Fortis After Hours Podcast

Send us Fan Mail of podcast videos. Haha gotcha!  We have some exciting updates to share along with a full episode where we talk about Liz's most recent meet, winning all three meets she competed in this year, what to do in your offseason, and how to maintain/gain/or lose weight so that you are comfortable in the weight class you want to compete in. Support the show Thanks for listening! Plea...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz discuss our Fortis Powerlifting team's most recent meet. We had 15 athletes competing and 2 more members of the gym compete for a total of 17 lifters. Everyone had a great day and Coach nate also hit a PR total after battling through years of injuries. We hope you enjoy this recap and are excited for our next team event which will be Bending the Bar in...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz discuss Nate's prep for his upcoming meet on the 17th as well as the Fortis Powerlifting Team prep as they prepare to compete the 16th and 17th. Then they discuss more fun movement pairs including shrugs vs heavy deadlifts, SSB vs Cambered bar and more. Tune in for a fun, informative conversation. Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember t...

Send us Fan Mail She said it not me haha. But seriously does anyone else like those? This week we dive into a bunch of different movements and discuss which one we prefer for training ourselves as well as how we would apply it in training with our clients.  Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your friends so we can...

Send us Fan Mail Cutting. An inevitable part of any weight class sport and powerlifting is no different. In this episode we discuss reasons to do a weight cut, best practices to make sure it goes smooth and safe, as well as tips on recomping after a cut. If you are a powerlifter that has considered doing a weight cut or you've done one before, we know this episode has valuable information to...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz detail out how you should treat your last month leading up to a meet and how it may differ from the other parts of prep. There is not only a difference in the workouts, but also in the mentality. They go over both of these and help you get prepared for the platform.  Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes, it's just that simple.  Other times it may be a bit more complicated but at the end of the day if you have goals, somedays you will need to just suck it up and show up.  Not every day will be super exciting, and that's ok. What is exciting is the culmination of many days, weeks and months of consistency working towards your goal. When you finally reach it, the...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz dive in to the few ingredients that make up the secret sauce that can help you get stronger quicker in the sport of powerlifting. Hint: it's not what you think. These habits and things are commonly overlooked and when you start to pay more attention to them you will start to see better results.  Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to...

Send us Fan Mail We are baaack! Took a week off last week to prepare for Liz's competition at the inaugural ironbuilt games, which is the topic of this week's episode. We discuss the idea behind ironbuilt games, how it turned out and how we came up with our new slogan for Fortis Powerlifting: Have Fun, Lift Heavy. Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz talk about why they implement ranges in programming for their athletes, and break down where the top and bottom numbers of the range come from. Do you always shoot for the top, are you more of a bottom number person, well in this episode Nate and Liz discuss how you can select the right number for the day. Sometimes it may be the top or the bottom number, ho...

Send us Fan Mail This week Liz, and a little bit Nate, discuss how to train while on your cycle. Liz offers tips and tricks to make sure you maximize your training all month long, not just when you are feeling good. She shares some of her own experiences training on and off hormonal birth control and gives you the information you need to keep making progress in powerlifting. Dudes! This one is for...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz go through their current lineup of powerlifting gear, from shoes and knee sleeves to wrist wraps and belts. They also share the story of Toby confronting a bear, yes that really happened and yes Toby is ok haha. Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your friends so we can conti...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz discuss brain power. No we're not talking about college degrees or doing well in school, we're talking about powerlifting. Though doing well in school is good, today we're talking on how training your mind can result in massive gains on the platform and onto your total. After you build to a certain level of strength, powerlifting becomes almos...

Send us Fan Mail Nate and Liz discuss the new University division of Fortis Powerlifting and how they are creating more and more helpful content and experiences to help you grow as a powerlifter. Whether you are a beginner or advanced athlete, our goal is to create meaningful, memorable content that can help you get to the next level. Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subsc...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz discuss why they believe powerlifting isn't in the olympics and if it can ever be considered an olympic sport. They talk about the rules, equipment standardization, drug testing and more. We hope you enjoy this episode and please let us know what you think, can powerlifting be an Olympic sport? Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to s...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz discuss how patience and powerlifting go hand in hand, like PB & J. They discuss how strength sports are unique in the fact that they all require patience in order to progress. Just because powerlifting requires patience, doesn't mean it can't be fun. You can have plenty of fun training either solo, or alongside like minded Indias you chase you...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz delve into pre lift routines, getting hyped before a lift and of course Liz's famous leg slaps before squats. Is there such thing as getting too hyped? Can you lift without any hype whatsoever ? Where is "the switch" that people talk about flipping before they lift? All these questions and more will be answered in this week's episode. Als...

Send us Fan Mail Nate and Liz discuss how to overcome obstacles during your training. Just like everyone else, we don't get paid to compete in powerlifting, as such sometime we have to work around things happening in our life to make sure we can still progress in our powerlifting training. One of the key things we talk about in this episode is communication. Communication between the coach/at...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes you need that specific cue to help you break past a plateau, other times you simply just need to..... pshhhh I'm not giving away the secret in the description. But we do discuss it at length in today's episode. Be sure to give it a listen and then apply this concept to your training and get STRONG. As always if you ever have any questions about programming, tra...

Send us Fan Mail This episode was fully recorded in a car, in dead stop traffic, because we believe in efficiency. This week Nate & Liz discuss how to use a treat meal to your advantage rather than detriment. A well placed treat meal can help you stay focused on long term nutritional success and prevent major backslides to old habits. That being said, different goals require different levels o...

Send us Fan Mail Nate and Liz give y'all a little training update and discuss the proper way to make a PB & J sandwich. They discuss how training has been going for each of them, recent adjustments they have made to stay on track as well as competition plans for the rest of the year.  Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz discuss the importance of building a supportive team to surround you as you chase down your powerlifting, and general fitness goals. Yes Powerlifting is an individual sport, but to think that you and only you can accomplish great things is foolish. You need a team. We discuss how different people such as coaches and training partners can make a positive impa...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate interviews a special guest: Liz! As some of you may know Liz has had the opportunity to compete, and win many times in the sport of powerlifting and in today's episode we find out how she thinks and trains. Many of the topics we discuss can be used in your own training to help you achieve new heights and become a more successful powerlifter. Hint, it all comes...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz discuss how fitness and powerlifting can help to improve your mental health and also what to do when you get overwhelmed with training. More is not always better and being open to change with your training schedule, intensity and even your goals can be one of the most effective ways to make sure that just keep going. Both Nate and Liz shared personal experie...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz discuss accessories, the hidden gems of Powerlifting. Not only can they add some spice into your training, they also boast an immense ability to get you stronger than you ever imagined. All you have to do is give em a shot. In this episode Nate and Liz tell you how to get the most out of your accessories and give you tips on what kind of intensity you need t...