Strength Club Podcast

The SC team are joined by REV Barbell Club owner and Head Coach - Ant Usmar. Ant worked with Jacob and Danica in their early PT days, We joinery through how Ant found Weightlifting, his success coaching and operating REV.

Jacob sits down with Thao and TK to discuss their first international competition in Hong Kong - Asia Pacific African Championships. Also joining the podcast is Mina Kiddis who travelled from Perth, to Malta and then to Hong Kong to assistant coach the AUS team. We talk about the differences between international meets, how they felt & some advice for local level lifters.

Jacob sits down with WA athletes Callan, Natalie and Jackson who were on the AUS worlds team that travelled over to 2023 IPF Worlds in Malta. The team discuss their performances, what was great about worlds and advice for lifters locally. Jacob also talks about his experience coaching and handling the AUS team.

We sit down with SC athlete and 2022 APU National champion Natalie Laalaai. Natalie just competed at Night of Champions, pulling 270kg - this biggest deadlift by a woman in the IPF. We ask how she got started in the sport, the things that she's focused on along the way and how it feels to be going to Worlds.

SC team sits down with Performotion owner & head coach Kelly Mann. Kelly is coaching a large number of elite level powerlifters so we discussed the process of competing, what changes from novice to elite level and expectations from both coaches & athletes.

The SC team sit down and discuss Gameday coaching from both a coach and athlete perspective, a heap of bantering from the boys as they also welcome Ascension Strength coach Vinh Nguyen to the podcast.

Jacob and SC athlete Dylan McInroy sit down with CPU athlete Matt Vena. Matt has been to 3 world championships and is coming off a big battle at CPU Nationals, we discuss the differences seen between the countries and his own training strategies.

The team sits down and discusses how to get amped for training / PBs, some things happening at SC and what it means to get the dog in ya.

We're joined by Jayden Finlay as we discuss what it's like being a coach, how to start and some attributes seen in great coaches!

Strength Club sits down to recap APU WAs biggest local level meet, what this means for WA States in 2023 and what battles to expect.

After a bit of time away we've settled back in to bring you our 2022 Open Nationals recap, how the weekend went, future plans, Malta & results. We also introduce our newest coach Danny Le!

Strength Club athletes Danny, Tsur, Anton and Dimi join the podcast to recap 2022 APU Junior & Masters Nationals. This was the first Nationals for the boys, who discuss the experience and give advice for those heading to their first major competition.

In the lead up to Powerlifting Nationals the team sits down to discuss athlete mindset. We discuss mindfulness and how to use it to get in the zone.

Strength Club sits down with Callan Gibbons again to discuss an interesting topic - is arching for the Bench Press cheating? We discuss the pros / cons, impression on the sport and do the rules need to be changed?

The Strength Club team sit down with RTS coach and Worlds athlete Adam Jones. We discuss the principles of emerging strategies, some deeper thoughts when programming high level athletes & his journey into Powerlifting.

We sit down with APU WA athletes Leo Sucitra (u74kg) and Jackie Caldona (u47kg) after they've returned from 2022 IPF Classic Worlds in South Africa. We discuss their experiences, answer your questions to them & see what's next in their journeys!

Listen to this Q & A podcast to get to know the Strength Club coaches! As well as meeting Strength Clubs newest team member - Coach Cam!

Jacob and Danica finally sit down after a crazy month of competitions to recap 2022 APU WA States - joining them once again is Callan Gibbons who took out the u93kg title at NSW States, and for the first time on the podcast Strength Club legend & powerlifting champion Gabrielle Green who was MC for this event.

We're joined by Perth Powerlifter Callan Gibbons to answer your Powerlifting questions! We look into our early days with Powerlifting in WA, how to play the long game, the mistakes we've made, why Zyzz inspired us, cutting weight to fit into a class and more!

We follow on with ICN PRO Ryan Fredericks to discuss your bodybuilding questions! We cover peak weeks, what supplements are worth it, foods to have around training, Powerbuilding, our favourite glute exercises and why you should be investing in quality coaching.

This weeks episode we have special guest Ryan Fredericks ICN PRO. We discuss Ryans journey as an athlete into natural bodybuilding, touch on mindset with a bodybuilding prep and how to approach your first show. Be sure to expect more episodes with Ryan as we dig deeper into this topic.

Jacob and Danica answer your questions on training! Covering different methods in programming, technical advice, the do's / dont's and more!

In this weeks podcast Danica and Jacob break down decision making and how conscious vs. unconscious processes determine outcomes. Leading to the importance of 'ownership' and the role ownership plays in achieving your goals!

We discuss the playing field heading into 2022 WA Open & Junior States, our predictions for athletes, what's going on with Nationals & the changes to the qualifying totals.

Jacob and Danica sit down to answer your questions on nutrition! We discuss things that come up regularly with our own clients and the strategies we use.