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Welcome to the Fortis After Hours Podcast!
Join Nate and Liz as they dive into unfiltered conversations about fitness, mental health, relationships, powerlifting, and everything in between. From navigating life as a married couple running a business together, to chasing PRs and personal growth outside of the gym, no topic is off-limits.
Expect honest insights, practical advice, and plenty of healthy banter as we redefine what strong really means in and out of the gym.
Episode | Date |
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FOUR | The Real Cost of Healthy Eating: Why Meal Prepping Saves Money and Time
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Sep 01, 2025 |
THREE | Finding Flow State
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Aug 25, 2025 |
TWO | Riding Life's Waves: Knowing When to Push and Pull Back
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Aug 11, 2025 |
ONE | The Art of Training with Your Spouse
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Jul 21, 2025 |
Ep. 196 | Fortis Rebrand and the Future of the Podcast
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Jul 14, 2025 |
Ep. 195 | STOP the Negative Self Talk - Reach Your Full Potential
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Jun 30, 2025 |
Ep. 194 | Momentum over Motivation, Real World Strength and Toby Talks
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Jun 23, 2025 |
Ep. 193 | IPF Worlds and Carpet Training
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Jun 16, 2025 |
Ep. 192 | Listener Q & A + Special Announcement
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Jun 09, 2025 |
Ep. 191 | Love & Lifting
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Jun 02, 2025 |
Ep. 190 | Something is Better Than Nothing
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May 12, 2025 |
Ep. 189 | Dealing with Depression II - Positive Change
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May 05, 2025 |
Ep. 188 | Overshoot and Undertrained
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Apr 21, 2025 |
Ep.187 | What is the Ghost Clash | Every Pound Matters | Conventional Comeback
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Apr 14, 2025 |
Ep. 186 | HYPED LIFTERS vs. calm lifters
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Apr 07, 2025 |
Ep. 185 | Be You. Have Fun. Lift Heavy.
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Mar 31, 2025 |
Ep. 184 | Master's Cup and More!
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Mar 24, 2025 |
Ep. 183 | Fortis Powerlifting After Hours
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Mar 10, 2025 |
Ep. 182 | How to Make Sure You are Gameday Ready
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Mar 03, 2025 |
Ep. 181 | Equipped vs Raw Lifting & Other This or That Comparisons
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Feb 17, 2025 |
Ep. 180 | Sticking Points & How to Unstick Them
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Feb 12, 2025 |
Ep. 179 | The Quadathon: 15k Run + 1500lbs Total
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Feb 02, 2025 |
Ep. 178 | Mental Health and Powerlifting + Winter Storm in NWFL?!
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Jan 20, 2025 |
Ep. 177 | How We Added 85lbs Onto Nate's Squat in One Year
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Jan 13, 2025 |
Ep. 176 | When Do I Sign Up For My First Meet?
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Jan 06, 2025 |
Ep. 175 | Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!
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Dec 23, 2024 |
Ep. 174 | This is the End
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Dec 16, 2024 |
Ep. 173 | Meet Recap - Lord of the Platform Edition
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Nov 25, 2024 |
Ep. 172 | Big Traps and Grocery Bags
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Nov 11, 2024 |
Ep. 171 | Split Squats are My Favorite - Liz
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Nov 04, 2024 |
Ep. 170 | Cutting Weight
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Oct 28, 2024 |
Ep.169 | How To Treat the Last Month of Prep
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Oct 21, 2024 |
Ep. 168 | Suck It Up and Show Up
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Oct 07, 2024 |
Ep. 167 | The Secret Sauce
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Sep 29, 2024 |
Ep. 166 | Having Fun & Lifting Heavy at Ironbuilt Games
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Sep 23, 2024 |
Ep. 165 | Range Finder
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Sep 09, 2024 |
Ep. 164 | Training On Your Cycle
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Sep 02, 2024 |
Ep. 163 | Liz & Nate's Favorite Powerlifting Gear / Toby Confronts a Bear
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Aug 26, 2024 |
Ep. 162 | BIG Brain. BIG Lifts.
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Aug 19, 2024 |
Ep. 161 | University and Pre Historic Wild 1v1
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Aug 12, 2024 |
Ep. 160 | Why Isn't Powerlifting in the Olympics?
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Aug 05, 2024 |
Ep. 159 | Patience & Powerlifting
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Jul 29, 2024 |
Ep. 158 | Is It Worth the Hype /The Return of Wild 1 v 1
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Jul 22, 2024 |
Ep. 157 | Overcoming Obstacles
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Jul 15, 2024 |
Ep. 156 | The One Thing That Can Help Everyone Get Stronger
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Jul 08, 2024 |
Ep.155 | The Car Cast: How Cheat (Treat) Meals Can Actually Help You Stay on Track
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Jul 01, 2024 |
Ep. 154 | Training Update: Nate Pushes to Hard/Liz Needs Coffee to Survive
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Jun 24, 2024 |
Ep. 153 | If You Want To Go Fast, Go Alone. If You Want To Go Far, Go Together.
