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Adam Peeler Fitness PodcastEp.139 - David Shelton & Anas AnbarTimestamps1:05 - How to autoregulate training when external variables aren’t perfect & a systematic method to determine your ideal workload to maximize progress14:47 - Key differences between being over vs under stimulated & how to adjust programming depending on if you’re over vs understimulated28:35 - The importance of training specific to your needs as an individual athlete and long term athlete development so you can continue to progress as you become more advanced32:20 - What to do if a lifter gets overly fatigued early on in a training block - strategies to “...
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Chalk My Back!Jamie Smith's Coaching ModelIn this episode, guest Jamie Smith of Melbourne Strength Culture joins Anas to discuss some of the tenants of his coaching philosophy and key ideas that can help lifters to guide their training into the next level. Anas and Jamie delve into topics such as how to optimize variables within your training and how you can structure your own framework as well as resources to use to get ideas to create your training model.
2024-08-051h 06Chalk My Back!How to Manage Training and Gather Meaningful Data to Keep Improving With Powerlifting Ft. David SheltonIn this mult-part series; David and Anas take a deep dive into the main points that can help you manage training and find trends within your own training to help keep you lifts progressing. David and Anas go over the how having wide training experiences and a longevity mindset can be more beneficial for long term progression and how all this can be used as meaningful data. They talk about the progression from block to block and how most lifters that still make progress within powerlifting are the ones that rebound from injuries and continue to learn from their...
2024-08-011h 19Chalk My Back!The Secret Exercises To Unlock Your Potential!Block structure, personal experiences, and how to set yourself up with secret exercises in order to achieve your powerlifting potential! Anas and David take another deep dive into how to troubleshoot training resources and how to see trends in movement and how to get the most out of your training blocks. They also compare past methods seen in their experiences and how programs now address modern problems. As always tune in to Chalk My Back every Tuesday!
2024-07-2358 minChalk My Back!Is Movement Underrated in Powerlifting? Ft. David SheltonIn this episode of Chalk My Back! Anas and David talk about problem solving and movement as it relates to powerlifting as well as how one can find issues in their own training to be able to make progress. As Anas and David delve deeper into movement constraints and issues they also give personal examples as to what they've seen as coaches and what problems they've encountered with powerlifting athletes. Tune in and as always this is Chalk My Back!
2024-07-141h 13Chalk My Back!Season 6 Episode 1 Palestine TalkIn this episode of Chalk My Back! Anas and Abe talk about the recent news and talk about the events that have been occuring between Israel and Palestine. Anas covers the history of the conflict with how it started and arose and how the territory came to be while Abe gives us the context and more current events and how they tie in what the news might talk about. Join in as we discuss a topic that is dear to the hosts and as always tune in to us every Tuesday wherever you listen to podcast.
2023-11-301h 05Chalk My Back!Season 5 Episode 6 The Other 2023 Raw Nationals RecapIt's been a while CMB gang but we're back with a banger for you guys! In this episode the boys go over some life PR's as well as recap raw nationals. Anas gives us the play by play as to his entire experience as well as some behind the scenes of the meet that offers some unique perspective as to what the whole experience of raw nationals is like. Does Josh get his pro card? Abe is now a world champion? Anas is Mr. International using his pro card to get into the mother land? All this and more...
2023-09-261h 02Chalk My Back!Season 5 Episode 5 Nevin Saju DPT Joins the Chalk My Back Boys to Talk About His Business Revenant Physical TherapyIn this episode we are joined by Nevin Saju a DPT who specializes in helping those who want to get back to either lifting to their fullest or being better at their respective sport! We also get into his origin story with how he started PT school his why and how he got to where he is in his Physical Therapy journey. Along the way Nevin gives us some personal insight into how he treats his patients to how he found powerlifting and then some personal life details that influence what he does in his own training and his...
2023-07-251h 21Chalk My Back!Season 5 Episode 4 Bathroom Breaks, Mae's A Pro, Anas and Raw NatsIn this episode we discuss where we've been for the past couple weeks since our last upload as well as what we've got planned for the future! Josh talks about a recent home project while Anas gives up a meet recap for his athlete Mae at the TBS meet. Along the way we discuss commentary that we did for equipped nationals as well as future plans to do more commentary to bring you the fans more CMB takes!
2023-07-181h 14Chalk My Back!Season 5 Episode 3 Abe's Powerlifting and Finance Tips Get Together!In this episode of Chalk My Back! We finish the three part series of diving into each of our host and what their own respective journeys through powerlifting have been. Abe closes out the series with a look into his start with powerlifting and how powerlifting flows in different priorities and how to balance lifting, friends, being a father and more! Tune in as we give you the keys to finding how to fine tune your schedule to fit whatever busy life you might have as well as how to prioritize lifting to your lifestyle if you are feeling...
2023-06-271h 25Chalk My Back!Season 5 Episode 2 Anas's Background and How He Got Into Becoming a Powerlifting CoachIn this episode of Chalk My Back! We get to hear Anas's journey with the beginning of powerlifting and what motivates him now being a pro powerlifter. Anas gives us the origin details as to what first got him into lifting, what he thought of the layout of powerlifting as he started and how the community has evolved ever since he began. Josh and Abe also ask him questions along the way in terms of his first plan with his career, what he does with his free time, and how his training philosophy had changed or how it has...
