The Corps Magna Podcast

Episode 8 - Max

HE Hao Xuan a.k.a Max, a Strength & Conditioning PhD Candidate and also an avid Powerlifter who've had competed in multiple federation across the world recently participated in the 2025 IPF Bench Worlds will be our guest for this episode. Max himself is an experienced athlete who sees not only Powerlifting but Strength: Sport & Training from a magnified lense sat down for a 45 minutes banter highlighting the intricacies & bouncing ideas with me on the sport we so love and share w/ you multiple factors and minor things that could potentially be something you might've overlooked. Tune in to learn for some gold nuggets of an advice! Max's IG: @haoxuan_pl

Episode 7 with Nathan Baxter

Nathan Baxter, one man who has seen Powerlifting scheme in Australia develop since it emerges. To say that this man is experienced is probably an understatement, I believe Nathan's depth of knowledge in almost 2 decades being in Powerlifting will definitely raise some eyebrows on some of the things we can definitely learn from him Nathan's background in Neuroscience allows him to see things from a different lense when it comes to athletic development from a coaching perspective. Join us as he takes me into a deep drive towards the forgotten art of Flow State & just to simply listen to us yarn about all things Powerlifting. Nathan's IG: @australianbraincoach Website: baxterstrengthsystems.com (coming soon)

Ep 6 with Valentina Duong (The Strength Dietitian)

Corps Magna Podcast - Episode 6 Yet another veteran of Powerlifting we have in our podcast. Valentina Duong is one of the best u52kg in Australia. Aside from her phenomenal Bench, Valentina is an experienced & knowledgeable Dietitian whom we would highly recommend. In this episode, we have none other than our Head Nutritionist - Choong, exchanging ideas w/ plenty of interesting 3-way discussions where Leonardo is also involved. Valentina’s IG: @thestrengthdietitian

EP 5 with Jackielyn Caldona

On this episode Jackielyn Caldona will be leading us on a deep dive to understand platform coaching which quite frankly would be one of the most challenging aspect of Powerlifting coaching. Jackie will also highlight several interesting facts while handling Leo to secure his 4th National title. There is a lot of story behind the scenes prior to this one. Expect a lengthy discussion of the attempt selection, scouting process, game plan & execution plus a little bit of banter from us!

Episode 4 with Kedric Kwan and Esther Bae

On this podcast, we had Kedric and Esther from Reformance Training come on the podcast to talk all things about weight classes, when and why to weight cut, as well as what it means to be a hobbyist versus being an elite in the growing sport of powerlifting. Tune in to the conversation!