The Art of Lifting

About The Art of Lifting

The Art of Lifting is a podcast all about lifting. Hosted by myself, Sian Arterton, a powerlifter, coach, referee/volunteer, meet host and just a huge fan of the sport; this podcast is a place for open conversations around all areas within the realm of lifting, whether that be training breakdowns, nutrition, recovery, sports psychology or just athletes (of all levels) telling their story. This podcast will be raw and unedited, open conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Sian Arterton

Category

health & fitness · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Sept 2024

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

101 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   A guide to your first powerlifting competition - with Ella Dronfield

   This week I was joined by Ella to chat through everything you need to know before you step on the platform the first time. We wanted to go through exactly what a competition day looks like (British Powerlifting/IPF specific), common questions, common mistakes and just helpful bits of advice for someone's first competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Mathew/Beyond The Bar - high frequency training, training too slow, imposter syndrome & more

   This week I was joined by Mathew, who has a great roster of athletes. We wanted to do this episode to chat through different programming methods, thought processes and efficient training, plus we spoke through some of his recent athlete success including Zuzanna's training heading into SHF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Karlina Tongotea - Sheffield wildcard, breaking the total world record, her move to -84 & more

   This week I was joined by Karlina, we discussed her receiving the Sheffield 2026 wildcard invite, her move up to -84 and how she's found it, an injury that's impacted her training recently, 2026 IPF worlds not going to plan, what she's expecting at Sheffield, and more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Who has been a guest on The Art of Lifting

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

• Miriam
• BethFitUK's Beth
• Hannah Matson
• Charlie Moore
• Melina Irawo

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

7,725

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

62 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

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

Quality

61

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

0

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