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Hosted by Cam Smith · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 144 episodes
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Welcome to The Powerlifter’s Den — the ultimate hangout for lifters, strength athletes, and iron addicts. Hosted by Cam Smith, this podcast dives deep into the world of powerlifting, featuring real conversations with top lifters, coaches, and industry experts. Whether you're chasing PRs, building your total, or just love talking shop about squats, bench, and deadlifts, you've found your tribe. Check out our official apparel store at PLDEN.COM , built for lifters who live the lifestyle of strength.
Cam Smith hosts PL DEN | The Powerlifter's Den, a health show with 144 episodes published.
In Episode 145 of The Powerlifter’s Den , Cam sits down with Tara Duncan , a 10-year powerlifter with experience in both raw and multiply, a 705 lb squat , and pro totals in three weight classes. We talk about her transi
In Episode 144 of The Powerlifter's Den , Cam sits down with Mason Mills , a 1000kg Big Dogs totaler, full-time coach, and one of the strongest heavyweight powerlifters in the UK. We discuss competing around the world, w
In Episode 143 of The Powerlifter's Den, Cam sits down with Delroy McQueen, a lifter whose career has spanned more than two decades across both Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting. From competing internationally in we
In Episode 142 of The Powerlifter's Den , Cam sits down with Niko Chaprales —former IPL Raw 308 World Champion, professional strongman, and strength coach to some of the biggest names in the sport, including Evan Singlet
In Episode 141 of The Powerlifter's Den, Cam sits down with one of the most accomplished equipped powerlifters in history, Chris Della Fave . Since entering the sport in 2007 after his football career at the University o
In Episode 140 of The Powerlifter's Den, Cam sits down with Ryan Kennelly, the first man to ever bench press 800 pounds and the former all time world record holder with a 1075 lb bench at 308.Ryan shares stories from his
In Episode 139 of The Powerlifter’s Den, Cam sits down with Duncan Hundley, director of strength and conditioning at Gray Collegiate Academy and a lifter with over 11 years of experience in both raw and equipped powerlif
In Episode 138 of The Powerlifter’s Den, Cam sits down with one of the most respected coaches and thinkers in powerlifting, Mike Tuchscherer. As the founder of Reactive Training Systems and a coach with nearly 30 years i
In Episode 137 of The Powerlifter’s Den, Cam sits down with Alexander Freeman, someone he actually went to high school with, making this episode a little more personal than most. Since those days, Alex has transformed hi
In Episode 136 of The Powerlifter’s Den , Cam sits down with RJ Butcher — a lifter who’s been competing since 2009 and has built his career through experience, resilience, and time under the bar. RJ shares his journey fr
In Episode 135 of The Powerlifter’s Den , Cam sits down with Sam Brown — a human performance expert for the United States Air Force, McGill Method Certified Practitioner, and multi-ply lifter with a 2100+ total . Sam sha
This week on The Powerlifter’s Den , we sit down with Alejandro Wickham—a 40-year-old masters lifter proving that elite performance doesn’t have an expiration date. Alejandro has totaled over 2070 lbs in tested competiti
In Episode 133 of The Powerlifter’s Den , Cam sits down with Erin Murray — 4x World’s Strongest Woman and one of the only athletes in strength sports to hold world titles across multiple weight classes. Erin shares her j
In Episode 132 of The Powerlifter’s Den , Cam sits down with Karl Wedel — an international lifter with his sights set on a 1080kg total at ABS Pro 8 , where he’ll face off against current title holder Nicolas Du Preez. K
This week on The Powerlifter’s Den , Cam sits down with Tony Carlino —elite equipped bencher, full power competitor, and one of the few lifters in history to bench over 1000 pounds in multiply , with a massive 1036 bench
In Episode 130 of The Powerlifter’s Den , Cam sits down with Connie to talk about her journey through the sport of powerlifting and what it takes to keep showing up when the work gets hard. We dive into how she found her
In Episode 129 of The Powerlifter’s Den , Cam sits down with legendary bench presser Bill Gillespie — a world record holder, elite masters competitor, and former NFL and college strength coach . Bill shares stories from
In this episode of The Powerlifter’s Den , we sit down with Bob Merkh to talk about his new book Moderation for Cowards , now available on Amazon, and the mindset behind a lifetime under the bar. Bob breaks down the phil
In Episode 127 of The Powerlifter’s Den , Cam sits down with Lyndsay Bramble — Holy Wars competitor, WPO athlete, and a lifter who has put a 655 lb squat on the platform while climbing into the top ranks of the sport. Wi
In Episode 126 of The Powerlifter’s Den , Cam sits down with Jake Seibert — a lifter who’s totaled over 2400 , squatted over 1000 pounds , and tested himself on the WPO stage . This episode is a deep dive into what it re
Mike Tuchscherer
1 appearance on this show
Alex Freeman
CBHM/MTSS Coach · Boston Public Schools
1 appearance on this show
Sam Brown
national speaker, leadership consultant, best-selling author, creator of the Faith & Effort movement · Pure Green Landscapes
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Bill Gillespie
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Jared Maynard
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AJ Roberts
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Amanda Smith
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Carlos Reyes
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Robert Bain
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Stuart Locke
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Craig Foster
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