Ep. 230 - The Biggest Powerlifting Comeback of 2023 (feat Pana)?

Iron Culture presented by MASS

The MASS Crew

Sports & Recreation, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 827 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2023

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

We are joined by Panagiotis “Pana” Tarinidis, the now two-time 66kg IPF unequipped World Champion fresh off his win at the 2023 world championships in Malta. His story is one of redemption, as despite winning Worlds in 2021, he placed 5th at Worlds last year, and bombed out of the European Championship in November. But more importantly, we learn what fuels Pana, his connection with his father, what this win meant to him and his family, and how important community is for a growing sport like powerlifting. Take notice that France tied the US women’s team and placed second to the men’s team at worlds, something no one predicted just a few years ago. France is definitely on the rise and a key aspect of that growth is the sense of and commitment to community among French powerlifters, that Pana embodies.

00:00 Introducing Pana and his cinematic arc

13:32 Pana’s difficult 2022

31:52 Eric’s analysis on Pana’s potential as a natural bodybuilder

34:45 The growth of Powerlifting in France and the importance of community

1:03:21 The America apology tour and increasing the popularity of Powerlifting

1:11:42 What’s next for Pana

1:17:40 Pana’s weight and water cuts to make the 66kg weight class

1:26:10 One final question for Pana and closing out

Where to find Pana:

Instagram @thepanash https://www.instagram.com/thepanash/?hl=en

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1ZlR9h035btvu0t6qFWYg

The Panash Training App https://thepanash.app/

Transcript

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0:00.0	Eric.
0:02.7	Omar.
0:03.7	It happened.
0:05.7	It did.
0:07.7	Predemption.
0:08.8	Welcome back, the 2023 IPF world champion, Pana.
0:14.3	Pana, this is insane right here.
0:15.8	This is one of my favorite, let's say, story arcs.
0:18.4	It's not the completion of the anime of the manga, but it is
0:22.5	of one of the arcs within said manga. Because let me set this up real quick and tell me if this
0:27.6	is accurate or not, my friend. You were previously a world champion, right? IPF world champion.
0:32.5	Then the next year, something happened, some setbacks, injuries, you gave it your best, you tried, you showed
0:38.5	up, tried to do the damn thing, despite having said back issues, you had to then re-qualify
0:44.8	for worlds, a bunch of other things happen, you're on your way, you compete now in 2023,
0:50.5	and you reclaim your title, but in between there was some sort of almost prophetic visitation
0:56.8	of a certain individual, a mythical strength figure in the mountains of Greece, one Kariakos
1:03.0	Grizzly. You met this individual. So am I correct with this timeline, Pan, please tell,
1:08.1	correct me, man, if I'm wrong, this is your story. World champion struggle, right, which things happen. You decide to try and overcome it. And before
1:15.6	you compete again, you make this visit to won Kariakos. You have this legendary training
1:22.1	session where you partake in his methodology. I'm not saying that influence the outcome.
1:26.5	I'm just trying to give an accurate
1:28.1	representation pan of the timeline. You do this thing. You're full. Full center. You have to live it.
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