Episodes
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! Solana & Kris D dive into ways to stay motivated to train hard in the "off season", and how to handle tracking or not tracking around the holiday season.
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Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
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Published 11/18/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! Today Kris D and I talk about perimenopause and menopause, and some info on training while going through these phases of life.
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Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
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Published 11/11/24
Welcome back to TPIL! My friend Dan Flores joins me today. He is the owner of The Warrior Lifestyle & and we dive into how to build discipline to pursue your goals in ALL areas of your life, not just fitness. We also talk about his journey as a motivational speaker, leaving his job to pursue entrepreneurship, and how to stay disciplined.
Links:
Solana Lewis IG
Dan Flores IG
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Dan Flores Coaching
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Published 10/29/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! Today we have returning guest Evie Corrigan who is a 2x World Champion & Sheffield Champion. She is also the President of Auckland Powerlifting & the Secretary of New Zealand Powerlifting Federation. We dive into her roll as President and what it was like being in charge of Nz Nationals this past September.
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Published 10/22/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! Today Kris D and I dive into the science of hormones during the phases of the menstrual cycle and how that can affect strength.
Links:
Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
Menstrualy Cycle & Performance Article
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Published 10/14/24
Hey y’all! Welcome back to TPIL! Today me and Kristen dive speak on the IPF courses slides that have been recently shown on social media and come off as “sexist”, and we speak on the current state of the USAPL followed by a funny story at the end!
Links:
Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
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Published 09/25/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! I just got back from USAPL Raw Nationals and talk my experience commentating, coaching, and competing!
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Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
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Published 09/16/24
Welcome back to TPIL. Today we talk about how we onboard beginner clients vs intermediate clients, how we adjust how we speak to our athletes depending on their personalities and more!
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Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
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Published 08/29/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! Today Kris D and special guest Angelo Fortino join the show to talk about SBD Raleigh and some other side topics!
Links:
Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
Angelo Fortino Instagram
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Published 08/03/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! Today Kris D and I talk about her prep for the SBD Raleigh meet, which is her first meet in 2 years! And we announce our free Powerlifting Guide that will be available Saturday June 27th!
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Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
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Published 07/26/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! Today I speak with Sonity Muluh IPF best lifter and World Champion! Sonita last joined the podcast following last years Worlds where she came in 2nd place and we pick up from there and talk about her training going into this years worlds, meet day and her future goals!
Links:
Solana Lewis IG
Work with Solana
Sonita Muluh
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Published 07/19/24
Welcome back to TPIL! Today I speak with Tamara Walcott who has the strongest female deadlift in the world! Tamara talks of her journey through breaking the deadlift world record to becoming a public figure for women and for powerlifting and more!
Links:
Tamara Walcott IG
Solana Lewis IG
Work with Solana
Work with Tamara
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Published 07/11/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! Today was have John Haack join the pod, he is the strongest raw untested male powerlifter in the world.
We talk about IPF worlds and more!
Links:
John Haack IG
Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
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Published 07/02/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! Today we dive into how to respectfully leave a coach you work with. We talk about some valid reasons to leave a good coach and on the flip side, our experience as coaches who have had clients leave.
Links:
Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
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Published 06/25/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL!
Today Kristen and Solana talk about experiencing a "post meet blues" aka a lack of motivation immediately after competing, and what it is like to cope with a meet that didn't go your way.
Links:
Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
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Published 06/17/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL. Today we dive into how I am preparing for my meet that is tomorrow! And how we would prepare for a travel meet!
Links:
Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
Prs Gut cut video
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Published 06/08/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! today we talk about our process for handling athletes on meet day and how we set up our distance athletes with a handler and prepare them for a successful day !
Links:
Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
PRs Gut Cut Video
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Published 05/29/24
Hey y’all! Welcome back to TPIL! We dive into how Kristen and I choose the frequency of squat, bench and deadlift for our athletes and what factors we look at first before adjusting frequency. We also talk about Kristen’s planned return to the platform after a 2 year hiatus!
Links:
Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
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Published 05/14/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! @Solana_lifts @Kris_d talk about what metrics they track as coaches and why we think tracking tonnage consistently may be overrated.
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Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
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Published 04/30/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! On this episode, Kristen Dunsmore opens up about her journey to sobriety, and her past struggles with alcohol. I open up about my sober curious journey and my why behind it.
Links:
Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
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Published 04/22/24
Hey y’all! Welcome back to TPIL! On this episode Kris D and I talk about her most recent lifter who competed at PLA Nationals and then we dive into how to handle emotions & attempt selection on meet day!
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Links:
Host: Solana’s Instagram
Co-Host: Kristen's Instagram
Strength SoLutions: Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
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Published 04/15/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! I speak with Dayna McNeal who just competed at Powerlifting America Nationals in the 76kg weight class. We dive into her prep for Worlds, her past World Meets, whats next for her and more!
Links:
Host: Solana Lewis Instagram
Guest: Dayna McNeal Instagram
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Published 04/10/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! Today I speak with Megan Hurlburt who just won the 52 kilo weight class for Powerlifting America Nationals! We dive into everything from her missing weight at last years nationals, to her prep and PR's going into this years nationals and more!
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Podcast Host: Solana Lewis IG
Guest: Megan Hurlburt IG
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Published 04/02/24
Hey y'all! Welcome back to TPIL! Today Solana Lewis & Kristen Dunsmore talk about how we have helped to adjust our athletes training program while dealing with injury, and how we ourselves had to make adjustments to our own training while dealing with pain.
Links:
Links:
Solana’s Instagram
Strength SoLutions
Kristen Dunsmore IG
Empowerlift Training
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Published 03/15/24