King Of The Lifts

The Estonian Giant, Siim Rast, joins 6 Pack Lapadat to discuss his rise in the 120 + kg class of Powerlifting, the 2019 IPF World Championships, winning silver, pulling for the win, his reaction to Ray Williams bombing out, his competition prep, the European Championships, and his future.

Division by division breakdown of the Open at the European Championships! IPF World Champions and record breakers battle it out! Our picks for the podium!

Mark Bell fires shots at IPF judging, Record Breakers no longer holding competitions and people you know are giving theiropinions, Gaston re-elected to 4 more years as IPF President, Kjell Bakklund: the only man to beat Taylor Atwood and Olech Jaroslaw for IPF title joins for an interview!

Ida Ronn joins 6 Pack Lapadat to discuss her dramatic come-from-behind Worlds win in her home nation of Sweden, finding out about Kloie Doublin, how she found Powerlifting, Euros, and entering the Open!

Gustav Hedlund joins 6 Pack Lapadat to discuss defending the homeland at the IPF Worlds in Sweden, changes to training, his rematch with the current IPF World Champion at the European Championships, Sweden's rise at the World level, and what he expects in 2020!

Heather Connor pulls no punches as she brings up a beef with a Worlds competitor, an interesting (and vague) description about her special International security (gotta listen to it, picture the movie 'Taken'), the controversy about her last deadlift, her opinion on other controversial calls at the US Raw Nats, her Worlds experience in Belarus and Sweden, the SBD Invitational, and much much more!!

At 41 years old, with no cartilage in one knee, and a hamstring that tore right off the bone on the other leg, O'Dell Manuel had to make some hard decisions. Pressure to retire was heavy, and more than reasonable. Doctors said he would never return to form. But he would be doing so having never won "the BIG one".  In the untested Super heavyweight division, it got no bigger than the Big Dogs event.Win or lose, O'Dell promised his loved ones he would retire after one last try. For the first time,  all his family showed for the event. What took place at Big Dogs 4 became the stuff of legend.From a thousand pounds flying over his head,  almost bombing out on bench, to the dramatic last Deadlift...it was the perfect ending to a remarkable comeback story.  

83 kg IPF World Champion Russel Orhii returns to KOTL to discuss his scare during the squat event at the US Raw Nationals, if he thought he was about to bomb, his response to those that doubted his depth, his overall performance, Taylor Atwood, Brett Gibbs, who had better hair (Taylor Atwood vs. Micheal Seay), the 2020 Worlds in Belarus, and the battle coming at the SBD Invitational!!!

On the US Raw Nationals Preview Show I picked against Sam Calhoun. She called me out for a wrong pick, and put together the biggest 63 kg performance in Powerlifting history. She joins KOTL to get her just due, and for me to eat my crow. Matt Gary is a co-host to speak on their game day strategy that produced the title win and set a new bench mark the sport. Sam also discusses handling the disappointment of the World Championships in Sweden, the social media pressure to comeback stronger, her feelings on the US 63s battle, whether she will compete at the 2020 World Championships in Belarus, and her inevitable clash with the current World Champion Carola Garra.

Bryce Lewis discusses why he stepped away from Powerlifting for a year, what it was like to watch the 105s from the sidelines, his journey back to peak shape, and his dramatic showdown with phenom Ashton Rouska at the 2019 US Raw Nationals. Bryce also discusses his 2018 IPF World title win in Calgary, and his future goals in Powerlifting. Matt Gary joins to discuss the game day strategy used to help Bryce reclaim the throne! 

Jennifer Millican gets at 6 Pack Lapadat for sleeping on her 63 kg National team aspirations for the 2020 World Championships! Also discussed is her development of mental toughness, overcoming performance anxiety, dealing with stressors and set backs, her World title wins at 57kg and moving up to the 63 kg class, her views on the US Nationals compared to other competitions, handling pressure from herself and others, and her new goals for 2020!

Dennis Cornelius returns to the US Raw Nationals and to KOTL! Dennis joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Kafui Hotsonyame to discuss his venture into the US Open, his new passion of BJJ, why he has returned, what his goals are, whether he will compete in Belarus, and his thoughts on the SBD Invitational!

"King" Taylor Atwood, Micheal Seay aka The Black Panther, Austin "The Future" Perkins, and Ricky "The Villain" Cho (who says he was boo'd during squats) join 6 Pack Lapadat to discuss the battle of the 74s at the US Raw Nationals! Among other things discussed: Atwood's thoughts on his rivals performances and their threat levels in the future, Micheal Seay's collapse back stage while warming up for deads, Austin Perkins declaration of becoming the future King, Pug's historic dead that got him a record and a medal. The 74s also discuss a race to hit 800 kg total (someone states they will beat Taylor to it), the SBD Invitational, the 2020 World Championships, their inevitable clash once again at the next Raw Nats, and the behind the scenes vibes and reactions from everyone when they arrived in Chicago.

Matt Gary joins 6 Pack Lapadat for a division by division recap, including the battle of the 74s, Orhii's squat scare, Cayco's domination, Dennis Cornelius's return, Sam Calhoun and Jennifer Millican getting the last laugh on 6 Pack Lapadat, the controversy of the 72s, and Matt Gary returns fire at the Ray Williams PED accusers.

IPF 83 kg World Champion Russel Orhii joins 6 Pack Lapadat to address the 74 kg Boyz episode of KOTL he heard that questioned his squat depth. Russel also speaks on the big IPF Worlds win in Sweden, the upcoming Raw Nationals, the SBD Invitational (why he almost said 'no' to going, and why he changed his mind), and whether or not he will compete at the 2020 IPF Worlds in Belarus!

Complete breakdown of the 2019 USAPL Raw Nationals! Matt Gary joins 6 Pack Lapadat for a division by division break down of who to watch, what are the biggest battles, and who they believe will make the podium!

At only 20 years old, Kloie Doublin will attempt to become the youngest ever to take the 72 kg throne. Kloie joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Kafui to discuss her path to the title, her previous World Championships, and one lifter she is determined to face once again on the platform in a rematch!

3-time IPF World record breaker Meghan Scanlon joins 6 Pack Lapadat to discuss her epic clash at the 2019 IPF World Championships with Canada's Maria Htee, her move to the 63 kg class, and the battle of the 63s at the US Raw Nationals that looks like it will be most heated matchup of the year!

Marcus Adodo joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Paul Maranzan to discuss the upcoming US Raw Nationals! Growing up bullied helped to vcreate a monster, as Marcus Adodo transformed into MuscleMan Marcus. After adding in some fighting skills from a mysterious teacher, Marcus moved on from bullies and set his sights on the platform. Now the US bronze medalist is looking to make a statement and put it all together at the 2019 US Raw Nationals.

SBD's Peter Spence joins 6 Pack Lapadat to discuss the heavily hyped SBD Invitational! Taking place in March 2020, the SBD Invitational will showcase the IPFs biggest stars battling it out for over $300,000.00 in prize money! Peter Spence gives details of the selection criteria, some behind the scenes information on the event, and what this could mean for the future!