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Tom Martin is a raw powerlifter who is currently ranked first in the UK by both Wilks and Dots formulas. He has totaled 985kg in the 100kg class and 1000kg in the 110kg class. britishstrengthmagazine.com abspowerlifting.com domin8athlete.co.uk stromsports.com (use code BRITISHSTRENGTH) brawn.co.uk gudlift.com    

Jordan Helyer is a powerlifter and coach from Wales who coaches as part of the prestigious Zero Weakness team. He is also a type 1 diabetic.  britishstrengthmagazine.com abspowerlifting.com domin8athlete.co.uk stromsports.com brawn.co.uk gudlift.com

Ian Humphreys is a masters 3 under 82.5kg powerlifter who has squatted an all-time world record of 285kg in wraps, and holds the all-federation British total record in his class with 677.5kg. He also owns Oxygen Strength and Fitness in Penzance. britishstrengthmagazine.com abspowerlifting.com domin8athlete.co.uk stromsports.com brawn.co.uk gudlift.com

Alex and Jack wrap up Spartan Raw '22. In its second year, Spartan Raw was a huge success, and in this episode, the competition's organisers break down what transpired during the meet, the battles between the top contenders, the unique stories of some of the lifters, and plans for Spartan Raw '23. tb-jp.com gudlift.com mbpromo.co.uk britishstrengthmagazine.com abspowerlifting.com domin8athlete.co.uk stromsports.com brawn.co.uk  

Owner of ABS Powerlifting and promoter of the ABS Powerlifting Series, Jay Farrant, joins British Strength Radio once again to preview the imminent ABS Series 11. Ger Buckley and Nick Mellor (both competitiors in the event) also join the discussion. To watch the live feed: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/abs-series-11/register?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=profile_web&utm_campaign=profile britishstrengthmagazine.com abspowerlifting.com domin8athlete.co.uk stromsports.com gudlift.com brawn.co.uk thegymrevolution.co.uk    

Andy Smith is the owner of LIFT Gyms UK, the co-founder of Brawn Power, and a GPC European powerlifting champion. In this episode, Andy provides his unique insight on what he believes powerlifting must do in order to elevate itself to the level of more lucrative sports when it comes to sponsorhip, exposure, prize money and athlete salaries. Andy has written a series of articles, "How Can Powerlifting Go Pro," for British Strength Magazine. To read them, subscribe at britishstrengthmagazine.com http://lift-gyms.co.uk http://abspowerlifting.com http://domin8athlete.co.uk http://stromsports.com http://gudlift.com http://thegymrevolution.co.uk http://brawn.co.uk

Dan Stewart is a powerlifter who competes both raw and equipped. He has totaled 972.5kg in the 110kg class raw and has recently totaled 1100kg equipped in the 125kg class. He has also held an all time world record in the squat with 411kg at 110kg, and he was the 2019 Irish Pro winner. http://britishstrengthmagazine.com Dan Stewart's What's App: +447817775825 http://abspowerlifting.com http://domin8athlete.co.uk http://stromsports.com http://gudlift.com http://thegymrevolution.co.uk http://brawn.co.uk

Will Newton is an all-time world record holding powerlifter and an adult performer. http://britishstrengthmagazine.com http://abspowerlifting.com                        http://domin8athlete.co.uk                                        http://gudlift.com                                             http://stromsports.com                          http://thegymrevolution.co.uk                                http://brawn.co.uk

Jake Brennan is a superheavyweight raw powerlifter from Ireland. He is the first man in Irish history to squat 400kg and total 1000kg raw. He is also the winner of multiple ABS Series titles.  http://britishstrengthmagazine.com       http://abspowerlifting.com                        http://domin8athlete.co.uk                                        http://gudlift.com                                             http://stromsports.com                          http://thegymrevolution.co.uk                                http://brawn.co.uk 

As well as being a 2x Britain's Strongest Natural Man winner and strength coach to athletes from various sports, Jack Lovett is a successful business owner. Jack owns Spartan Peformance in Consett, County Durham, England, which is a strength training facility currently in its fifth premisis and continuing to grow and expand. In this episode, Jack provides an insight for aspiring business owners (particularly gym owners) who are looking to make their businesses more successful.  http://britishstrengthmagazine.com http://domin8athlete.co.uk   http://gudlift.com http://stromsports.com http://thegymrevolution.co.uk http://brawn.co.uk http://abspowerlifting.com

