In this Episode of Chalk My Back! Michael Seay joins the boys to talk about his meet prep for the USAPL Virginia Pro meet and how he plans to bring home the money and place top 3 at the meet. Along the way we get to know Michael's background with powerlifting and find out how he started with the sport and how he rose to the top of the 74's so quickly. Michael also gives us a glimpse into his previous training leading up to nationals and how his injury set him back and his mentality on how he and...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 18 min
In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys sit down and get to know the newest gym owners on the block the Panther City Strength Owners Gregg Wong and Robert Livingston! We get to hear their back story as to how they came about powerlifting and how the two of them became best friends and eventually came up with the idea to start a gym together. Gregg and Robert pass along lessons learned along the way as well as give their own take on what the sport of powerlifting and strongman are going to loo...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 15 min
In this episode of Chalk My Back! Anas, Josh, and Abe return as a three piece and a biscuit to give you some updates from powerlifting world! We cover the latest news in terms of what Powerlifting America has put out and what this means for the landscape of international eligibility for United States lifters. We go over some of the more recent changes that has happened in the USAPL and how they propose the future of powerlifting should be and we cover the pro's and con's of each side with memes ...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 3 min
In this episode of Chalk My Back! We have DFW's very own David Garcia come and join us on the podcast! We asked our audience as well as USAPL Texas for questions and you guys did not disappoint! He gives us his origin story with his start in athletics and powerlifting and how he came to become a strength and conditioning coach and even becoming an international powerlifting coach. David also gives a some tips and tricks as well as a peek behind what it takes to run a powerlifting meet and what i...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 4 min
In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys take a dive into new experiences this weekend as Abe attended and helped at his first weightlifting meet! He breaks down his experience as well as the differences between what he saw with powerlifting and weightlifting, he also discusses learning about weightlifting strategies and how coaches and lifters can play with attempts to be able to guarantee more time to rest or the ability to take away someone's rest time. Anas takes us through the TSS H-Town ...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 35 min
In this episode of CMB! We have the newest Texas Co-State chair join us to answer your questions that you asked on the Chalk My Back page! We cover everything from Keone's origin story with powerlifting and how his son Ty took up the sport later on in life. The boys also ask him some hard hitting questions about what Keone plans to do with USAPL TX and what the future of the USAPL holds in terms of not being affiliated with the IPF. Keone also talks about what he thinks the future of USAPL TX is...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 18 min
In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys learn about more plates more dates Anas and how he got a juicy gym PR total! We also cover the 2021 Texas State Championship meet held this past weekend at Absolute Recomp where Josh and Abe began their professional commentary careers and the experience of what it was like to be commentators for all the lifters this weekend. We give a quick recap over how the meet went and some notable lifters that made such an impact during the meet. Anas gives a previ...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 14 min
In this episode of Chalk My Back! we cover the theory and ideas behind what we think the levels are in powerlifting strength standards. Join us as we take a dive into the many different nuances within these structured levels and what we think is the new meta in terms of how lifters are progressing versus when we first got started with powerlifting. David and the boys also talk more about fast food and compare diets to look like greek gods and what exactly training has been looking like for David...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 12 min
In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys give a recap of IPF Worlds and who the top lifters in each of the open and some of the junior weight classes. We go over how each lifter lifts went and how they earned each placing as well as who we think the top contenders will be for next year's world's competition. We recap how the USVI team did overall and also discuss the Thor vs. Devon boxing match. Does Abe think he can be the next best clout boxer? Is Anas going to upset the 83 kg class and beco...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 18 min
In this episode of Chalk My Back! we got the best of the best food tier list coming at y'all (maybe) Abe, Anas, and Josh go over their best food places and compare what they think. Abe brings up the topic of all of us being jacked so we go over what pro diets we consume on a daily to look "jacked." We also cover the WRPF showdown meet and give our thoughts on all the records broken and the high points of the meet. If you're one of Anas's lifters that competing at the Houston meet in October you'...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 20 min
In this episode of Chalk My Back! You got questions and we got answers (maybe) for this week's QnA episode! We cover a whole range of topics such as small red tacos, top 3 fast food places, chiropractic stuff, Drake vs. Mr. West, knuckle sliming exercises, and how to ascend past humanity. Does Abe have a good tier list for food? What is Anas's secret sauce for pushing past your limits and becoming an anime character? Does Josh finally become a super athlete? The world may never know the answer t...
