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
173 episodes
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
Ep. 160 | Why Isn't Powerlifting in the Olympics?
This week Nate and Liz discuss why they believe powerlifting isn't in the olympics and if it can ever be considered an olympic sport. They talk about the rules, equipment standardization, drug testing and more. We hope you enjoy this episode an...
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Episode 160
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39:36
Ep. 159 | Patience & Powerlifting
This week Nate and Liz discuss how patience and powerlifting go hand in hand, like PB & J. They discuss how strength sports are unique in the fact that they all require patience in order to progress. Just because powerlifting requires patie...
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Episode 159
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42:43
Ep. 158 | Is It Worth the Hype /The Return of Wild 1 v 1
This week Nate and Liz delve into pre lift routines, getting hyped before a lift and of course Liz's famous leg slaps before squats. Is there such thing as getting too hyped? Can you lift without any hype whatsoever ? Where is "the switch" th...
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Episode 158
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42:28
Ep. 157 | Overcoming Obstacles
Nate and Liz discuss how to overcome obstacles during your training. Just like everyone else, we don't get paid to compete in powerlifting, as such sometime we have to work around things happening in our life to make sure we can still progress ...
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Episode 157
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31:45
Ep. 156 | The One Thing That Can Help Everyone Get Stronger
Sometimes you need that specific cue to help you break past a plateau, other times you simply just need to..... pshhhh I'm not giving away the secret in the description. But we do discuss it at length in today's episode. Be sure to give it a li...
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Episode 156
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40:53
Ep.155 | The Car Cast: How Cheat (Treat) Meals Can Actually Help You Stay on Track
This episode was fully recorded in a car, in dead stop traffic, because we believe in efficiency. This week Nate & Liz discuss how to use a treat meal to your advantage rather than detriment. A well placed treat meal can help you stay focus...
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Episode 155
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29:47
Ep. 154 | Training Update: Nate Pushes to Hard/Liz Needs Coffee to Survive
Nate and Liz give y'all a little training update and discuss the proper way to make a PB & J sandwich. They discuss how training has been going for each of them, recent adjustments they have made to stay on track as well as competition plan...
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Episode 154
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26:48
Ep. 153 | If You Want To Go Fast, Go Alone. If You Want To Go Far, Go Together.
This week Nate and Liz discuss the importance of building a supportive team to surround you as you chase down your powerlifting, and general fitness goals. Yes Powerlifting is an individual sport, but to think that you and only you can accompli...
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Episode 153
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42:18
Ep. 152 | Inside the Mind of a Winner
This week Nate interviews a special guest: Liz!As some of you may know Liz has had the opportunity to compete, and win many times in the sport of powerlifting and in today's episode we find out how she thinks and trains. Many of the top...
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Episode 152
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34:30
Ep. 151 | Just Keep Goin - Mental Health and Powerlifting
This week Nate and Liz discuss how fitness and powerlifting can help to improve your mental health and also what to do when you get overwhelmed with training. More is not always better and being open to change with your training schedule, inten...
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Episode 151
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47:14
Ep.150 | The Hidden Gems of Powerlifting
This week Nate and Liz discuss accessories, the hidden gems of Powerlifting. Not only can they add some spice into your training, they also boast an immense ability to get you stronger than you ever imagined. All you have to do is give em a sho...
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Episode 150
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36:39
Ep. 149 | The Orchestra Within
This week Nate and Liz discuss warm ups and how they can help you prime for performance on the platform and in the gym. They talk about the difference between a general warm up and a movement specific warm up, how to design effective warm...
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Episode 149
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45:07
Ep. 148 | How to Manage Your Bodyweight/Lose Weight While Powerlifting
This week Nate and Liz discuss a very popular topic amongst some of our lifters and many others: how can you manage your bodyweight while powerlifting. Specifically losing weight. They dive into how you can in fact lose weight and still gain st...
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Episode 148
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