2023-06-131h 10Chalk My Back!Season 5 Episode 1 Josh's Deep Dive From the Start of His Powerlifting Journey and Take Aways From Balancing School, Multiple Jobs, and Working Towards a CareerIn this episode of Chalk My Back! We take you guys through the first of our three part series into a more personal dive into our journey with powerlifting and how it has changed throughout the various stages of our life. Josh talks about the beginning of how he first started powerlifting and how it helped shape his personal and life goals the more and more he found ways to integrate powerlifting into his lifestyle. Along the way Abe and Anas also ask pertinent questions to what he thought was the future of his career after working for so...
2023-06-061h 13Chalk My Back!Season 4 Episode 12 Anas Recaps Michelle's Meet, Josh Recaps Helping at a Local Meet, and Abe Recaps Handling Long Distance Coaching and Future of the PodcastIn this episode, the boys have been steady busy with lots of handling and helping lifters in their own aspects as in this episode we give you guys an update as to what we've been up to. Anas starts us off with giving a quick recap as to how his lifter Michelle did at her meet in Austin and what some of the takeaways are as a coach to work on with improving her performance come time for Raw Nationals. Abe tells us what how he was able to handle an out of state lifter and make sure that...
2023-05-091h 11Chalk My Back!Season 4 Episode 11 Anas and Josh Recap Collegiate Nationals Experience, USAPL Raw Nationals Cap and Bans, and More!In this episode of Chalk My Back! Josh and Anas recap the days that they were at collegiate nationals here in Arlington. Anas who was coaching a few of his lifters as well as others recaps the day and how his lifters did and what the take away was with how the meet was run and how his overall experience was. Josh also gives his experience of being the Technical Controller during his session and some of the more notable highlights of working that position. Abe gives us an update on what happened within the USAPL regarding its decision...
2023-04-181h 05Chalk My Back!Season 4 Episode 10 Collegiate Nats, Mike O' Tren's Secret Sauce, and CMB Discusses ASMR and Future ContentIn this episode of Chalk My Back! We get down to discussing Collegiate Nationals as this weekend it is being held in Arlington Texas! Josh talks about what he's gonna be doing to help out and we see if Anas and Abe have athletes competing or if Anas still hates collegiate nationals. Abe talks memes in the fitness world and how his feed is populated with nothing but shirtless, suspect, videos of Mike O' Tren. Anas gives us an update of his ASMR channel, future content, and when he's gonna start taking fast food orders and turn POD into...
2023-04-1148 minChalk My Back!Season 4 Episode 9 Josh's Return Meet After 4 Years at the USAPL Spring OpenIn this episode of Chalk My Back! We get to hear Josh's meet recap and return to the platform after 4 years. We discuss training leading up to the meet and and Josh was able to do to come back to the platform strong and ready and the strategies he used to get him meet ready. Anas and Josh have an in depth conversation as to how his blocks and training were structured and what other lifters can use if they also face the same problems of having a busy and inconsistent work balance life. The boys then talk about...
2023-04-041h 09Chalk My Back!Season 4 Episode 8 Sheffield Recap, Metroflex Forth Worth Clash of the Barbarians, and More IPF DramaIn this episode of Chalk My Back! we review and cover the IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships which was the biggest payout meet in IPF history! We give you our takes and go over some of the highlights of meet and what the boys thought overall of the meet. Also this past weekend Josh attended the Clash of the Barbarians meet and Forth Worth to help out a friend for meet day handling and he gives you an overview as to what Metroflex has been up to. Along the way Gaston from the IPF drops by to say hello to...
2023-03-281h 07Chalk My Back!Season 4 Episode 7 Joey Vs. Marcellus, Anas and the Arnold, and the New TSS HoustonIn this episode of Chalk My Back! We get to have a chat with Anas about his most recent performance at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus and how he felt about this meet. Anas gives us the breakdown about how he felt throughout prep and what he expected to hit at the Arnold versus the meet day performance. He gives us the details behind his weight cut, attempt selection, and overall readiness coming into the Arnold and what he could take away from doing better at this meet. Anas also talks about his trip to TSS Houston for...
2023-03-141h 11Chalk My Back!Season 4 Episode 6 Sheffield, Upcoming Arnold, and PLA Nationals!In this episode we cover some of the biggest upcoming meets such as the Sheffield which is going to be one of the biggest IPF money meets of the year! Anas also gives us a quick update of his almost finished prep for the Arnold and what he plans to try and hit and his plans for this upcoming meet. The boys talk about the most recent Nationals that happened in Austin Texas being Powerlifting America's Nationals and recap the winners of some of the classes as well as which lifters have secured their spot for the world's team...
2023-02-281h 07Chalk My Back!Season 4 Episode 5 Feat. Calvin Aka Squat Senpai Visits Korea, Trains at Train True, and Maxes Out His Bench Press Multiple Times a Week!In this episode of Chalk My Back! We have on our long time friend Calvin come on the podcast and talk to us about his most recent trip to Korea with his girlfriend Mae. He discusses the many facets of Korean culture that differs than American culture and highlights some of the differences with lifting culture as well. He also talks about how he trained at a powerlifting gym Train True and gave us his experience with how Koreans see powerlifting and talks about what USAPL Korea is like at Train True. Anas is planning on doing a meet...
2023-02-211h 12Chalk My Back!Season 4 Episode 4 CMB Meet Coming Soon? Powerlifting and Commerical Gym Memberships, and Anas's QnA!In this episode of Chalk My Back the boys have a chat about potentially holding a meet this year? Would you guys be interested in having more competitions in the DFW area hosted by your favorite podcast? Also we cover Anas's brief thoughts going into the Arnold this year and what some of his base expectations are. Along with the topics of gyms, we also take a dive into commerical gyms and how they operate to run a for profit model. Want to learn more about Anas and how he structures programs or how he analyzes data for prespective...
