Kjell Bakkelund & Austin Nikolai: Worlds, GOAT talk, P4P talk, & much more!

About this episode

Kjell Bakkelund and Austin Nikolai discuss the upcoming World Championships and various topics related to powerlifting.

66 kg World Champion Kjell Bakkelund & USA National Champion Austin Nikolai join KOTL to discuss the up coming Worlds, cutting for 66, how long Kjell will remain in the weight class, Austin's goals at Worlds and the future, who is the GOAT, who is P4P the best, the next wave of athletes we see at US Junior Nationals, and more! Hosted by 6 Pack Lapadat

People in this episode

Host: 6 Pack Lapadat

Guests: Kjell Bakkelund, Austin Nikolai

Topics covered

• World Championships
• cutting weight
• GOAT discussion
• P4P rankings
• junior athletes

Keywords

• World Champion
• USA National Champion
• powerlifting
• GOAT
• P4P
• junior nationals
• athletes

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