King Of The Lifts

IPF 66kg World Champion Charles Okpoko joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Paul Maranzan to discuss his startling upset victory over two-time World Champion “Mr. Perfect” Sergey Gladkikh, and their up coming rematch at the IPF Worlds in Sweden. Okpoko also discusses growing up in Nigeria, his transition to the US culture, how he found Powerlifting, and his quest to make a statement that size is not the only measure of one’s capabilities for strength.

IPF World Champions LS McClain & Gustav Hedlund, and US Champion David Woolson join 6 Pack Lapadat in a special 93 kg IPF World Championships preview show! Hear from the top contenders in the most stacked division in the IPF Worlds!

John Haack, IPF World Championship winner and 82.5 kg World record holder, joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Kafui to discuss why listening to our 83 kg GoAT debate motivated him to prove us wrong, his thoughts on his IPF World title, why he switched to compete USPA, whether he has regrets about it, his thoughts on the US Open, his breakdown of the up coming 83 kg class at the IPF World Championships, how things have been going since taking over his own programming, whether he plans to move up to 90 kg (198 lbs) class, and breaking All-Time World records despite having 3 jobs.

Brandon Allen & Andy Huang Join 6 Pack Lapadat & Paul Maranzan to recap the Kern US Open. The single best lift is debated (Yury's squat vs. Cailer's deadlift), who had the best showing, what the battle between Stefi Cohen and Marianna Gasparyan means for the bigger picture, Brandon goes off a couple a times, Andy speaks on his gruesome injury, discussion is had on what it means to compete at the elite level against the best, and a future war with C.C. Ingram, Marianna Gasparyan, and Stefi Cohen is debated!

Brandon Allen & Andy Huang of the Brocast podcast join 6 Pack Lapadat to preview the upcoming 2019 Kern US Open!

Stefi Cohen & Hayden Bowe join 6 Pack Lapadat to discuss bombing out at the 2017 US Open and returning to the 2018 US Open and breaking the all time Wilks record, mental prep with a sports psychologist, handling pressure/expectations from her fan base, the massive expansion of Hybrid Performance, their take on Stacy Burr's sudden retirement, the showdown with Marianna Gasparyan at the US Open, and their picks for the men's division and who wins the Cailer Woolam-Yury Belkin deadlift battle!!!

Deadlift World record breaker Cailer Woolam joins 6 Pack Lapadat & Paul Maranzan to discuss his upcoming deadlift war with Yuri Belkin at the US Open!! Also discussed are Belkin's picks for the tournament, and his powerlifting trips to Russia and China!

Chris Bridgeford joins KOTL to discuss with 6 Pack Lapadat the up coming battles of the US Open!

Mark Plummer joins 6 Pack Lapadat & Paul Maranzan to discuss prepping for the US Open, breaking up with his GF and selling his house to eliminate distractions, mental health, the social media balance, dealing with sponsors as a teenager, and his showdown with Ben Pollack!!

Thomas Davis joins 6 Pack Lapadat & Paul Maranzan to discuss his quest to break the IPF record for bench (don't check the webpage, this one is different), chasing 700 lbs, competing in a 3 lift, and then drops a bomb for what to expect in the future!! Michael Baxter, TD's training partner, joins the discussion and debates the greats of bench only!

IPF Formula Creator Joe Marksteiner joins 6 Pack Lapadat, Paul Maranzan and Yangsu Ren (AKA Deadlift Panda) to discuss how the formula was created, why we see the changes in rankings, how it deviates from the Wilks formula, why it was chosen by the IPF over other presented options, whether it will be updated, and what the true intent behind these formulas are! Including a breakdown of the allometric option!

Two time IPF World Champion Kjell Egil Bakkelund joins 6 Pack Lapadat & Randy Cooke to discuss his quest to end the 18 year dynasty of Olech Jaroslaw, and reclaim his title from Taylor Atwood in the rematch to their 2017 Worlds showdown that Kjell won. Could Kjell win the equipped and unequipped 74 kg Worlds Championships in the same year?

IPF Junior World Champion (2017) Mark MacQueen joins 6 Pack Lapadat & Paul Maranzan to discuss how he found Powerlifting, how being hypnotized by a sports psychologist made him a World Champion, winning the triple crown, why training with Luke Richardson changed his career path, his goals for the Heavyweight division, and how Strongman is in his future!

Matt Gary joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Paul Maranzan in a special Arnold Classic preview show! Don't watch the live stream without checking out this show first!

63 kg US Champion Sam Calhoun joins 6 Pack Lapadat & Randy Cooke to discuss her decision to pull for a World record and not a World title in Calgary, the maturing as a lifter that came afterwards, the rise to prominence at the US Raw Nationals, and her growing rivalry with living legend Jen Thompson. Will Sam Calhoun pull for Gold in Sweden at the 2019 World Championships?

63 kg Queen and Bench GOAT Jen Thompson joins 6 Pack Lapadat & Paul Maranzan to discuss her remarkable come back at age 43 from a career threatening injury to winning the IPF World Champions against the deepest talent our sport has seen! She also discusses the current sports climate, mental fortitude, her rivals in the 63 kg class, and being nominated for IGWA athlete of the year.

Two time IPF World Champion LS McClain joins 6 Pack Lapadat & Paul Maranzan to discuss what is going on in the Uber competitive 93 kg class, the greats of the past, the greats of today, how instagram has changed the game, why he won't take his shirt off for a social media video, and what is coming in 2019!!

Taylor Atwood joins 6 Pack Lapadat and Robbie Little to discuss his rivalry with Kjell Bakkelund, his showdown with Brett Gibbs, chasing Jesse Norris, how he wants to finish his 74 kg career, and possibly moving into the 83 kg class!!!

6 Pack Lapadat and Paul Maranzan discuss Sports Greatest Dynasties, including Powerlifting. Separating myth from legend, hype from statistics, and uncovering the truth supported by the numbers! Tune in and join the great debate!

Lift4Life's John Downing and Nicola Paviglianiti join 6 Pack Lapadat and Paul Maranzan to discuss how Powerlifting is being used as a tool to change lives in Africa!