Podcasts by APE

APE #55 - Julius Maddox from 2022-03-14T10:08:10

Julius is the current World Record holder for the Raw Bench Press, with an impressive run of 4 WR lifts on the bench at: 335.5kg/740lbs - 337.5kg/744lbs - 349kg/770lbs...

APE #54 - Paul Smith from 2022-03-07T10:00:43

Paul is a UK's Strongest, England's Strongest, Britain's Strongest & prior Worlds Strongest Man competitor. Paul gained a lot of interest after absolutely dominati...

APE #53 - Ngarimu Ahipene from 2021-09-17T16:00:12

Ngarimu is the Official Strongman Games World's Strongest u90kg competitor, as well being Australia's Strongest man and the winner of the Arnold Classic Australia in t...

APE #52 - 3DStrength (Dale McPherson) from 2021-08-13T16:00:28

Dale is a world-renowned u90kg Strongman with a staggering 4x bodyweight deadlift, competing and dominating at the highest level. Alongside his tremendous competitive ...

APE #51 - Donna Moore from 2021-05-21T16:00:50

Donna is a British strongwoman, with a host of incredible titles to her name, such as 2016/17 & 2019's Worlds Strongest Woman, the Arnold World Champion & the...

APE #50 - Andrea Thompson from 2021-04-23T16:00:50

World's Strongest Woman competitor, Andrea Thompson returns to the show to discuss her new World Records set over the last year, with some insights into her preparatio...

APE #49 - Tom Stoltman from 2021-04-09T16:00:13

Tom "The Albatross" Stoltman is an internationally recognised Strongman, with now 2 world record atlas stone lifts to his name, Tom has cemented his name into the hist...

APE #48 - JF Caron from 2021-04-07T13:16:44

JF Caron is 9x Canada's Strongest Man and has featured in 7 Worlds Strongest Man competitions starting from 2008. Placing his highest ranking of 3rd in 2020 JF continu...

APE #47 - Swede Burns from 2021-03-26T17:00:24

Creator of the 5th Set methodology & powerlifting coach of the year 2016, Swede has over 20 years of competitive powerlifting under his belt and an abundance of articles on EliteFTS.com show...

APE #46 - Jenny Todd from 2021-03-12T08:18:07

Jenny is the previous Europe's Strongest Woman, Britain's Strongest Woman in the U82kgs category as well as taking home the gold at the Arnold Classic back in 2017. Whilst busy competing, Jenny ...

APE #45 - Megan Scanlon from 2021-02-12T17:00:33

Megan is a Powerlifter, Weightlifter and ex Ironman/Marathon runner. With a whopping 5 World Recorders and 12 American records under her belt, she has shown the world there isn't much she can't ...

APE #44 Oleksii Novikov from 2021-02-05T17:00:22

Oleksii is the current reigning Worlds Strongest Man and securing the title at the impressive age of 24! With an progressive run of better and better results since his first professional competi...

APE #43 - Ray Williams from 2020-12-18T17:00:08

Ray is the current 5x IPF Classic Raw World Champion, 4x Arnold Pro and 490kg Raw Unassisted Squatter, making him the top dog in the Super Heavyweight division. Ray, whilst being the arguably th...

APE #42 - Shane Jerman from 2020-12-11T17:00:49

Shane is a u80 & u90kg world class Strongman & Powerlifter. Establishing the MST Systems in 2016 Shane has successfully scaled his online coaching business to new heights. Working with b...

APE #41 - Vytautas Lalas from 2020-12-04T17:00:10

In episode 41, Vytautas Lalas recaps the recent successes at the 2020 world's strongest man competition and talks to Matt about why having more federations in the sport is going to help improve ...

APE #40 - Travis Ortmayer from 2020-11-27T17:00:46

This week, Matt discusses the rebirth of Travis Ortmayer, the reason he had been out of the game for a few years, why he is back and ready to get on that WSM stage and how competing to the stand...

APE #39 - James Spurgin from 2020-11-20T17:00:12

Episode 39 features James Spurgin aka @1armpower telling Matt about how he had to figure out for himself how to use the lifting implements back in 2006 because social media wasn't there to teac...

APE #38 - Martin Tye from 2020-10-30T17:00:26

In this episode, disable strongman legend Martine Tye chats to Matt about, why the disable sporting world tends to have less bad blood than able bodied sports, the process of choosing the intern...

