No meet in equipped powerlifting has quite the reputation of the XPC Finals. In addition to being held at the Arnold Sports Festival each year, the XPC Finals welcomes lifters from all powerlifting federations, but with one condition: you must have a qualifying total. These totals are not easy to acquire — each lifter that competes in the XPC’s is at the top of his or her class and could go to most any other meet with expectation to win.

Multiple elitefts™ team members participated in the XPC Finals February 28 and March 1. During this event, Senior Content Manager Steve Colescott and Associate Editor Jordan Houser kept contact with the competitors and interviewed them throughout the day.

These videos share a direct account of the XPC Finals, straight from the mouths of the world’s strongest lifters.

Featured in this video:

Elitefts™ Team members Dave Kirschen, Adam Driggers, Brian Carroll, Clint Smith, and Chad Walker.

Friends of the team Al Caslow and Mick Manley.