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Fortis After Hours Podcast — 227 episodes
Ep. 30 | Three Things We Wish We Would've Known When We First Started Working Out
Ep. 29 | Having Fun at the Gym + Listener Q & A
Ep. 28 | Finish What You Start
Ep.27 | Becoming The Head Coach of Fortis Powerlifting
Ep. 26 | Trying Your Best Vs DOING Your Best
Ep. 25 | Better Technique Unlocks Peak Strength
Ep. 24 | PLU Powerlifting Nationals Team Recap
Ep. 23 | Preparing for the Platform pt. 4 of 4 | Meet Day Ready
Ep. 22 | Preparing for the Platform pt. 3 of 4 | Meet Day Travel Made Simple
Ep. 21 | Preparing for the Platform pt. 2 of 4 | So Ya Had a Bad Day, How to Reset After A Bad Training Session
Ep. 20 | Prepare for the Platform pt. 1 of 4 | Setting Goals and Having the Effort to Match
Ep. 19 | How Much Can Discipline and Routines Cover Before Life Breaks Through
Ep. 18 | A Deep Dive Into Warm Up Jumps
Ep. 17 | A Good Spotting Crew Keeps You Safe And Unlocks Your Full Potential
Ep.16 | Percentages, Ranges, or RPE, Which Programming Method is Best?
Ep. 15 | Stronger Together: How We Run A Gym, Coach Each Other, And Still Love Each Other
Ep. 14 | Toe Socks, Tingles, And Tight Shirts: Some of Our Favorite Things
Ep. 13 | Making Progress When Life Gets Messy
TWELVE | Meal Prep Bootcamp
ELEVEN | Stop Doomscrolling, Start Doing
TEN | New Year, Small Goals
NINE | Building Systems That Scale
EIGHT | Mastering Your Bodyweight pt. 2
SEVEN | Mastering Your Bodyweight pt.1
SIX | The Three Pillars of Recovery
FIVE | Power Surge Pro Redemption
FOUR | The Real Cost of Healthy Eating: Why Meal Prepping Saves Money and Time
THREE | Finding Flow State
TWO | Riding Life's Waves: Knowing When to Push and Pull Back
ONE | The Art of Training with Your Spouse
Ep. 196 | Fortis Rebrand and the Future of the Podcast
Ep. 195 | STOP the Negative Self Talk - Reach Your Full Potential
Ep. 194 | Momentum over Motivation, Real World Strength and Toby Talks
Ep. 193 | IPF Worlds and Carpet Training
Ep. 192 | Listener Q & A + Special Announcement
Ep. 191 | Love & Lifting
Ep. 190 | Something is Better Than Nothing
Ep. 189 | Dealing with Depression II - Positive Change
Ep. 188 | Overshoot and Undertrained
Ep.187 | What is the Ghost Clash | Every Pound Matters | Conventional Comeback
Ep. 186 | HYPED LIFTERS vs. calm lifters
Ep. 185 | Be You. Have Fun. Lift Heavy.
Ep. 184 | Master's Cup and More!
Ep. 183 | Fortis Powerlifting After Hours
Ep. 182 | How to Make Sure You are Gameday Ready
Ep. 181 | Equipped vs Raw Lifting & Other This or That Comparisons
Ep. 180 | Sticking Points & How to Unstick Them
Ep. 179 | The Quadathon: 15k Run + 1500lbs Total
Ep. 178 | Mental Health and Powerlifting + Winter Storm in NWFL?!
Ep. 177 | How We Added 85lbs Onto Nate's Squat in One Year
Ep. 176 | When Do I Sign Up For My First Meet?
Ep. 175 | Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!
Ep. 174 | This is the End
Ep. 173 | Meet Recap - Lord of the Platform Edition
Ep. 172 | Big Traps and Grocery Bags
Ep. 171 | Split Squats are My Favorite - Liz
Ep. 170 | Cutting Weight
Ep.169 | How To Treat the Last Month of Prep
Ep. 168 | Suck It Up and Show Up
Ep. 167 | The Secret Sauce
Ep. 166 | Having Fun & Lifting Heavy at Ironbuilt Games
Ep. 165 | Range Finder
Ep. 164 | Training On Your Cycle
Ep. 163 | Liz & Nate's Favorite Powerlifting Gear / Toby Confronts a Bear
Ep. 162 | BIG Brain. BIG Lifts.
Ep. 161 | University and Pre Historic Wild 1v1
Ep. 160 | Why Isn't Powerlifting in the Olympics?
