Performotion Podcast

Bobby sits down with the back-to-back u47kg Australian National Champion, Vicky Kijumnuayporn. She is widely known as one of the strongest female powerlifters in drug-tested Australian powerlifting and has even contested a podium position at the recent IPF Worlds in Malta, 2023.  Vicky unpacks her prep leading up to the recent Australian National Championships under the new federation, the Austral...

In this episode, Bobby and Steve discuss the role of arousal in training and on competition day.  They highlight the usefulness of arousal in the right conditions, but also caution lifters of when arousal might result in adverse outcomes.  Bobby brings up concepts like the transition from "Drive Theory" to the more commonly used "Inverted-U Theory" in sports psychology and how...

Bobby sits down with Andrew Trieu, the Australian Powerlifting Alliance u66kg 2024 National Champion.  They discuss his progress from 2022 Nationals where he lost to Yuki Kashima and his progression since then to his recent win at the Australian Nationals.  Andrew shares his thoughts around how his competition day execution, what his mentality leading into the comp was and his sudden realisation t...

Danny and Bobby sit down the new u120kg Champion, Joshua Lanivia, aka "IS THAT TONGANATOR24" aka "120kg OF TONGAN SCHMEAT" and discuss his recent victory at the APA Australian Open Nationals! They recount his progress since 2022 Nationals where he was a 105kg and follow him through his journey to Perf Cup in April 2023, NSW Open States in late 2023, the recent Nats then his pla...

In this episode of Athlete Things, Bobby sits down with Tom and discusses his recent performance at the Australian Nationals 2024. Bobby and Tom discuss Tom's journey from the 2022 Worlds in Sun City, Africa and then major competitions since then and the present.  Tom shares how his mindset towards training has changed over the last two years. He reflects on the biggest changes since 2022 Nat...

PerforMotion welcomes aboard Alex Cremins, our newest performance & nutrition coach. Alex has an extensive background with coaching, being the head coach of the Irish Junior Worlds team and has had a roster of lifters who have won both national and international titles 🌎. He is also a phenomenal athlete, having competed at the world level multiple times himself. In this episode, Alex covers h...

In this episode, Kelly and Steve sit down with New Zealand's Karlina Tongotea, who finished with a massive 610.5kg total and 101.75% of the previous world record also set by herself at the 2022 Commonwealth Championships!  Steve and Kelly go through Karlina's experience at the World Championships at Malta in 2023, Karlina's prep leading up to the event and how she felt in and out of...

In this episode, Kelly and Steve look at some of the ways both athletes and coaches experience obstacles, on and off the platform.  From an athlete's point-of-view, they discuss the considerations an athlete would need to take when dealing with these obstacles as well as emphasising the importance of communication with their coach.  They discuss the approaches coaches need to consider, both f...

Agata Sitko has had a legendary career and story leading up to being crowned the female champion of the 2024 Sheffield.  In this episode, Steve and Kelly sit with Agata as she recounts her battle with injury and the decision to cut down from the 76kg class to the 69kg class into Sheffield. She highlights her journey into powerlifting, from being self-coached to being introduced to her coach in 202...

The team discuss the differences in programming between conventional and sumo. they discuss leverages, fatigue management and how it relates to adjusting training variables. They also talk about how they address the transitional period between stances.

In this episode, the team discuss programming concepts related to bench pressing. They cover how leverages, recoverability and experience play a role in determining volume, intensity and exercise selection as well as accessories supporting bench press.

Annie Nelson is a u69kg lifter from Great Britain, with her most recent competition being the European Open Classic Championships in Estonia.  Annie walked away with a huge 540kg total consisting of a 200kg squat, 115kg bench and a 225kg deadlift - which let her walk away with 3rd place just 3kgs behind Marte Kejenner of Sweden and tying on total with France's Clara Peyraud but being slightly...

In this episode, the team discuss the factors we consider when beginning to program for the competition lifts. They also detail this in relation to squatting frequency, volume, intensity an exercise selection.

This episode the team talk about foundations of the deadlift. They talk about setting up the hinge, pulling slack and wedging. They also discuss differences between sumo and conventional and things to consider for both styles of deadlift.

In this episode, the team discuss setting up and executing the bench press. They talk about it from a point of contact perspective, from hand positioning, setting the torso and the feet, breathing and bracing as well as the eccentric and concentric portions of the lift.

In. the first episode of the Roundtable of the year, the team sit down to talk about the foundations of the squat. They discuss setup, walking out, centre of mass and how each of these play a role in the execution of the squat and ways to improve in each portion of the movement.

Steve and Kelly sit down and discuss Daisy's journey as a Nutritionist, how she got into powerlifting and what she has her eyes set on for 2024 - from Australian Nationals to the Texas Bench Championships and even a ticket to Malta for Junior Worlds in 2024! If you are interested in Daisy's services, please feel free to contact @performotion or @daisy_performotion on Instagram and inquir...

In this episode, the team is joined by Ben Nguyen, (@bigbench and @_kamistrength) to talk about warmup room etiquette when sharing and working around tight knit spaces. They go over the differences in dynamics at local, state, national and international level and the unique challenges each one poses. They also discuss etiquette in order to make warmups run more smoothly between lifters and differe...

In this episode, the team sit down to talk about training around the holiday period.  They talk about what to expect when taking time off, common behaviours during holiday period and their effects and training through the holiday period for those committed to their goals, 

On this episode of Athlete Things, Sam Steve and Danny sit down with 74/83kg powerlifter from Norway Kjell Bakkelund Kjell is a legend of the game with 4x Equipped World Titles, 1x Classic World title and 1x World Games title and is fresh of an amazing performance at the European Championships where he totalled a record 800kg at 74kg and the highest ever GL score by a male in the IPF of 117.74 In...

The team sit down to talk about the nominations, potential storylines and battles that await at  APU NSW Junior States!

In this episode, the team sit down to talk about some factors that can help develop intrinsic motivation. They talk about self determination theory (autonomy, competence and relatability) and how one can find ways to further their growth and development in powerlifting.

In this episode, Sam, Danny and David sit down to talk about Queensland States. The day included all weight classes from sub-juniors to masters.  This episode will cover highlights, battles, and the best overall lifters from the day.

As of current (Thursday 23/11/23), the Australian Powerlifting Union (APU) has put out news they will be deaffiliating with the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) as of 31/12/2023.  The current facts, concerns of lifters that are still competing for States, similarities with what has happened in the past.

In this episode, the team discuss their preparation for Queensland State Championships. They discuss the themes they've been working through in their preps, what they've done well and what they can improve on and other observations.