2023-02-141h 08Chalk My Back!Season 4 Episode 3 The Boys Chat it Up with Special Guest ChatGBT! and Anas's Arnold Meet Prep Sneak PeekIn this episode of Chalk My Back! We take a slight detour in the guest that we usually have one and bring on something that we've never had on before; ChatGPT! That's right, your favorite fitness cigarette podcast is getting some AI help to make content for this episode and we take a deep dive into whether on not AI could replace powerlifting in the form of programming, coaching, and even doing someone's meet prep. Does ChatGPT do all the things that humans can do but better? Also we take a quick look at Anas's previous block to see...
2023-01-311h 14Chalk My Back!Season 4 Episode 2 USPS Powerlifting Debacle, Collegiate Nats and the Anas OF Saga Continues!In this episode we cover the most recent drama unfolding within the USPA federation. We go over all the research instagram videos and non speculative information to give you guys our non biased completely fact based opinion! Also since we are now transitioning to becoming a news podcast we give you guys the most breaking news with Anas's new business venture. Can you hire him to come guest lift at your gym? We he be offering "exclusive" content behind a pay wall? Or will Anas squat 800 and pull 850? All this and more on this episode of Chalk My Back!
2023-01-241h 02Chalk My Back!Season 4 Episode 1 New Year New Me, RALF, Paid Friendship and Much More!In this episode of Chalk My Back! we're back for the 2023 year with some new ideas and shirts in the works for you the CMB gang as we kick off this year with getting to know what the boys are deciding to do for new year goals. We learn a little bit more about Anas and his mysterious family and what he plans to do outside of powerlifting, Josh gives us his numbers goal for the new year and what he plans to do with the new home gym and Abe gives us an update of what the podcast...
2023-01-1759 minChalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 34 Two Meet Recaps in One? TSS Open and North Garland Classic Plus More!In this episode of Chalk My Back! We give you guys a two for one meet recap of the meets that have been happening the past two weeks in Texas! The boys have been busy as Anas has been coaching his athletes from the TSS Open in San Antonio all the way to Josh helping Salma with her first meet at the North Garland Classic. We give you guys the behind the scene details and what we thought of the meets in general and what happened to all our athletes first hand from a coaches perspective. Along the way...
2022-12-131h 12Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 33 The People's Champ Morgan Aquino Joins Us To Talk SoCal Powerlifting, "Training", Anas Origin Stories and More!In this episode of Chalk My Back! we have Morgan Aquino come on the pod to discuss his latest meet and chop it up with the boys! Morgan gives us his perspective over SoCal powerlifting and how much it has grown since he started competing in the sport. We talk lifting origin stories and how he met Anas at nationals and how he solidified himself as one of the top 66kg/67.5kg lifters in the nation. Along the way we talk sewer rat jokes, who is more yoked, and our powerlifting GOATS and who we watch when it comes...
2022-11-291h 35Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 32 Newest Gear From Us to You! CMB Shirt Drop, Black on Black Stacks, and Sewer Rats and the Saga of a Stolen SBD Belt!In this episode of Chalk My Back! We give you the latest update to a story that maybe some of you have followed with a stolen SBD belt at a gym that won't be named anymore in the description (hint: it's infamous for having stuff stolen here cough cough). We cover the in's and out's of all the drama and evidence that has surfaced on IG and give you guys our important two cents and the exciting conclusion to the story of said SBD belt. We also finally have a shirt drop that we will open up for release...
2022-11-151h 01Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 31 Mitch Zaplatosch AKA Zaptrainer Joins Us To Discuss Hydration, H20, and Sodium and Application to Meet Day Performance!In this episode of Chalk My Back! We have on speical guest Mitch Zaplatosch to discuss his introduction into powerlifting, his recent meets, and how his master's education and his current PhD research has an impact on the application of using hydration to benefit sports athletes. We have an in depth conversation over how Mitch conducted his research and what he looks for in his own research to be able to apply this to athletes such as endurance athletes and even strength athletes. Mitch also gives us his take over some basic guidelines to follow in terms of hydration...
2022-11-081h 13Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 30 Joesph Abdin Attorney At Law, Personal Trainer, and Big Brother Cast Member!In this episode of Chalk My Back! We have our first guest for season 3 Joesph Abdin joining Abe and Anas for this week's episode! Joesph talks about his origin with powerlifting with the FIU team and his journey with getting into law school and how he was casted for Big Brother and how he balances being a trainer a lawyer and lifting. We take a deep dive into what fitness means to him and what his relationship with lifting is and how it impacts his life. Along the way we give you guys the usual fitness banter and CMB...
2022-11-011h 07Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 29 Carolina Primetime Meet Recap feat. the conclusion to Zaw's Lunch MoneyIn 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 prep for this meet as well as how...
2022-10-181h 15Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 28 Tabouleh, Sambousek, Manakish Plus Caroline Primetime Lunch Money and POD Bathroom Origin StoriesIn 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 what Anas's plan is coming into this meet. Is he gonna sweep all...
2022-10-111h 01Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 27 Killed By AI and Overcoming the Curse of the FeetIn 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 buck! Also we discuss...
2022-10-041h 08Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 26 The TBS Open and Primetime Meets feat. Josh Cortez, and The Corrupted Strength Seminar Recap (Anas's Perspective)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 as to how he was able...
2022-09-271h 23Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 25 IPF Rule Changes For Le Benchpress!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 valuable 2 cent opinion on...
2022-09-131h 02Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 24 Weighted Dips to Dipping Out in Stylish Singlets and Getting Shadowed Banned to Who Got Beef?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. Anas tell us what it's like to...
