1. Introduction

What to expect at your first powerlifting meet, along with a story about David and Chari's first meet and all the fear Chari had of peeing in front of the crowd (yes, women may pee when lifting heavy). FREE strength programs at garagegympowerlifting.com Join the worldwide GGPL community on Instagram @garagegympowerlifting Email us with suggestions for the podcast or if you want to be a guest, and send your videos and pics to post on Instagram: [email protected]

With all the information available to us how do we know what we know or how much we need to know? Or, perhaps, we ditch the quest for amassing information and get clear on our objective.  FREE strength programs at garagegympowerlifting.com Join the worldwide GGPL community on Instagram @garagegympowerlifting Email us with suggestions for the podcast or if you want to be a guest, and send your videos and pics to post on Instagram: [email protected]

Instead of thinking about programming as an absolute use it as a tool to learn about how you respond to volume, intensity, frequency, and accessories. The best part of powerlifting is constantly learning about different ways our body responds and how to find optimal ways to improve our training.  Mentions in this episode: Jim Wendler's 531 Program FREE strength programs at garagegympowerlifting.com Join the worldwide GGPL community on Instagram @garagegympowerlifting Email us with suggestions for the podcast or if you want to be a guest, and send your videos and pics to post on Instagram: [email protected]

Mindset is crucial to being successful at anything in life. In this episode David discusses a way to strengthen our confidence by saying "I am" statements, which is similar to positive affirmations. Training our mind just as much as training our muscle is key to building a solid foundation of strength. Referenced on this episode: Journey to Personal Greatness by Alvin Brown Alvin Brown @journeytopersonalgreatness FREE strength programs at garagegympowerlifting.com Join the worldwide GGPL community on Instagram @garagegympowerlifting Email us with suggestions for the podcast or if you want to be a guest, and send your videos and pics to post on Instagram: [email protected]

Confidence is often talked about as something easily acquired. In this episode David talks a bit about when his confidence was reduced and how he dealt with that in his childhood/teen years going into adulthood. His experience points to a lack of identity as being the cause for not having confidence. FREE strength programs at garagegympowerlifting.com Join the worldwide GGPL community on Instagram @garagegympowerlifting Email us with suggestions for the podcast or if you want to be a guest, and send your videos and pics to post on Instagram: [email protected]

Nothing is personal, but if we rely on outside stimuli (compliments, recognition, awards, likes, follows, etc) for fuel to build our confidence, we then set ourselves up to be torn down by criticism, haters, trolls, unlikes, unfollows. It's time we own our lives and rewrite our story!  FREE strength programs at garagegympowerlifting.com Join the worldwide GGPL community on Instagram @garagegympowerlifting Email us with suggestions for the podcast or if you want to be a guest, and send your videos and pics to post on Instagram: [email protected]

Yes, we lift weight. Yes, we want measurable progress on the bar. But the total of powerlifting is more than the weight on the bar. It's a story. Our journey. FREE strength programs at garagegympowerlifting.com Join the worldwide GGPL community on Instagram @garagegympowerlifting Email us with suggestions for the podcast or if you want to be a guest, and send your videos and pics to post on Instagram: [email protected]

Once you decide to start  training and/or build a garage gym it's time to buy some equipment. But what equipment do you need? Here's the basics to get you started. FREE strength programs at garagegympowerlifting.com Join the worldwide GGPL community on Instagram @garagegympowerlifting Email us with suggestions for the podcast or if you want to be a guest, and send your videos and pics to post on Instagram: [email protected]

Setting ourselves up for success, taking small steps toward life-changing habits. Instead of overhauling our lives and feeling overwhelmed, we can make small changes (like starting to eat breakfast, in David's case). Eventually these small changes become habit, habits create discipline, discipline yields results.  Instagram @garagegympowerlifting

GGPL Podcast introduction, launching November 13th with weekly episodes! Instagram @garagegympowerlifting