British Strength Radio

Andy Smith is a hybrid athlete powerlifter who also partakes in rugby and endurance events such as triathlons. He owns LIFT Gyms in Edinburgh and coaches clients for powerlifting, body composition and strength and conditioning for sports, both in person and online. His best total at 82.5kg is 702.5kg.

Paul George is a masters powerlifter who holds an all time world record squat with 276kg in the 82.5kg class, and an all time world record total with 676kg. Before getting into powerlifting, Paul competed as an IFBB professional bodybuilder, having won the 2004 EFBB overall British title. He owns Olympic Gym in Eccles with his wife, Tania George.

Tom Martin is a 100kg and 110kg powerlifter who has totaled 1000kg raw with wraps in competition. Tom has deadlifted 410kg/900lbs raw, the heaviest raw deadlift in the UK, in any weight class. He also won the 110kg class at Pro Raw 2018.

Tony Cliffe is the current -120kg IPF classic world champion. Tony has been competing in powerlifting for twenty years and competes in both classic (raw) and single ply (equipped). He has totaled 920kg raw in sleeves and 1100kg single ply.

In 2015, Tania George became the first female powerlifter in the UK to total 500kg raw with wraps. She also co-owns Olympic Gym in Eccles with her husband, Paul George, and coaches powerlifting clients online.

Sam Bollands is one of the UK's best powerlifters, having totalled 1000kg raw w/wraps recently at the Irish Pro IV. In this episode, we discuss judging standards in UK powerlifting, our views on nutrition, Sam's experience of being coached by Sebastian Oreb, his next meet, sleep apnea and CPAPs, mistakes lifters make in the warm up room, terrible coaches, and much more!

Steve MacNeil is a multi-ply powerlifter who has squatted 450kg in competition, benched 377.5kg and totalled 1047.5kg. Steph Taylor is also a multi-ply lifter. She has squatted 230kg, benched 130kg and deadlifted 202.5kg. Steve and Steph are a powerlifting couple and are both competing at the upcoming Irish Pro Invitational.

Bobbie Butters is the 2019 senior British -57kg champion at just 24 years old. She also took bronze in the IPF Worlds. She is a Masters by Research student studying Olympic Weightlifting.

Jack Lovett is a 2x Britain's Natural Strongest Man winner, a 5th place finisher at World's Natural Strongest Man, owner of Spartan Performance in Consett, County Durham, and author of Spartan Strength.

Markus Kay is a 22 year old powerlifter and gym owner who recently placed third in the open class at Pro Raw as a junior.

Luke Richardson is an IPF world champion powerlifter, the youngest man ever to total 1000kg raw, and owner of LR Strength Shed. Mark Macqueen is an IPF world champion powerlifter and is the holder of the biggest raw total in Scotland.

Martin Brown spent almost ten years as one of the best powerlifters in the country. He has totalled 1000kg and squatted 410kg multi-ply, and squatted 342.5kg raw w/wraps, all in the 100kg class. Martin has been through quite severe bouts of depression and is an advocate for mental health charities. And more recently, he suffered a life-changing spinal injury which left him temporarily paralysed from the waist down, living with a condition called Cauda Equina Syndrome thereafter. As well as powerlifting, we cover both of these topics on the podcast.

Sam Bollands holds the all-federation British record total in the 125kg class. He recently competed at Pro Raw XI in Australia, placing second in a field of world-class athletes. 

Donna Moore is an Arnold Pro Strongwoman champion and two times World's Strongest Woman. Jenny Todd is an Arnold Strongwoman champion and coach to Donna Moore, as well as many other top strongwomen.

Luke Richardson is an IPF world champion powerlifter, the youngest man ever to total 1000kg raw, and owner of LR Strength Shed. Mark Macqueen is an IPF world champion powerlifter and is the holder of the biggest raw total in Scotland. Andy Thomas Smith is a powerlifter who has totalled over 700kg at 82.5kg bodyweight and is competing at Pro Raw this year in Australia. He owns LIFT Gyms UK in Edinburgh.

Jack Lovett is a two times Britain's Strongest Natural Man winner and a former World's Strongest Natural Man competitor. Jack owns Spartan Performance in Consett, County Durham and is a strength coach to top athletes from various sports.