2022-08-301h 17Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 23 The Cheater Bench, Club4, and Pause Squats Galore!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 gym are. Indestructible belt...
2022-08-161h 02Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 22 Corrupted Summit OverviewIn 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 be worth the money so...
2022-08-091h 09Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 21 American Pro Meet Recap and Our Thoughts, The Price is Right Powerlifting Edition, and We Settle the Debate!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 price is to charge lifters; spoilers...
2022-08-021h 17Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 20 Carolina Lunch Money, USAPL World Records, Local Drama and Powerlifting TalksIn 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 records set in other...
2022-07-261h 19Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 19 The World Games, SBD Memes, Life's Questions, and Abe's New and Improved Mic!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 discuss their own...
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Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 18 The Best of the Best Shitty Meet Recaps, IPF Worlds, and Weight Class TalksIn 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 shitty 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 gains, and what Anas has been doing...
2022-06-281h 04Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 17 The UWU OOBOO YUYU Formerly Known As The Europa Meet Recap!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 the...
2022-06-211h 12Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 16 We're Back From Mega Nationals! Anas's Introspective Meet Recap!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 to hear what he...
2022-06-151h 15Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 15 USAPL Heads to Australia, Mega Nationals Training Recap, and Gym Shopping!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 local area has been. From Panther City Strength to...
2022-05-101h 07Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 14 Eleiko Bar's Got Bars and Bar Thieves?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 the area that means competition means better gyms...
2022-04-261h 01Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 13 The Prodigy Ty Denges Of Denges Powerlifting Joins the CMB Boys This Week!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 lifting, basketball, commercial gyms, and the list goes on and on. We...
2022-04-191h 01Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 12 The Return of Keone Denges!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 what drives him forward in...
2022-04-121h 00Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 11 Collegiate Nationals and PLA Nationals Recap!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 are going to take in this new powerlifting landscape. Does...
2022-04-051h 11Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 10 Curb Your Filet-O-Fish, Podcasting Tips Galore, Zaw's Meet Recap, Change and Rocks for Dinner?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 powerlifting bench...
2022-03-221h 02Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 9 Xtreme Powerlifting, Slap Boxing, and Tonal Training!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 at the Arnold was one of the sports that really caught...
2022-03-151h 08Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 8 The Owners of Compound Athletics Mike and Taylor Hop Aboard the CMB Train!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 Athletics. Join us as they describe what their gym...
2022-03-081h 11Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 7 The Texas Strength Classic Meet Recap and Super Secret GymsIn 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 platform meet, to everything in between! Just as...
2022-03-011h 16Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 6 Robots and AI, USADA and WADA puts Athletes on Blast? Anas and the Fabled E1RM CalculatorIn 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 an update of how his training...
2022-02-221h 04Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 5 Mega Nationals, Classic Nationals, and the Chalk My Back Question and Answer Pow WowIn 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 nationals may or may not look like in future coming competitions. We...
2022-02-1559 minChalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 4 Attack On Titan Vs. Demon Slayer, Anime Tiddies, Commercial Gym Bros, MEGA Nationals and More!In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys take a deep dive into the most controversial topic in anime world at the moment, anime tiddies! Just kidding we talk about the most recent seasons of AOT and Demon Slayer and give you our review WITHOUT SPOILERS of the current anime meta. Baki characters to JoJo's bizarre adventure memes to how Anas waits till seasons are completely released before he starts watching; we cover it all as we also go over Josh's commercial gym experiences and how he plans to use equipment in the his later powerlifting career. Abe...
2022-02-081h 00Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 3 Boneyard Bars, USAPL Hawaii Meets, and More Hot Water TopicsIn this episode of Chalk My Back! We cover everything as we go back to our roots having the three habibi's come together and just talk about whatever is on their mind. There are segments covering everything you needed to know about owning and taking care of a Rogue boneyard barbell as well as comparing the boneyard bar to other barbells that we've used in the past. Also we talk about the recent Hawaii meet and discuss if the future of all USAPL local meets moving forward are going to start looking like awesome vacation spots. Can Abe pronounce h...
2022-02-011h 03Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 2 The 2022 Big Horn Bash San Angelo Texas Meet Recap!In this episode of Chalk My Back! We recap the 2022 Big Horn Bash hosted by Tommy Janusz held at the Houston Harte center at Josh's very own alma mater, Angelo State University. Abe and Josh recap their weekend trip to the fabled town of San Angelo and talk about all there is to do in this wonderful as well as cover memes from the trip and the save the best part for the middle, the meet recap. Along the way Anas gives us updates on what the future holds for CMB such as an invite only meet and shirts...
2022-01-251h 06Chalk My Back!Season 3 Episode 1 The Boys Are Back With Another Meet Recap to Kick Things Off! POD Winter Seaonsal 2022 Feat. VinhIn this episode of Chalk My Back! Anas, Josh, and Abe are back with a meet recap of the very first USAPL meet of the year! The POD Winter Seasonal which was hosted by our previous guest David Shelton. We cover everything that the meet did from the morning till the end and give you guys our opinion as to how the meet was ran and what some of the more notable highlights were of the meet. Abe talks about the 49 different jobs that he had at the meet as well as Anas and Vinh recap warm up room...
2022-01-181h 22Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 17 TSS Texas Open Meet Recap, Anas's Patented Training Method, and Season 2 Finale!In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys cover the TSS Texas Open Meet Recap and all the details that happened during this eventful day! Abe talks about the performance of both Mae and Ulises as well as covers some of the notable highlights of the meet such as Jesus folding a foldable chair and meeting Gage for the first time. Anas and Josh talk training with the patented Anas 2.5kg method and discuss how training has been for the both of them and what training might look like next year. Along the way we cover PLA nationals...
