The WRPF Podcast

Justin Zottl is coming off a massive performance at The American Pro 2 solidifying the heaviest Canadian total of all time, and jumping into prep to return to Miami for the third year in a row for The Ghost Clash 3.

Lily Riley has had quite the journey. From competing at a high level in the Australia powerlifting scene, to then getting diagnosed with cancer in early 2020. She came back even stronger mentally and physically. Tune in to hear her story

On this weeks episode we have Angelina Bennett. Angelina has QUICKLY climbed the ranks in the Pro Powerlifting scene, placing second at last years Ghost Clash 2. Shes in prep for The Ghost Clash 3. After a few years strictly competing in wraps, shes returning to sleeves and looking to win.

2023 has been a huge year of growth for the sport of powerlifting across all federations. On this weeks episode Alex talks about the membership and meet availability growth in The WRPF USA, our pro level meets, and the upcoming 2024 Ghost Clash 3.

16 weeks out from The Ghost Clash 3 and we are interviewing over the pond. This weeks episode we sat down with the ABS pro champ, Luke Dolman. Luke is one of the UK's Strongest Lifters and 4x ATWR bench holder. He will be making his US Debut at GC3

If you’ve looked at the top of open powerlifting, you have seen Chad Penson. Chad holds the 3rd highest dots of all time and has broken multiple all time world record squats. He’s coming off of two back to back meets and in this episode we break down his history and philosophy behind back to back competitions at times.

Who is Florida’s strongest NATIVE powerlifter? For now, we are giving Shane the title since he has lived here most of his life. Shane holds a 2347lb total in sleeves and is looking to take a crack at 2400 this weekend.

Haley is ranked in the top 10 of all time and one of only 42 women to ever break above the 600 dots barrier, all within a few years in the sport. College hockey resulted in an injury that then led her to competitive powerlifting as well as a business owner. Tune in to hear her story!

Kiersten Nall is one of the strongest women in the world competing in both strongman and powerlifting, holding the 4th heaviest squat of all time! Kiersten hasnt stepped on the platform since February 2022, but shes ready to make her comeback in April at The Ghost Clash 3!

On this weekend episode we sit down with Michael Greeno. Greeno has been around a hot minute but didnt "rise to notoriety" until recent years coaching multiple ATWR holders while sporting his signature track suits. Greeno takes us WAY back to the 90s when he first started powerlifting and takes us through the growth of the sport through his eyes.

Adapt or die! This week we sit down with Joe Sullivan to dive into the ever growing state of powerlifting and hear Joes thoughts as someone who's been in the sport since 2007

The american pro 2 was one for the books! History was made, records fallen. Tune in for a full recap of this epic event!

Get ready to witness powerlifting history! Join us on our latest podcast episode as we dive into the incredible journey of John Haack, a true legend in the sport. With the American Pro being just a few days away be sure to tune in for all of the powerlifting hype!

The American Pro Preview show! We are 8 days til the best lifters of all time hit the arena! Tune in and check out some of Alex's predictions and a run down of the top rankings going into next weekend.

On this week's episode we sat down with Jawon Garrison. Jawon didn't start competing in powerlifting until almost his 30s and in the last 5 years he climbed the ranks to top 10 dots of all time. Hear his story and get excited to see where he can climb to on the ranks at the American Pro in just a few more weeks!

Matt Hadden. The man behind Pioneer. Pioneer/ General leather craft has been a company since the 1970’s. Matt had no desire to continue in the family business until 2013 when he was unhappy with his current career and got the call to take over the family business. Thats when Matt decide to make a massive shift from wholesale to retail and begin making the beautiful custom belts which you see every...

On this weeks episode we sit down with country gentleman, Jason Legrand. Jason climbed the ranks of powerlifting VERY quickly, achieving a 900+ squat for an ATWR at the time in just his second year powerlifting. Tune in and hear history and transition into sleeves for the american pro!

On this weekend episode we have former bench ATWR holder Edward Blair. Ed takes us through his powerlifting history which had him attempting the ATWR at his SECOND competition ever. He also talks about his comeback from injuries and approach to training.

On this weeks episode we sat down with Micah and Garrett to discuss next weeks WRPF Nationals in Las Vegas

On this weeks episode we had ATWR holder Zac Meyers. Zac is as country strong as it gets! He credits his strength foundation to shucking hay and scoop horse manure, helping him bench 225 the first time he ever benched! Zac dives into some of his goals for The American Pro and beyond.

On this weeks episode we had world record holder of the heaviest deadlift of ALL TIME, Danny Grigsby. Dan was the first lifter to ever break the 1000lb DL barrier in a full power competition, and in the same year went on to attempt an 1100lb DL.Dan takes us through him powerlifting journey and mindset in his lifting and how hes been able to still progressive while being an active duty marine. He a...

This week we had Richy Damraur, the owner of a Reach. Reach has taken the powerlifting industry by STORM in just a short few months since launching and is one of the most talked about new startups we have seen. We dove into Richy launching the company, his mission to support powerlifting, and why his formula is so unique.

On this weeks episode we have Garrett Fear, known over the years for his loud and out spoken social media persona(which is his true persona) who is now working behind the scenes to truly push the sport of powerlifting forward as the director of development. Garrett opens up in this episodes on his background of getting addicted to drugs early on, to find powerlifting and letting is consume his lif...

Samantha Rice is THE strongest Mom in the world. But it hasn't been an easy journey for her to get here. Tune into this episode where Samantha dives into her journey into powerlifting which included her competing while pregnant and then again just 5 months postpartum! She's had quite the journey on her way to #4 all time, but she's reaching for that #1 spot!

The one and only MiCUH Marino joined us on this weeks episode. Micah is one of the faces behind The American Pro and has done ALOT to grow the sport of powerlifting and The WRPF over the last few years. Tune in to hear his story!