MBPP EP. 680 - Steve Bake & Matt Wiedemer: The Strongest Powerlifter You've Never Heard Of

Let's get Steve to at least 10k followers on IG! Follow him here:   / yougotbaked   Steve is the strongest Powerlifter you haven't heard of. He is currently 2nd ranked raw powerlifter of all time at 308lbs and is determined to claim the number one spot. He is a great guy with true farm boy strength. Matt Wiedemer is a Coach, Trainer and founder of Beat Personalized Training. He has been devoted to the field of strength and conditioning, and human performance for more than 20 years. He works with all types of athletes from Jon Jones to Steve Bake to average Soccer Moms and Dads. Matt also trained under world-renowned powerlifter and strength coach Louie Simmons at Westside Barbell. Follow Matt on IG:   / beattrainer   Beat Personal Training: https://beatpersonaltraining.com/ Special perks for our listeners below! ➢https://markbellslingshot.com/ Code POWERPROJECT for 15% off site wide including Within You supplements! ➢https://eatlegendary.com Use Code POWERPROJECT for 20% off! ➢Bubs Naturals: https://bubsnaturals.com Use code POWERPROJECT for 20% of your next order! ➢Vertical Diet Meals: https://verticaldiet.com/ Use code POWERPROJECT for 20% off your first order! ➢Vuori Performance Apparel: Visit https://vuoriclothing.com/powerproject to automatically save 20% off your first order! ➢8 Sleep: Visit https://www.eightsleep.com/powerproject to automatically save $150 off the Pod Pro! ➢Marek Health: https://marekhealth.com Use code POWERPROJECT10 for 10% off ALL LABS! Also check out the Power Project Panel: https://marekhealth.com/powerproject Use code POWERPROJECT for $101 off! ➢Piedmontese Beef: https://www.piedmontese.com/ Use Code POWER at checkout for 25% off your order plus FREE 2-Day Shipping on orders of $150 Subscribe to the Podcast on on Platforms! ➢ https://lnk.to/PowerProjectPodcast Subscribe to the Power Project Newsletter! ➢ https://bit.ly/2JvmXMb Follow Mark Bell's Power Project Podcast ➢ Insta:   / markbellspowerproject   FOLLOW Mark Bell ➢ Instagram:   / marksmellybell   Follow Nsima Inyang ➢Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nsimainyang... ➢TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nsimayinyang?... Follow Andrew Zaragoza on all platforms ➢ https://direct.me/iamandrewz 00:00 - Episode Preview 01:00 - MarkBellSlingShot.com Code POWERPROJECT for 15% off! 01:43 - Show start and guest intros 02:25 - Steve Bake is a big human 03;05 - Matt’s unconventional training style 05:20 - John Parrillo 07:07 - We have tons of info, but we don’t really know 08:59 - Conditioning is overlooked in powerlifting 12:35 - 4lbs per inch of body weight at 12-18% body fat 15:29 - Steve might be doing too much work 16:18 - How to build more capacity - Use measurables 20:32 - Build a base of muscle before lifting heavy 23:23 - The more naturally gifted you are, the less work you have to do 24:27 - Lift light and lift frequently 25:50 - What makes Squat, Bench, Deadlift great makes them bad 28:20 - Using sprints to add strength 30:07 - How to implement sprints 32:30 - Specialty treadmill 36:18 - Working up to “overspeed” 37:11 - Working with Jon Jones 39:31 - You can get lost in workouts, just measure it 40:27 - Steve doesn’t plan his workouts 41:45 - Steve’s training split 42:55 - How often does Steve miss lifts? 43:52 - Steve squatted 925lbs before this podcast 45:09 - Steve Bake is striving to be number 1 in the world 46:35 - How Steve maintains his mobility 47:25 - Why doesn’t anyone know who Steve Bake is? 49:12 - Has Steve made any noticeable adjustments? 51:01 - Coaches make the mistake in thinking they have nothing to offer 54:37 - Piedmontese.com Code POWER for 25% off! 55:22 - Does every Powerlifter need to implement sprinting? 1:00:12 - Use any metric, just measure it 1:01:32 - How to measure technique? 1:04:26 - Resources to find out what form is best for you 1:06:03 - Minimum abilities for powerlifters 1:09:34 - What made Stan Efferding Stan Efferding 1:12:35 - Who inspires Steve Bake? 1:13:55 - Steve’s work ethic 1:14:49 - Program Hoppers 1:15:28 - How Matt became agnostic with training 1:21:02 - Powerlifting body weight formula 1:21:59 - Steve’s other motivators 1:23:05 - How was Steve’s first Meet? 1:24:45 - Sled work is damn near foolproof 1:27:12 - Where does Matt learn stuff today? 1:32:44 - Steve is huge but extremely healthy 1:34:07 - How many calories does Steve eat per day? 1:34:45 - Progressing the Nordic Hamstring Curls 1:36:13 - Lifting wrong with ego - NO ONE CARES 1:39:21 - Steve doesn’t make sense 1:41:13 - Tips for mobility 1:42:42 - Meeting Dick Hartzell at an expo 1:44:50 - Matt got thrown right into the fire at 19 1:46:41 - Young people would have hated to train at West Side 1:50:13 - Advice for young trainers trying to make it 1:55:38 - Let’s get Steve Bake to 10k followers! 1:56:04 - Show wrap up 1:56:53 - Steve’s 1,035lb rack pulls and 725lbs rows #SteveBake #Powerlifting #PowerProject