2021-12-211h 15Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 16 The Owner Of TSS Wes ZunkerIn this episode of Chalk My Back! we have on the owner of Texas Strength Systems Wes Zunker! We cover everything from Wes's origin story with powerlifting and his journey into the sport. Wes talks about how he started TSS as a need in the Texas Powerlifting space and as he kept diving deeper into powerlifting grew more into a role of support for local meets and collegiate powerlifting. Wes also gives us his take on the powerlifting world and where he sees his business taking him into this new era of powerlifting. All this and more on this...
2021-12-151h 01Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 15 Virginia Pro Meet Recap, ABS Powerlifting, USAPL International and Much More!In this episode of Chalk My Back! We take a look back at the first USAPL Pro Meet in Virginia and give our thoughts over the meet as a whole and what some of the best moments from the meet were. We cover the general performance of the lifters that competed and give you guys our take as to what future pro meets will be like and what to expect with lifters to come in the future. We also cover Heather Connor's most recent meet as she competed in the ABS meet and give you guys our thoughts about...
2021-12-071h 08Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 14 Chalk My Back's First USAPL Pro Powerlifter and King of the Waves Michael Seay!In this Episode of Chalk My Back! Michael Seay joins the boys to talk about his meet prep for the USAPL Virginia Pro meet and how he plans to bring home the money and place top 3 at the meet. Along the way we get to know Michael's background with powerlifting and find out how he started with the sport and how he rose to the top of the 74's so quickly. Michael also gives us a glimpse into his previous training leading up to nationals and how his injury set him back and his mentality on how he and...
2021-11-301h 17Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 13 Panther City Strength Gym Owners Gregg Wong and Robert LivingstonIn this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys sit down and get to know the newest gym owners on the block the Panther City Strength Owners Gregg Wong and Robert Livingston! We get to hear their back story as to how they came about powerlifting and how the two of them became best friends and eventually came up with the idea to start a gym together. Gregg and Robert pass along lessons learned along the way as well as give their own take on what the sport of powerlifting and strongman are going to look like and become...
2021-11-231h 14Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 12 Powerlifting America and New USAPL Weight ClassesIn this episode of Chalk My Back! Anas, Josh, and Abe return as a three piece and a biscuit to give you some updates from powerlifting world! We cover the latest news in terms of what Powerlifting America has put out and what this means for the landscape of international eligibility for United States lifters. We go over some of the more recent changes that has happened in the USAPL and how they propose the future of powerlifting should be and we cover the pro's and con's of each side with memes and laughs along the way that NO...
2021-11-161h 02Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 11 David Garcia "The Predator" International Strength and Conditioning and Powerlifting CoachIn this episode of Chalk My Back! We have DFW's very own David Garcia come and join us on the podcast! We asked our audience as well as USAPL Texas for questions and you guys did not disappoint! He gives us his origin story with his start in athletics and powerlifting and how he came to become a strength and conditioning coach and even becoming an international powerlifting coach. David also gives a some tips and tricks as well as a peek behind what it takes to run a powerlifting meet and what it entails to be such a...
2021-11-091h 04Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 10 The TSS H-Town Showdown Meet Recap, Cornerstone Weightlifting Meet Recap, New Learning Opportunities and Learning Takeaway ExperiencesIn this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys take a dive into new experiences this weekend as Abe attended and helped at his first weightlifting meet! He breaks down his experience as well as the differences between what he saw with powerlifting and weightlifting, he also discusses learning about weightlifting strategies and how coaches and lifters can play with attempts to be able to guarantee more time to rest or the ability to take away someone's rest time. Anas takes us through the TSS H-Town showdown meet from when he left for the meet to what he experienced...
2021-11-021h 35Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 9 Keone Denges Texas State Co-State Chair Special!In this episode of CMB! We have the newest Texas Co-State chair join us to answer your questions that you asked on the Chalk My Back page! We cover everything from Keone's origin story with powerlifting and how his son Ty took up the sport later on in life. The boys also ask him some hard hitting questions about what Keone plans to do with USAPL TX and what the future of the USAPL holds in terms of not being affiliated with the IPF. Keone also talks about what he thinks the future of USAPL TX is and what...
2021-10-261h 18Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 8 Anas's Stack, The Texas State Championship 2021 At Absolute Recomp, The H-Town Kickback PreviewIn this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys learn about more plates more dates Anas and how he got a juicy gym PR total! We also cover the 2021 Texas State Championship meet held this past weekend at Absolute Recomp where Josh and Abe began their professional commentary careers and the experience of what it was like to be commentators for all the lifters this weekend. We give a quick recap over how the meet went and some notable lifters that made such an impact during the meet. Anas gives a preview of his lifters and gives us a...
2021-10-191h 13Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 7 David Strikes Back! Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Powerlifting?In this episode of Chalk My Back! we cover the theory and ideas behind what we think the levels are in powerlifting strength standards. Join us as we take a dive into the many different nuances within these structured levels and what we think is the new meta in terms of how lifters are progressing versus when we first got started with powerlifting. David and the boys also talk more about fast food and compare diets to look like greek gods and what exactly training has been looking like for David in order to help boost his numbers through...
2021-10-121h 12Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 6 The USVI Team Goes to Worlds, Thor vs. Devon, Bench Press Technique and Strength, Cheater Among FranceIn this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys give a recap of IPF Worlds and who the top lifters in each of the open and some of the junior weight classes. We go over how each lifter lifts went and how they earned each placing as well as who we think the top contenders will be for next year's world's competition. We recap how the USVI team did overall and also discuss the Thor vs. Devon boxing match. Does Abe think he can be the next best clout boxer? Is Anas going to upset the 83 kg class and...
