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In this episode, Josh and Lara discussed various powerlifting updates and personal anecdotes. They announced that Greg Page was diagnosed with cancer and shared information about his Caring Bridge website and GoFundMe. They also discussed the location for the 2027 High School Nationals in Albany, New York. Lara shared her recent ADHD diagnosis and discussed her experience with a specific attention test. They talked about upcoming events, including a club coach certification course in Washington, D.C., and the National Governing Board meeting in June. The conversation then shifted to music, where they announced the next music competition. Listeners can submit their list of uplifting songs and compete for prizes for the best lists. They also briefly touched on an upcoming interview with someone from Powered by Transformation.

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The Powerlifting & Power Ballads Podcast is co-hosted by Josh Rohr and Lara Sturm and sponsored by Team Rohr Powerlifting - for all of your powerlifting coaching and meet day handling needs. The podcast covers Georgia Powerlifting information as well as National Powerlifting news. One of our more popular segments is music, specifically 80’s music and Power Ballads.

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In this episode of the Podcast, Josh provided an update on Greg Page, the logistics manager for USA Powerlifting, who was diagnosed with cancer and is currently receiving treatment at the Cleveland Clinic. Josh then discussed the recent Collegiate Nationals competition, which featured 1,203 lifters and saw 76 national records broken, including five open American records. He highlighted the excellent social media coverage of the event and provided details on the top-performing teams and individual lifters. Josh also commented on specific lifts, including Liam Harmez's impressive 363-kilo deadlift, and offered criticism regarding Brooklyn Davis's strategy in the best lifter competition. The episode concluded with updates on the Raw Nationals schedule and a reminder about the deadline for NGB proposals.

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• Support Greg Page!
  • Caring Bridge Updates
  • Go Fund Me
• Join our GroupMe!
• Follow/Direct Message us @PLBalladsPodcast on Instagram & Facebook
• Email us at PLBalladsPodcast@gmail.com
• More Information about the Podcast: https://solo.to/plballadspodcast

The Powerlifting & Power Ballads Podcast is co-hosted by Josh Rohr and Lara Sturm and sponsored by Team Rohr Powerlifting - for all of your powerlifting coaching and meet day handling needs. The podcast covers Georgia Powerlifting information as well as National Powerlifting news. One of our more popular segments is music, specifically 80’s music and Power Ballads.

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In this episode, Lara and Josh discussed corrections to their previous week's announcements, including a mistake about Lexington High School's championship status and issues with USA Powerlifting's use of age coefficients for best lifter awards. They covered upcoming powerlifting events, including the USA Powerlifting Forge Classic in Georgia and the Student & University Worlds in Tampa, Florida, which will feature top collegiate and high school lifters. The conversation included detailed predictions for this weekend's Collegiate Nationals, particularly focusing on team placings in various weight classes and potential upsets, with Josh identifying Northeastern as a dark horse candidate in the female equipped division and ULL as a potential winner in the male equipped division. They also discussed Cumberland University's new fully funded powerlifting scholarships and addressed a strategic question about whether a heavily favored lifter should move up a weight class for better team placement opportunities.

Support the show

• Support Greg Page!
  • Caring Bridge Updates
  • Go Fund Me
• Join our GroupMe!
• Follow/Direct Message us @PLBalladsPodcast on Instagram & Facebook
• Email us at PLBalladsPodcast@gmail.com
• More Information about the Podcast: https://solo.to/plballadspodcast

The Powerlifting & Power Ballads Podcast is co-hosted by Josh Rohr and Lara Sturm and sponsored by Team Rohr Powerlifting - for all of your powerlifting coaching and meet day handling needs. The podcast covers Georgia Powerlifting information as well as National Powerlifting news. One of our more popular segments is music, specifically 80’s music and Power Ballads.