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In this episode, Lara and Josh discussed corrections to their previous week's announcements, including a mistake about Lexington High School's championship status and issues with USA Powerlifting's use of age coefficients for best lifter awards. They covered upcoming powerlifting events, including the USA Powerlifting Forge Classic in Georgia and the Student & University Worlds in Tampa, Florida, which will feature top collegiate and high school lifters. The conversation included detailed predictions for this weekend's Collegiate Nationals, particularly focusing on team placings in various weight classes and potential upsets, with Josh identifying Northeastern as a dark horse candidate in the female equipped division and ULL as a potential winner in the male equipped division. They also discussed Cumberland University's new fully funded powerlifting scholarships and addressed a strategic question about whether a heavily favored lifter should move up a weight class for better team placement opportunities.

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The Powerlifting & Power Ballads Podcast is co-hosted by Josh Rohr and Lara Sturm and sponsored by Team Rohr Powerlifting - for all of your powerlifting coaching and meet day handling needs. The podcast covers Georgia Powerlifting information as well as National Powerlifting news. One of our more popular segments is music, specifically 80’s music and Power Ballads.

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In this episode, Josh and Lara discussed recent updates in powerlifting, including the opening of 180 additional spots for Raw Nationals due to the discontinuation of Primetime, and changes to drug testing protocols switching from 10% to 5% full-screen testing. They announce a candidate for USAPL Vice President, highlighted impressive performances at Maryland States and Military Nationals, and shared results from High School Nationals including remarkable achievements by young lifters. The conversation also included a lifter tip about knee sleeve rules and a discussion about potential changes to those regulations.

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The Powerlifting & Power Ballads Podcast is co-hosted by Josh Rohr and Lara Sturm and sponsored by Team Rohr Powerlifting - for all of your powerlifting coaching and meet day handling needs. The podcast covers Georgia Powerlifting information as well as National Powerlifting news. One of our more popular segments is music, specifically 80’s music and Power Ballads.

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In this episode of the podcast, Lara and Josh discussed recent powerlifting events, including Lane Severson's successful performance at the USAPL Surge Legacy Series in Illinois where he went 9 for 9 with a total of 502.5. They covered the new "Lift Together" mentorship program launched by Elizabeth Yarde and the Coaching Committee, which pairs experienced lifters with beginners at competitions nationwide. Josh announced upcoming coaching certification courses, including Level 1 club courses in Washington D.C. and one Online, as well as a Level 2 national certification course in June. The episode included a new lifter tip about wrist wrap techniques, specifically how they can provide grip support during deadlifts by wearing them just below the wrist. The conversation concluded with a discussion about handling flight reorganization situations at powerlifting meets. Josh gets emotional at the end...

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The Powerlifting & Power Ballads Podcast is co-hosted by Josh Rohr and Lara Sturm and sponsored by Team Rohr Powerlifting - for all of your powerlifting coaching and meet day handling needs. The podcast covers Georgia Powerlifting information as well as National Powerlifting news. One of our more popular segments is music, specifically 80’s music and Power Ballads.