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Fortis After Hours PodcastONE | The Art of Training with Your SpouseSend us a textEver wondered if training with your partner is a recipe for relationship gold or disaster? In our premiere episode of the rebranded Fortis After Hours Podcast, we pull back the curtain on what it's really like to share training sessions, sweat, and sometimes tears with your significant other.After a decade of training together through Orange Theory, CrossFit, and ultimately finding our home in competitive powerlifting, we've experienced the full spectrum of couple's fitness dynamics. From the early days of heated gym arguments to our current "diamond" training relationship, we candidly...2025-07-2156 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 189 | Dealing with Depression II - Positive ChangeSend us a textAn update episode from our first episode on dealing with depression back in 2022. Liz shares her journey with depression over the past couple years as well as a recent break through of sorts that has helped her immensely. Nate and Liz also discuss how powerlifting and structure can help your mental health and the fact that powerlifting is a marathon, not a sprint. If you are struggling with depression please consider seeking professional help, it may just change your life. If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or suicidal ideations, c...2025-05-0551 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp.187 | What is the Ghost Clash | Every Pound Matters | Conventional ComebackSend us a textNate and Liz recap their experience coaching at the Ghost Clash this past weekend as well as explain what the ghost clash is and or the difference between a pro meet and nationals. They also talked about why every pound matters when competing and why you should always focus on building the total. Also, have you noticed there is a lot more conventional pullers popping up in powerlifting? Nate and Liz share their theory on why they think this is the case.Support the showThanks for listening! Please...2025-04-1436 min
Fortis After Hours PodcastEp. 179 | The Quadathon: 15k Run + 1500lbs TotalSend us a textRecap of Nate's recent challenge of running The Double Bridge 15k and then heading to Fortis Fitness Studio to lift 1,500lbs between the squat, bench and deadlift. Nate talks with Liz on how he trained for this challenge, what went well, what went wrong ad if he will be doing a challenge like this in the future. Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your friends so we can continue to grow!-Y...2025-02-0242 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 177 | How We Added 85lbs Onto Nate's Squat in One YearSend us a textThis week Nate and Liz discuss how they rebuilt Nate's squat from failing 518 in November 2023 to hitting 584lbs on the platform in November 2024. We touch on various topics including the importance of a strong and engaged core, squat mobility specifically upper body, and the mental side of heavy squats. Hopefully some of this information can help you grow or rebuild your squat!Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your friends so we can continue...2025-01-131h 03Fortis After Hours PodcastEp. 173 | Meet Recap - Lord of the Platform EditionSend us a textThis week Nate and Liz discuss our Fortis Powerlifting team's most recent meet. We had 15 athletes competing and 2 more members of the gym compete for a total of 17 lifters. Everyone had a great day and Coach nate also hit a PR total after battling through years of injuries. We hope you enjoy this recap and are excited for our next team event which will be Bending the Bar in march.Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share...2024-11-2541 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 172 | Big Traps and Grocery BagsSend us a textThis week Nate and Liz discuss Nate's prep for his upcoming meet on the 17th as well as the Fortis Powerlifting Team prep as they prepare to compete the 16th and 17th. Then they discuss more fun movement pairs including shrugs vs heavy deadlifts, SSB vs Cambered bar and more. Tune in for a fun, informative conversation.Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your friends so we can continue to grow!-...2024-11-1142 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 165 | Range FinderSend us a textThis week Nate and Liz talk about why they implement ranges in programming for their athletes, and break down where the top and bottom numbers of the range come from. Do you always shoot for the top, are you more of a bottom number person, well in this episode Nate and Liz discuss how you can select the right number for the day. Sometimes it may be the top or the bottom number, however it could also be the middle! The information in this episode can help you adhere to your program a...2024-09-0939 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 164 | Training On Your CycleSend us a textThis week Liz, and a little bit Nate, discuss how to train while on your cycle. Liz offers tips and tricks to make sure you maximize your training all month long, not just when you are feeling good. She shares some of her own experiences training on and off hormonal birth control and gives you the information you need to keep making progress in powerlifting. Dudes! This one is for you too. Whether you have a friend or significant other that experiences these symptoms or you are a male coach with female athletes...2024-09-0240 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 163 | Liz & Nate's Favorite Powerlifting Gear / Toby Confronts a BearSend us a textThis week Nate and Liz go through their current lineup of powerlifting gear, from shoes and knee sleeves to wrist wraps and belts. They also share the story of Toby confronting a bear, yes that really happened and yes Toby is ok haha.Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your friends so we can continue to grow!-You can now become a Fortis After Hours Supporter by using the link below...2024-08-2641 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 162 | BIG Brain. BIG Lifts.Send us a textThis week Nate and Liz discuss brain power. No we're not talking about college degrees or doing well in school, we're talking about powerlifting. Though doing well in school is good, today we're talking on how training your mind can result in massive gains on the platform and onto your total. After you build to a certain level of strength, powerlifting becomes almost entirely a mental game. In this episode Nate and Liz breakdown their individual approaches to mentally preparing to lift heavy weights right up to their pre ritual routine. We hope...2024-08-1950 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 158 | Is It Worth the Hype /The Return of Wild 1 v 1Send us a textThis week Nate and Liz delve into pre lift routines, getting hyped before a lift and of course Liz's famous leg slaps before squats. Is there such thing as getting too hyped? Can you lift without any hype whatsoever ? Where is "the switch" that people talk about flipping before they lift? All these questions and more will be answered in this week's episode. Also the return of Wild 1 v 1, where we discuss who would win between a Lion and a Tiger.Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember...2024-07-2242 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp.155 | The Car Cast: How Cheat (Treat) Meals Can Actually Help You Stay on TrackSend us a textThis episode was fully recorded in a car, in dead stop traffic, because we believe in efficiency. This week Nate & Liz discuss how to use a treat meal to your advantage rather than detriment. A well placed treat meal can help you stay focused on long term nutritional success and prevent major backslides to old habits. That being said, different goals require different levels of adherence to your plan. Having some nutrition accountability can really help you stay on track and ensure results, we both offer nutrition accountability if you need a little...2024-07-0129 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 154 | Training Update: Nate Pushes to Hard/Liz Needs Coffee to SurviveSend us a textNate and Liz give y'all a little training update and discuss the proper way to make a PB & J sandwich. They discuss how training has been going for each of them, recent adjustments they have made to stay on track as well as competition plans for the rest of the year. Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your friends so we can continue to grow!-You can now become a Fortis A...2024-06-2426 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 152 | Inside the Mind of a WinnerSend us a textThis week Nate interviews a special guest: Liz!As some of you may know Liz has had the opportunity to compete, and win many times in the sport of powerlifting and in today's episode we find out how she thinks and trains. Many of the topics we discuss can be used in your own training to help you achieve new heights and become a more successful powerlifter. Hint, it all comes down to you!Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast...2024-06-1034 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 151 | Just Keep Goin - Mental Health and PowerliftingSend us a textThis week Nate and Liz discuss how fitness and powerlifting can help to improve your mental health and also what to do when you get overwhelmed with training. More is not always better and being open to change with your training schedule, intensity and even your goals can be one of the most effective ways to make sure that just keep going. Both Nate and Liz shared personal experiences from their fitness journey's where fitness and powerlifting helped them strengthen not just their body, but also their mind.Support the show2024-06-0347 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp.150 | The Hidden Gems of PowerliftingSend us a textThis week Nate and Liz discuss accessories, the hidden gems of Powerlifting. Not only can they add some spice into your training, they also boast an immense ability to get you stronger than you ever imagined. All you have to do is give em a shot. In this episode Nate and Liz tell you how to get the most out of your accessories and give you tips on what kind of intensity you need to be hitting. 150 episodes! Thank you all for coming along thus far on this podcast journey of our, we...2024-05-2736 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 141 | Bending the Bar 8 Meet RecapSend us a textThis week Nate and Liz recap the eighth edition of Bending the Bar. This was an exciting three day meet where The Fortis Powerlifting team had 18 people competing all together. Tune in to find out how it went as well as how Liz did on her birthday meet!Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your friends so we can continue to grow!-You can now become a Fortis After Hours Supporter...2024-03-2542 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 137 | Personal Training can be Performance Enhancing/Listening to Your Body & How Nate and Liz Have Grown as AthletesSend us a textThis week on the pod Nate and Liz discuss how personal training can take your powerlifting to the next level. If you have the opportunity to work one on one in person with a coach, do it, it just might add some more pounds to the total. They also discuss when and how to listen to your body during training/ meet prep. Finally they discuss how they have both grown as athletes and as a coaching powerhouse!Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe t...2024-02-2646 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 133 | Who are Nate and Liz Ribaudo?Send us a textThis week Nate and Liz take a little time to reintroduce themselves since we have grown a lot over the past year. When did Liz try her first sport? Did Nate ever do competitive dance? Exactly how many curls has Nate done over the past 15 years. All this and more will be answered on today's episode, probably. Also this week we released ✌️ episodes so be sure to check em both out!Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating...2024-01-2930 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 119 | Surge Pro Am Meet RecapSend us a textNate and Liz recap their experience at the Surge Pro Am up in Chicagoland. Listen in to hear more about how sometimes even when you plan and control as many variables as possible, shit can still hit the fan. What do you do when that happens, do you you crumble or do you show up and do your best for that day. Listen to the podcast to find out how Nate and Liz reacted.Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us...2023-10-1045 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 118 | The Pre Game Show for Liz and Nate's Next Meet: The Power Surge Pro/AmSend us a textThis week Nate and Liz do a little pre game show for their next powerlifting meet: The Power Surge Pro/Am in Chicago. They discuss the type of competition that this will be, what their goals are for this meet and how the prep has gone for this meet. We hope you enjoy this preview and be sure to tune in to watch them compete this weekend. Links can be found on our Instagram Page.*Also due to traveling and competing we will not have an episode next week, be sure...2023-09-2536 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 117 | How to Get the Most Out of Your CoachSend us a textThis week Nate and Liz talk about how you, the athlete, can get the most out of your powerlifting coach. As we know, coaching is a symbiotic relationship and the better the communication, the better the results. Nate and Liz give you the skills and knowledge to make sure you get the most out of your powerlifting experience, no matter the coach.Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your friends so we can continue t...2023-09-1838 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 116 | How To Last LongerSend us a textThis week Nate and Liz talk about how powerlifting can be different after the first couple years. The fact of the matter is that most people don't make it past 5 years of powerlifting due to many different factors including burnout, injuries, life changes and much more. This week Nate and Liz give you the tools to ensure a long, fun and successful career in powerlifting.Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your friends so w...2023-09-1136 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 102 | What Should I Do After Competing in a Powerlifting Meet?Send us a textDo I rest? -Do I start training hard?-Will I lose all my strength if I take a break?-I feel like I can run through a brick wall, should I max out?-Nate and Liz answer all these questions and more on this weeks episode of the podcast. Post meet we always have people wondering what they should be focusing on and the simple answer is it depends on each individual. Nate and Liz break down everything from the post m...2023-06-0430 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 101 | Quick Q & ASend us a textHuge shoutout to all of the people that made Summer Slam happen this year! Also great job to all of our athletes and the others who competed this weekend! Stay tuned for details about Summer Slam 5 coming soon!-This week Nate and Liz answer some questions from y'all and Nate reveals something quite shocking. Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your friends so we can continue to grow!-Y...2023-05-2930 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 99 | Don't be a Creep in the Gym, Be a Helpful Human 😎Send us a textThis week Nate and Liz discuss helping others out in the gym without being creepy haha. They also discuss how to navigate a warm up room at a powerlifting meet and what coaches need to be doing more of.We decided to skip 98 because no one likes Highway 98 IYKYK and this is technically episode 99 since we recorded our first episode and left it untitled. Soooooo! Next week is episode 100 and we will be recording it on Nate's Birthday! 🥳 Help us get to 1k listens this month, that's all Nate wants...2023-05-1540 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 94 | We're Baaaack/How to Fix Your Poverty BenchSend us a textJoin Nate and Liz as they discuss where they've been, new exciting changes coming to the podcast and their topic for this week: How to Fix Your Poverty Bench. -Most of us have struggled or currently struggle with the bench press and in this episode Nate and Liz are going to give you a bunch of helpful tips and tricks to take your bench from zero to hero! 🦸 🦸♀️ 🚀 Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with you...2023-04-1728 minFortis After Hours PodcastEp. 93 | Nate Origins: Where Did Nate Come From?Send us a textKrypton.JK.This week listen in asa Liz asks Nate some questions about where he came from, how he became a personal trainer and how he went from trainer to gym owner. We have a lot of new listeners and members in the gym so we figured it was a good time to do this episode. We hope you enjoy learning a little bit more about Coach Nate and if you do please share this episode with your friends & family!Follow us on social media for more...2023-02-121h 07