British Strength Radio

Eliot Page is a raw and equipped powerlifter who has totaled 1022.5kg equipped and 900kg raw. He is the owner of Barbell Training Complex in Warwick and also runs Mutant Strong coaching with Eamon Hartford. http://britishstrengthmagazine.com http://spartanperformance.co.uk  http://gudlift.com http://stromsports.com http://thegymrevolution.co.uk http://brawn.co.uk http://fitxpouk.com 

Sam Bollands is a former 125kg powerlifter who, at the time of publication, still holds the UK cross-federation total record in the 125 class. In this episode, we discuss the realisations Sam has made since he stepped away from powerlifting due to the fact that he found he had an unhealthy relationship with the sport and began a journey of self-discovery.

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 tha...

Jay Farrant is the owner of ABS Powerlifting. ABS is a group of powerlifting clubs all around Ireland, a coaching service and a series of competitions. http://britishstrengthmagazine.com   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6AgIXnHEB4                   http://gudlift.com                                         http://stromsports.com                     http://thegymrevolution.co.uk                  ...

In this episode, Jack Lovett and Alexander Clarke preview the upcoming Spartan Raw '21 competition with a Q&A section about the event and a breakdown of how each competitor might do on the day, including predictions as to who might take home the big prizes awarded to the overall and category winners. Spartan Raw is the UK's only exclusively raw with sleeves meet outside tested powerlifting. It tak...

Kevin Oak is a raw powerlifter who has squatted an all-time world record in the 110kg sleeved division of 390kg and has totaled 987.5kg raw without wraps. He is also the owner of the Barbell Commission clothing line. http://britishstrengthmagazine.com  http://barbellcommissionapparel.com http://gudlift.com http://stromsports.com http://thegymrevolution.co.uk http://brawn.co.uk http://fitxpouk.com...

Luke Tolman is a 22 year-old raw powerlifter who recently broke the junior all-time world record in the bench press at 100kg with a lift of 247.5kg. In the same meet, he also totaled 925kg raw with wraps.

Andrew Whitaker is a para powerlifter who began being affected by Perthes' disease at the age of nine. He has bench pressed 227.5kg (500lbs) raw and drug tested at a bodyweight of 110kg. His dream of competing in the Paralympic Games has thus far been dashed by a technicality in the rules about the classification his impairment falls under. Subsequently, Andrew has begun to pursue other competitiv...

Jack Lovett is a former competitive strongman who won Britain's Strongest Natural Man twice and competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Natural Man. He owns Spartan Performance in Consett, County Durham. Jack is a strength coach to various different athletes of various different levels. Tom Hamilton is a former competitive bodybuilder and a competitive powerlifter. Tom has won the WDFPF Wo...

Adam Bishop is the reigning Britain's Strongest Man and recently competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Man. Adam has a background in strength and conditioning and sports science, having worked for Harlequins rugby club as a strength and conditioning coach before deciding to leave in order to pursue strongman full-time. https://www.britishstrengthmagazine.com/ https://www.stromsports.com/...

Aaron Caseley is an osteopath who works with powerlifters, strongmen and bodybuilders and has become extremely sought after amongst strength athletes in recent years as they have seen his methods to be extremely effective at healing and preventing injuries. Aaron has worked as a therapist for 28 years.

Dave Beattie is a powerlifter who, at the age of 53, broke the cross-federation UK raw with wraps squat record across all age and weight classes with a squat of 380kg. Dave is the owner of the iconic Genesis Gym in London and was Andy Bolton's training partner during the years when he was pulling 1000lb deadlifts. He is also a former Marine and bodyguard.

Martin Brown was a decorated powerlifter for a decade, winning titles and breaking records at British, European and World levels, who, since an accident in training left him disabled, now spends his time promoting the awareness of mental health and issues men face.

Nick Mellor is a 25 year old raw powerlifter who has totaled 922.5kg in competition, in the 140kg class. In the gym, he has since squatted 370kg for a double, benched 230kg and deadlifted 365kg.

Tess Cesnik, originally from Australia, is a raw powerlifter who has squatted 195kg, benched 115kg and deadlifted 200kg. She competes in the 67.5kg and 75kg weight classes.

Chris Duffin is an all time world record breaking powerlifter, co-founder of Kabuki Strength and author. Chris has squatted 400kg (881lbs) in competition, in the 100kg (220lb) weight class and has also squatted 455kg (1000lbs) in the gym for a triple and deadlifted the same weight for a double.

Sam Bollands is a powerlifter who holds the cross-federation British record total in the 125kg class, raw with wraps. He has placed second at Pro Raw in Australia and has totaled 1000kg in competition, including a 400kg squat, 227.5kg bench press and a 372.5kg deadlift.

Dayle Longford is a 90kg powerlifter who has totaled 887.5kg raw with wraps and has won the Irish Pro Invitational four years in a row. He is also the owner of DL Fitness in Rhyl, Wales.

Dan Stewart is a 110kg and 125kg powerlifter who has totaled 972.5kg raw with wraps. He won the 2019 Irish Pro and also briefly held the 110kg class all time world record squat with 416kg/915lbs.

Sabrina Moore is a 63kg British Powerlifting and IPF powerlifter. She squatted 160kg, benched 97.5kg and deadlifted 200.5kg at the 2020 Women's British Championships, all raw with just a belt and knee sleeves. Sabrina, as well as being a British Powerlifting referee, is the owner of a personal training business which focuses on exercise in order to improve the mental health of the client.    

Chris Pugh is a 82.5kg and 90kg powerlifter who boasts competition bests of a 350kg squat, 206kg bench and 307.5kg deadlift. He has recently totaled 850kg at 82.5kg bodyweight, at the GPC European Championships in Slovakia. He owns Revolution Fitness Gym in St Ives, Cornwall and has also competed in bodybuilding.

Richard Foster is the owner of Strom Sports Nutrition, a UK-based supplement brand which is famous for its innovative and effective products. This episode is for the strength-focused supplement consumer. Richard myth busts many supplements and goes into detail on those which he thinks are worth buying, hence saving you from wasting your money. In this episode, we cover: protein powder, creatine, B...

Lee Marshall is the president and founder of the Global Powerlifting Committee, one of the world's biggest powerlifting federations. He is also a competitive powerlifter, who, at 49 years old, totaled 980kg equipped in the 125kg class. He has squatted 440kg, benched 230kg and deadlifted 365.5kg.

Ellie Steel is a 57kg single ply powerlifter in the IPF. She has totalled 555kg and has won the British Championships four times and is a three times European silver medalist. Ellie has the highest Dots points score of any female single ply lifter in the UK.

Jim Nuttall is a powerlifter who bench pressed 340kg equipped as a super heavyweight junior, then made a comeback ten years later as a 100kg and 110kg raw lifter and deadlifted 380kg, totalling 870kg in sleeves on the same day.