Greg Nuckols is a strength coach and educator best known as the founder of Stronger By Science and MacroFactor. Greg has held three all-time world records in the 220 lb and 242 lb weight classes, with competition bests including a 750+ lb squat, 425 lb bench, and 710+ lb deadlift. Greg holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology and has spent the last decade translating complex sport science into practical insights for lifters, coaches, and researchers. Through Stronger By Science and the MASS Research Review. Greg has authored hundreds of in-depth articles on strength training, hypertrophy, and nutrition that have influenced coaches and athletes around the world.

Eric Helms, PhD, CSCS, Accred.SpNut(O) is a powerlifter and WNBF Pro Natural Bodybuilder who has coached since 09’ for 3D Muscle Journey - where he is the Chief Science Officer - including coaching powerlifting national champions and world team members from 5 nations, including 3 World Champs. As a coach he’s represented Team USA, New Zealand and Canada internationally, across 3 IPF Classic Worlds, the inaugural Sheffield, and Commonwealth championships. As the AUT Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand Strength & Conditioning lab leader and a Senior Research Fellow, he leads strength and physique sport science research, and communicates science via The MASS Research Review, his books, and co-hosting Iron Culture Podcast.

Mike began coaching in 2004 when he took over as Cadet-in-Charge of the USAFA Powerlifting club. After he graduated in 2007, he wrote about what he had learned in his first book, "The Reactive Training Manual". The book taught lifters how the concept of RPE could be adapted to lifting. It went on to shape Powerlifting and popularize the notion of autoregulated training.

Mike was an early adopter of online coaching for Powerlifting and helped to develop that industry. He coached and handled lifters all over the world for the next several years. In 2016, he began developing his "Emerging Strategies" framework - a planning style that systematically determines what a lifter responds best to.

Over the 15+ years Mike has been coaching, he has coached over 400 lifters. Sixteen of those lifters went on to earn a medal at the IPF Classic World Championships under his guidance. Fourteen lifters have earned World Records.

As part of RTS Classroom, Mike has taught more than 500 athletes and coaches how to make better training decisions. Whether through innovative concepts or ground-level coaching, through free online systems or direct teaching, through his own lifting or the coaching of others, Mike has inspired countless other powerlifters to individualize their training so that it works best for them.

Kedric Kwan is a sports nutritionist and strength coach with a Master's degree in Sports and Exercise Nutrition, and is currently completing his PhD with a research focus on rapid weight cutting strategies for the strength athlete. He has coached over 50 athletes at the international level, including multiple Sheffield Champions, World Champions, and World Medalists. Kedric has coached at the IPF World Championships for the past six years, including four as part of the New Zealand Powerlifting Federation (NZPF) national coaching team.

He is also the co-founder of Reformance Training, an online coaching company dedicated to improving lives through evidence-based strength training and nutrition.

Outside the gym and academia, Kedric enjoys philosophical musings, crafting puns, and a never-ending quest for the best coffee, gelato, and ramen.

Amelia Potter is a sport psychology practitioner who works closely with powerlifters and strength athletes on the mental aspects of training and competition.

Bringing a practical, athlete-centered approach to mindset, focus, and performance. As an international powerlifting commentator, she combines on-platform experience with psychological insight to support lifters at every level of the sport.

Paweł is widely respected for his outstanding coaching and dedication to his athletes, and we’re thrilled to have him sharing his experience and knowledge with us for the very first time at this year’s conference.
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Gustav Hedlund is a 30-year-old powerlifter from Sweden who has been competing at the highest level since 2014. His athletic background began with three years of boxing, followed by several years of powerlifting-inspired training before he fully committed to the sport. Over the past decade, he has established himself as one of the top lifters in the world while balancing his career as a full-time Constitution Manager.

Gustav’s accomplishments include winning the 2024 Sheffield title, placing third at Sheffield in 2025, becoming the 2024 World Champion, earning four silver medals at the World Championships, securing a European Championship title, and claiming nine national championships. His journey reflects a dedication to hard work and consistency, qualities that continue to drive him as he competes on the international stage and inspires others within the strength community.

Kedric kicks things off with The Art & Science of Acute Body Mass Manipulation. With a roster of athletes second to none, he’ll walk us through the scientific principles of weight cuts alongside the real life strategies every coach and athlete should know.

Mike’s talk, "Introduction to Velocity-Based Training," will take a two-part approach.

On Saturday, Mike will cover the theory: explore the principles of velocity-based training, understand how bar speed relates to strength, and learn how to autoregulate your training with VBT.

On Sunday, he will lead a practical gym session with a select group of attendees, working up to some heavy singles while tracking velocity and seeing how the principles from Saturday can integrate into your own training. (This session is for full weekend ticket holders.)

Gustav, Kedric, and Amelia join together for our panel discussion, Creating World-Class Performances. From the perspectives of a world-class athlete, a top level coach and a leading sports psychologist, they’ll share a balanced view of performance so we can all learn from their experiences.

Greg’s talk, "Translating Research Into Training," will guide you through how to read, interpret, and apply research so it actually informs and enhances your training. Cut through the noise, deepen your understanding, and make smarter, more insightful decisions in the gym.

Eric’s talk, "Hypertrophy Training for Powerlifters: Why, How, When?" will explore the importance of hypertrophy for powerlifting and how it fits into a lifter’s programming. Learn how building muscle strategically can increase your strength potential and lay the foundation for bigger lifts.

Paweł shares The Three Pillars of High Frequency Training. High frequency training is a hot topic right now, and rightly so. Paweł has seen incredible results with his athletes, most notably with the amazing Agata Sitko, and we’re excited to hear how he applies this approach in their training.

It started in our home town, Limerick. We held EPC17 in the University of Limerick. We had Bryce Lewis, LS McClain, Mike Tuchscherer, Screamer Manuel, Greg Nuckols & Eric Helms

We held the 2018 event in UCD Dublin. This was our biggest line up, Mike Tuchscherer, Greg Nuckols, Eric Helms, LS McClain, Isabella von Weissenberg, Bryce Lewis, Natalie Hanson and Matt and Sioux-Z Gary

In 2019 we took EPC overseas for the first time to London. We hosted Jordan Feigenbaum, Mike Israetel, Gabrielle Fundaro, Eric Helms, Greg Nuckols, Brett Gibbs and Mike Tuchscherer

In 2024 we brought back EPC and brought it back to Limerick. We had Greg Nuckols, Eric Helms, Dr. Pak, John Haack, Pana, Lya Bavoil, Conor Heffernan and David Keohan join us.

"I learned more than I could have imagined and made some great friends over the weekend. Probably the best conference I've ever been to. I can't wait to get back again."

Andy was Eric Helms co-author on the Muscle & Strength Pyramids. He credits the connections made at conferences with the opportunity to write alongside an industry legend

"Meeting my idols, especially Eric Helms and Mike Tuchscherer, and getting to spend time and converse with them, was a dream come true for me. I learned new concepts and ways to do things, got ideas for my own training, as well as programming for my clients, and came back home excited and full of energy, proud to be a powerlifter.⁣"