British Strength Radio
Episodes
Episode 78: ZeroW Pro 3 Preview with UKPU President, Mikey Elias
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The ZeroW Pro, thus far held in Australia, is coming to the UK this year and will be held along with the UKPU Nationals in an auditorium setting, at S...
Episode 77 with Thomas Lilley: Coaching Colton Engelbrecht
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Lilley is the owner of Zero Weakness, a powerlifting coaching company and worldwide chain of premium powerlifting gyms. Thomas is coach to raw ...
Episode 76 with Richard Foster: Test Is Best?
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Foster is the owner of popular supplements brand, Strom Sports Nutrition, and is an advisor and educator to many athletes including strongmen,...
Episode 75 with Stan Efferding
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan Efferding is the author of The Vertical Diet, a coach to multiple world champion athletes, and a former all-time world record breaking powerlifte...
Episode 74 with Tom Senior
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Senior is a u74kg junior equipped powerlifter, competing single-ply in the IPF. Visit our sponsors: britishstrengthmagazine.com stromsports.com (u...
Episode 73 with Wylie Sung
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wylie Sung is a raw powerlifter who competes in the 100kg and 110kg weight classes. He has totaled 870kg in sleeves and 880kg in wraps. In 2022, Wylie...
Episode 72 with Thomas Lilley & Jordan Helyer: Top 3 Priorities for Powerlifting Success
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Lilley is the owner and founder of Zero Weakness, a strength and powerlifting coaching brand, chain of gyms and equipment manufacturer based in...
Episode 71: Spartan Raw '23 Wrap Up with Jack Lovett, Julia Mills and Rob Spence
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack and Alex wrap up Spartan Raw '23, recapping the event from a promoter's point of view and discussing the action with a breakdown of the top three...
Episode 70 with Chris Pappillion
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Pappillion is an American powerlifter who has totaled 1017.5kg (2238lbs) single-ply, a top-50 total on the all-time list. He is a three-time Oly...
Episode 69 with Fernando Arias
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fernando Arias is a raw powerlifter from Pennsylvania, USA. He is the current ABS Clash Of Titans champion, and he has totaled 1035kg raw with wraps a...
Episode 68: Clash Of Titans Preview with Jay Farrant and "Iron" Ian Grant
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jay, Ian and Alex preview and make preditions for Clash Of Titans which is a competition decided on total rather than formula with some of the stronge...
Episode 67 with Tom Martin
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Martin is a raw powerlifter who is currently ranked first in the UK by both Wilks and Dots formulas. He has totaled 985kg in the 100kg class and 1...
Episode 66 with Jordan Helyer
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Helyer is a powerlifter and coach from Wales who coaches as part of the prestigious Zero Weakness team. He is also a type 1 diabetic. british...
Episode 65 with Ian Humphreys
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Humphreys is a masters 3 under 82.5kg powerlifter who has squatted an all-time world record of 285kg in wraps, and holds the all-federation Britis...
Episode 64: The Spartan Raw '22 Wrap Up Show with Jack Lovett
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex and Jack wrap up Spartan Raw '22. In its second year, Spartan Raw was a huge success, and in this episode, the competition's organisers break dow...
Episode 63: ABS Series 11 Preview with Jay Farrant, Ger Buckley (Gercules) and Nick Mellor
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Owner of ABS Powerlifting and promoter of the ABS Powerlifting Series, Jay Farrant, joins British Strength Radio once again to preview the imminent AB...
Episode 62 with Andy Smith: How Can Powerlifting Go Pro?
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Smith is the owner of LIFT Gyms UK, the co-founder of Brawn Power, and a GPC European powerlifting champion. In this episode, Andy provides his u...
Episode 61 with Dan Stewart
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Stewart is a powerlifter who competes both raw and equipped. He has totaled 972.5kg in the 110kg class raw and has recently totaled 1100kg equippe...
Episode 60 with Will Newton: Powerlifting and Porn
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Newton is an all-time world record holding powerlifter and an adult performer. http://britishstrengthmagazine.com http://abspowerlifting.com ...
Episode 59 with Jake Brennan
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Brennan is a superheavyweight raw powerlifter from Ireland. He is the first man in Irish history to squat 400kg and total 1000kg raw. He is also ...
Episode 58 with Jack Lovett on Business
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As well as being a 2x Britain's Strongest Natural Man winner and strength coach to athletes from various sports, Jack Lovett is a successful business ...