Ep. 159 | Patience & Powerlifting
Ep. 158 | Is It Worth the Hype /The Return of Wild 1 v 1
Ep. 157 | Overcoming Obstacles
Ep. 156 | The One Thing That Can Help Everyone Get Stronger
Ep.155 | The Car Cast: How Cheat (Treat) Meals Can Actually Help You Stay on Track
Ep. 154 | Training Update: Nate Pushes to Hard/Liz Needs Coffee to Survive
Ep. 153 | If You Want To Go Fast, Go Alone. If You Want To Go Far, Go Together.
Ep. 152 | Inside the Mind of a Winner
Ep. 151 | Just Keep Goin - Mental Health and Powerlifting
Ep.150 | The Hidden Gems of Powerlifting
Ep. 149 | The Orchestra Within
Ep. 148 | How to Manage Your Bodyweight/Lose Weight While Powerlifting
Ep. 147 | The Deadlift, King of all Lifts
Ep. 146 | Bench: It's Not a Nap Between Squat and Deadlift, It's How You Build a Total
Ep. 145 | Squat: The Foundation of a Good Total
Ep. 144 | Earthquake at Fortis/Ghost Clash 3 Coaching Recap
Ep. 143 | An Evidence Based Argument That Cardio Does Not Ruin Your Gains
Ep. 142 | 3 Tips to Help You Have Fun & Get Strong this Offseason
Ep. 141 | Bending the Bar 8 Meet Recap
Ep. 140 | 3 Steps to Avoid the Post Meet Blues
Ep. 139 | Training Update/How You Can Use Data to Drive Results
Ep. 138 | How Having a Coach/Handler on Meet Day Can Benefit You
Ep. 137 | Personal Training can be Performance Enhancing/Listening to Your Body & How Nate and Liz Have Grown as Athletes
Ep. 136 | Who is Ed Blair? Coaching/Meet Prep & Competing at the Highest Level
Ep. 135 | Are the Qualifying Standards too High pt. 2
Ep. 134 | Are the New Qualifying Standards too High? pt. 1
Ep. 133 | Who are Nate and Liz Ribaudo?
Ep. 131| Sometimes the Smallest Changes Can Add Up to Make the Biggest Difference
Ep. 132 | Delicious and Nutritious
Ep. 130 | Q & A / Will We Stop Powerlifting Forever?
Ep. 129 | Welcome to the 2024 Season / Redefining Strong for Everyone!
Ep.128 | 2023 Rewind // Looking Forward to 2024
Ep. 127 | Building the Fortis (Strong) Community
Ep. 126 | Don't Get Derailed This Holiday Season, Stay on Track While Enjoying Time with Loved Ones
Ep. 125 | Limitless Grip in a Gripless World
Ep. 124 | The Ugly Truth About Powerlifting
Ep. 123 | The Best Powerlifting Gear
Ep. 122 | Want to Get Stronger? Stop Ignoring Your Bad Technique.
Ep. 121 | Will Powerlifting Ever Have a Competitive "Season"
Ep. 120 | Balancing Cardio and Strength
Ep. 119 | Surge Pro Am Meet Recap
Ep. 118 | The Pre Game Show for Liz and Nate's Next Meet: The Power Surge Pro/Am
Ep. 117 | How to Get the Most Out of Your Coach
Ep. 116 | How To Last Longer
Ep. 115 | Reach SuperPre: More Than Just Another Preworkout
Ep. 114 | Getting Started in the Sport of Powerlifting
Ep. 113 | The Greatest Team of all Time
Ep. 112 | One of the Most Overlooked Things in Powerlifting Today
Ep. 111 | Great Expectations
Ep. 110 | Top 3 Supplements for Building Muscle
Ep. 109 | Red Light Warriors - What to do When You Miss a Lift in a Meet
Ep. 108 | Recovery: How to Speed Up Recovery & When to Rest vs. When to Push
Ep. 107 | Balance
Ep. 106 | How to Get Stronger Faster: Create a Positive Training Environment
Ep. 105 | Why Do You Arch in the Bench Press?!
Ep. 104 | Which Powerlifting Knee Sleeve is the Best?
Ep. 103 | To Cut or Not to Cut, That is the Question
Ep. 102 | What Should I Do After Competing in a Powerlifting Meet?
Ep. 101 | Quick Q & A
Ep. 100 | Put Some Respect on the Weights
Ep. 99 | Don't be a Creep in the Gym, Be a Helpful Human 😎
Ep. 97 | Don't Look...I'm Lifting: A Beginners Guide to Focusing in the Gym
Ep. 96 | The Most Important Part of Powerlifting
Ep. 95 | Set it and Forget It! - Turning Dreams Into Reality
Ep. 94 | We're Baaaack/How to Fix Your Poverty Bench
Ep. 93 | Nate Origins: Where Did Nate Come From?
Ep. 92 | Why Powerlifting?
