In this episode of Chalk My Back! We give you guys the exciting conclusion of the much anticipated Zaw lunch money saga! Anas takes us through his Caroline Primetime meet experience starting from the drive to the meet to hiking the Carolinas and everything in between. Anas gives us the inside scoop as to how well he thinks the meet was run and how much he thinks the improvements from primetime meets has increased from year to year. He also gives us his training rundown and how he was able to...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys take a slight detour from the usual powerlifting cancellation talks to mention some of our favorite Arab and Lebanese dishes. Catch Abe and Anas talking about opening a restaurant, Josh talks about the great customer service that Lebanese places offer and we cover all the in's and out's of what makes great middle eastern food. The boys also discuss the upcoming Caroline Primetime meet that is coming up this weekend and discuss some of the lifters and...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We take a look into how our host Abe used the Juggernaut AI programming to help him peak for a mock meet! He gives us all the details including his opinion and insight into how this could help the future of coaching and programming for powerlifting. We also break down the pros and cons of using something like this to either aid your training or to use as a stand alone coaching application and give you our CMB rating as to whether it's worth the bang for your...

In this episode the CMB gang tackles everything Houston this past week with the TBS Open and Primetime meets which Josh Cortez of New School Strength competed in as well as coached some of his athletes. Josh gives us a meet recap of his athlete's performances and what his own meet prep was like going from doing 4 meets in a year to having the time to sit down with his powerlifting coach Marcellus and come up with a solid game plan for meet day. Josh gives us some insight into his own training...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We discuss the most recent change that has happened to affected IPF powerlifting athletes with changes to the benchpress. Not in on the loop or haven't been on IG in a while? Well we got you with the best facts no opinions or printers as we give you all the need to know with the changes happening starting with the bench press rule changes. We also take a small recap of USAPL and IPF L's throughout the course of the rollercoaster break up and give you guys our...

In this episode of Chalk My Back we take a deep dive into the meme of bench press being replaced with weighted dips? Is the IPF seriously serious about having lifters do weighted dips or are cheating bench presses here to stay? Along the way we cover everything from meme singlets to ROI for powerlifters so you don't wanna miss what kinda juicy bits and details we have to say on this episode. Abe gives us the "Texan" rundown of powerlifting finance and who would back him up in a street fight....

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We discuss the recent controversy addressing the bench press arch and what the IPF is trying to do to change the rules regarding extreme bench press arches. IPF wants a flat back bench? Head is now allowed to come up off the bench? Abe can turn into a pretzel and has an "above average" bench press ROM? We also talk about how Anas recently started doing some of his accessory work at a local normie gym and what he thinks some of the benefits of going to this...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys discuss Anas's recent announcement about being a part of the Corrupted Summit in Houston! We pick Anas's brain as to what the challenge he's gonna do and what his strategy is to take home some prize money. Anas also gives us a breakdown as to what to expect at the summit and we give you guys our comparison as to what this could mean for powerlifting seminars and events like this in the future. Along the way Abe is still not convinced that these could...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We give you our thoughts on the American Pro Meet and what we thought were some of the high points of the meet and what could have been improved on. We also go over some of the more notable moments and some of what we though could have been questionable calls and what judges should do in that situation. With the rising cost of living and things getting more expensive, the boys talk about what the price of powerlifting seminars should be and what an acceptable...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys take a dive into the USAPL and talk about the upcoming Carolina Primetime meet and how Anas and Zaw are gonna duke it out to see who takes home the money. Will it be the Texas boys taking home all the paychecks and cashing out or will the Carolina Hometown lifters show out and take all the stacks? We also cover the recent news of the USAPL announcement of how you can be eligible to set world records in the USAPL and how this could impact world...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys discuss the recent SBD release and give you our two cents and only our two cents with no facts or printers! We also give you an update on the highlights of The World Games going on in Alabama and give you our own commentary on everything from the camera angles to the location and everything in between! Abe gives us an update on his mic and why the last few weeks we haven't got an episode out to you guys due to "technical difficultes". The boys also...

In this episode of Chalk My Back we got your in depth "professional" overview mainly of our opinions of IPF Worlds! We give you our own s****y recap of the bits and pieces that we were able to tune in to and as always everyone can catch these hands. We cover everything from the carpet being covered in everyone's fluids to the quality of the stream as we spare no expense at covering all the little details but still missing the entire meet. The boys then talk about training, the pursuit of...

We got recaps, on recaps, with a side of more recaps on this episode of Chalk My Back! If you were a lifter that competed in the UBU USAPL meet this weekend you'll wanna listen to this one to see us talk about your performance. Abe, Anas, and yes even Josh showed up this weekend to watch some big boy weights being lifted! Abe and Anas give you guys a quick overview of what they thought were the highlights of the meet and what they thought of the meet in general. The boys go lift by lift as...

