2 White Lights

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we give you an extra-long episode that features former guests Sean Noriega (@hamstringpapi) and Matt Wallace (@mattwallace148) on to discuss the 2 White Lights Topic of the Week- “Thoughts and Opinions on WPO being broadcasted on ESPN” (Sean 2:19-46:24) (Matt 91:36-124:16). We also had one of the top 83kg lifters in the USAPL on, Carson Allen (@dallenpower) to discuss his origin story, his comeback after his injury at the Arnold, if he feels he’s “underrated”, his prep for USAPL Raw Nats, his goals for Raw Nats, “annoying things powerlifters say”, “technique tip”, and “FMK” (46:28-91:28).

26 Elo 20192h 24min

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19 Elo 20191h 35min

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we interviewed IPF Collegiate Cup World Champion Austin Perkins (@perkstrong74kg) to discuss how he got his start into lifting and how it differs from other sports he has played (4:59-10:25), his most recent triumph at IPF Collegiate Cup in Estonia and going full send on deadlift (10:31-20:45). Austin discusses his experience as a single-ply and raw lifter, and if he will switch federations at a point in his career (22:52-25:55). We discuss Nationals and his feelings towards facing an all-time great (Taylor Atwood) in the 74kg weight class and how people try to bait trash talk between lifters (25:59-30:30). Austin discusses his experience with high bar and low bar squatting (30:37-34:28) and the biggest mistake he sees young lifters make (34:30-41:46). We also ask “most annoying things powerlifters say” (41:50-52:24) and Austin gives us a “technique tip” (52:30-54:06). We finish the show off talking about future show topics and other developments around powerlifting.

12 Elo 20191h

Matt Wallace joins us to recap “The Tribute” meet by discussing John Haack and Kody Blazek’s all time performances, Marianna Gasparyan and C.C Ingram matching wilks, Kevin Oaks WR squat, and a possible trend with competitors being encouraged to switch federations and do non-tested meets.

8 Elo 20191h 3min

Here is an extra-long, bonus episode of 2 White Lights featuring Brandon “Frank Daddy” Franklin (@Frankdaddy29) and Matt Wallace (@mattwallace148)! For the first installation of this episode, we interview Brandon Franklin and we debate on who has the better hair (3:09-6:30), how he got his start in fitness/powerlifting (7:00-10:48), if he believes his ventures in powerlifting neglects his accomplishments as a competitor (11:16-17:00). We also get his thoughts on “The Tribute” along with his favorite moments (17:15-29:37), if he believes more natural lifters will start joining non-tested federations (29:39-40:46), his thoughts on Pioneer not being a part of “The Tribute” in 2020 (41:46-45:47), how future meets should be organized (46:15-57:00). We finish off the interview by playing “FMK” (This was an extremely intense segment for Frank Daddy) (58:00-68:22), and “annoying things powerlifters say” (68:48-75:47).

8 Elo 20191h 17min

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we had Joe Sullivan (@joesullivanpowerlifter) on the show to discuss his recent training, his “origin story”, how his mentality changed over the years, how powerlifting has helped his mental health, what he believes the most stupid debates are in powerlifting are, what legacy he wants to leave on the sport, "annoying things powerlifters say", "technique tip", and the Cohost Formerly Known as Enzo shares a story of the “ego boner” Joe have him when they first met (3:09-77:00). We finish off the show by giving some updates on future shows, potential giveaways, and future guests.

5 Elo 20191h 22min

On this episode of 2 White Lights………… “Larry Wheels did something”….yikes (1:45-18:00). We recap a few meets that happened in Illinois over the weekend (Rockwell/Summer Bash) (18:26-33:50). Ben Poore (@ben.poore) came on the show for an interview to discuss his “origin story”, his performance at Colligate Nationals, changes he’s making to his program for Raw Nats, training at Indy City Barbell, lifters he admires, and his future goals as a powerlifter (34:20- 68:47). We finish off with the 2 White Lights Topic of the –“RPE vs percentage based training.

29 Heinä 20191h 36min

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we give you an archived episode way back when were a radio show and interviewed one of our favorite people, Janel Vegter (@jcvegterlmt). Janel is an accomplished powerlifter and has competed in multiple strength sports and she gives 2 White Lights an extremely insightful interview on training, recovery, and mindsight.

22 Heinä 20191h 35min