Coach Client Confidential- John Song

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we sat down with a rising star in powerlifting and one of its best trash talkers, Derek Thistlethwaite (@deathgrip.derek) and we discussed: -Why he was disinvited from Showdown, Breath belt fallout, and his opinions on Joe Sullivan (6:52-26:50) - Derek and Steve educate Angelo on the Breath belt (26:53-36:30) - His various "beefs" with other powerlifters including the "French Phenom" (36:33-46:20) - Steve asks Derek of his background in powerlifting, early success at 21, Derek explains the value of bodybuilding in powerlifting, and his online "heel" persona (46:22-66:02) - We play "word association" (66:04-78:56) - Derek gives his "lifter rating" (78:58-90:22) - We discuss wilks, ranking, formulas, and of course Derek talks some more shit (90:24)

27 Heinä 20211h 40min

On this episode of 2 White Lights we pick several Olympic events and share which powerlifters we believe would excel the most at those specific events.

23 Heinä 20211h 30min

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we had one of the best 120 kg lifters of all time, Dennis Cornelius (@denniscornelius500) on the program and we discussed: - His performance at USAPL Nationals (6:53-19:10) - How he tries to keep his motivation and if he'd ever change weight classes to face more competition (19:15-38:09) - His opinions on the upcoming pro meets in the USAPL and his distain for formals determining best overall lifters (38:10-80:00) - His thoughts on the USAPL and IPF (80:01-99:01) - Thoughts on how Ashton Rouska reminds him of himself and competing in untested feds(99:02-122:34) - And his thoughts on international competition (122:37)

19 Heinä 20212h 21min

On this episode of 2 White Lights, Steve DeNovi is back and we discussed: - Our thoughts and opinions on the USAPL nominations to IPF Worlds possibly not getting accepted along with our takes on whether or not we are optimistic if then IPF will accept those nominations and if the IPF loses prestige if the US is not involved. (5:14-35:24) - Developments on the Virginia Pro Open including the potential roster, how it compares to IPF worlds, and our thoughts with the future developments of the meet. (35:27-60:40) - And the USAPL announcing that Nationals will potentially be in the summer again along with raw/equipped lifting being combined. (60:42)

16 Heinä 20211h 18min

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we finally had the long awaited interview from the best powerlifter in the USAPL/IPF and arguably one of the best of all time, Taylor Atwood (@t_atwood). In this interview we discussed: - His unprecedented 838 kg total performance at 2021 Nationals which was arguably the best powerlifting performance in this sports history. - If the social media hype contributed to his massive lead over the other 74s - We discuss the potential to him moving up to 83s and the future of his competition at 74 kg - How he approaches each training day and how he balances his professional career with being a world class powerlifter - He gives his 2WL "lifter rating" - And we play "word association"

13 Heinä 20211h 49min

2WL Episode 124- Russ Orhii by

8 Heinä 20211h 20min

On this episode of 2 White Lights, I was joined by one of the breakout stars from 2021 USAPL Nationals, Gavin Adin (@gavin_adin) who took second place in the ultra competitive 93 kg weight class. Gavin and I discussed: - How he got his start in powerlifting. - His performance at Nationals, taking second, the controversial protested squat call, why he didn't attempt to chip the American squat record, and the challenges he had to overcome during the meet. - Potentially competing at IPF worlds and a potential rematch with Jonathan Cayco. - Lifters who have motivated him throughout his powerlifting journey. - How he approaches each training session.

6 Heinä 20212h 6min

2WL Episode 122- Amanda Lawrence by

2 Heinä 20211h 18min