Birdgang Powerlifting Podcast

Falk Pommer, Maximilian Rabe, Konstantin Nowak

#4 THE ELITE: Marcellus Williams - The Swolefessor | Coach of Bobb Matthews & Ashton Rouska (ENG)

19.03.2025 69 min

Zusammenfassung & Show Notes

THE ELITE is our english series where we interview world level coaches and lifters.
The Swolefessor Marcellus Williams explains his training concept that led Ashton Rouska to Sheffield and Bobb Matthews to his recent 1020kg training total.

Timestamps:

(1:15) Do athletes lifting very high loads require a different training approach

(15:00) Bridging the gap with hypertrophy - The right way

(24:46) Weighted Dips as a magic accessory?

(32:25) The rise of Bobb Matthews bench

(32:12) How much hypertrophy is enough?

(36:27) Tapering accessories before a meet

(38:10) Order of training days and synching to the meet

(41:45) Where do you start with a new athlete?

(46:03) How to handle many athletes, with high quality

(58:30) Nutrition learnings and tips

(62:19) Tertiary squat sessions

Shownotes:
YouTube - The Swolefessor

Questions or coaching inquiries 🦅
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