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Jun 17, 2024 |
Ep. 152 | Inside the Mind of a Winner
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Jun 10, 2024 |
Ep. 151 | Just Keep Goin - Mental Health and Powerlifting
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Jun 03, 2024 |
Ep.150 | The Hidden Gems of Powerlifting
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May 27, 2024 |
Ep. 149 | The Orchestra Within
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May 20, 2024 |
Ep. 148 | How to Manage Your Bodyweight/Lose Weight While Powerlifting
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May 13, 2024 |
Ep. 147 | The Deadlift, King of all Lifts
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May 06, 2024 |
Ep. 146 | Bench: It's Not a Nap Between Squat and Deadlift, It's How You Build a Total
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Apr 29, 2024 |
Ep. 145 | Squat: The Foundation of a Good Total
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Apr 22, 2024 |
Ep. 144 | Earthquake at Fortis/Ghost Clash 3 Coaching Recap
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Apr 15, 2024 |
Ep. 143 | An Evidence Based Argument That Cardio Does Not Ruin Your Gains
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Apr 08, 2024 |
Ep. 142 | 3 Tips to Help You Have Fun & Get Strong this Offseason
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Apr 01, 2024 |
Ep. 141 | Bending the Bar 8 Meet Recap
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Mar 25, 2024 |
Ep. 140 | 3 Steps to Avoid the Post Meet Blues
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Mar 18, 2024 |
Ep. 139 | Training Update/How You Can Use Data to Drive Results
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Mar 11, 2024 |
Ep. 138 | How Having a Coach/Handler on Meet Day Can Benefit You
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Mar 04, 2024 |
Ep. 137 | Personal Training can be Performance Enhancing/Listening to Your Body & How Nate and Liz Have Grown as Athletes
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Feb 26, 2024 |
Ep. 136 | Who is Ed Blair? Coaching/Meet Prep & Competing at the Highest Level
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Feb 19, 2024 |
Ep. 135 | Are the Qualifying Standards too High pt. 2
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Feb 12, 2024 |
Ep. 134 | Are the New Qualifying Standards too High? pt. 1
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Feb 05, 2024 |
Ep. 133 | Who are Nate and Liz Ribaudo?
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Jan 29, 2024 |
Ep. 131| Sometimes the Smallest Changes Can Add Up to Make the Biggest Difference
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Jan 29, 2024 |
Ep. 132 | Delicious and Nutritious
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Jan 22, 2024 |
Ep. 130 | Q & A / Will We Stop Powerlifting Forever?
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Jan 08, 2024 |
Ep. 129 | Welcome to the 2024 Season / Redefining Strong for Everyone!
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Jan 01, 2024 |
Ep.128 | 2023 Rewind // Looking Forward to 2024
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Dec 18, 2023 |
Ep. 127 | Building the Fortis (Strong) Community
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Dec 11, 2023 |
Ep. 126 | Don't Get Derailed This Holiday Season, Stay on Track While Enjoying Time with Loved Ones
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Dec 04, 2023 |
Ep. 125 | Limitless Grip in a Gripless World
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Nov 20, 2023 |
Ep. 124 | The Ugly Truth About Powerlifting
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Nov 13, 2023 |
Ep. 123 | The Best Powerlifting Gear
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Nov 06, 2023 |
Ep. 122 | Want to Get Stronger? Stop Ignoring Your Bad Technique.
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Oct 30, 2023 |
Ep. 121 | Will Powerlifting Ever Have a Competitive "Season"
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Oct 23, 2023 |
Ep. 120 | Balancing Cardio and Strength
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Oct 16, 2023 |
Ep. 119 | Surge Pro Am Meet Recap
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Oct 10, 2023 |
Ep. 118 | The Pre Game Show for Liz and Nate's Next Meet: The Power Surge Pro/Am
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Sep 25, 2023 |
Ep. 117 | How to Get the Most Out of Your Coach
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Sep 18, 2023 |
Ep. 116 | How To Last Longer
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Sep 11, 2023 |
Ep. 115 | Reach SuperPre: More Than Just Another Preworkout
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Sep 04, 2023 |
Ep. 114 | Getting Started in the Sport of Powerlifting
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Aug 28, 2023 |
Ep. 113 | The Greatest Team of all Time
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Aug 21, 2023 |
Ep. 112 | One of the Most Overlooked Things in Powerlifting Today
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Aug 14, 2023 |
Ep. 111 | Great Expectations
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Aug 07, 2023 |
Ep. 110 | Top 3 Supplements for Building Muscle
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Jul 31, 2023 |
Ep. 109 | Red Light Warriors - What to do When You Miss a Lift in a Meet
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Jul 24, 2023 |
Ep. 108 | Recovery: How to Speed Up Recovery & When to Rest vs. When to Push
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Jul 17, 2023 |
Ep. 107 | Balance
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Jul 10, 2023 |
Ep. 106 | How to Get Stronger Faster: Create a Positive Training Environment
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Jul 03, 2023 |
Ep. 105 | Why Do You Arch in the Bench Press?!
