GutsXGritXGrind - the This Is Female Powerlifting Podcast This Is Female Powerlifting

PART 2!
TIFPL put a call out on Instagram to find out what YOU guys wanted to hear us talk about, and we had a bunch of fantastic, thoughtful questions in response. We recorded for two hours so these episodes will be coming out in 2 parts. We touch on a wide variety of subjects including how we get hyped for a lift, whether or not we're "girls who do both", awkward and embarrassing mistakes we've made in the gym or with training, we talk to our younger selves, and about young people and strength sports. And so much more! This was really fun and we will definitely be doing it again sometime!

Intro/Outro Music:
Ship Wrek - Pain (feat. Mia Vaile): https://youtu.be/UDEpRK8WL_I
https://soundcloud.com/theshipwrek
https://soundcloud.com/miavaile
http://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds

TIFPL put a call out on Instagram to find out what YOU guys wanted to hear us talk about, and we had a bunch of fantastic, thoughtful questions in response. We recorded for two hours so these episodes will be coming out in 2 parts. We touch on a wide variety of subjects including how we get hyped for a lift, whether or not we're "girls who do both", awkward and embarrassing mistakes we've made in the gym or with training, we talk to our younger selves, and about young people and strength sports. And so much more! This was really fun and we will definitely be doing it again sometime!

(2.00) https://www.instagram.com/sarah.swinson/ asks how we get in the headspace for a lift, whether at the gym or in a meet. None of us like getting yelled at. Danielle summons demons. Gaïa is a smiling delight.
(6.35) Gaïa demonstrates rage lifting. Very convincing.
(9.40) Beans’ lifts are based around practice/routine/habit whether in the gym or at a meet
(14.40) How powerlifting forces us to become more aware of not just our physical functions but our mental functions
(17.35) https://www.instagram.com/mirslam/ What do you know now that you wish you’d known before, what advice would you give your n00b self
(18.05) Sibina says listen to your gut
(18.35) Beans says MORE VOLUME, get jacked brah
(18.55) Danielle says “coach Danielle is a bad coach!”
(20.50) PLATEAUS HAPPEN. You are not a garbage human. Don’t let it get to you.
(22.05) Vanessa says don’t put off starting because you’re “not strong enough”, no such thing.
(23.20) Don’t be ashamed of where you’re at, Beans talks about how she came dead last at her very first meet and gave no fucks because POWERLIFTING IS FUN!
(24.45) Gaïa says don’t be afraid to be ambitious, and don’t waste time worrying about your weight.
(27.30) https://www.instagram.com/theflyingfraction/ asks us about mistakes we’ve made and what we learned
(27.50) Danielle benched without safeties and embarrassed herself at the powerlifting gym, Beans did basically the same thing at the community rec centre
(29.15) Our first encounters with competition combination racks
(29.55) Forgetting clips and collars and making a ruckus!
(31.15) Being self-conscious about filming lifts, now it’s just second nature
(33.30) Beans talks about some of the terrible, obvious mistakes she’s seen while volunteering at meets
(41.50) https://www.instagram.com/knox_n_socks/ wants to know what we think about the “girls who do both” type trends…. which leads to the epic lipstick story from CPU Nationals!
(44.00) What if…what if you can’t/don’t do both? Why does it fucking mater?
(46.00) Sibina goes Full Feminist! YUSSSS!
(48.25) Beans comes to the logical conclusion that she’s a girl who can do both because she can chug whiskey OR vodka!

Stay tuned for part 2 of 2!

Intro Music:
Ship Wrek - Pain (feat. Mia Vaile): https://youtu.be/UDEpRK8WL_I
https://soundcloud.com/theshipwrek
https://soundcloud.com/miavaile
http://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds

Outro Music:
Go F Yourself by Two Feet
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This time, it is about the feels. Episode 7 is a subjective discussion of the positives and negatives of comparison and creeping your competition; is social media destroying you or driving you? We talk realistically about when it can be beneficial, detrimental, or just downright irrelevant. We also explore lifting self-esteem through injury or downtime, and the importance of cutting yourself some slack and celebrating the small stuff. Hosts this episode are Beans, Danielle, Liz and Darron.