Ep. 91 | But I Don't Wanna. How Complaining is Destroying Your Progress and the Progress of Those Around You
Ep. 90 | Dealing with Depression
Ep. 89 | How to Rehab Injuries and Build a Savage Mentality
Ep. 88 | Prioritize YOU
Ep. 87 | Designing the Perfect Program
Ep. 86 | I'm Bored.
Ep. 85 | USPA Battleborn Championship Recap
Ep. 84 | What To Do When Shit Hits the Fan
Ep. 83 | The Penson Power Couple 😤🥰
Ep. 82 | USPA Pro Preview Show
Ep. 81 | The Strong Little Mermaid
Ep. 80 | How Liz Got Her Superhuman Strength: Spider Bites & Cornfields
Ep. 79 | You Don't Have to Get Ready if You Stay Ready
Ep. 78 | Breaking World Records with Danny Grigsby
Ep. 77 | The American Pro Recap
Episode 76 | Summer Slam Recap
Episode 75 | Hang Out Cast
Episode 74 | Fortis Fam
Episode 73 | Comparison is the Thief of Joy...or is it?
Episode 72 | Crazy Strong Love
Episode 71 | Gameday Mentality
Episode 70 | Fit for Life
Episode 69 | Women in Powerlifting
Episode 68 | Don't Let Someone Tell You, You Can't Do Something
Episode 67 | 1 Goal
Episode 66 | Managing Expectations
Episode 65 | The Importance of Community
Episode 64 | Redefining Self Care
Episode 63 | With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Episode 62 | Stop Trying to Walk Before You Can Crawl
Episode 61 | Infectious Positivity
Episode 60 | Top 3 Supplements for Everyone
Episode 59 | Bending the Bar Meet Recap
Episode 58 | Maveriq Mayhem Meet Recap
Episode 57 | The Q and the A - Extended Edition
Episode 56 | Food is not Relationship Material
Episode 55 | The Period Podcast
Episode 54 | Gym Mythbusters
Episode 53 | Q & A with Nate, Liz and Toby
Episode 52 | Effort Matches Results
Episode 51 | 1Point Challenge & New Years Resolutions
Episode 50 | Q & A pt. 2
Episode 50| Q & A pt. 1
Episode 49 | Progression
Episode 48 | Showdown Meet Recap
Episode 47 | Physical Therapy for Athletes with Lauren O'Shea
Episode 46 | 4 Stages of Power
Episode 45 | Ronald Tarvin is Starscream
Episode 44 | What is a Deload Week?
Episode 43 | SBD Essentials - Deadlift
Episode 42 | SBD Essentials - Bench
Episode 41| SBD Essentials - Squat
Episode 40 | The Secret to Body Recomposition
Episode 39 | Summer Slam 2021 Recap
Episode 38 | How Do I Lose Weight
Episode 37 | How to Prepare for Your First Powerlifting Meet
Episode 36 | Recovery
Episode 35 | Accountability
Episode 34| Masters Athlete Strength Training
Episode 33 | Adapt or Die with Joe Sullivan
Episode 32 | Creating a Champion with Chad Penson
Episode 31 | Fortis Barbell is Just Built Different
Episode 30 | Prioritization & Time Management
Episode 29 | Be Undeniable
Episode 28 | Find an Expert
Episode 27 | Mental Toughness
Episode 26 | FUEL
Episode 25 | Squat. Bench. Deadlift.
Episode 24 | The Orgin of our March Madness Challenge
Episode 23 | Resiliency with Ryan
Episode 22 | Bending the Bar Vol. 5 Meet Recap
Episode 21 Why We Love Powerlifting!
Episode 20 | Being Consistent in an Inconsistent World
Episode 19 | Falling in Love with the Process
Episode 18 | Becoming the Bar with Bryan May
Episode 17 | Common Questions, Answered.
Episode 16 | Never Broken 2 with Justin & Chuck
Episode 15 | Is There One Program to Rule Them All?
Episode 14 | New Year / New Fortis
Episode 13 | From Extra Most Bestest to Trainer Extraordinaire
Episode 12 | Why Training Environment Matters
Episode 11 | Gameday Mentality
Episode 10 | Motivation & Consistency with Nate Ribaudo
Episode 9 | Nutrition Doesn't Have to Be All or Nothing. Find the Middle Ground.
Episode 8 | Powerlifting Meet Recap with Kaylee Jones
Episode 7 | Why You're Not Making Progress with Nate & Liz Ribaudo
Episode 6 | Preparing for Your First Powerlifting Meet with Brian Porciuncula
Episode 5 | Compete! with Bethany Taylor
Episode 4 | Tactical Strength with Tyler Miller
Episode 3 | Becoming Strong AF with Liz Ribaudo
Episode 2 | Never Broken with Chuck Edwards
Episode 1 | The Necessary Sacrifices for Real Growth
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