4.8 • 827 Ratings
🗓️ 26 July 2021
⏱️ 98 minutes
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2021 USAPL nationals was just back after a year off due to COVID. So, emotions were high, the competition was fierce and as always, USAPL nationals didn’t disappoint. This episode we host the “winner’s circle”, joined by multiple time national champions Heather Connor, Jonathan Cayco, and Sam Calhoun. Not only do we learn about each of their two-year journeys to nationals, but also about the current challenges facing athletes due to the current conflict between the USAPL and the IPF.
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0:00.0 | Eric, it's another episode where once again we could really show off what we're made out of our accomplishments. |
0:06.6 | And we can reveal finally because we had to keep it under wraps until USAPL 2021 championships. |
0:12.3 | We're over after the nationals happened that we, in fact, were the 2020 champions, little known fact, 93KG and then 81.3 yeah you know I was a champion too |
0:23.5 | what were you champions of 83 kilo is your class okay come on yeah yeah yeah it's uh it's a huge |
0:31.1 | honor to to finally have the opportunity to be recognized for our 2020 USAPL |
0:37.4 | nationals online iron culture, unofficial, two-person entrance-only |
0:43.4 | championships to be won and acknowledged, especially by the people who we, I would say, |
0:50.2 | I wouldn't even say they usurped our thr thrones that we allowed them because we didn't enter the |
0:54.8 | 2021 nationals. Some might say that's because you weren't invited and didn't qualify and neither one of |
1:00.9 | you actually lift for the USAPL. And even if you did, you're not strong enough to have qualified. |
1:06.9 | And I say that's one perspective. but yes, exactly. Mostly just hating. |
1:11.6 | So yeah, those who weren't aware, just to give you a little quick insight if you were |
1:15.6 | confused by the episode itself, what you're going to listen to shortly. |
1:18.6 | I posted on my MySpace an open invite to the online 2020 unofficial USAPL nationals. |
1:25.6 | And nobody wanted that smoke. |
1:28.8 | So it was just me and Omar. |
1:33.6 | So by default, we won the 93 and 83 classes, which were also the only classes, which meant that we were also the number one and number two overall on Wilkes points champions. |
1:38.6 | So this is just five champs talking about that USAPL NAS experience, really. |
1:44.9 | Yeah, I would call this episode champ shit only. |
1:47.7 | And our good friends always say to be the best, you got to compete against the best. |
1:51.9 | Well, Eric, went on MySpace. |
1:53.1 | I went on that talk tick. |
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