SNR #122: Brett Gibbs - Powerlifting Meet Preparation, Making Weight & Insights into a World Champion Mindset

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Danny Lennon

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4.8 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2016

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Episode 122: International Powerlifting Federation world champion and world record holder Brett Gibbs is on the show to discuss mindset, programming philosophy, success and failure, and preparation for the upcoming world championships.

Brett was born and raised in New Zealand but has recently moved to Canada, where he runs his coaching business Gold Signature Coaching.

Some of Brett's achievements include:

2x IPF Raw World Champion
83kg IPF Open World Champion (2015)
83kg IPF Jr World Champion (2014)
Best IPF Jr in the World (2014)
Smashed 25 world records
Best New Zealand Lifter of All Time
2x IPF Jr 83kg World Silver Medalist (2013 & 2014)

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0:00.0	It's been obsessed with your passion.
0:10.0	I don't go into the gym and just sort of like get the job done.
0:14.0	I'm obsessed with doing that.
0:16.0	I want to move more.
0:17.0	Like I'm never satisfied.
0:19.0	I'll meet my goals, pat on the back, move on to the next one.
0:22.3	You know, it's just that, it's that obsession that I have with just like just getting better
0:26.9	and better and better and I don't put limitations by myself. And you'll notice that's the same
0:31.3	with every champion. They want to be the best and they're obsessed with their craft. They're
0:36.1	not just like, they're not just sort of going about it and found out they're pretty good.
0:39.8	They've made themselves good.
0:41.2	They've got that fire inside them just to keep getting better and better.
0:44.7	They're never complacent with where they're at and they're also never satisfied.
1:10.4	They're not. Hello and welcome to Sigma Nutrition Radio, the podcast that brings you evidence-based discussions with the world's
1:12.1	leading researchers and coaches in fields related to nutrition, health and performance.
1:18.3	I am your host, Danny Lennon, and you are listening to Episode 122.
1:24.2	And today I have IPF world champion Brett Gibbs on the show to discuss his powerlifting
1:31.3	journey, his coaching philosophy, and a number of insightful things on mindset.
1:37.5	For those you not familiar with Brett, he's an absolute beast.
1:42.8	When you talk about being elite level in sport, then you
1:46.4	just don't get much bigger and higher than Brett. He is the 2015 IPF world champion
1:54.0	at 83 kilos, which is raw, unequipped lifting. And at the time of this podcast, he's only weeks away from defending
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