Bryce Krawczyk has an absolute sick Youtube channel, one of the few we recommend! Also he has given out a free powerlifting program that you can find on his website. Super excited to get him on the podcast. He lifts equipped as well as raw and we talk about his recent meet at the IPF Worlds 2018, which you can view here.
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Janine rocks a highland games and Jeff talks about how to control your calories while eating out, more specifically, some ways to cut calorie intake without drastically changing the way you eat and how to keep them in check while dining out. The tips actually go hand in hand.
This is a first in a new format of shows where we attempt more of a free-flowing lifestyle format. Feel free to give us your thoughts on what you think of the new format.
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We had Matt Gary on the show, co-founder of SSPT.
Matt Gary’s bio includes:
23 years competition experience
USAPL Coaching Chairman (2012 – present)
USAPL Coaching Certification Director (2012 – present)
USAPL Coach of the Year 2012
Head Coach for 5 US National Teams
Asst. Coach for 35+ US National Teams
USAPL National Referee
SSPT co-founder (est. 2008)
Some of the topics we talked about were:
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Kenric sits down with Strongman competitors and gym owners Mitch and Lacee Hughes to talk about training, USS Nationals, and owning your own gym. Support the show by visiting MyFitStatus.com/bacon and shopping at Valleyvintageshop.com ( coupon code gainzgrace).
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Erin and Mark Valenti run Blind Dog Gym and Mark is part of a podcast called The Refined Savage.
Erin and Mark Valenti have been the co-owners of Blind Dog Gym since December of 2012. Blind Dog is a Crossfit gym in Lorain, Ohio, on the west side of Cleveland. together, Erin and Mark opened Blind Dog Gym with a vision of creating a community that is focused on improvement of self, improvement of community, and service to those who have or continue to serve.
Erin played several sports in high school. Rowing was her top sport for a while, including as a D-1 athlete at U of Iowa, and after college. Her competitive energies shifted to Crossfit for several years, and she is now a very competitive, newly minted master’s athlete in the Highland Games. From the Blind Dog website, “Instead of focusing on competition, and maintaining “contender” status, Erin has resolved to focus on longevity, resilience, and injury prevention in an effort to become more coach than athlete.”
Mark was a nationally-ranked professional Highland games athlete, with 22 years on the circuit. He holds several coaching certifications, including CrossFit Level 1 and Strongman, USAW, and USATF Level 1, and is an ADFPA strength and conditioning consultant.
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Holiness – what is it? How does Rom 12:1-2 work? How does one keep walking the line between pursuing personal holiness and becoming a Pharisee? Check out this talk between Everett and Dave as they dive into this theological topic.
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Really grateful to have Rob Polenik on the show. He’s the owner of Brutal Iron Gym and we are going to talk a bunch of topics including:
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Continuing our IPF worlds competition series we catch up with Jaisyn Mike about his contest prep and performance
Intro was Jahazzer “Siesta”, the sponsor music was “Cantina Rag”, and the outro was Zoliborz “The Call of the Polar Star” used by permission from Freemusicarchive.org
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Weight class: 120kg
Division: Masters 1
Nationality: United States of America (USA)
Best Squat
300kg
Best Bench Press
205kg
Best Deadlift
327.5kg
Best Total
822.5kg
Notable achievements:
You can check out his lifts at the IPF here.
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We had the privilege to interview Suzanne Hartwig-Gary. She has been competing for 28 years and won 6 IPF World Championships and 26 National Championships. IPF Raw Classic Worlds 2018 was my 24th World Championships, she also competed in two World Games. Suzanne competed equipped for 24 years and went to Raw only after 2014 Equipped Worlds. She did my first raw competition in the 2008 Raw Arnold (the first year USAPL was there). Suzanne will be turning 50 this year. Currently she has the Equipped Master I World Record in the squat 182.5kg (402-lbs) and total 442.5kg.
Current Raw World Records:
Open Squat – 156.5kg (345-lbs)
Master I Squat – 156.5kg
Master II Squat – 152.5kg
Master II Bench – 80.5kg
Master III Deadlift – 158kg
Master II Total – 391kg
She also has a degree in Math and a minor in Computer. Suzanne is currently a massage therapist, bookkeeper/executive assistant, strength coach and co-owner of Supreme Sports Performance & Training (SSPT) in Rockville, MD 20852.
She likes to travel, amateur photography and spend time with family and friends.
Some of the episode notes included: 95% of the time you go 9 for 9 – what would you attribute that to?
First squat and second squat looked really easy. That third attempt looked perfect but you could have probably gone a little heavier – how did you feel about the squats?
What cues do you use when squatting?
First bench looked perfect but you were limping off the platform after the second rep – was it cramps or an injury? Do you usually do heavy bench without wrist wraps? Have you seen poor results benching with wrist wraps?
What cues do you use when benching? I noticed with the bench and squat you yell, “Up Up Up” similar to Stan Efferding…when did you start using that cue?
With deadlift you seem to clear your mind, then jumping before getting into position…how long did it take for you to get those cues for deadlift? Who coached you on your setup the way it is today?
I noticed heavy limping after deadlifts – cramps or injury?
You came back 100% for that second deadlfit – were you able to recover that quickly between attempts? That third deadlift looked like a perfect as an attempt selection for you – what do you attribute that last pull? Could you have gone heavier?
What does being the Open Raw National Team Head Coach 2016-2018 entail? Do you work alongside Coach Paulie?
Was this your first year in M2?
The IPF video of her competition can be found here.
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