Ego, Being Selfish, and Repetition of the Lifts

Ego, Being Selfish, and Repetition of the Lifts

One of the synonyms for the word 'selfish' is 'self seeking'. In this episode Glenn and I discuss the role of ego and selfishness in becoming a weightlifter. We also discuss the repetition needed in learning the snatch and clean & jerk as apposed to the squat and the deadlift with regards to muscle building and motor learning.

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Spotting a Weak Muscle, a General WL Chat - w/Joshua Gibson

Spotting a Weak Muscle, a General WL Chat - w/Joshua Gibson

What turned out to be one of my favourite podcasts ever started out as an impromptu off the cuff podcast. We spoke about many things, including how to spot a weak muscle, life philosophy, and in depth...

18 Jun 20181h 8min

WL News | China Returns

WL News | China Returns

Videos of Chinese lifters have flooded the weightlifting world this week, some greater than world records, others showing the return of Olympic Champions.

13 Jun 201827min

Floating Pain, Tendonitis, & Routine

Floating Pain, Tendonitis, & Routine

Jon Broz has regularly mentioned the concept of floating pain. An idea that somewhere on your body is always going to be in a bit of pain. This pain is the price of entry to becoming a good weightlift...

11 Jun 20181h 13min

Stefan Botev | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.11 (25-23)

Stefan Botev | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.11 (25-23)

This week we are fortunate enough to learn more about 3 of the most impressive lifters of all time. Some with extremely long careers, others remarkably short, all however which shaped the sport of wei...

8 Jun 201824min

WL News | New Weight Classes

WL News | New Weight Classes

New weight classes have been leaked a month before the official release date by the IWF, and have been confirmed by several board representatives. In this episode I explain the pros & predominantly co...

6 Jun 201839min

Jared Fleming | A Weightlifting Story

Jared Fleming | A Weightlifting Story

Jared Fleming was the number 2 ranked weightlifter in the USA heading towards the Olympic trials in 2016, but at the World Championships in 2015 Jared suffered a career ending injury. This podcast goe...

4 Jun 20181h 20min

Lasha Talakhadze | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.10 (27-26)

Lasha Talakhadze | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.10 (27-26)

Lasha Talakhadze is the only modern day lifter who continues to do things that have never been done before, regardless of era. That is why his career and best performances ever are so interesting...

1 Jun 201817min

WL News | USA Nationals

WL News | USA Nationals

It was the USA Nationals 2018 last week and there were a few phenomenal sessions where we saw a break out of a few weightlifters, as well as perhaps a few underwhelming sessions.Outside of the USA the...

30 Mai 201849min

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