Joe Sullivan is a champion raw powerlifter who speaks his mind on everything from online trolls to bad gym etiquette. Joe joins us to talk training, his favorite powerlifters to watch this year, and an incredibly close (and internet famous) brush with disaster due to equipment failure.
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In this episode of The BarBend Podcast, guest Joe Sullivan and host David Thomas Tao discuss:
- Training through and around illness (1:44)
- Joe’s real-talk tips for gym etiquette (4:09)
- Why deadlifts don’t really start at 135 (8:20)
- Planning ahead for training during travel (11:43)
- The famous bar-bending incident and Joe’s close brush with disaster (12:04)
- Negativity and trolling in social media (18:20)
- The ONE thing Joe would change about powerlifting (21:34)
- Differences in lift standards (23:00)
- Joe’s personal standards for the three lifts in powerlifting (26:00)
- The national and international lifters Joe pays the most attention to (29:14)
- The most underrated powerlifters in 2020 (32:10)
Relevant links and further reading:
- Follow Joe on Instagram
- Joe’s viral fight with a bending barbell
