Powerlifting talk from inside the sport.
The gist
British Strength Radio sits inside powerlifting conversation rather than explaining it from a distance. Alexander Clark talks with lifters, coaches, federation figures, and strength-industry guests about totals, venues, equipment, training ideas, and the messier life around the sport.
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About British Strength Radio
British Strength Radio is a powerlifting-centered interview show with its feet planted firmly inside the strength-sport scene. Alexander Clark hosts conversations that treat federations, venues, totals, equipment, coaching decisions, and meet-day logistics as normal parts of the language. The show does not sand off the specificity. It talks about UKPU, Zero Pro, ABS Series, Spartan Raw, IPF, equipped lifting, raw with wraps, combo racks, bench pads, Texas power bars, Dots, Wilks, and the practical problems of finding meets or streams. That detail is the point. The conversations feel like a lifter asking another lifter what actually happened, what worked, what was frustrating, and what it means for the sport around them. Some episodes lean toward event previews and wrap-ups, with names from the roster, predictions, lifter experience, and competition setup. Others focus on coaching, athlete development, and how Colton Engelbrecht gets prepared. There is also room for the wider strength world, from strongman to Richard Foster discussing drug-related topics. The register is casual and lived-in. Questions can be long, self-correcting, and packed with context, but that style gives guests room to answer from experience rather than from a press line. British Strength Radio is strongest when it stays close to the things only insiders usually bother to notice: the quality of a bench pad, the gaps in a competition calendar, the way rules are applied, or the difference between a number on paper and a lifter’s actual path through the sport. It is warm without being glossy. It is technical without becoming detached. For listeners who want strength sport as culture, not just training advice, it offers a useful seat in the conversation.
Made for: Suits a listener who already cares about powerlifting, strength coaching, meet culture, and the details behind lifters’ performances. It also fits strength-training listeners who want to hear how competitors and coaches talk when the conversation is not over-polished.
What sets it apart: British Strength Radio stands out through its dense, competition-aware texture: federations, venues, equipment, totals, coaches, and lifters all stay in the frame. The show feels less like general fitness media and more like sitting near the platform while knowledgeable people compare notes.
In their own words
British Strength Radio is a podcast catering to anyone interested in strength sports such as powerlifting, strongman or strongwoman, or even general strength training or strength and conditioning. British Strength Radio interviews some of the best athletes in strength sports as well as chatting with some of the brightest minds. Some of the topics we discuss are: training, nutrition, lifestyle, psychology, goings on within strength sports, and general life stuff too.
As heard by us
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
British Strength Radio makes competitive lifting's coaching ideas, federation mechanics and harder performance questions easier to follow.
Alexander Clark conducts British Strength Radio as an informed conversation with people working inside competitive lifting. His questions move between the platform and the systems around it, from Tom Senior's equipped powerlifting ambitions to Mikey Elias on federation access,…
Why you'd press play
A grippy bench pad gets a proper hearing, if that's your kind of sporting detail.
Press play if you want
- Alexander Clark to ask a coach why strength gains might resist tidy training percentages
- meet talk that gets specific about federation rules, streams, and the equipment under your back
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Episodes
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Elliott Hulse
British Strength Radio episode 80 features host Alexander Clark interviewing Elliott Hulse, a 46-year-old strongman competitor, YouTube creator, and strength coach with 19 years on the platform.
Mar 30, 2026·1h 1m·4 clips - 2
Broderick Chavez: PED Course Design
Feb 12, 2026·2h - 3
Episode 78: ZeroW Pro 3 Preview with UKPU President, Mikey Elias
Hidden gemBritish Strength Radio episode 78 features host Alexander Clark interviewing Mikey Elias, president of the UKPU (UK Powerlifting United), about the upcoming Zero Pro 3 powerlifting event on November 16th at the University of South Wales Atrium in Cardiff.
Sep 18, 2025·26m·1 clip - 4
Episode 77 with Thomas Lilley: Coaching Colton Engelbrecht
Hidden gemThomas Lilley, owner of the Xero coaching company in Australia, joins British Strength Radio to discuss his work coaching powerlifter Colton Engelbrecht, who broke the all-time raw total world record at approximately 50-60kg lighter bodyweight than the previous record holder.
Sep 6, 2025·54m·3 clips - 5
Episode 76 with Richard Foster: Test Is Best?
Hidden gemBritish Strength Radio episode 76 features host Alexander Clark and returning guest Richard Foster — owner of Strom Sports Nutrition, Beast Farm, and Combat Fuel — discussing whether testosterone-only protocols are the most effective anabolic strategy for strength athletes.
