enjoy and please remeber to drop us a follow on Instagram,...

Hey folks! We are back with another episode, this time with none other than the GOAT of Scottish Powerlifting, ANNIE FKN NELSON! We chat through some of Annie's hot takes and some of your questions from Instagram! We hope you enjoy this one! Please drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram if you haven't already, it really does make a difference!

Hey everyone! We are back with a preview of team Scotland at the Commonwealth champs preview. We were very kindly hosted by Greg at Park Performance and joined by Lauren Williamson! Be sure to follow them both to keep up to date! We are excited to be heading out to SA and will be recording some stuff for you all whilst we are out there! Be sure to drop us a follow on Spotify, Instagram and Apple P...

Hi folks, we are back with another episode this time featuring none other than Sir William Broon . Team Scotland head coach, meme lord and all round don. Hopefully you enjoy us joking about juniors, getting you all hyped for commies and chatting about whether Arnie or Stallone would make better powerlifters! If you enjoyed please do follow us on Spotify and Apple podcasts aswell as dropping us a f...

Hi folks, We are back with another episode and this time out special guest is none other than the FISU 120kg world champion, Lewis Kelly. We chat through Lewis' hot takes and his views on modern coaching as well as plenty more. Hopefully you enjoy this new episode and please remember to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram, it really does help!

Hey folks, We are back with another episode of the Barbells and B.S podcast. This time with Jamie Laidlaw from Apto Performance! It was great having Jamie on to chat through some coaching topics, his hot takes, what it was like at the Manchester Open and answering some of your guys questions! We didn't manage to get through everything we wanted with Jamie but if you guys are keen, we would love to...

Hi Folks, We are back with some more Beards and Bullshit with the three amigos, hopefully you enjoy this one as we chat through our hot takes (they're ice cold), what if Team Scotland went to worlds, and answering your questions! Pleas remember to drop us a follow on Spotift, Instagram and Apple Podcasts as it really does make a difference and we absolutely notice!

Hi Folks, We are back with another special guest episode, this time with Daniel McCreanor. Daniel has recently just completed his first powerlifting (Scottish Powerlifting First Timers) and we went through the highs and lows of the competition, what he thought of competing overall and some of his hot takes as well as plenty of other stuff! Hopefully you guys enjoyed this episode, remeber to drop u...

Hi folks, we are back with another episode with special guest Owen EST (or Owen Legget is his real name), it was great to chat through a wide variety of topics with him and pull out some really useful tidbits of info! This might be one of our best episodes yet, we all know how much Owen loves a natter! If you enjoyed the episode, please do let us know, we love hearing from you! If you have a secon...

Hey folks, we are back with another cracking special guest episode with none other than Alice Francis-Freeman! One of the most decorated powerlfiters in Scottish Powerlifting! - We chatted through everything from her amazing comeback from injury, to what it's like working crazy shifts and training and finally discussed vegan diets for strength training! - We hope you enjoyed the episode and be sur...

In today's episode we pick what we believe is the prime all time best tested Powerlifting team from each IPF Male and Female weight class! Enjoy arguments, rogue calls and our usual B.S chat.

Who saw this coming? Today we discuss the major change to the British Open Championships qualifying procedure. Our thoughts, your takes and whether we think it will be overall negative or positive for the long term of British Powerlifting.

Hi Folks, this is part two of our Overrated/Underrated podcast this time with Ali Wilson in place of Ciar (it's just a one off don't worry we are still all besties). Hopefully you guys enjoy!

On todays episode we chat through Scotland's participation at the commenwealth champs in SA, and we go through your submissions for the Overrated/Underrated things in PL!