The Strength Syndicate Podcast

Today on the podcast we are joined by Dan Van Den Hoek Dan is a researcher at University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia & has published a number of papers related to powerlifting. We chat about his paper relating to predicting success in powerlifting competition with unique attempt selection strategies, para powerlifting & how much strength we can expect to gain across our training car...

Today we were joined by Alberto Nuñez on the podcast. Alberto is a pro natural bodybuilder & a coach with the coaching collective 3D muscle journey. At last years world championships, Alberto placed 3rd despite an unconventional prep by typical bodybuilding norms & he shares with us how his bodybuilding has become more intuitive as each competition prep has passed.  Where to find Alberto:...

Today we were joined by Jason Tremblay on the podcast. Jason is the president & co-founder of The Strength Guys, a collective of educators, coaches & athletes. Today on the podcast we went through; - Jason's entry into powerlifting coaching - How The Strength Guys operate with their athletes - Understanding the athletes needs - How the meaning of competing can change with time - Helpin...

Today we were joined by Steve De Novi on the podcast. Steve is the man behind PRS Performance, Co-founder of Powerlifting Now & Co-host of the podcast 2 White Lights. Today on the podcast we went through; - Steve's entry into powerlifting coaching - What goes into technique - minimum standards + moving towards optimal - How Steve approaches improving technique for his athletes - Working wi...

Links to find the boys: Shane Storey Website: www.storeystrength.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/sstorey94 Email: shane@triagemethod.com Lawrence King Instagram: www.instagram.com/_lawrenceking Twitter: https://twitter.com/_lawrenceking

Lawrence & Shane answer listener questions as well as discuss is the academic route will serve you as a coach Links to find the boys: Shane Storey Website: www.storeystrength.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/sstorey94 Email: shane@triagemethod.com Lawrence King Instagram: www.instagram.com/_lawrenceking Twitter: https://twitter.com/_lawrenceking

Links to find the boys: Shane Storey Website: www.storeystrength.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/sstorey94 Email: shane@triagemethod.com Lawrence King Instagram: www.instagram.com/_lawrenceking Twitter: https://twitter.com/_lawrenceking

Today we welcomed Alan Flanagan for a chat on how to think critically & spot misinformation. Misinformation has never been more rampant than it is today thanks to the internet & ease at which people can make claims without being held accountable to back them up. Training + nutrition are two areas which have not remained unharmed & you only have to scroll down your social media feed to...

This week’s podcast is a preview of the upcoming Irish Powerlifting Federation National Championships 2022 which will be held in ABS Powerlifting on the 12-13th of March. The event is the largest, most prestigious & most competitive tested powerlifting competition of the year. We were joined this week by representatives from some of the biggest clubs in Ireland to give their opinions on who wi...

This week to the podcast we welcomed Tristan Jacobs AKA @TJpainfree. TJ specialises in helping strength trainees to go from pain to performance & has worked with a huge number of powerlifters within Ireland. In today’s discussion we discussed all things injury related from TJ’s own approach with clients to what we should look out for when trying to get back into training. The pain + rehab worl...

Episode 24 📻 This week to the podcast we welcomed Zac & Josh from Data Driven Strength. The 2 guys are strength coaches but also are very involved in the academic side of things & are currently working out of Florida Atlantic University’s Muscle Physiology Lab. In today’s discussion we discussed all things progression & the various ways we can adjust our training to achieve it. We cov...

This week we welcomed Bryce Krawczyk to the podcast. Bryce is the co-owner of Calgary Barbell, multiple time Canadian National powerlifting champ & currently holds the IPF deadlift WR in the 120kg class @ 385.5kg. Bryce is a very decorated powerlifter & has been in the game a long time. He is also at the top of his game & competing against the very best at the highest level one can in...

This week we welcomed Limerick’s own Gar Benn to the podcast. Gar is the owner of CityGym Limerick, Titan Ireland, Head coach at Sigma Nutrition, Head of the European Powerlifting Conference & Elemental Formulations Europe. In Feb 2020 I was at a seminar Gar spoke at on soft skills for coaching. The talk was all entered around how to be a better coach, not from an informational perspective but...