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Jun 26, 2023 |
Ep. 104 | Which Powerlifting Knee Sleeve is the Best?
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Jun 19, 2023 |
Ep. 103 | To Cut or Not to Cut, That is the Question
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Jun 12, 2023 |
Ep. 102 | What Should I Do After Competing in a Powerlifting Meet?
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Jun 04, 2023 |
Ep. 101 | Quick Q & A
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May 29, 2023 |
Ep. 100 | Put Some Respect on the Weights
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May 22, 2023 |
Ep. 99 | Don't be a Creep in the Gym, Be a Helpful Human 😎
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May 15, 2023 |
Ep. 97 | Don't Look...I'm Lifting: A Beginners Guide to Focusing in the Gym
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May 08, 2023 |
Ep. 96 | The Most Important Part of Powerlifting
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May 01, 2023 |
Ep. 95 | Set it and Forget It! - Turning Dreams Into Reality
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Apr 24, 2023 |
Ep. 94 | We're Baaaack/How to Fix Your Poverty Bench
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Apr 17, 2023 |
Ep. 93 | Nate Origins: Where Did Nate Come From?
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Feb 11, 2023 |
Ep. 92 | Why Powerlifting?
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Jan 21, 2023 |
Ep. 91 | But I Don't Wanna. How Complaining is Destroying Your Progress and the Progress of Those Around You
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Jan 08, 2023 |
Ep. 90 | Dealing with Depression
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Dec 31, 2022 |
Ep. 89 | How to Rehab Injuries and Build a Savage Mentality
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Dec 24, 2022 |
Ep. 88 | Prioritize YOU
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Nov 30, 2022 |
Ep. 87 | Designing the Perfect Program
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Nov 03, 2022 |
Ep. 86 | I'm Bored.
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Oct 27, 2022 |
Ep. 85 | USPA Battleborn Championship Recap
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Oct 13, 2022 |
Ep. 84 | What To Do When Shit Hits the Fan
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Oct 05, 2022 |
Ep. 83 | The Penson Power Couple 😤🥰
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Sep 21, 2022 |
Ep. 82 | USPA Pro Preview Show
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Sep 15, 2022 |
Ep. 81 | The Strong Little Mermaid
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Sep 08, 2022 |
Ep. 80 | How Liz Got Her Superhuman Strength: Spider Bites & Cornfields
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Aug 31, 2022 |
Ep. 79 | You Don't Have to Get Ready if You Stay Ready
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Aug 24, 2022 |
Ep. 78 | Breaking World Records with Danny Grigsby
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Aug 17, 2022 |
Ep. 77 | The American Pro Recap
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Aug 10, 2022 |
Episode 76 | Summer Slam Recap
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Jul 27, 2022 |
Episode 75 | Hang Out Cast
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Jul 20, 2022 |
Episode 74 | Fortis Fam
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Jul 13, 2022 |
Episode 73 | Comparison is the Thief of Joy...or is it?
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Jul 06, 2022 |
Episode 72 | Crazy Strong Love
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Jun 29, 2022 |
Episode 71 | Gameday Mentality
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Jun 22, 2022 |
Episode 70 | Fit for Life
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Jun 15, 2022 |
Episode 69 | Women in Powerlifting
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Jun 08, 2022 |
Episode 68 | Don't Let Someone Tell You, You Can't Do Something
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Jun 01, 2022 |
Episode 67 | 1 Goal
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May 25, 2022 |
Episode 66 | Managing Expectations
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May 18, 2022 |
Episode 65 | The Importance of Community
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May 11, 2022 |
Episode 64 | Redefining Self Care
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May 04, 2022 |
Episode 63 | With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
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Apr 27, 2022 |
Episode 62 | Stop Trying to Walk Before You Can Crawl
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Apr 20, 2022 |
Episode 61 | Infectious Positivity
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Apr 13, 2022 |
Episode 60 | Top 3 Supplements for Everyone
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Apr 06, 2022 |
Episode 59 | Bending the Bar Meet Recap
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Mar 23, 2022 |
Episode 58 | Maveriq Mayhem Meet Recap
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Mar 16, 2022 |
Episode 57 | The Q and the A - Extended Edition
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Mar 09, 2022 |
Episode 56 | Food is not Relationship Material
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Feb 23, 2022 |
Episode 55 | The Period Podcast
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Feb 09, 2022 |
Episode 54 | Gym Mythbusters
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Feb 02, 2022 |
Episode 53 | Q & A with Nate, Liz and Toby
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Jan 26, 2022 |
Episode 52 | Effort Matches Results
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Jan 19, 2022 |
Episode 51 | 1Point Challenge & New Years Resolutions
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Jan 05, 2022 |
Episode 50| Q & A pt. 1
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Nov 17, 2021 |
Episode 50 | Q & A pt. 2
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Nov 17, 2021 |
Episode 49 | Progression
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Oct 27, 2021 |
Episode 48 | Showdown Meet Recap
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Sep 29, 2021 |
Episode 47 | Physical Therapy for Athletes with Lauren O'Shea
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Sep 15, 2021 |
Episode 46 | 4 Stages of Power
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Sep 08, 2021 |
Episode 45 | Ronald Tarvin is Starscream
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Sep 01, 2021 |
Episode 44 | What is a Deload Week?
