King Of The Lifts

King Atwood reigns over the hottest division in Powerlifting. But he will have a cast of fast rising opposition planning a mutiny at the US Raw Nationals. He faces those that oppose the King in a special KOTL episode! IPF 74 kg Junior World Champion Micheal Seay, IPF Junior World record breaker Ricky Cho, and IPF University Cup Champion Austin Perkins face off in a wild KOTL episode that ranges from funny, to intense! Also, a rundown of who else to watch for in the 74s and other US Raw Nats battles that are coming!

Austin Perkins jumped on everyone's radar, even in the uber competitive 74 kg class, when he won the IPF University Cup in early 2019 with a 737.5 kg total at only 20 years old! Now he joins 6 Pack Lapadat and King Kaf to discuss what he thought of the 74s at the IPF Worlds, the trash talk between Ricky Cho and Micheal Seay, whether Taylor Atwood is ready to be taken, and how the other 74s have stayed away from dropping his name.

From a beef at an airport with top ten Billboard charting rapper, DaBaby, to a showdown with legends Eddie Hall and Kirill Sarychev, this is a wild episode! - Julius Maddox joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Kafui Hotsonyame to discuss his previous life of street beefs, shots being fired, and friends/family doing hard fed time. A life changing moment of his daughter visiting him in jail, and trying to touch her dad through the glass divider began an awakening. Julius experienced a rebirth while praying in his prison cell. After rehabilitation, and battling demons of depression and co-dependency, Julius found the sport that would change his life...and history. At 6'3" and 440 lbs (200 kg) Julius tells how he stalked one of Powerlifting's greatest records. A record most experts believed would stand for generations. The record of the biggest raw bench press of all-time. With the odds heavily stacked against him, Julius broke Kirill's record and now has a huge showdown looming and a new goal that could change the game! Hea

The day Jonathan Cayco was born was also the day Jonathan Cayco almost died. Powerlifting's newest star speaks on his journey from a two pound baby missing half his torso to joining the ranks of a professional gamer, to joining the Flexx Squad and posting an unofficial World record and becoming the man to beat at the US Raw Nationals in the 93 kg class. Also, 6 Pack Lapadat and co-host Yaz get into a heated discussion about Top Boy, The Wire, and 50 Cent! Jonathan Cayco joins at the 52 min mark.

Growing up in a trailer park with an abscent father and a mother who worked around the clock, a 6 year old Jamarr Royster made himself a promise...he was going to make a change. The PancakeGawd joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Kafui Hotsonyame to discuss how an underdog made it to college, turned his life around, and discovered Powerlifting. Hear what Jamarr told Russel Orhii in a chance meeting 18 months ago, and what the plan is for the upcoming Squat War at the USAPL Raw Nationals!

The Wilks Queen, Marianna Gasparyan, joins 6 Pack Lapadat & Robbie Little to discuss her battle epic battle with Stefi Cohen at the US Open and their rivalry. She also discusses how C.C. has joined their team and is now coached by her husband/coach, but when they hit the platform their will be no friends! Coach of Champions, Sergey Ponamarev also weighs-in on the current state of coaching globally, and discusses his disappointment with thier progress.

From the depths of depression and isolation, to a rebirth, Screamer Manuel speaks on how he lost himself while chasing his goal of becoming a World Champion. The battle of the 105s at the 2017 World Championships was the premier showdown and Screamer was one of the biggest stars. Yet no one knew the internal battle that he fought with much higher stakes. The wildman of the platfrom speaks about his how his lifting persona began, and why he had a love/hate affair with Powerlifting. Also, sports GOATS are debated with some interesting facts, twists, and ultimately arguments.

John Haack joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Kafui Hotsonyame to discuss the Jesse Norris debate, how King of the lifts got him fired up, what his goal at Tribute 2019 was, whether the 2033 lbs (922.5 kg) total record will fall, flirting with Strongman, how Powerlifting can increase its popularity, and what is next on his list! Also, discussed this episode is Drake's disrespect of The Beatles, why Ali is the Greatest across all sports, and how debating/comparing across different generations will always cause outrage (and entertainment).

