Cara Heads Slaughter - Owning Your Excellence & Filling The Holes In Your Understanding

Cara Heads Slaughter - Owning Your Excellence & Filling The Holes In Your Understanding

This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast, we’re speaking with another elite USA Weightlifting International Coach, Cara Heads. Cara competed in the 2000 Olympic Games, and is a two-time Junior National Champion as well as an eight-time National Champion. Cara has been able to do a beautiful job using her knowledge and experience as an elite athlete to transition and make a big name for herself in the coaching world. In this episode we’ll be diving into her first experiences as a coach, and discussing some of her favorite correctives when it comes to addressing common faults amongst weightlifters. There is a lot to take away from this episode for both coaches and athletes alike. Enjoy the show!

Topics:

03:30 - Getting into coaching
23:00 - Molding the perfect weightlifter
28:00 - Increasing strength vs. mobility vs. technique
37:00 - Addressing common faults
57:00 - Coaching Obstacles
1:05:00 - Remote training
1:12:00 - Reflecting on athletic career

Notable mentions:

Instagram - @CHFPweightlifting & @caraheadsslaughter
Facebook - CH Fitness and Performance
Website - www.chfitnessandperformance.com

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