2021-10-051h 18Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 5 Food Tier List, Greek God Diet, Showdown Recap, H-Town Get Together Meet PreviewIn this episode of Chalk My Back! we got the best of the best food tier list coming at y'all (maybe) Abe, Anas, and Josh go over their best food places and compare what they think. Abe brings up the topic of all of us being jacked so we go over what pro diets we consume on a daily to look "jacked." We also cover the WRPF showdown meet and give our thoughts on all the records broken and the high points of the meet. If you're one of Anas's lifters that competing at the Houston meet in October...
2021-09-291h 19Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 4 Chalk My Back Hot Takes and QnA Special!In this episode of Chalk My Back! You got questions and we got answers (maybe) for this week's QnA episode! We cover a whole range of topics such as small red tacos, top 3 fast food places, chiropractic stuff, Drake vs. Mr. West, knuckle sliming exercises, and how to ascend past humanity. Does Abe have a good tier list for food? What is Anas's secret sauce for pushing past your limits and becoming an anime character? Does Josh finally become a super athlete? The world may never know the answer to these questions but you sure can find out all...
2021-09-2156 minChalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 3 Powerlifting Tools To Add To Your Tool Box!In this episode of Chalk My Back! We cover the essentials of tools physical and non-physical that you should keep in your powerlifting tool bag! Some of these tools the boys have learned along the way and some we have learned from our own training through trial and error. Anas and Josh a dive into how they mentally prepare for training sessions as well as Abe talks about some of the physical aspects of training he uses in order to give his training a boost. We share more helpful tips that can have a positive benefit on your training a...
2021-09-071h 08Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 2 "I Have the Articles Right Here" USAPL IPF SUSPENSIONIn this episode of Chalk My Back! We cover the controversial topic of the USAPL suspension from the IPF. We cover all the "facts" and give you our take on the announcement and what the future of the USAPL and international competition may look like. Topics such as the "theoretical" cost of why a drug test has increased 20 fold, what kind of middle ground could have been met, and all the facts and details that have been shared on the matter. If you like a good old fashioned debate between two individuals and a guy somewhat moderating then you're...
2021-08-311h 25Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 1 Tips and Tricks To Help Elevate Your Training!In this episode of Chalk My Back! we come back to you with some tips and tricks to help benefit your training by going over some past cues given to us when we first started lifting and the implications behind them to what cues we use now and how to implement them into training sessions, we also discuss how training has changed within powerlifting and how research changes the landscape of how we perceive training. Along the way we also bring the usual humor and memes including why Abe dislikes SBD, Arnold being cancelled, tire track tattoos, who is...
2021-08-251h 00Chalk My Back!Season 2 Episode 0 The Pre-Season OST/OVA Light Novel Anas TBS Summer Meet RecapIn this episode of Chalk My Back! We bring you a fresh, off the press, off the cuff meet recap of Anas's TBS summer open meet! But first Abe has to get something off his chest and rag on his favorite powerlifting company while not doing his research yet again. After that we get into the heart of the episode and get you a summary of the high points and low points of Anas's meet experience. We cover his weight cut, how his recomp went and how he felt with each of his lifts. We go into each lift...
2021-08-131h 19Chalk My Back!Episode 24 The Raw, Unedited Season 1 FinaleIn this episode of Chalk My Back! We go over the best moments of season 1 and the review the best parts of episode's 1 to 23. We go over all the content that we think really defined the podcast and where we finally got our footing and hit our stride with what kind of podcast we wanted to be. This episode we go back to the roots of just being Abe, Anas, and Josh and take a retrospective look into how much we've improved and go over all the topics that we've covered thus far. Abe gives us an update into...
2021-07-131h 37Chalk My Back!Episode 23 Part Two Of The Europa The Real Meet Recap Y'all Have Been Waiting For, Team AR's Josh Cortez VS Team POD's JD Thiccamus Primus Who Comes Out On Top?It's the final wrap up episode for the Dallas Europa on CMB! We cover the guys of the Dallas Europa meet with all the boys in the chat giving their honest opinions of each other! You guys are not gonna wanna miss this as we going over all the build up, all the drama, and the final results of the JD vs Josh battle. Junior and Abe give a recap of the warm up room and give their take on all the antics in the back room. Anas takes us threw the final run through of all the boys...
2021-07-061h 18Chalk My Back!Episode 22 Part One Of The Europa Shelia and Naji Give Their Meet RecapIn this episode of Chalk My Back! We go over day 1 of the Europa meet where Anas's lifters Shelia and Naji competed to kick things off. We dive into the weeks leading up to the meet and what struggles the girls endured while prepping for this meet. Naji goes over weight cutting and the differences between different training styles she's experienced and what Anas has helped her with differently with her training now. We also take a dive into why Shelia took an extended break from powerlifting and what she has done since her break to get back into...
2021-06-291h 28Chalk My Back!Episode 21 The Bar Athletic Club In San Angelo Gym Owner And Barbarian Powerlifting Head Coach Tommy JanuszIn this episode of Chalk My Back! we talk to the owner of the best powerlifting gym in central Texas, Tommy Janusz! Tommy was Josh's first powerlifting coach while Josh attended Angelo State University and has since gone on to open the largest strength gym in central Texas spanning strength sports such as powerlifting, strongman, and weightlifting. We take a deep dive into what got Tommy into powerlifting and learn his origin story with how he first got involved with the sport and how he came to establishing a successful gym and how he has had to adapt due...