Special Throwback Episode! Julius Maddox joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Paul Maranzan to tell his story about being raised in the projects, growing up with addiction in the house, battling depression, becoming a drug dealer and user, and facing prison time. Then at 25, he changed his life. After getting under a barbell to bench press Julius quickly found out why he was still here. Now he works to help addicts, does public speaking with at risk youth, visits highschools/universities, and spreads the word of maintaining the positive path. At 6'4" and 435 lbs, the giant Julius is chasing history to break one of the sports most legendary records, the all time biggest raw bench!! The odds are stacked against him, but they always have been. This time however, he will not face the challenge alone, but with his whole community behind him. Hear the extraordinary story of Giant Julius Maddox!!! The 700 lbs+ bench presser!

Garret Fear reveals a shocking life of being fascinated by drugs at 5, a 2 pack a day smoker by 12, and OD'ing on heroin at 15, while being one of 17 children and living off food stamps. Fear gives the facts about PED use, why Larry Wheels S's instagram's D and may die within 5 years, who won't be in the game soon, and much more cold-hard-truth in the wildest, rawest, podcast episode ever! 6 Pack Lapadat and Robbie Little also discuss if Bruce Lee was a phoney and how A.I. is going to kill us all!

Brandon Allen & Andy Huang of the Brocast joins 6 Pack Lapadat to debate who's performance was better, John Haack or Jesse Norris? Things get intense, then they get funny, then they get weird. They recap the Tribute meet, and preview of the Boss of Bosses. The return of Stefi Cohen, Julius Maddox's quest for Kirill's World record, and C.C.'s comeback are all discussed.

From fake natties, the OGs of YouTube, what division is hot & what division is not, to trash talk and the future of the 74s. Also discussed is Taylor Atwood's ambition, Russell Orhii's star power, and their potential clash in the future. Ricky Cho joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Kafui Hotsonyame for a gloves off episode that hits hard!

6 Pack Lapadat discovers a secret about co-host Robbie Little that threatens their future as a team. Emil Norling, Sweden's secret weapon, joins to discuss his coming out party winning the IPF 105 junior title. Also discussed is the current state of the 105s, and who Emil has his eyes on in the 105s. The Europeans are striking back, and among them are Sweden's twin towers Gustav Hedlund and Emil Norling! Sponsored by Fusion Muscle!

The Larry Wheels controversy is discussed, The Robert Oberst backlash addressed, and special guest Micheal Seay (74 kg IPF junior World Champion) joins to discuss his dramatic battle with rival Richy Cho for the World title!!

USAPL legend and IPF World record breaker Layne Norton joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Robbie Little in his most candid interview ever! Layne takes us behind the scenes for some of the most iconic showdowns, and dramatic moments Powerlifting has ever seen. For the first time ever, Layne tells his full story, and takes you on a journey that will shock and inspire you.

Ashton Rouska joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Kafui Hotsonyame to discuss his thoughts on the 93 and 105 kg performances at the IPF Worlds, Jonathan Cayco's unofficial World record total at 93 kg, whom he feels is his biggest threat in the 105 kg class, and why 2020 we will all be calling him a World Champion! Plus, 6 Pack Lapadat and Kafui discuss Kafui's World record in the 83 kg class at the IPF Worlds, his road to the World record, what it was like backstage on the same warm up platform as Brett Gibbs during the heated battle, and how he has the World's worst deadlift jinx on record.

IPF 72 kg Legend Kimberly Walford joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Paul Maranzan to discuss who is the IPF GOAT of the classic division, what was the greatest battle of her career, how she handles the pressure of keeping her unbeaten streak at National and World Championships, what she thought of her competition this Worlds, and what it's like now being a grizzled veteran of the game fighting to retain her spot against the next generation of lifters.

IPF World Record Holder Lya Bavoil joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Robbie Little to tell her emotionally gripping and inspiring story of emerging from a life of social isolation and suicide attempts to becoming an unlikely sports hero!

Winning the IPF World title in the greatest come from behind victory of the 2019 Championships, Maria Htee joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Paul Maranzan to discuss her side of the story! From growing up in Thailand as a 5 year old bare knuckle boxer to becoming Canada's 1st Open Woman's World Champion! Here her journey!

Elite coaches Jason Tremblay (The Strength Guys) & Mike Tuchscherer (Reactive Training Systems) join 6 Pack Lapadat to look back over the highs, lows, and everything in-between about the drama at the 2019 IPF World Championships. These Worlds offered several interesting storylines. The discussion is honest and intriguing.