This week we welcomed IFFB Pro John Jewett (@johnjewett3) onto the podcast to discuss optimising hypertrophy for powerlifters. John is a very decorated bodybuilder having won many NPC shows & competed at the coveted Mr. Olympia 3x to date but before the bodybuilding life he was all about powerlifting. He has broken multiple records in the sport & it’s unlikely we will have a bigger bencher...

This week we welcomed the one & only Dr. Eric Helms (@helms3dmj) to the podcast. Eric is a research fellow at Auckland University of Technology, chief science officer for 3DMJ, MASS contributor, coach & pro natural bodybuilder - a busy guy you could say. This podcast was centred around how to balance bodybuilding & powerlifting. Both sports or outside of sport, the pursuit of strength...

In this weeks podcast we had Anna Hourihane, Conor Kiernan, Jayne Jones & Ger Buckley on to give our predictions for this weekends ABS Pro & Series 8. This ABS Pro will be the first since 2019 which saw Arthur Chrzaszcz & Heather Connor walk away with the W. Heather will be coming to retain her title against some very very stiff competition in the Womens. In the mens, Arthur won’t be c...

This week we welcomed Anna Hourihane & Jayne Jones to the podcast to discuss weight cutting strategies for strength sports. Anna & Jayne are both Irish international powerlifters, registered dietitians & work alongside ABS Powerlifting as part of the nutrition team. The two of them have been very busy since competition season started ramping back up between ABS series, international, n...

Today on the podcast Lawrence & Shane discuss the two most effective sport supplements on the market: caffeine & creatine monohydrate. In this podcast we discuss what they are, how they work & how to take them. As always we will delve into the nuances that come with usage & some points for further thinking. If you enjoyed the podcast - give it a share, leave a rating or tell a frie...

Today to the podcast we welcomed Brian Minor - coach, founder of MyoJournal, USAPL powerlifter & pro natural bodybuilder. If you have read any of Brian's work on progressive overload & other principles of strength training, you would know he is a deep thinker & has an excellent way to conceptualise complex topics. In this episode, we discussed what traits are important to focus on at d...

Episode 15 📻 Today we welcomed to the podcast Pak Androulakis-Korakakis who is a coach at Stronger by Science & strength training researcher. Over the last 3 years PAK has been running a series of training studies on what the minimum amount of training we can do to get stronger, specifically to increase 1RM strength in powerlifters. In a field where people are very focused on what more we nee...

This week we got Brian O’Haonghusa, one of Ireland’s finest nutritionists & head of nutrition Triage Method to come on to talk about performance nutrition. The fuel you put in has a massive impact on your recovery, performance & therefore your results so having a good approach is key if you want to do well. Unfortunately its an area where there is still a lot of misinformation & people...

After an unintentional sabbatical myself & Lawrence got together to chat lifting once again. We talk about competing, our diet experiences & plans for the coming year. This was a pretty relaxed discussion but there is some gems of wisdom (& shite talk) in it so make sure to listen. We will be back next week with a juicy topic to feed your brain once again 👊🏼 Links to find the boys: S...

In this weeks podcast we had Conor Kiernan, Jayne Jones & Ger Buckley on to give our predictions for this weekends ABS Series 7. ABS Series 7 is going to a very hotly contested meet with extremely high level of lifting across all divisions. There are big showdowns to see who will be the No. 1 lifter in the country, battles for the podium & many lifters seeking promotion to the next divisio...

Episode 11 📻 Imagine you could take something that would improve your body composition, performance, reduce risk of disease, improve cognitive function & more? Did I mention it is free & you actually don’t have to do anything? Well that’s what a good sleep pattern can do for you. Sleep is a low hanging fruit that can have such a huge positive impact on pretty much every facet of life it w...

In this weeks episode we were joined by David Nolan of Synapse Performance to talk about strength training for the older adult & more. David is a man of many talents - head of performance at Rugby Academy Ireland, Phd candidate & research coordinator in DCU examining nutritional & physical exercise interventions targeting the preservation of lean mass in older adults. Alongside those r...