# The Third Attempt

> The Third Attempt: Minimum Strength's podcast. Real conversations with the lifters and coaches building Indian powerlifting, recorded the week they matter most.

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Last updated: 2026-10-17

The MNMM Podcast

Real conversations with the lifters and coaches building Indian powerlifting, recorded the week they matter most — before a competition, not after. Hosted by Minimum Strength's own coaches and athletes.

## Listen and watch

- [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@minimumstrength/podcasts)
- [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dk4DXPed3K4RnAuZWPuZ2)

## Episodes

Pradeep Kumar & Shreyas · 57 min

### [Inside India's Biggest Powerlifting Nationals with Pradeep Kumar](https://www.minimumstrength.com/blog/inside-indias-biggest-powerlifting-nationals/)

The man who organises India's biggest powerlifting nationals, and competes in it the same weekend, on the pay cut it cost. Episode 2 of The Third Attempt.

Varun & Prashanth · 56 min

### [The Former Fat Kid, The Cricketer, and 93kg — Varun & Prashanth](https://www.minimumstrength.com/blog/the-former-fat-kid-the-cricketer-and-93kg/)

Two Minimum Strength lifters on the very different roads that led them into 93kg, India's deepest weight class. Episode 1 of The Third Attempt podcast.

Harish & Parth Mehta · 85 min

### [Two Rivals. One Weight Class. One Week Left — Harish & Parth Before 93kg Nationals](https://www.minimumstrength.com/blog/two-rivals-one-weight-class-harish-parth-93kg-nationals/)

Two 93kg contenders name their target totals a week before the Senior National Classic Powerlifting Championship 2026. Episode 3 of The Third Attempt.