Sean and Nathan take a moment to catch up in 2024's first High Bar Podcast episode. From discussing the evolution of programming to sharing dialogue over Christianity in the fitness space, listeners will gain insight from this thought-provoking episode.

This episode covers the newest hire of Team NORi in Nathan Tepus as a welcome addition to our Coaching staff. Michael and Nathan sit down to discuss his background, athlete’s mindset, and introduction to Powerlifting for all of our listeners new to his story.

The Team NORi Coaches return to the Highbar Podcast after a busy several months between Sean competing, Jaron expanding the Ukiyo Gym, and Raw Nationals in Memphis in September with over 30 athletes representing the team. The Team welcomes our newest addition to the team Nathan Tepus, as well as recapping the electric performances of the 90kg Primetime Session and more.

This impromptu episode features Coaches: Sean, Michael, Jaron, and Aidan starting the discussion off with differing philosophies in block durations within training. Former programming approaches such as Block Periodization and Emerging Strategies are referenced in tangent to the ways each coach has evolved their own operations for assessing a lifter's training performance over time. Questions are explored in detail regarding when to use % of 1RM and setting intensity/RPE caps in training, as...

This long awaited episode covers a conversation between Sean and Lifetime Drug Free Bodybuilder Alberto Núñez from Team 3dmj. Listen to the discussions of the evolution of Powerlifting programming tangential to Bodybuilding, some of Alberto's thoughts on nutrition, and more!  

Sean and Aidan recap their first Hawaii travel experience alongside Jaron and discuss how the Team NORi Seminar at Ukiyo went and the topics covered. 

Sean and Jaron catchup before reuniting at the Rising Tide 110% Meet in Texas. Jaron discusses recaps over recent standout Team Yamane performances with Sean Jin and Kyle de Leon respectively. Sean contextualizes his recent Arnold performance and reflects with Jaron on his initialhiring after the first NORi Coaching interviews held 3 years ago. 

Sean and Aidan catch up on this episode to dive deeper into Aidan's development as a Coach amidst juggling Nursing school and his competitive years as a Powerlifter. Aidan recounts his experiences as a young emerging Teen lifter, and how this has translated into coaching his own roster's demographic today. 

Sean sits down with Pedro Do Amaral in this episode to discuss all things diet and health related. Talking about their respective academic backgrounds and in discussing ongoing research, Sean and Pedro unpackage their views on seed oils, the vertical diet, elimination diets, and challenging the popular "If it fits your Macros" perspective that has become popularized in the recent decades. 

Sit down with Sean on this solo episode to go over his experiences that led to his eventual rise as a prominent Powerlifting Coach. Sean discusses how to make the most of pursuing your goals and being surrounded by like-minded individuals further along the path that you are pursuing as a source of inspiration and mentorship. Sean briefly previews Jaron's upcoming Ukiyo Grand Prix meet in April 2023 and the launch of Powerlifting Now.   

Michael and Jaron sit down to catch up on a busy 2022 year with the launch of Ukiyo Hawaii and the vision set for the USAPL Hawaii community. We discuss the intricacies of being a gym owner, meet director, and state chair and the goals Jaron has to grow the Hawaiian Powerlifting community. 

How do you get the most out of someone? How do you coach more effectively? Commitment to building relationships (Sean solo)  

Sean and Chance cover some of powerlifting's current events. Using novelty training stimulus to break plateaus Identifying your current bottleneck Chance's plan for the Asian Championships in Dubai, Sheffield, and Malta Sean covers in detail his thought process for the 90kg move Chance plays devil's advocate

Chance and Sean sit down to discuss identifiable tendencies women have in their powerlifting training. Assessing risk v reward Do women respond better to the "higher intensity skewed" volume? Identifying yourself as a high responder or low responder to training stimulus? (do you tolerate well or need significantly more stimulus to achieve "X") Higher levels of strength can require unconventional or extreme solutions. GET CREATIVE  

Sean sits down with Joey Flexx and talk everything besides Powerlifting.

We are back! Ft. Aidan, Chance, and Sean Stories - What happened at Mega Nationals and IPF Worlds? Sean and Chance recap their last competition. The state of USA's current PL scene. Who moves up? 90/93kg Sean, 93kg Aidan? Is Chance competing at PLA Nationals?  SHEFFIELD 2023 What makes USAPL Nationals so special? 10YR to 700LB DEADLIFT DEBATE - CHANCE VS SEAN

This episode is part of our interview series that will cover all six coaches. In this episode Coach Jaron switches roles and interviews Michael Jin.  University of Houston, Growing up in Dallas, Korea, Winning Collegiate Nats, Collegiate Teams

This episode is part of our interview series that will cover all six coaches. In this episode Coach Michael Jin sits down to discuss who is Sean Noriega. Childhood, Family, MIT, Baseball, Building Team NORi, Legacy

This episode is part of our interview series that will cover all six coaches. In this episode Coach Michael Jin sits down to discuss who is Erik Larsson. What was it like growing up in Sweden? How is powerlifting different in the Swedish scene? Floorball?? Equipped bench... Partial pec rupture... IPF Worlds/Euros  

This episode is part of our interview series that will cover all six coaches. In this episode Coach Michael Jin sits down to discuss who is Aidan Roeder. Aidan the Athlete -> Aidan Team Nori Coach  What are Aidan's long-term plans as an athlete and as a coach? Coaching, Gaming, Nursing, Track and HS upbringing. Preview into his beginnings for the 90kg class.

This episode is part of our interview series that will cover all six coaches. In this episode we will be covering a full background on Jaron Yamane. How did Jaron bring the PL Hawaii scene together? A humbling origin story by our most wholesome coach on the team.

This episode is a first episode of our interview series that will cover all six coaches. In this episode we will be covering a full bio of Chance Mitchell.  Who is Chance? Athlete, Nerd, Sports Fan, Political enthusiast, Powerlifting coach?

Host Sean Noriega and Coach Chance Mitchell discuss the split between the IPF and USAPL. We cover what some of the top level lifters may end up choosing (weight class changes, federation changes, and goals) Sean shares his mindset from 2021 Raw Nationals and breaks down his goals moving forward. USAPL should look to raise the prize pool for pro events "TOO MUCH DRUG TESTING" Sean admits that he works hard.

Host Sean Noriega and Coach Chance Mitchell discuss breaking through training plateaus  (Manipulating specific variables to bridge forward on frequency, volume or intensity.) We also touch on finding the middle ground to manage Squat and Deadlift Stress. "Secondary Day does not mean Secondary in effort." Which brave soul will start the trend of 3x per week Deadlift frequency? Sean makes fun of unfortunate humans with short arms. Chance XOXO USVI