2021-06-221h 14Chalk My Back!Episode 20 How Much Spider Chalk Does It Take To Chalk My Back? The Man Behind The Chalk Bowl James HobsonIn this episode of Chalk My Back! we get to talk to the creator, CEO, boss man, and all of the above of Spider Chalk! We can't say enough good things about Spider Chalk and how awesome James has been when communicating with us and how he even sent us a care package of his awesome chalk when he mentions that there is a chalk shortage, go figure. James and the CMB! boys go into depth into what makes a good chalk, what makes Spider Chalk the best chalk in the USA; the process, time and effort that James...
2021-06-151h 29Chalk My Back!Episode 19 The Calm Before The Storm 1 Week Out From The EuropaIn this episode of Chalk My Back! Abe, Anas, and Josh do a pre-meet breakdown of the athletes competing and the plan. We cover the JD vs. Josh Cortez side competition, and all the side competitions JD has with everyone else. Anas gives us a preview for what's to come with his lifters, and Abe discusses meet prep with Josh and what he's been doing to work around an injury in preparation for the meet. Josh talks about his time away from lifting and what he hopes to accomplish with this meet and future totals for the next upcoming...
2021-06-081h 21Chalk My Back!Episode 18 Jaisyn Mike Mr. Athletic Over EverythingIn this episode of CMB! we have the legendary bench GOAT Mr. AOE J-Mike! We talk about his origin story of how he got into powerlifting and his athletic accolades in sports such as basketball, baseball, pool, and even pro skateboarding. J-Mike also gives some tips on what to do when trying to find sponsors and what to do and how to appeal to companies. We take an in depth dive into what his lifter mindset is and how he uses that to accomplish some extraordinary feats at his age and how he plans to advance within the sport...
2021-06-011h 31Chalk My Back!Episode 17 QnA USAPL vs IPF/ One handed Squats/ Training After Surgery, Fasted, and While Traveling/ Sam Overshoots His RPE/ Coaching Goals And More!On this episode of CMB! we do another QnA answering questions that you the fans posted on our IG page. We cover a plethora of topics including USAPL vs the IPF and more casual topics such as lazy Sunday and what we would be doing if we weren't powerlifting. Abe uses spider chalk exclusively for his sets, Anas would be a pro soccer player, and Josh would be a super roided weightlifter. We rapid fire questions such as Arby's, Sam's cookies, excel sheets, and Anas's internship. Neil from Boba Tea Protein said that he would sponsor the podcast so...
2021-05-2552 minChalk My Back!Episode 16 Part 2 of the PODcast with David SheltonIn this episode of Chalk My Back! we continue the discussion with David, we discuss how David ranks against the top in his weight class and his future and long term goals within the sport of powerlifting. We also discuss in depth what it would take for David increase his rank placing among the top of the 83kg lifters and how he plans to achieve this goal. We take a dive into David's training blueprint and how he and his coach Sean communicate to create an effective means of training to maximize recoverable load and load management from the...
2021-05-181h 01Chalk My Back!Episode 15 Part 1 With David SheltonIn this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys catch up with long time friend David and discuss many different topics from arby's to whataburger to what it takes to run a gym which he is part owner of Progressive Overload Dallas. David and the gang also discuss what it's like to be marketable in this modern era of social media and talk about ways to get more people engaged and how to attract more of an audience. We also learn a bit of the origin story of how everyone met and what lead them to keep powerlifting throughout...
2021-05-1150 minChalk My Back!Episode 14 Self-CoachingIn this episode of Chalk My Back! the boys talk about what steps you should do if you want to consider self-coaching yourself. We also cover the ideas, principles, and guidelines used to help get you started into how to self coach and create a general plan to begin with. If you ever wondered how to program for your own progress then this is the episode for you. Anas covers the idea of goal setting and how goal setting can be useful in terms of self coaching and what ideas to use when applying the principles of general programming...
2021-05-0451 minChalk My Back!Episode 13 2nd Guest Joseph Nguyen DPT Talks With The CMB Gang!On this episode of Chalk My Back! we have long time friend Joey Nguyen DPT on as he talks about his time within powerlifting and his transition into weightlifting during PT school. We also discuss how Joey into lifting and how it has lead him to a career within his field and how through his journey has shaped a unique career path that gives him the ability to be the kind of physical therapist that he wants to be. The boys take a dive into what Joey would do to help strength with his background of information and his...
2021-04-2754 minChalk My Back!Episode 12 Collegiate Nats Recap Plus Meme Lifting and Gatekeeping RevisitedIn this episode of Chalk My Back! the boys do a recap of collegiate nationals going over some of the most notable lifts from their friends and some of the upcoming new lifters that are making a name for themselves in the USAPL. Josh also goes over a recent gatekeeping story that happened to him and Salma and her mom while playing badminton. Anas covers the bulk of the collegiate teams and which teams are doing the best in the sport and which Texas schools need to step it up in terms of competition. We also cover what "meme"...
2021-04-2043 minChalk My Back!Episode 11 1st Ever Guest Episode With Michael Pyon Powerlifting Coach and Physical Therapist AssistantIn this episode we have our first guest Mikey P! Mikey is a long time friend and training partner of the CMB! gang. He is well known for being a great powerlifting coach who started his own business School of Mikey P! to start training powerlifting athletes and help lifters achieve their own goals. Mikey talks about some of the notable lifters he's coached as well as talks about his beginnings with the sport and how it has influenced him during different times of his life. We learn about how Mikey structures his training for himself and his lifters...