Episode 57 with Tony Stevens
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest co-host: Don Coates Tony Stevens is an IPF Hall of Fame powerlifter who lifted in the 70s, 80s and 90s, but mainly in the 80s. He won fourteen B...
Episode 56 with Vicky Mirceta
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vicky Mirceta is a sports performnce nutritionist whose clientelle includes world-class strength athletes. Vicky has also competed in powerlifting, st...
Episode 55 with Eliot Page
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eliot Page is a raw and equipped powerlifter who has totaled 1022.5kg equipped and 900kg raw. He is the owner of Barbell Training Complex in Warwick a...
Episode 54 with Sam Bollands on Insecurities in Powerlifters and Self-Discovery
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Bollands is a former 125kg powerlifter who, at the time of publication, still holds the UK cross-federation total record in the 125 class. In this...
Episode 53 with John Haack and Jessica Buettner
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Haack is the number one ranked sleeved powerlifter in the world, by both Wilks and Dots. He recently totaled 1000kg at 90kg bodyweight, and by th...
Episode 52 with Jay Farrant of ABS
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Farrant is the owner of ABS Powerlifting. ABS is a group of powerlifting clubs all around Ireland, a coaching service and a series of competitions...
Episode 51: Spartan Raw '21 Preview with Jack Lovett
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jack Lovett and Alexander Clarke preview the upcoming Spartan Raw '21 competition with a Q&A section about the event and a breakdown ...
Episode 50 with Kevin Oak
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Oak is a raw powerlifter who has squatted an all-time world record in the 110kg sleeved division of 390kg and has totaled 987.5kg raw without wr...
Episode 49 with Luke Tolman
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Tolman is a 22 year-old raw powerlifter who recently broke the junior all-time world record in the bench press at 100kg with a lift of 247.5kg. I...
Episode 48 with Andrew Whitaker
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Whitaker is a para powerlifter who began being affected by Perthes' disease at the age of nine. He has bench pressed 227.5kg (500lbs) raw and d...
Episode 47 with Jack Lovett and Tom Hamilton
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Lovett is a former competitive strongman who won Britain's Strongest Natural Man twice and competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Natura...
Episode 46 with Adam Bishop
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Bishop is the reigning Britain's Strongest Man and recently competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Man. Adam has a background in strengt...
Episode 45 with Aaron Caseley of MOFO Body Mechanic
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Caseley is an osteopath who works with powerlifters, strongmen and bodybuilders and has become extremely sought after amongst strength athletes ...
Episode 44 with Dave Beattie
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Beattie is a powerlifter who, at the age of 53, broke the cross-federation UK raw with wraps squat record across all age and weight classes with ...
Episode 43 with Martin Brown
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Brown was a decorated powerlifter for a decade, winning titles and breaking records at British, European and World levels, who, since an accide...
Episode 42 with Nick Mellor
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Mellor is a 25 year old raw powerlifter who has totaled 922.5kg in competition, in the 140kg class. In the gym, he has since squatted 370kg for a...
Episode 41 with Tess Cesnik
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tess Cesnik, originally from Australia, is a raw powerlifter who has squatted 195kg, benched 115kg and deadlifted 200kg. She competes in the 67.5kg an...
Episode 40 with Chris Duffin
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Duffin is an all time world record breaking powerlifter, co-founder of Kabuki Strength and author. Chris has squatted 400kg (881lbs) in competit...
Episode 39 with Sam Bollands
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Bollands is a powerlifter who holds the cross-federation British record total in the 125kg class, raw with wraps. He has placed second at Pro Raw ...
Episode 38 with Dayle Longford
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dayle Longford is a 90kg powerlifter who has totaled 887.5kg raw with wraps and has won the Irish Pro Invitational four years in a row. He is also the...
Episode 37 with Dan Stewart
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Stewart is a 110kg and 125kg powerlifter who has totaled 972.5kg raw with wraps. He won the 2019 Irish Pro and also briefly held the 110kg class a...
Episode 36 with Sabrina Moore
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sabrina Moore is a 63kg British Powerlifting and IPF powerlifter. She squatted 160kg, benched 97.5kg and deadlifted 200.5kg at the 2020 Women's Britis...
Episode 35 with Chris Pugh
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Pugh is a 82.5kg and 90kg powerlifter who boasts competition bests of a 350kg squat, 206kg bench and 307.5kg deadlift. He has recently totaled 8...