May 28, 2025·30m·1 clip - 6
Stan Efferding
Jan 5, 2025·2h 22m - 7
Episode 74 with Tom Senior
Hidden gemBritish Strength Radio episode 74 features host Alexander Clark interviewing Tom Senior, an 18-year-old IPF-equipped junior powerlifter competing in the under-74 weight class with competition personal bests of 250 squat, 140 bench, and 215 deadlift.
Aug 5, 2024·1h 7m·4 clips - 8
Episode 73 with Wylie Sung
Nov 24, 2023·1h 17m - 9
Episode 72 with Thomas Lilley & Jordan Helyer: Top 3 Priorities for Powerlifting Success
Jul 8, 2023·1h 19m - 10
Spartan Raw '23 Wrap Up with Jack Lovett, Julia Mills and Rob Spence
Jul 1, 2023·1h 7m - 11
Chris Pappillion
Apr 28, 2023·1h 48m - 12
Fernando Arias
Apr 16, 2023·1h 32m - 13
Clash Of Titans Preview with Jay Farrant and "Iron" Ian Grant
Mar 29, 2023·1h 30m - 14
Episode 67 with Tom Martin
Alexander Clark interviews powerlifting legend Tom Martin about his career, achievements, and coaching.
Feb 19, 2023·1h 10m - 15
Episode 66 with Jordan Helyer
Jan 18, 2023·1h 34m - 16
Ian Humphreys
Dec 20, 2022·1h 34m - 17
The Spartan Raw '22 Wrap Up Show with Jack Lovett
Jack Lovett and the host recap the second annual Spartan Raw powerlifting event, discussing performances, feedback, and future plans.
Dec 6, 2022·46m - 18
ABS Series 11 Preview with Jay Farrant, Ger Buckley (Gercules) and Nick Mellor
A preview of ABS Series 11 powerlifting competition with host and guests discussing the lineup and predictions.
Nov 17, 2022·1h 20m - 19
Andy Smith: How Can Powerlifting Go Pro?
Nov 3, 2022·1h 46m - 20
Dan Stewart
Oct 7, 2022·1h 17m - 21
Will Newton: Powerlifting and Porn
Sep 15, 2022·1h 15m - 22
Jake Brennan
Aug 10, 2022·1h 29m - 23
Jack Lovett on Business
Aug 6, 2022·1h 26m - 24
Tony Stevens
Jun 22, 2022·59m - 25
Vicky Mirceta
Feb 13, 2022·1h 44m - 26
Episode 55 with Eliot Page
Alexander Clark interviews powerlifter Eliot Page about his lifting achievements, coaching business, and gym ownership.
Jan 28, 2022·1h 27m - 27
Sam Bollands on Insecurities in Powerlifters and Self-Discovery
Dec 24, 2021·1h 18m - 28
Episode 53 with John Haack and Jessica Buettner
An interview with top powerlifters John Haack and Jessica Buettner, discussing their achievements and training.
Dec 13, 2021·1h 10m - 29
John Haack and Dr Jessica Buettner
Dec 12, 2021·1h 10m - 30
Jay Farrant of ABS
Nov 25, 2021·1h 19m - 31
Spartan Raw '21 Preview with Jack Lovett
Nov 20, 2021·1h 35m - 32
Kevin Oak
Nov 6, 2021·1h 42m - 33
Luke Tolman
Sep 16, 2021·1h 58m - 34
Andrew Whitaker
Aug 5, 2021·1h 44m - 35
Jack Lovett and Tom Hamilton
Jul 24, 2021·1h 32m - 36
Adam Bishop
Jul 4, 2021·1h 13m - 37
Aaron Caseley of MOFO Body Mechanic
May 7, 2021·1h 47m - 38
Dave Beattie
Apr 30, 2021·1h 50m - 39
Martin Brown
Feb 16, 2021·1h 49m - 40
Nick Mellor
Jan 30, 2021·1h 5m - 41
Tess Cesnik
Jan 20, 2021·2h 6m - 42
Chris Duffin
Dec 29, 2020·1h 34m - 43
Sam Bollands
Nov 14, 2020·1h 18m - 44
Dayle Longford
Nov 4, 2020·1h 16m - 45
Dan Stewart
Oct 13, 2020·1h 38m - 46
Sabrina Moore
Sep 26, 2020·1h 2m - 47
Chris Pugh
Sep 6, 2020·1h 37m - 48
Richard Foster
Aug 27, 2020·1h 2m - 49
Lee Marshall
Jul 13, 2020·1h 7m - 50
Ellie Steel
Jun 21, 2020·2h 10m