Join me as I chat with IPF world champ Meg Scanlon on returning to competitive powerlifting following the birth of her twin girls. Not only a return but a return and a rise! She's one remarkable athelte so you're not goint to want to miss this one!By Jake Downes, Donut Barbell

Joining me at the grill today is the other side of Donut Barbell. It's taken a few episodes to get her on the mic but finally Sabrina is here. Come and have listen to 3 x British champion, what's been her 'go to' for getting through lockdown and how she added 12.5kg through training at home during this period. Download to check it out Got any power…

Joining me at the grill today is 10 x IPF World Champion Bonica Brown. Bonica is an incredible lifter and holds 6 world records! Come and hear what she wants to get off her chest and onto the BBQ! Download to check it out Got any powerlifting & strength training questions? I'd love to hear from you: Instagram: @donutbarbell Email: info@donutbarbell…

Joining me at the grill today is the Olympic weightlifter Jack Oliver. Jack's experience extends over the past 15 years, including IWF World Championships, Commonwealth Championships, and the biggest of them all, the London 2015 Olympics. Jack has had to deal with more than his fair share of injuries throughout his career, a career that started bac…

Another special in this episode where I'm joined by two guests, Acos & Norm, two coaches who I met whilst working with British Powerlifting GB athletes on the international scene. We get down to discussing pet peeves, some controversial, some not so, motivation, free advice, and more. Download to see what it's like being a fly on the wall amidst ou…

Joining me at the grill for a conversation today is British 83kg champion Christian Ayandokun. We discuss his humble beginnings to attempting a world record deadlift, strategies for lockdown, right through to his European championship trip in 2018, from plane to platform in a matter of hours. How does he cope?... Come and find out Download to check…

Joining me at the grill today is IPF 66kg World Champion Charles Okpoko. We discuss his rise to the top, his background in sports, and how has led him to be the strength athlete he is today. What is he capable of at SBD Sheffield 2021? Come and find out... Download to check it out Got any powerlifting & strength training questions? I'd love to hear…

Joining me at the grill today is the founder of British Strength Magazine and British Strength Radio: Alexander Clarke. Join us as we discuss the stresses involved doing what you're passionate about, influencers forcing unhealthy lifestyles on newer lifters and much more... Download to check it out Got any powerlifting & strength training questions…

Joining me at the grill today is IPF hall of Famer and WR bench press holder, Jen Thompson. Jen has been competing for 20 years, has won 11 IPF world championships and overcome many obstacles along the way... Come and hear her story Download to check it out Got any powerlifting & strength training questions? I'd love to hear from you: Instagram: @d…

Irish Champion (of many weight classes) Bronagh McPeake joins me at the grill, hear her story; starting strength training to European records, knowing when to stop and when to push and of course, we'll be delving into some of her pet peeves! Download to check it out Got any powerlifting & strength training questions? I'd love to hear from you: Inst…

Joining me at the grill on this episode is one of the most passionate powerlifters I think I've had to pleasure of speaking to. Pana has been an integral part of the revolution amdist the French powerlifting success, find out how it all statred, what irks him and lots more! Download to check it out Got any powerlifting & strength training questions…

Joining me today is a veteran of the powerlifting world, Ross Leppala. Ross is a coach for reactive training systems and is known for his talks surrounding the mental side of training. I was really looking forward to picking his brains on these topics and, of course we got to delve into some of his pet peeves! Download to check it out Got any power…

Ryan "Sixpack" Ladapat joins Jake to discuss how he became the voice of the IPF, his crazy feats of strength earning himself world records, motivations to keep on training, what inspired him to raise so much money for charity and so much more! Download to check it out Got any powerlifting questions? I'd love to hear from you Instagram: @donutbarbel…

In this episode I sit down GB Jnr head coach Jason Coultman. We had a great conversation discussing topics such as attempt selection, sloppy training standards, the rise in popularity of powerlifting, and what that means for up and coming juniors. Want to know what of that was a pet peeve? And what made it on to the BBQ? Download to check it out Go…

Joining me on episode 7 is renowed powerlifter and Commonwealth gold medalist Delroy McQueen. With over three decades of experience competing in strength sports there's a lot of insight and knowledge to be gained from listening to this guy. There's also ample opportunity to pick up a few pet peeves along the way, so why not grab a beer and join us …

A special episode today where I'm joined by two guests, Lucia Puricelli and Cat Smith. These two are sat amongst esteemed company as two of the strongest women in powerlifting. Join us in our discussion around the strength pyramid, disagreeing with referees and how they mentally prepare for competitions. Download to check it out Got any powerliftin…

Joining me today is Calgary Barbell's Bryce Krabshack. Canadians, the most polite people in the world, what pet peeves could Bryce have? As well as some pet peeves we discuss conventional deadlift for sumo pullers, programming outside of the 7-day windows and Bryce was in a metal band...? Download to check it out Got any powerlifting questions? I'd…

Joining me today is British Powerlifting Champion, European bronze medalist and European deadlift record holder, Temitope Nuga. We discuss Thor's controversial 501kg deadlift before delving into some of her pet peeves. Both Temi and myself have suffered tough injuries in our time and we get down to our experiences surrounding this. Download to chec…

Bryce Lewis, likely one of the nicest guys in powerlifting, what could he have to moan about? How has he coped with training during the pandemic? What measures has he used with his athletes? Download to check it out Got any powerlifting questions? I'd love to hear from you Instagram: @donutbarbell Email: info@donutbarbell.com…

World record bench press holder & Welsh wizard Owen Hubbard joins me to discuss his pet peeves. Poor attempt selection at powerlifting competitions, cauliflower...? and how he's training during the lockdown Download to check it out Got any powerlifting questions? I'd love to hear from you Instagram: @donutbarbell Email: info@donutbarbell.com…

Powerlifting GB head coach Henry Tosh joins me to release his pet peeves. Can coaches steal the limelight from the lifters? Where's the line for free speech?... Let's find out what makes it to the BBQ Download to check it out Got any powerlifting questions? I'd love to hear from you Instagram: @donutbarbell Email: info@donutbarbell.com…