APE #37 - Phil Daru from 2020-10-26T13:33:14

In this episode Phil speaks on how being on the smaller end in the football field, forced him to work hard on his power, speed & nutrition in order to hang with the bigger guys. How Phil’s t...

APE #36 - Heather Connor from 2020-10-16T16:00:41

In episode 36 Heather tells Matt about how she failed all of her lifts in her first competition but became 1 of only 2 women to ever deadlift 4x their bodyweight in the IPF. Heather also opens u...

APE #35 - Dennis Cornelius from 2020-10-16T08:57:24

In this episode, Dennis tells Matt why he prefers training at home rather than in the gym and why he prefers to lift with old school cast plates, rather than fancy calibrated plates. Dennis talk...

APE #34 - Thomas Davis from 2020-08-14T16:00:11

This episode features Thomas Davis telling Matt what overcoming the 700lb bench meant to him, how he deals with his bad nerves around competition and what TRT has done for him.Thomas also talks ...

APE #33 - Jordan Shallow from 2020-08-07T16:00:24

In this episode Matt finds out why Jordan believes you have to forget a lot of what you already understand in attempt to educate in the corporate setting, why people choose wall street over peru...

APE #32 - Greg Panora from 2020-07-31T16:00:31

In this episode Greg talks about his love for Ohio, how Westside barbelll was a dream of his, since his teens and how you have to be a tough son of a bitch to survive there. He also opens up abo...

APE #31 - Rhianon Lovelace from 2020-07-24T16:00:55

Episode 31 features Rhianon Lovelace talking about her many world records and how she competes against clients and friends. Rhianon explains how it's important to have good people around you and...

APE #30 - Dr. Aaron Horschig (@SquatUniversity) from 2020-07-17T16:00:23

In this episode, Dr. Aaron Horschig tells Matt how Squat_University evolved and explains why as a practitioner, he uses his personal experience to empathise with clients about their struggles. Listen

APE #29 - Jim Wendler from 2020-07-10T16:00:29

The episode where Jim Wendler tells Matt why he loves to volunteer his time to coach and shares how he trains his own vs other children.

Jim also talks about how he became friends with the...

APE #28 - Mark Bell from 2020-07-03T16:00:10

Episode 28 features Mark Bell opening up about his fall, how it affected him mentally and physically and he talks about the journey back to training. He also shares how he first came across the ...

APE #27 - Alex Uslar from 2020-06-26T16:00:45

In this episode, Alex talks about breaking out of addiction into weightlifting, understanding that you need to invest yourself in the things you're good at and why he takes comfort in the chaos ...

APE #26 - Charles Okpoko from 2020-06-19T16:00:59

In episode 26, Charles Okpoko talks about his journey from the high school weights room to the world stage and why he wishes he'd spent more time on his deadlift at high school. Charles also sha...

APE #25 - Jordan Syatt from 2020-06-12T16:00:49

In this episode, Jordan talks goal setting and how to break it down and explains to Matt why you need to have patience with anything to succeed. Jordan also talks about why you really need to ex...

APE #24 - Kevin Yuan from 2020-06-05T16:00:23

In episode 24, Kevin talks about starting out on bodybuilding.com and going from powerlifting to bodybuilding and what brought him back to strength sports. He also discusses why he dislikes trai...

APE #23 - Rob Frampton from 2020-05-30T14:38:20

In this episode, Rob tells Matt about how growing up on a farm built Rob's foundation and how he used to manufacture his own strongman kit before companies like Rebel Strength existed.

Rob...

APE #22 - Stan Efferding Part 2 from 2020-05-22T16:00:07

In this second part, Stan tells Matt why he is so big on preparation, why he actually lowers protein levels to help hard gainers pack on mass and why carbohydrates are the secret weapon in maxim...

APE #21 - Jacob Harden from 2020-05-15T16:00:45

In this episode, Dr. Jacob Harden explains why he opts for the 'lowest hanging fruit' first for his rehabiliation process and whether hot and cold treatments actually work? Jacob also talks abou...

APE #20 - Andrew Lock from 2020-05-08T16:00:51

In this episode Dr.Andrew Lock tells Matt why there is no such thing as pain in the body, why we are all suffering with lower back problems and why you need to do real ab work to support your ba...