Sep 21, 2021•57 min
In this episode of Chalk My Back! We cover the essentials of tools physical and non-physical that you should keep in your powerlifting tool bag! Some of these tools the boys have learned along the way and some we have learned from our own training through trial and error. Anas and Josh a dive into how they mentally prepare for training sessions as well as Abe talks about some of the physical aspects of training he uses in order to give his training a boost. We share more helpful tips that can ha...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 9 min
In this episode of Chalk My Back! We cover the controversial topic of the USAPL suspension from the IPF. We cover all the "facts" and give you our take on the announcement and what the future of the USAPL and international competition may look like. Topics such as the "theoretical" cost of why a drug test has increased 20 fold, what kind of middle ground could have been met, and all the facts and details that have been shared on the matter. If you like a good old fashioned debate between two ind...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 25 min
In this episode of Chalk My Back! we come back to you with some tips and tricks to help benefit your training by going over some past cues given to us when we first started lifting and the implications behind them to what cues we use now and how to implement them into training sessions, we also discuss how training has changed within powerlifting and how research changes the landscape of how we perceive training. Along the way we also bring the usual humor and memes including why Abe dislikes SB...
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr
In this episode of Chalk My Back! We bring you a fresh, off the press, off the cuff meet recap of Anas's TBS summer open meet! But first Abe has to get something off his chest and rag on his favorite powerlifting company while not doing his research yet again. After that we get into the heart of the episode and get you a summary of the high points and low points of Anas's meet experience. We cover his weight cut, how his recomp went and how he felt with each of his lifts. We go into each lift an...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 19 min
In this episode of Chalk My Back! We go over the best moments of season 1 and the review the best parts of episode's 1 to 23. We go over all the content that we think really defined the podcast and where we finally got our footing and hit our stride with what kind of podcast we wanted to be. This episode we go back to the roots of just being Abe, Anas, and Josh and take a retrospective look into how much we've improved and go over all the topics that we've covered thus far. Abe gives us an updat...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 24
It's the final wrap up episode for the Dallas Europa on CMB! We cover the guys of the Dallas Europa meet with all the boys in the chat giving their honest opinions of each other! You guys are not gonna wanna miss this as we going over all the build up, all the drama, and the final results of the JD vs Josh battle. Junior and Abe give a recap of the warm up room and give their take on all the antics in the back room. Anas takes us threw the final run through of all the boys and how they did in th...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this episode of Chalk My Back! We go over day 1 of the Europa meet where Anas's lifters Shelia and Naji competed to kick things off. We dive into the weeks leading up to the meet and what struggles the girls endured while prepping for this meet. Naji goes over weight cutting and the differences between different training styles she's experienced and what Anas has helped her with differently with her training now. We also take a dive into why Shelia took an extended break from powerlifting and...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this episode of Chalk My Back! we talk to the owner of the best powerlifting gym in central Texas, Tommy Janusz! Tommy was Josh's first powerlifting coach while Josh attended Angelo State University and has since gone on to open the largest strength gym in central Texas spanning strength sports such as powerlifting, strongman, and weightlifting. We take a deep dive into what got Tommy into powerlifting and learn his origin story with how he first got involved with the sport and how he came to...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In this episode of Chalk My Back! we get to talk to the creator, CEO, boss man, and all of the above of Spider Chalk! We can't say enough good things about Spider Chalk and how awesome James has been when communicating with us and how he even sent us a care package of his awesome chalk when he mentions that there is a chalk shortage, go figure. James and the CMB! boys go into depth into what makes a good chalk, what makes Spider Chalk the best chalk in the USA; the process, time and effort that ...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In this episode of Chalk My Back! Abe, Anas, and Josh do a pre-meet breakdown of the athletes competing and the plan. We cover the JD vs. Josh Cortez side competition, and all the side competitions JD has with everyone else. Anas gives us a preview for what's to come with his lifters, and Abe discusses meet prep with Josh and what he's been doing to work around an injury in preparation for the meet. Josh talks about his time away from lifting and what he hopes to accomplish with this meet and fu...