Episode 34 with Richard Foster
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Foster is the owner of Strom Sports Nutrition, a UK-based supplement brand which is famous for its innovative and effective products. This epi...
Episode 33 with Lee Marshall
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Marshall is the president and founder of the Global Powerlifting Committee, one of the world's biggest powerlifting federations. He is also a comp...
Episode 32 with Ellie Steel
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ellie Steel is a 57kg single ply powerlifter in the IPF. She has totalled 555kg and has won the British Championships four times and is a three times ...
Episode 31 with Jim Nuttall
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Nuttall is a powerlifter who bench pressed 340kg equipped as a super heavyweight junior, then made a comeback ten years later as a 100kg and 110kg...
Episode 30 with Chloe Brennan
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chloe Brennan is a 24 year old lightweight strongwoman. She recently won England's Strongest Woman and placed fourth at the Arnolds. Chloe is a drug-f...
Episode 29 with Markos Markopoulos
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Markos Markopoulos is the founder of ProRaw, GPC Australia and PTC Gyms. With his business partner, Emad, he puts on competitions such as ProRaw, Big ...
Episode 28 with Delroy McQueen
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Delroy McQueen is a powerlifter who has competed in strength sports for thirty years. He has won Commonwealth gold in Olympic weightlifting and has wo...
Episode 27: Performance enhancing drug harm reduction with Richard Foster
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Foster is the owner of Strom Nutrition where he runs the Hench Project, a harm reduction project in Shrewsbury targeted at performance enhanci...
Episode 26 with Andrew Thomas Smith
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 coac...
Episode 25 with Reece Fullwood and Richard Foster
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Reece Fullwood is a 125kg powerlifter who broke the UK all-federation total record in his first ever powerlifting meet with 965kg, raw with wraps. His...
Episode 24 with Alexander Clarke
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander Clarke is a raw powerlifter in the 125kg class who has totaled 920kg raw with bare knees and deadlifted 385kg in competition. He is also the...
Episode 23 with Naomi Sheppard and Tom Sheppard
16 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Naomi Sheppard is a 67.5kg powerlifter who has squatted 200kg bare knee and has squatted 220kg in wraps. She has also totaled 502.5kg in wraps and won...
Episode 22: Nutrition for the Powerlifter with Alexander Clarke
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A nutrition seminar given by Alexander Clarke (powerlifter, former competitive bodybuilder and nutrition coach) to the members of University of Manche...
Episode 21 with Bobbie Butters and Helena Humphries
26 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bobbie Butters is a 57kg IPF powerlifter who has totaled 450kg at only 24 years old. She competed in the 2019 IPF Classic World Championships, in Swed...
Episode 20 with Reece Fullwood
11 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Reece Fullwood is a 125kg powerlifter who broke the UK all federation total record in his first ever powerlifting meet with 965kg, raw with wraps. His...
Episode 19 with Graham Hicks and Sam Bollands
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Graham Hicks is the 2019 Britain's Strongest Man winner and recently placed second at Big Dogs 4 to Odell Manuel, totaling 1100kg which gave him the b...
Episode 18 with Shane Jerman
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Shane Jerman is a powerlifter and strongman who has totalled 860kg at 90kg bodyweight, raw with wraps. He is also an online coach who helps strength a...
Episode 17 with Andy Bolton
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Bolton is the first man ever to deadlift 1000lbs. He is one of the greatest powerlifters in the history of the sport and has also squatted 1200lb...
Episode 16 with Andrew Thomas Smith
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 coac...
Episode 15 with Paul George
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 14 with Tom Martin
19 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ra...
Episode 13 with Tony Cliffe
13 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Cliffe is the current -120kg IPF classic world champion. Tony has been competing in powerlifting for twenty years and competes in both classic (r...
Episode 12 with Tania George
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 hus...
Episode 11 with Sam Bollands
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 judgin...
Episode 10 with Steve "Tubby" MacNeil and Steph Taylor
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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-pl...
Episode 9 with Bobbie Butters
25 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 st...
Episode 8 with Jack Lovett
20 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Con...
Episode 7 with Marcus Kay
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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.
Episode 6 with Luke Richardson and Mark Macqueen
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 5 with Martin Brown
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 4 with Sam Bollands
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 fi...
Episode 3 with Donna Moore and Jenny Todd
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Do...
Episode 2 with Luke Richardson, Mark Macqueen and Andy Smith
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 IP...
Episode 1 with Jack Lovett
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...