In this episode we get Anas's thoughts and feelings on his most current performance at USAPL Mega Nationals! We also get you guys caught up on what Abe and Josh have been doing since it's been a while since we've put out a new episode. We get Anas's thoughts on what his performance felt like and what the nationals experience was like this year and what it feels like to be a fresh USAPL Pro! We cover everything and anything from the time Anas left Texas to the time he left Las Vegas. Tune to...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We cover how the USAPL is recently starting to have meets in Australia and what this could mean for the federation. The three amigos then cover their own training and how it's been going; Anas covers how his training has been since the lead up to Mega Nationals being held in Vegas, Abe talks about how acquiring new home gym equipment has been helping his training and Josh covers how his recent training has been and how visiting other powerlifting gyms in the...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! the boys cover some of the most recent updates from Absolute Recomp from barbells being taken from the powerlifting section to some of the members talking about what the current climate and culture is like at AR. We also discuss what the owner is doing to fix the problems that are being addressed and give you guys our two cents or whatever about the matter. We also talk about the options that arise from gym competition and how this could create more gyms in...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys have Ty Denges who is Keone's son join us on this week's episode to discuss his journey throughout the powerlifting landscape. Ty also gives us his back story into how he got his start into lifting, gives us a home gym origins story, and describes his life outside powerlifting. Ty gives us his why into why he continues powerlifting and what drives and motivates him to keep competing in powerlifting as well as basketball. Ty tells stories about...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! Abe and Josh bring back a guest who is one of the legends in the realm of Texas Powerlifting, Keone Denges of Denges Powerlifting to discuss his recent decision to make the transition to Powerlifting America! Tune in and see why he chose to step down from his co-chair position for the USAPL and what he thinks the future of this decision will be for him and his son Ty. He also talks about why he decided to step down from the position and his philisophy behind...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! the boys cover all the national meets that happened this past weekend from Colleigiate nationals all the way to Powerlifting America Nationals! Anas gives us a recap of what it was like to travel to Chicago and coach his athletes as well as the good and the bad that happened along the meet journey. We also cover what we were able to catch during the livestream for Powerlifting America's Nationals and cover what we think the direction both the USAPL and PLA...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! the boys cover what the podcast has helped them with and some tips and tricks for getting started if you ever want to create your own podcast. Josh covers how some of his classmates and friends ask him what it's like to have a podcast and to publish content every week. Abe gives us more diet food tips on what to eat in terms of the best of the best food options. Anas lets us know what to do to combat trolls that put mean and stupid comments on your...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys tackle if the Tonal workout mirror is for you and what the pros and cons. Is using workout technology that is new and cutting edge with our limited knowledge for you? Find out on this episode! Pain, depression, and how much fun do powerlifters actually have training for their sport? Abe, Anas, and Josh also provide some commentary coverage of all the cool and neat sub-fringe sports at the Arnold Classic. Slapping which was included for the first time...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! we catch up with the owners of Compound athletics Mike and Taylor as they share their unique experiences with us and how they came to owning one of Fort Worth's coolest gyms around the block! Mike and Taylor give us the background behind how they acquired a gym and how their own respective journey's in the fitness space lead to them moving all around the United States and ending up here in Fort Worth buying a CrossFit box and turning it into Compound...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We bring you the Texas Strength Classic Meet Recap hosted by Wes Zunker former guest on the podcast that was held at Texas Strength System in San Antonio, Texas. Anas gives you latest and greatest recaps this side of Texas and even talks about some of the insight that happens behind the scenes at powerlifting meets. Join us as we listen to his journey from Dallas to San Antonio and what he experienced from staying in a BnB with no earplugs, to a 4 flight...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys take a deep dive courtesy of Josh into the world of weightlifting and drugs and how the recent doping violations show just how much the US isn't as clean as athletes and lifters think. Along the way, we also talk about how public information can sometimes be funny and how you can find out who's clean in your respective strength sport and maybe how to contact them with just a quick internet search but you didn't hear it from our podcast. Abe gives us...

In this episode of Chalk My Back! We cover all the national competitions coming up in powerlifting world! From PLA classic nationals to Super Mega Plus Ultra USAPL Nationals to DT USPA nationals and everything in between. Come join us as the boys banter back and forth and talk over each other for the best hour of your life while we also make borderline jokes that haven't gotten us cancelled yet! Abe, Anas, and Josh cover the PLA nationals roster as of February and discuss what powerlifting...