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this episode of CMB! we have the legendary bench GOAT Mr. AOE J-Mike! We talk about his origin story of how he got into powerlifting and his athletic accolades in sports such as basketball, baseball, pool, and even pro skateboarding. J-Mike also gives some tips on what to do when trying to find sponsors and what to do and how to appeal to companies. We take an in depth dive into what his lifter mindset is and how he uses that to accomplish some extraordinary feats at his age and how he plans ...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 18
On this episode of CMB! we do another QnA answering questions that you the fans posted on our IG page. We cover a plethora of topics including USAPL vs the IPF and more casual topics such as lazy Sunday and what we would be doing if we weren't powerlifting. Abe uses spider chalk exclusively for his sets, Anas would be a pro soccer player, and Josh would be a super roided weightlifter. We rapid fire questions such as Arby's, Sam's cookies, excel sheets, and Anas's internship. Neil from Boba Tea P...
May 25, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode of Chalk My Back! we continue the discussion with David, we discuss how David ranks against the top in his weight class and his future and long term goals within the sport of powerlifting. We also discuss in depth what it would take for David increase his rank placing among the top of the 83kg lifters and how he plans to achieve this goal. We take a dive into David's training blueprint and how he and his coach Sean communicate to create an effective means of training to maximize ...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this episode of Chalk My Back! The boys catch up with long time friend David and discuss many different topics from arby's to whataburger to what it takes to run a gym which he is part owner of Progressive Overload Dallas. David and the gang also discuss what it's like to be marketable in this modern era of social media and talk about ways to get more people engaged and how to attract more of an audience. We also learn a bit of the origin story of how everyone met and what lead them to keep p...
May 11, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode of Chalk My Back! the boys talk about what steps you should do if you want to consider self-coaching yourself. We also cover the ideas, principles, and guidelines used to help get you started into how to self coach and create a general plan to begin with. If you ever wondered how to program for your own progress then this is the episode for you. Anas covers the idea of goal setting and how goal setting can be useful in terms of self coaching and what ideas to use when applying th...
May 04, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 14
On this episode of Chalk My Back! we have long time friend Joey Nguyen DPT on as he talks about his time within powerlifting and his transition into weightlifting during PT school. We also discuss how Joey into lifting and how it has lead him to a career within his field and how through his journey has shaped a unique career path that gives him the ability to be the kind of physical therapist that he wants to be. The boys take a dive into what Joey would do to help strength with his background o...
Apr 27, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode of Chalk My Back! the boys do a recap of collegiate nationals going over some of the most notable lifts from their friends and some of the upcoming new lifters that are making a name for themselves in the USAPL. Josh also goes over a recent gatekeeping story that happened to him and Salma and her mom while playing badminton. Anas covers the bulk of the collegiate teams and which teams are doing the best in the sport and which Texas schools need to step it up in terms of competiti...
Apr 20, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode we have our first guest Mikey P! Mikey is a long time friend and training partner of the CMB! gang. He is well known for being a great powerlifting coach who started his own business School of Mikey P! to start training powerlifting athletes and help lifters achieve their own goals. Mikey talks about some of the notable lifters he's coached as well as talks about his beginnings with the sport and how it has influenced him during different times of his life. We learn about how Mik...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode of Chalk My Back! the boys discuss what Anas thought of the April fools prank and if he preferred talking with your current hosts or if he wants the girls to come back and replace them. Does it really matter if Josh and Abe get recasted if no one listens to their opinion? probably. We originally wanted to talk about self coaching for the beginner lifter but then talked about something far more interesting. Gym barn? Servants... I mean employees? Lifting out in the boonies? Does A...
Apr 06, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 10
