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One missed rep can hijack an entire peak if you let it. We sit down and get practical about the moment training stops matching the plan, especially when you’re close to a powerlifting meet. We talk about how to tell the difference between a random off day and a predictable readiness issue and give you practical tips on what to do when a lift doesn't go as planned.

There are many externals that can negatively effect your training such as stress outside the gym, disrupted nutrition, the beach day that turns into dehydration, and of course sleep and hydration. We explain why you should communicate with your coach right away, why trying the same weight over and over is a trap, and how to pivot during the session to still get meaningful stimulus without digging a deeper hole.

You’ll also hear our mindset rules for salvaging confidence: drop the weight enough to move well, stack high-quality reps, and stop feeding the spiral. We even share why deleting videos of failed lift can be the right move when your brain won’t let go.

Whether you’re in a peaking block, chasing meet PRs, or just tired of bad days ruining good training cycles, this one gives you a clear reset plan. Subscribe, share this with a training partner, and leave a review telling us what helps you bounce back after a miss.

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The final block of training. This is where meet prep gets real honest.

The strength is already built, but the outcome on the platform depends on whether your goals match your effort and execution, and whether your daily habits can actually support what you say you want. Nate and Liz kick off a 4 part mini-series called Prepare for the Platform with a practical framework for powerlifting goals that keeps you motivated without setting you up for an emotional crash on meet day.

We walk through a simple three-stage “rocket” system for goal setting: Stage 1 is the goal that is within reach all you have to do is execute, Stage 2 is a strong, potentially PR performance you can realistically chase, and Stage 3 is the perfect day target that sits on the edge of your current human potential. We also share our own Nationals goals and the mindset behind them.

Then we talk about treating key top singles like practice for the platform, building confidence through visualization, and respecting every rep so the bar speed and technique hold up as the weights climb. We talk recovery and performance basics that matter most in the final month, like consistent sleep, enough food and carbs, hydration and electrolytes, mobility, and managing stress so training stress does not pile up with life stress. We also hit a big competitive lesson: if you want your best day, stop spending mental energy on what others are doing and lock in on what you are doing and what you can control.

Subscribe on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, watch the full video on YouTube, and share your Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 goals with us on our socials.

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The last few weeks feel like someone hit fast-forward on our calendar. Fortis is growing, we’re traveling more than ever, and we’ve had some routine shifts as our dog Toby battles dementia. We share the behind-the-scenes of what that actually looks like for strength coaches and competitive lifters: planning attempts, managing warm-up rooms, staying calm when schedules get messy, and keeping our own powerlifting training on track with PLU Nationals coming up.

We discuss our recent competitions over the past couple weeks before giving y'all an in depth update on Toby. He has epilepsy that’s well controlled, and now he’s dealing with canine cognitive dysfunction with sundowning symptoms that hit hard at night. We share what the nights looked like when he wouldn’t sleep, what medications didn’t help, and the routine changes that finally made a difference, including sleeping with dimmable lights on while we wear sleep masks.

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