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Aug 24, 2021 |
Episode 43 | SBD Essentials - Deadlift
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Aug 11, 2021 |
Episode 42 | SBD Essentials - Bench
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Aug 04, 2021 |
Episode 41| SBD Essentials - Squat
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Jul 28, 2021 |
Episode 40 | The Secret to Body Recomposition
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Jul 20, 2021 |
Episode 39 | Summer Slam 2021 Recap
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Jul 14, 2021 |
Episode 38 | How Do I Lose Weight
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Jun 30, 2021 |
Episode 37 | How to Prepare for Your First Powerlifting Meet
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Jun 16, 2021 |
Episode 36 | Recovery
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Jun 02, 2021 |
Episode 35 | Accountability
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May 26, 2021 |
Episode 34| Masters Athlete Strength Training
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May 19, 2021 |
Episode 33 | Adapt or Die with Joe Sullivan
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May 08, 2021 |
Episode 32 | Creating a Champion with Chad Penson
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Apr 30, 2021 |
Episode 31 | Fortis Barbell is Just Built Different
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Apr 28, 2021 |
Episode 30 | Prioritization & Time Management
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Apr 21, 2021 |
Episode 29 | Be Undeniable
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Apr 14, 2021 |
Episode 28 | Find an Expert
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Apr 07, 2021 |
Episode 27 | Mental Toughness
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Mar 31, 2021 |
Episode 26 | FUEL
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Mar 24, 2021 |
Episode 25 | Squat. Bench. Deadlift.
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Mar 17, 2021 |
Episode 24 | The Orgin of our March Madness Challenge
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Mar 10, 2021 |
Episode 23 | Resiliency with Ryan
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Mar 03, 2021 |
Episode 22 | Bending the Bar Vol. 5 Meet Recap
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Feb 24, 2021 |
Episode 21 Why We Love Powerlifting!
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Feb 17, 2021 |
Episode 20 | Being Consistent in an Inconsistent World
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Feb 10, 2021 |
Episode 19 | Falling in Love with the Process
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Feb 03, 2021 |
Episode 18 | Becoming the Bar with Bryan May
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Jan 27, 2021 |
Episode 17 | Common Questions, Answered.
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Jan 20, 2021 |
Episode 16 | Never Broken 2 with Justin & Chuck
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Jan 13, 2021 |
Episode 15 | Is There One Program to Rule Them All?
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Jan 06, 2021 |
Episode 14 | New Year / New Fortis
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Dec 30, 2020 |
Episode 13 | From Extra Most Bestest to Trainer Extraordinaire
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Dec 23, 2020 |
Episode 12 | Why Training Environment Matters
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Dec 16, 2020 |
Episode 11 | Gameday Mentality
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Dec 09, 2020 |
Episode 10 | Motivation & Consistency with Nate Ribaudo
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Dec 02, 2020 |
Episode 9 | Nutrition Doesn't Have to Be All or Nothing. Find the Middle Ground.
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Nov 25, 2020 |
Episode 8 | Powerlifting Meet Recap with Kaylee Jones
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Nov 18, 2020 |
Episode 7 | Why You're Not Making Progress with Nate & Liz Ribaudo
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Nov 11, 2020 |
Episode 6 | Preparing for Your First Powerlifting Meet with Brian Porciuncula
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Nov 04, 2020 |
Episode 5 | Compete! with Bethany Taylor
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Oct 28, 2020 |
Episode 4 | Tactical Strength with Tyler Miller
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Oct 21, 2020 |
Episode 3 | Becoming Strong AF with Liz Ribaudo
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Oct 14, 2020 |
Episode 2 | Never Broken with Chuck Edwards
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Oct 07, 2020 |
Episode 1 | The Necessary Sacrifices for Real Growth
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Sep 30, 2020 |
The Hurricast
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Sep 23, 2020 |