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Hey Folks! We are back, this time with our commonwealth 2026 preview for the big show in Canada! We covered the open class in depth and touched on the Bench Only, Juniors, Sub-Juniors, Masters and SOI. We hope we managed to cover everyone and there are some truly exciting battles going down! We are all behind every member of team Scotland heading out to Winnipeg and are looking forward to seeing everyone smash it! If you enjoyed this episode be sure to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode!

Hey Folks! We are back with another episode, this time with Tarrin Wilson of Atlas Performance. We chatted about how becoming a coach is too easy and steps that need taken to keep it as professional as possible. Then we moved on to cover the stand out performances from Rising Tide and some great nutrition advice from Tarrin surrounding gut cuts and making weight. If you enjoyed the episode be sure to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode!

Hey folks, We are back with another episdode, this time with Ilhan Omar of the Apto contingent. We chatted about how powerlifters are too entitled to progress, why you should find other hobbies as well as powerlifting and more! It was a really fun episode with some great craic so let us know what you thought! If you enjoyed the episode be sure to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode!

Hey Folks! We are back with another great episode, this time we spoke about Junior Worlds so far, Sheffield Wildcards and breaking plateaus. It was a very unplanned episode that ended up being great fun and we discussed some of the great questions you all sent through! We also wanted to direct you to the fundraiser for Ella, Niamh and Ella which you can find here If you enjoyed this episode be sure to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode!

Hey folks! We are back with another episode, this time wih NAPF champion Josh Joachim who has a meteroic rise to success in just one year of powerlifting. We chatted through how he got into powerlifting, what he attributes to his success and much more! If you enjoyed this episode be sure to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode!

Hey Folks! This week we are joined by Betti Hanlon to talk about her rise to the top in British powerlifting and her mental attitude to training. She came through with the hot takes too spitting potentially some of the hottest takes we've ever had?! If you enjoyed this episode be sure to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode!

Hey Folks! This week we kicked things off with another round of guess the powerlifter then we played some new games! Hopefully you enjoyed tuning into the games and playing a long. Let us know if you agree with our powerlifting bracket selection? If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode!

Hey folks! Welcome back to another episode, this week we discussed why people quit powerlifting, we had loads of you drop answers to this in our DMs and it made for a great conversation so we are very excited to hear what you think about our opinions and interpretations! If you enjoyed this episode be sure to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode!

Hey folks! Welcome back to this week's episode with Joy Nnamani! Joy is a 5 time world champion (and has never lost any GBPF competition she has competed in!). This was a really great chat about what it takes to make it in the sport as long as Joy and how she approaches training. If you liked this episode be sure to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode!

Hey folks! We are coming off the back of a HUGE weekend for Scottish Powerlifting as we ran the biggest and best Classics we have ever seen. We talked through some of our highlights of the day, what went into making the day happen and what's coming next! We also chatted through Commonwealth championships in Winnipeg this year as well as touching on discussions around volunteering and what you can do to give back to the sport. If you enjoyed this episode be sure to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode!

Howdy folks! We are back with another episode, this time we are covering Scottish Classics 2026. We are going to be chatting through our Fantasy Team picks (join our Barbells and B.S league here) and also each of the weight classes. Thank you to Alyce and Alasdair for joining us for this one and we are looking forward to seeing how everyone gets on! If you enjoyed this episode be sure to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode.

Hey folks! We are back with another great episode, this time we had multiple time world champion Evie Corrigan who made her return to the -57kg class at IPF worlds after three years away. It was a great conversation about the challenges of cutting weight for so long, the impact of it on the rest of your life and what it is like when you decide to make the move up. If you enjoyed this episode remember to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode.

Hey folks, We are back with the IPF Open Worlds review show, this year's worlds was "turbulent" to say the least and made even more excitable by the Fantasy Powerlifting website. We thoroughly enjoyed this year's worlds, it was a truly brilliant year for powerlifting and SHF V is shaping up to be one for the ages.. If you enjoyed this episode be sure to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode!

Hey folks, We are back with another blinder of an episode, this time with Jordan and Matt ahead of their appearances at IPF Open worlds. It was a great show with some great insights into their coaching relationship, goals for the competition and managing training around a challenging schedule aswell as talking about the world championships sof ar and what we can expect to see from them on the day. If you enjoyed this episode be sure to follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode!

Hey Folks! We are back today with another brilliant episode, this time we went through our Fantasy Powerlifting teams for IPF open worlds (make yours here!) with Sian Arterton! It was brilliant fun to chat through our teams and why we picked em so make sure to go on and get involved...Can you beat the Barbells and B.S boys? If you enjoyed this episode please remember to drop us a follow on Spotify and Instagram to make sure you never miss an episode!