2WL Episode 9

On this episode of 2 White Lights, Joe Stanek joins us to discuss his candidacy to become the USAPL "athlete rep". Joe explains the importance of this role, what it exactly is, how it can be used to communicate the issues lifters have with the executive board, and why he is the right person for the athlete rep position. Joe also shares his opinions on the Nationals selection criteria, lifetime memberships, and the USAPLs media rights. We also discuss the USAPL taking the IPF to court and Joe gives his "coacher rating" (7:56-91:08). We also give our preview of the Texas Strength Classic primetime session and discuss the main story lines such as: Sean Noriega going for am AR total at 83kg, Ashton Rouska pushing the GL points higher, the teen sensations, and all the records that could be broken next weekend (91:20-147:00).

18 Feb 20212h 17min

On this episode of 2 White Lights, I was joined by former IPF world champ and USAPL national champ LS McClain (@lsmcclain). LS discussed his issues with certain powerlifting deaths (6:25-39:23), his goals for 2021 (39:27-55:37), how he'd like lifters to have more fun while they compete (55:39-87:48), he gives his 2WL "lifter rating" (87:52-104:25), and we give out Mount Rushmore's of powerlifting 104:25-130:00).

15 Feb 20212h 16min

On this episode of 2 White Lights, Garrett Fear and Sean Noriega join Steve DeNovi and I to discuss their opinions on the recent issues with USAPL Raw Nationals and we give our takes on the 2WL Topic of the Week, "What factors will cause USAPL lifters to join the USPA". Garrett also gives some details on the drug tested USPA meet he is running for lifters who may not get a chance to compete at Raw Nats and Sean/Garrett share their "Lifter Ratings".

11 Feb 20211h 59min

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we interviewed one of the most prominent 93 kg lifters in the USAPL Chance Mitchell (@chancemitchellpbc). We discussed his opinion on the current landscape of Raw Nats, his opinions on the current state of powerlifting, what changes he'd like to see (realistic changes/"pipe dream"s), what keeps him motivated to continue to compete, and what legacy he'd like to leave behind in powerlifting. We also play a very interesting game of "Word Association" which we discuss steroids and straps. I also ask him to give his "powerlifting rating" and we finish up with a very long conversation about anime.

8 Feb 20212h 18min

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4 Feb 20211h 16min

On this episode of 2 White Lights, Steve DeNovi and I give our bench rebuttal in response to the Jonnie Candito/Sean Noriega proposal to change the bench rules (7:15-35:00), we discuss out 2WL Topic of the Week: "How many of these teen phenoms will be relevant in 3-4 years?" (35:05-90:28), and we discuss the Texas Strength Classic having a prime time session (90:30-100:19).

28 Jan 20211h 40min

On this episode of 2 White Lights, we had on the program former 93kg national champion and current 105kg lifter David Woolson (@davidwoolson) to discuss his take on possibly being left out of 2021 Raw Nationals, how hed feel if he was invited, and if he's going to be optimistic or pessimistic moving forward. We also discussed what he'd change about the sport, what keep his going to compete, and his decision on why he moved up a weight class. We also finish the episode off with "word association".

25 Jan 20211h 48min

On this episode of 2 White Lights, Me and Steve DeNovi explain the implications and issues with the most recent decision made by the USAPL to cap Raw Nats at 56 lifters and eliminate prime time which essentially pissed off everyone in the USAPL (including myself) (6:45-49:42). We also discuss the 2WL topic, "How to make powerlifting more legitimate" by discussing out ideas, your ideas, and breaking down what it means to be "mainstream" (49:50-120:30).

21 Jan 20212h 6min