Talkin' RPE, hormones, and pondering if the XX and the XY are really all that different in the powerlifting world

Sorry about the sound quality on this one, guys! Worth it for the content. This episode we are joined by two of Alberta's strongest coaches, Bryce Krawczyk and Shane Martin, to shoot the shit about the ins and outs of dat coaching life. From an athlete's perspective, we explore the when, who and how of getting a coach, and we get the inside scoop from the coach's side on what it's like dealing with athletes. New this episode: LIGHTNING ROUND! 15 questions, no time to think! Good times for all.

This week on episode 4 of the first season of GutsXGritXGrind, the This is Female Powerlifting podcast, we summon the spirit of the festive season to bring you a Santa hat full of powerlifting-related, rant-invoking topics. Take four dirtbag powerlifters, two angel powerlifters (to balance it out) and a five minute timer that signals when it's time for whiskey shots and you have the worst thing we've ever done. The best thing we've ever done? Sorry mum. Sorry everyone.
3:07 Topic 1: STUPID "US VS THEM" POWERLIFTING DISPUTES. We don't care what fed you lift in, but posting dumb memes and whining about perceived slights against you because of the fed you lift with is ridiculous. Why is our sport so fragmented?
4:51 More feds, more records. Default gold for everyone!
5:12 We explain what a sub-master is. Sort of. Tess asserts dominance.
6:15 We call out the IPF. BOOM!
9:05 Topic 2: EARNING YOUR OPINION CARD. What is the magic point that we're allowed to have an opinion on something?  Do we need a degree?  Time in the sport? A certain Wilks?
9:40 Have you considered someone might be smarter than you?
10:30 Darron hates people. (But especially those who don't recognize other people expertise)
13:05 Bonus time to discuss the Lifting Concern Police. Eff you, windbags!
15:10 Topic 3: IS YOUR PR A PR? If you have added the caveat "no, he didn't touch the bar I swear" to your PR, you probably didn't do it alone. Is your competition lift PR really a PR when it's a mile high, or your butt came off the bench? Are we just too judgemental?
16:40 Be honest with yourself. If your PR isn't sport specific, it's irrelevant to your sport.
17:22 Darron wants to see your butt! Show us your butt!
19:02 Gaïa ruins Christmas
19:55 Topic 4: CHEER UP, GYM EEYORES. Please, be happy about something you've done, even just once. For me. For you. For everyone.
20:19 Truth bomb: you might not PR during every single training cycle
20:54 Default gold. It's not Tess' fault that no other fat old ladies have shown up.
24:08 "Let's get fucking profound now here, bitches"
26:00 Topic 5: SO YOU'RE INJURED. STOP TALKING ABOUT IT AND START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT  IT. You've posted 800 times about your injury/"injury". You've posted 0 times about what you are doing to fix it. This leads us to believe you are doing nothing. When is an injury a legitimate injury and when is it an excuse?
27:40 That time Tess tore her achilles and Darron heard it snap.
29:00 Go see a professional! Quit trying to fix it yourself.
29:15 We all love dry needling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_needling).
30:28 Tess and Darron get closer. "You're the gayest woman that loves my husband."
31:35 Topic 6: POWERLIFTING OR FITSPO. Let's be real here. Is that account full of semi-nudes with inspirational captions about powerlifting? Or is it soft core fitspo porn?
31:55 "It is not about what you look like. Lift the thing. That is all."
33:40 We really can't emphasize enough how much we like butts. Or at least we don't think we can. Because we can't stop talking about it.
35:15 Your ab selfie isn't powerlifting. Your cleavage selfie isn't powerlifting. Your traps selfie isn't powerlifting. They're just cool selfies.
36:28 Shout out to @kittycatlifting (https://www.instagram.com/kittycatlifting/)'s awesome butt!
37:09 Topic 7: GYM PDA: stop cuddling on the ER rack, we all know you're in loooooove. What do we think about couples cuddling at the gym?