Ep 368 - Sheffield 2025 Champ Kjell Bakkelund
Iron Culture presented by MASS
The MASS Crew
4.8 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, powerlifter Kjell Bakkelund shares his journey, strategic weight management, and insights into longevity and performance in powerlifting. Discover how he overcame setbacks, optimized nutrition, and maintained motivation over a 19-year career.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
07:57 The Weight Cut Experience and Its Challenges
15:07 Strategic Deception and Preparation for Sheffield
20:20 Reflections on Training and Dieting
25:29 Kjell's Competitive History and Evolution
37:10 Comparing Past and Present Strength Levels
44:09 The Turning Point: A Podium Decision
49:17 Nutrition and Performance: A Game Changer
56:41 Mindset Shifts: Embracing the Journey
01:02:11 The Importance of Flexibility in Dieting
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, everyone, to another episode of Iron Culture presented by Mass. |
| 0:08.8 | This is one of our many athlete interview episodes. |
| 0:12.6 | For those who've been following along in the last few months since the end of 2025, |
| 0:17.3 | I gave natural bodybuilding a lot of love, and we did a lot of interviews with some of the top upcoming new, new division champions in the WNBF after WNBF World that was in L.A., which I had the pleasure of competing in. |
| 0:29.8 | However, we got to give some love to the powerlifting scene now because there has been some momentous things that have occurred. |
| 0:37.1 | This year, we're going to |
| 0:38.3 | actually have, and we've already had one of the two Sheffield Championships as they shift |
| 0:43.2 | their schedule, shift their venue, and as the sport continues to evolve and grow. And I have the |
| 0:49.0 | former Sheffield champ on and the second place Sheffield champ on and the multiple types of world game and championship winner here on today in Shell Beckland from Norway. |
| 1:01.9 | And we're going to get into his history, his career and what makes him so unique in what he has done, which is truly, I would say, a legendary performance in the 66 kilo class, |
| 1:13.3 | which has not historically been his native class. And we're going to start that interview |
| 1:17.8 | shortly after I appease the gods of capitalism. So first, I wanted to let you know what happened |
| 1:23.7 | before we started recording this episode, because if there was any illusion that my |
| 1:28.1 | Instagram account has any representation of my bank account, this will disabuse you of that fact. |
| 1:35.1 | So on my 2019 laptop, which I should obviously replace, but I have not, it honestly thinks that |
| 1:41.8 | any time I do a podcast, I'm actually trying to power a nuclear weapon. |
| 1:46.3 | So the fan goes on so high that it actually creates this background noise. |
| 1:50.2 | And I thought, you know what? |
| 1:51.8 | I should grab one of the webcams from work. |
| 1:54.0 | So yes, I'm actually stealing from AUT to fund my own personal business, but borrowing. |
| 1:59.4 | And I thought that I did that and left it in the |
| 2:02.2 | car. I did not. I checked the car. It was not there. I came back, a restarted things, and that is |
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