Worlds 2026 Recap: Men's division
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What is the podcast’s new format and focus for the men’s division recap?
And the boys are back. You know what we did? Matt, when you're cooking a steak, my American friend, you got a big, fat, juicy steak. And it's a lean, good steak on it. Not a lot of grizzle. And if there's a lot of grizzle on it, what do you do? You trim that fat. You trim that fat, Matt. I know. I can tell when I look at you. You looked amazing at Worlds, by the way. You know what we did? trim the fat on this podcast and we're leaner and we're better for it again i think the people are going to enjoy that so um it's just the three of us and we're gonna do the men's episode division by division we'll walk through start with the 59th work away all the way up to jesus and the 120 pluses And we'll talk about all the different side stories, et cetera.
I think we'll kick off real quick, though. I'd be remiss if I didn't say, my God, Matt, you did a phenomenal job. People were unsure. This is not new in sports. In the Olympics, I can tell you right now, as a Canadian, Hockey is massive. We start playing hockey here at three years old. I shit you not, I'm not being funny. Three years old, people are learning to skate. They put a fricking hockey stick in your hand. It's called 10 Bits Hockey and it's adorable, but it's legit. all over the world in olympic there are olympic teams tons of european teams that have canadian head coaches this is normal practice and i'm just using hockey but this is normal practice in all sports wrestling whatever you go to russia you grab yourself a good russian coach whatever the
All over amateur sport and obviously professional, this happens all the time. Brand spanking new to powerlifting, and people didn't know how they felt about it. Fair, when it's first, when it's the first time. And it was a bit of an experiment, wasn't it?
How did the British coaching experiment influence Team GB’s performance and future federation strategies?
I'm putting a little bit of time into this because this is a storyline for those world championships, and we'd be remiss not to talk about the storyline of Stitch. and when they i still remember the post matt gary british head coach and people like what this is crazy what and there's mixed feelings some people be like you're bypassing all the home british potential and then other people be like this is exciting because it's a first and if this works Might other nations do it? What does that do? There are, we know there are nations that have solid lifters, but their freaking coaching staff have hurt them. We know this. We've talked about it at nauseam. what might happen, what doors might happen, how the sport might accelerate when you do this kind of thing.
And it's new to us and everyone's like, oh fuck, I don't know how to feel it. But for a lot of people, this is nothing new, nothing new. And as an experiment, it takes a little bit. You're not gonna drop a fricking American with the British team and immediately see the gains and impact. But by year two, you're really cooking. Because now people are used to it. And a lot of the pushback is now acceptance. And the buy-in is much stronger. And the ground at the table has been set. And my freaking goodness, sir, hats off to you. Number one on the women's side. Number two on the men's side. Britain has never done so well. How many upsets did you guys pull off? How many people ended up on the podium? It seemed like every freaking day people are on the podium or threatening to.
crazy absolutely crazy and i for one am glad the experiment worked and i'm excited to see like where's this gonna go and uh i think it's only the beginning i think like britain's probably gonna have to have the conversation about bringing you back but how many other nations might start if not with you other people start doing this kind of thing and be like well who's available what are we talking about here uh and they're i'm not gonna name names but they're We all know there are some nations who have some great lifters who was like, for the love of God, get your head coaching in check. For the love of God, could you? Do you know how much better you would be if you got a different coaching staff?
At least just the head coach.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the podcast’s new format and focus for the men’s division recap?
0:02–2:02
2
How did the British coaching experiment influence Team GB’s performance and future federation strategies?
2:02–13:19
3
Why was the 59 kg class battle considered one of the most exciting fights at Worlds?
13:19–20:00
4
What are the key takeaways from the 66 kg class and the upcoming Sheffield showdown?
20:00–1:08:42
5
Why did the coach criticize the bench‑press attempt selections and admit mistakes?
1:08:42–1:19:21
6
How did the deadlift lock‑out issues and attempt‑selection strategy affect the lifters’ results?
1:19:21–1:30:34
7
What made Will Ball’s performance in the 93 kg class stand out and why is it considered a turning point?
1:30:34–1:58:13
8
What are the key takeaways and future predictions for the 120 kg+ division after Worlds?
1:58:13–2:16:45
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