• Season 6 Episode 1 Palestine Talk
    Nov 30 2023

    In 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.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Season 5 Episode 6 The Other 2023 Raw Nationals Recap
    Sep 26 2023

    It'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 on this episode of Chalk My Back!

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Season 5 Episode 5 Nevin Saju DPT Joins the Chalk My Back Boys to Talk About His Business Revenant Physical Therapy
    Jul 25 2023

    In 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 how he views the physical therapy space as a whole. Does Abe finally get to chalk some cheeks? Anas gets into the rice and beans of pain science? Josh is now a full fledged PT and a chiropractor? All this and more on this episode of Chalk My Back!

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Season 5 Episode 4 Bathroom Breaks, Mae's A Pro, Anas and Raw Nats
    Jul 18 2023

    In 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!

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Season 5 Episode 3 Abe's Powerlifting and Finance Tips Get Together!
    Jun 27 2023

    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 like you don't have the time or at a low point in your lifting career. Abe finally does a strongman competition? Anas is a Pro USAPL commentator? Josh is back on the good good? All this and more on this episode of Chalk My Back!

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Season 5 Episode 2 Anas's Background and How He Got Into Becoming a Powerlifting Coach
    Jun 13 2023

    In 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 adapted as he becomes more and more in tune with his training. Will Anas become one of the top 75kg lifters? Does he finally give us the secret sauce stack? What is being a pro powerlifter like? All this and more on this episode of Chalk My Back!

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • 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 Career
    Jun 6 2023

    In 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 long, what the impact of having a coach can be to your training and more! Join us as we keep taking a deep look into the lives of our hosts for this ongoing 3 part series.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 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 Podcast
    May 9 2023

    In 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 his first meet was smooth and Josh gives us some insight into judging and loading at a local meet here in the area. Will Abe change the rules of the sumo deadlift? Anas stops by the Eleiko headquarters and gets them to sponsor the barn? Josh is now a supertotal athlete? All this and more on this episode of Chalk My Back!

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    1 hr and 12 mins