The man, the myth, the legend, Mike T is back! Fresh off a 900kg total, an 800lbs deadlift, and placing just off the podium at Powerlifting America National by bodyweight, Mike T is showing how much longevity can be had for the lifelong lifter, even at the highest level. We've only got a penlight in this pitch-dark morphing cave, but that's apparently all you need. Join us on this episode where we discuss mental maturity and growth as a lifter, Mike's journey and his future plans in equipped lifting!

00:00 Introduction to a homecoming episode

Iron Culture Ep. 4- Periodization & Autoregulation Roundtable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIVw1OxvZUA

07:15 Catching up on Mike T's achievements and competing equipped

Iron Culture Ep. 46- Powerlifting: Raw vs Equipped Lifting (Ft. Calgary Barbell, Corvus Strength & RTS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG618RmkoPA

22:13 Keeping the spark for lifting and training

Lepper 1973 Undermining children's intrinsic interest with extrinsic reward: A test of the "overjustification" hypothesis. https://web.mit.edu/curhan/www/docs/Articles/15341_Readings/Motivation/Lepper_et_al_Undermining_Childrens_Intrinsic_Interest.pdf

Fishbach 2012 When thinking about goals undermines goal pursuit https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749597812000222

30:42 Mike T's athletic arc

37:30 Facing and navigating adversity: injuries and load management

50:10 What has changed over time for Eric, especially with his injuries

01:04:18 The 'hot streak', sticking with it, and moving forward

01:19:15 We are all getting out of this cave together… or do we even need to get out?

1:25:44 The plan for Mike T the athlete and where to find him

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