Fortis Powerlifting Podcast
The Fortis Powerlifting Podcast is co-hosted by Nate and Liz Ribaudo. It will focus on all things powerlifting: advice, meet recaps, guest interviews, powerlifting hot topics, and so much more. Tune in every week for some awesome powerlifting content!
Episodes
186 episodes
Ep. 185 | Be You. Have Fun. Lift Heavy.
Nate and Liz talk about how easy it is to be influenced by those around you to buy new gear, compete in a different fed, change your form, even use PEDs. They talk about how it is a much better idea to make choices and do things that YOU want t...
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Episode 185
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57:24
Ep. 184 | Master's Cup and More!
Nate and Liz recap the Master's Cup powerlifting meet on the drive home! It was a fantastic trip and everyone all did well! It was also a perfect example of what you can accomplish when you follow the plan perfectly. Hint: It helps you lift mor...
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Episode 184
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56:58
Ep. 183 | Fortis Powerlifting After Hours
First episode recorded late night after a day of coaching at a meet, by far the funniest episode we've recorded in a while. Enjoy a recap of Bending the Bar 9, an upcoming schedule of events for the team, and Liz and Nate answer some deep quest...
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Episode 183
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58:34
Ep. 182 | How to Make Sure You are Gameday Ready
Nate and Liz discuss how you can prepare to compete on gameday by having your gear, nutrition, and supplements all in line so there's no question on meet day. They also discuss how to handle a red light or even a bad call by a judge.
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Episode 182
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1:03:14
Ep. 181 | Equipped vs Raw Lifting & Other This or That Comparisons
In this episode, Nate and Liz put popular fitness and powerlifting debates head-to-head—heavy singles vs. volume, sumo vs. conventional, tracking macros vs. intuitive eating, and more. Expect hot takes, expert insights, poor mental math and mor...
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Episode 181
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51:20
Ep. 180 | Sticking Points & How to Unstick Them
This week Nate and Liz take a deep dive into different sticking points in each of the main three lifts: squat, bench and deadlift. While there are many ways to do this, they discuss a more simple and practical approach that anyone at any level ...
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Episode 180
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1:12:49
Ep. 179 | The Quadathon: 15k Run + 1500lbs Total
Recap of Nate's recent challenge of running The Double Bridge 15k and then heading to Fortis Fitness Studio to lift 1,500lbs between the squat, bench and deadlift. Nate talks with Liz on how he trained for this challenge, what went well, what w...
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Episode 179
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42:10
Ep. 178 | Mental Health and Powerlifting + Winter Storm in NWFL?!
Nate and Liz discuss how powerlifting can positively and negatively affect your mental health. They talk about how people can get burnt out and how powerlifting at an elite level comes with its own set of challenges. Also apparently there is a ...
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Episode 178
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1:09:32
Ep. 177 | How We Added 85lbs Onto Nate's Squat in One Year
This week Nate and Liz discuss how they rebuilt Nate's squat from failing 518 in November 2023 to hitting 584lbs on the platform in November 2024. We touch on various topics including the importance of a strong and engaged core, squat mobility ...
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Episode 177
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1:03:22
Ep. 176 | When Do I Sign Up For My First Meet?
Nate and Liz are back with another awesome episode and the first one of 2025. This week we talk about how to know when you are ready for your first meet, how often you should compete, which federation to compete in as well as do you need compet...
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Episode 176
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58:21
Ep. 175 | Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!
This week Nate and Liz give a little training update, discuss how to stay on track during the holidays, and talk about how you can make some goals AND hit them. This will be the last episode for the year and we want to say thank you to everyone...
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Episode 175
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59:57
Ep. 174 | This is the End
of podcast videos. Haha gotcha! We have some exciting updates to share along with a full episode where we talk about Liz's most recent meet, winning all three meets she competed in this year, what to do in your offseason, and how t...
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Episode 174
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1:06:19
Ep. 173 | Meet Recap - Lord of the Platform Edition
This week Nate and Liz discuss our Fortis Powerlifting team's most recent meet. We had 15 athletes competing and 2 more members of the gym compete for a total of 17 lifters. Everyone had a great day and Coach nate also hit a PR total after batt...
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Episode 173
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41:02
Ep. 172 | Big Traps and Grocery Bags
This week Nate and Liz discuss Nate's prep for his upcoming meet on the 17th as well as the Fortis Powerlifting Team prep as they prepare to compete the 16th and 17th. Then they discuss more fun movement pairs including shrugs vs heavy deadlift...
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Episode 172
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42:18
Ep. 171 | Split Squats are My Favorite - Liz
She said it not me haha. But seriously does anyone else like those?This week we dive into a bunch of different movements and discuss which one we prefer for training ourselves as well as how we would apply it in training with our client...
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Episode 171
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31:37
Ep. 170 | Cutting Weight
Cutting. An inevitable part of any weight class sport and powerlifting is no different. In this episode we discuss reasons to do a weight cut, best practices to make sure it goes smooth and safe, as well as tips on recomping after a cut. If you...
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Episode 170
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43:54
Ep.169 | How To Treat the Last Month of Prep
This week Nate and Liz detail out how you should treat your last month leading up to a meet and how it may differ from the other parts of prep. There is not only a difference in the workouts, but also in the mentality. They go over both of thes...
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Episode 169
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33:51
Ep. 168 | Suck It Up and Show Up
Sometimes, it's just that simple. Other times it may be a bit more complicated but at the end of the day if you have goals, somedays you will need to just suck it up and show up. Not every day will be super exciting, a...
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Episode 168
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31:55
Ep. 167 | The Secret Sauce
This week Nate and Liz dive in to the few ingredients that make up the secret sauce that can help you get stronger quicker in the sport of powerlifting. Hint: it's not what you think. These habits and things are commonly overlooked and when you...
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Episode 167
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41:15
Ep. 166 | Having Fun & Lifting Heavy at Ironbuilt Games
We are baaack! Took a week off last week to prepare for Liz's competition at the inaugural ironbuilt games, which is the topic of this week's episode. We discuss the idea behind ironbuilt games, how it turned out and how we came up with our new...
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Episode 166
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41:23
Ep. 165 | Range Finder
This week Nate and Liz talk about why they implement ranges in programming for their athletes, and break down where the top and bottom numbers of the range come from. Do you always shoot for the top, are you more of a bottom number person, well...
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Episode 165
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39:13
Ep. 164 | Training On Your Cycle
This week Liz, and a little bit Nate, discuss how to train while on your cycle. Liz offers tips and tricks to make sure you maximize your training all month long, not just when you are feeling good. She shares some of her own experiences traini...
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Episode 164
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40:13
Ep. 163 | Liz & Nate's Favorite Powerlifting Gear / Toby Confronts a Bear
This week Nate and Liz go through their current lineup of powerlifting gear, from shoes and knee sleeves to wrist wraps and belts. They also share the story of Toby confronting a bear, yes that really happened and yes Toby is ok haha.
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Episode 163
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41:51
Ep. 162 | BIG Brain. BIG Lifts.
This week Nate and Liz discuss brain power. No we're not talking about college degrees or doing well in school, we're talking about powerlifting. Though doing well in school is good, today we're talking on how training your mind can result in m...
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Episode 162
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50:55
Ep. 161 | University and Pre Historic Wild 1v1
Nate and Liz discuss the new University division of Fortis Powerlifting and how they are creating more and more helpful content and experiences to help you grow as a powerlifter. Whether you are a beginner or advanced athlete, our goal is to cr...
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Episode 161
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26:40