Guest co-host: Don Coates Tony Stevens is an IPF Hall of Fame powerlifter who lifted in the 70s, 80s and 90s, but mainly in the 80s. He won fourteen British titles, seven EPF European titles, achieved gold at the IPF Worlds three times and won the World Games twice. His best lifts on the platform were a 380kg squat, 230kg bench and a 362.5kg deadlift, all at 100kg bodyweight, in a very light squat suit and soft knee wraps in the days when equipment had not yet advanced to anywhere near what it is today; the bench and deadlift were done raw! http://britishstrengthmagazine.com http://domin8athlete.co.uk   http://gudlift.com http://stromsports.com http://thegymrevolution.co.uk http://brawn.co.uk http://fitxpouk.com http://abspowerlifting.com

Vicky Mirceta is a sports performnce nutritionist whose clientelle includes world-class strength athletes. Vicky has also competed in powerlifting, strongwoman and bodybuilding.

Eliot Page is a raw and equipped powerlifter who has totaled 1022.5kg equipped and 900kg raw. He is the owner of Barbell Training Complex in Warwick and also runs Mutant Strong coaching with Eamon Hartford. http://britishstrengthmagazine.com http://spartanperformance.co.uk  http://gudlift.com http://stromsports.com http://thegymrevolution.co.uk http://brawn.co.uk http://fitxpouk.com 

Sam Bollands is a former 125kg powerlifter who, at the time of publication, still holds the UK cross-federation total record in the 125 class. In this episode, we discuss the realisations Sam has made since he stepped away from powerlifting due to the fact that he found he had an unhealthy relationship with the sport and began a journey of self-discovery.

John Haack is the number one ranked sleeved powerlifter in the world, by both Wilks and Dots. He recently totaled 1000kg at 90kg bodyweight, and by the age of 23, he had totaled 810kg as an 83kg lifter in the IPF. Jessica Buettner is the current IPF world champion in the 76kg class and also holds the squat, deadlift and total world records at 76kg. She is a pharmacist by trade and is unique in that she is a type 1 diabetic. http://britishstrengthmagazine.com http://spartanperformance.co.uk  http://gudlift.com http://stromsports.com http://thegymrevolution.co.uk http://brawn.co.uk http://fitxpouk.com http://muscle-mend.com

Jay Farrant is the owner of ABS Powerlifting. ABS is a group of powerlifting clubs all around Ireland, a coaching service and a series of competitions. http://britishstrengthmagazine.com   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6AgIXnHEB4                   http://gudlift.com                                         http://stromsports.com                     http://thegymrevolution.co.uk                             http://brawn.co.uk                                               http://fitxpouk.com                                                                          http://muscle-mend.com 

In this episode, Jack Lovett and Alexander Clarke preview the upcoming Spartan Raw '21 competition with a Q&A section about the event and a breakdown of how each competitor might do on the day, including predictions as to who might take home the big prizes awarded to the overall and category winners. Spartan Raw is the UK's only exclusively raw with sleeves meet outside tested powerlifting. It takes place on Saturday December 4th 2021 at Spartan Performance, Consett. Spectators welcome. http://britishstrengthmagazine.com http://spartanperformance.co.uk                          http://gudlift.com                                         http://stromsports.com                     http://thegymrevolution.co.uk                             http://brawn.co.uk                                               http://fitxpouk.com                                                                          http://muscle-mend.com   

Kevin Oak is a raw powerlifter who has squatted an all-time world record in the 110kg sleeved division of 390kg and has totaled 987.5kg raw without wraps. He is also the owner of the Barbell Commission clothing line. http://britishstrengthmagazine.com  http://barbellcommissionapparel.com http://gudlift.com http://stromsports.com http://thegymrevolution.co.uk http://brawn.co.uk http://fitxpouk.com  

Luke Tolman is a 22 year-old raw powerlifter who recently broke the junior all-time world record in the bench press at 100kg with a lift of 247.5kg. In the same meet, he also totaled 925kg raw with wraps.

Andrew Whitaker is a para powerlifter who began being affected by Perthes' disease at the age of nine. He has bench pressed 227.5kg (500lbs) raw and drug tested at a bodyweight of 110kg. His dream of competing in the Paralympic Games has thus far been dashed by a technicality in the rules about the classification his impairment falls under. Subsequently, Andrew has begun to pursue other competitive avenues and has started chasing the goal of becoming the first disabled man in the UK to bench 250kg.