APE #19 - Kayla Lee from 2020-05-01T16:00:22

In this episode Kayla compares strength/volume training in males and females, why we need to pay attention to the anatomical difference between the two and how we need to take the female period ...

APE #18 - Aaron Kroll from 2020-04-27T11:58:03

In episode 18, Matt finds out how Aaron Kroll aka @thenimalkid1 got into Olympic Lifting from Rowing as he shares tales of the coaches that left positive influences on his life and lifting ...

APE #17 - Stan Efferding from 2020-04-27T11:55:23

In this Pt1 episode, Stan Efferding tells Matt how and why the Vertical Diet came about and how to scale for bigger and smaller athletes. He also talks about why protein is so important, why we ...

APE #16 - Pete Bremner from 2020-04-27T11:52:13

In episode 16, Peter Bremner talks to Matt about how flitting between bodybuilding and strongman meant he didn't feel overly pressured by either and how he found training at Westside Barbell. Pe...

APE #15 - Aaron Page from 2020-04-27T11:43:33

In this episode, Aaron Page tells Matt about how rugby helped build his foundations for strongman and tells him why it's important to spend time outside of the gym with hobbies that help you foc...

APE #14 - Matt Wenning from 2020-04-27T11:38:23

Episode 14, features Matt Wenning talking about focusing on himself in competitions and what helped him to become an All Time World Record Holder. Matt also discusses what programme styles he be...

APE #13 - Rongo Keene from 2020-04-27T11:32:27

In this episode, Rongo Keene tells Matt about his core values in life, how he chooses to give back to his community and how he balances work and life. Rongo also talks about how he deals with hi...

APE #12 - Ryan England from 2020-04-27T11:14:36

In episode 12 Ryan England opens up about the complications of working a full time job and becoming a pro strongman. He also talks about competing in the Strongman Championship League and recoun...

APE #11 - Sam Bollands from 2020-04-27T11:13:15

In this episode, Sam Bollands talks about why he takes his time with his progression and what he took from bodybuilding to aid his big powerlifting totals. Sam also shares his views on powerlift...

APE #10 - Eric Helms from 2020-04-27T11:09:16

In the tenth episode, Eric Helms talks to Matt about whether different forms of accommodated resistance actually make as much of a difference as we think and discusses the crossover of hypertrop...

APE #9 - Rob Kearney from 2020-04-27T11:05:55

Episode 9 is all about Rob Kearney aka @worlds_strongest_gay, being an out and proud athlete in strength sports and how coming out helped him to get where he is today. Rob also talks about how C...

APE #8 - Andy Bolton from 2020-04-27T11:01:23

In this episode Andy Bolton talks about what it takes to get to the top of powerlifting and when you should walk away. Andy also shares how his health declining prompted him to change his nutrit...

APE #7 - Laurence Shahlaei from 2020-04-27T10:40:44

Laurence Shahlaei aka Big Loz shares with Matt his predictions for Britain's Strongest Man for 2020, talks about how other competition organisers can learn from each other and advises how to pic...

APE #6 - Nate Harvey from 2020-04-27T10:35:45

Episode 6, where Nate Harvey talks about getting the best out of young athletes and how to boost athlete's performance in the field.

Nate also talks with Matt about utilising the reverse h...

APE#5 - Delroy McQueen from 2020-04-27T10:28:53

In the fifth episode, Delroy Mcqueen talks about his transition from Commonwealth Olympic Weightlifter to Powerlifter with Matt.

Delroy also shares tips on sustaining a healthy and heavy l...

APE #4 - Ben Brunnings from 2020-04-27T10:21:33

In this episode of APE, Ben Brunnings tells Matt about how he went from kayaking to strongman and how he's recently been able to break into the international circuit.

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APE #3 - Marcus Charman from 2020-04-23T12:18:53

In the third episode of APE podcasts you will hear from Marcus Charman of @teamaffinity on how the gym improved his mental health and how he copes with injury through training and competing. You...

APE#2 - Craig Toley from 2020-04-23T12:18:37

In the second episode of APE, Matt finds out how Craig Toley of @strongmanmotivation built the biggest Strongman Instagram pages in the world and how he became associated with Giants Live and Xp...

APE #1 - Andrea Thompson from 2020-04-23T12:18:16

In the first APE podcast Matt talks to Andrea about how CrossFit built her foundation to become the worlds strongest woman and how bad habits cost her the title in 2017.

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