#41 - George Belivanis: The Men Who Built Powerlifting and What They Taught Us

This week I sit down with George Belivanis to talk about powerlifting, mental health, faith, and the experiences that have shaped who he is today.We get into the old-school era of powerlifting, the lifters who influenced us, Louis Simmons, Chuck Vogelpohl, the Lilliebridges, Dan Green, Konstantīns Konstantinovs, Andrey Malanichev and more.We talk about what made that generation different, the importance of intensity, training with purpose, surrounding yourself with the right people, and what the culture created by Chris Mott and Unchained Strength has meant to us.From there, the conversation gets more personal.George opens up about mental health, perfectionism, self-judgement, dealing with failure, finding intensity when you need it, and how powerlifting has helped him through some of the harder periods of his life.We finish by talking about faith — his journey back to Christianity, feeling too far gone, forgiveness, and looking back at the moments where he believes God was carrying him without him even knowing it.A pretty raw conversation about strength, struggle, purpose and faith.