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A powerlifting podcast from two of Australia's most sought after strength coaches, Thomas Lilley and John Sheridan. Thomas is the owner of ZeroW gyms in Gold Coast and Brisbane and John is the owner of Burley Strength gym in Canberra. Join them as they talk all things powerlifting and interview some of the world's greatest names in the sport.
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Aug 30, 2021
Aug 30, 2021
27 min
With lockdowns and current events, poor mental health is sadly very common. What does this mean to your training? How involved should your coach become, if at all? Tune in and find out!
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Aug 23, 2021
Aug 23, 2021
27 min
We answer your deadlift questions from last week on our Instagram stories, enjoy!
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Aug 16, 2021
Aug 16, 2021
34 min
The second instalment of our Increase Your Deadlift series! Thomas and John discuss some popular topics including pulling the slack out of the bar and back rounding.
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Aug 11, 2021
Aug 11, 2021
26 min
Thomas and John discuss deadlifts, in what will become a multi-episode topic. Tune in for a great conversation around the setup, and how we approach coaching and training this cornerstone exercise.
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Aug 2, 2021
Aug 2, 2021
54 min
Thomas and John talk to Angus Bradley, a Sydney based coach specialising in many things from strength to surfing! Angus is also the host of Hyperformance Podcast.
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Jul 26, 2021
Jul 26, 2021
28 min
If you're familiar with Powerlifting programs you will notice they usually consist of 'hypertrophy', 'strength' and 'peaking' phases - but what do these blocks actually mean? Thomas and John break down their thoughts on how they treat these blocks now and how they have evolved their strategies over the years. Does 'hypertrophy' really mean 'hypertrophy'?
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Jul 19, 2021
Jul 19, 2021
30 min
They say it takes two to tango - how closely does coaching resonate to this saying? How much collaboration is needed from the coach versus the client to maintain excellent progress? Thomas and John break it down on another great episode of Peak Speak.
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Jul 12, 2021
Jul 12, 2021
38 min
Thomas and John talk about 'coaching culture', and how different training methodologies attract different personality types.
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Jul 5, 2021
Jul 5, 2021
34 min
There's a lot of noise around training intensity and whether 'going failure' has a place in training, but are there different types of failure? Thomas and John discuss the merit to failure and when it's a good idea versus bad idea.
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Jun 28, 2021
Jun 28, 2021
35 min
Powerlifting is no stranger to controversy, and one aspect of this is calls on comp day. Thomas and John discuss this from the point of the referees, lifters and coaches and how commentary from outsiders after the event can sometimes miss the bigger picture.
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