2021-04-131h 13Chalk My Back!Episode 10 Self Programming or Are the Boys Moving into a Dream Barn Together?In this episode of Chalk My Back! the boys discuss what Anas thought of the April fools prank and if he preferred talking with your current hosts or if he wants the girls to come back and replace them. Does it really matter if Josh and Abe get recasted if no one listens to their opinion? probably. We originally wanted to talk about self coaching for the beginner lifter but then talked about something far more interesting. Gym barn? Servants... I mean employees? Lifting out in the boonies? Does Abe love his wife? (Yes he does) Eleiko? Rogue? What d...
2021-04-0648 minChalk My Back!Episode 9 You Got Pranked Anas! From the Chalk Her Back Girls - April Fools!In this episode, the GIRLS cover what it's like to be trained by your significant other, they also cover how training with your significant other has affected their own relationships. They also address the pro's and con's of lifting with their partners and the girls (and Anas) discuss if it was all worth it. Anas is single btw, applications are highly encouraged through dm's. You won't believe why Ruth can't forgive Abe, he probably left the fridge open. Is Josh still a horrible coach or is he the greatest coach of all time, you decide. Will Salma compete in...
2021-03-301h 04Chalk My Back!Episode 8 Questions And Topics You Guys Asked Plus More!In this episode of CMB! our hosts cover all the topics and questions that you asked us on the instagram page as well as questions asked from their own DM's. We also cover a whole range of topics not particularly related to powerlifting but topics such as why we started the podcast and what it would take to get us (Anas) to stop podcasting. Does Abe drink milk or is he lactose? Does Anas coach world class athletes? Josh was weak at one point in his lifting career? Abe still weighs 185 which is also Anas's max bench in kilos...
2021-03-231h 04Chalk My Back!Episode 7 Powerlifting and Fitness MisconceptionsIn this episode of Chalk My Back! the boys tackle the ideas and misconceptions that exist around powerlifting or general fitness. We give you our take into what we think is behind these ideas and what past stigmas or ideas have contributed to the idea that powerlifting is "bad" for you. Join us as we learn how communicate around these misconceptions, how to fix some of these misconceptions and even have a few laughs in between. Is Anas is on the "secret sauce?" Abe started his fitness journey as a "booty influencer?" Josh knows science but does he "science"...
2021-03-1653 minChalk My Back!Episode 6 The Texas Strength Classic Meet Recap (Anas Anbar's Meet)In this episode of Chalk My Back! Co-Host Anas gives us his perspective of the Texas Strength Classic Meet and evaluates his performance. We also get an in-depth look at what his meet prep looked like leading up to the meet and his unique take on what he has been doing with his training thus far. We take a dive into the specifics of his previous training blocks, what his coaches have helped him with, what he is focusing on now and how he plans to prepare better for upcoming meets. Anas gives us some tips as well as...
2021-03-091h 25Chalk My Back!Episode 5 Differences in Training Males vs. Females/Who has Influenced us the most to get into Powerlifting?In this episode of Chalk My Back! we discuss the differences of training males vs. females in training and what these differences could mean for your training. We also talk about our early lifting influences and who or what influenced us to pursue powerlifting and start our journey into this strength sport. Does Abe bench with the 100 LB plates? Is Anas a competitive E-Sport athlete? Why is Josh a weak powerlifter and not a juiced up weightlifter? Anas played pro basketball before deciding to do powerlifting? Will we ever learn the true reason Abe deadlifts without a belt? All...
2021-03-0247 minChalk My Back!Episode 4 Lifetime Membership/2021 Nationals/Ask Us Anything #1In this week's episode of Chalk My Back! Anas, Abe, and Josh dive into the meme of a lifetime membership and discuss if this bargain of a deal is for you. We talk about the implications of what this year's nationals meet might have on the impact of how future meets are run and how the future of top level lifters will look in this new landscape. We also answer some of the questions that you the people asked us on IG and give our best answers (mainly Abe). How many lifetime memberships can Abe afford? (spoiler alert: more...
2021-02-2355 minChalk My Back!Episode 2 Our 2021 Goals/Benching Rules/Viewer Friendly PowerliftingIn this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys talk about their 2021 powerlifting goals, tackle the issue of the new proposed bench rules, and how to make powerlifting more viewer friendly. Does Abe have the best man made concrete plates? Josh is a chiropractic student or a powerlifting coach? Does Anas think it should be the fridge press instead of a bench press? Has anyone ever seen Abe smoking at a powerlifting meet? What do the boys think will improve the future of powerlifting? All this and more so tune in to find out!
2021-02-0952 minChalk My Back!Episode 3 Upcoming Europa Meet/Arby's vs. Jack-In-The-Box/Meet Day Game PlanningIn this episode of Chalk My Back! Anas unveils a special announcement for his powerlifting team, the boys give a quick update of their own training, we have an in-depth discussion of Arby's vs. Jack-In-The-Box and we have a discussion with Anas over what his plan is for his athletes at the Europa meet. Did a ghost take the boys' podcast audio? Why did Anas feel a dog near his butt? Team he who shall not be named? What is peak physical diet and who is gonna be the podcast's first sponsor? All this and more so tune in...
2021-02-0940 minChalk My Back!Episode 1 Pilot/Introduction/Rookie MistakesIn this episode of Chalk My Back! we get to introduce everyone to your hosts; talk about rookie powerlifting mistakes, who we are and how we met through the sport of powerlifting! Can Anas bench 185? Who was Anas's 1st powerlifting meet handler? What was Abe's 1st meet like and how many times did he fail a 500 deadlift? Does Josh even know how to have fun at a powerlifting meet? Josh and Anas started out as small bois? Tune in to this episode to find out the answers to all of these questions and more!
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