Powerlifting & Power Ballads Podcast

About Powerlifting & Power Ballads Podcast

Highlighting Georgia Powerlifting & hot topics throughout the USA, we discuss the week's hypothetical "Powerlifting Situation" and give a "New Lifter Tip". We also dive into the latest news, training tips and of course music. Frequent tournaments featuring listener submitted lists, competing for prizes from our sponsors. New Episodes every Wednesday. Josh Rohr and Lara Sturm Host.

Publisher

Josh Rohr & Lara Sturm

Category

comedy · education · sports

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Jul 2020

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

258 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Ep. 258 - The 10 year anniversary of PRIMETIME!

   Send us Fan Mail This podcast episode marked the 10-year anniversary of Josh's Primetime Raw Nationals meet in Atlanta, which took place October 13-16, 2016, with over 1,180 registrations and 5 platforms running simultaneously. Josh discussed the major challenges of organizing the event, including a last-minute venue change from a hotel ballroom to America's Mart due to renovations, equipment logistics, and coordinating walkout music for all 9 attempts. The episode also covered recent powerli...

2. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Ep. 257 - USAPL is no longer part of the Arnold Sports Festival...

   Send us Fan Mail This episode was a casual conversation between Josh and Lara covering recent powerlifting competitions and personal updates. Josh reported on multiple lifters' performances at recent USPA and USAPL meets, including state and regional competitions where several athletes achieved personal records and placed in their respective weight classes. They discussed the USAPL's decision to withdraw from the Arnold Sports Festival, with Josh expressing concerns about the future implicati...

3. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Ep. 256 - Christina Dresher

   Send us Fan Mail The episode featured Josh interviewing Christina Dresher about her recent performance at West Regionals, where she went 9 for 9 and qualified for Nationals. Christina shared her background as a collegiate strength and conditioning coach, her journey into powerlifting, and her long-term goals of competing for as long as possible. They discussed the benefits of general aerobic work and robustness in powerlifting, and Christina praised Josh's programming and community involvemen...

Who has been a guest on Powerlifting & Power Ballads Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Larry Maile
• Heather Faas
• Dan Gaudreau
• Joe Warpeha
• John Dalessio

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

6,150

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

53

Social presence

91

YouTube

68

Engagement

82

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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