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On this week’s episode of the podcast Josh was joined by multiple time national medalist, weightlifting/Crossfit coach, and owner of Power and Grace Performance, Spencer Arnold.In this episode they discussed Spencer’s background in athletics and how he found weightlifting, Spencer's major influences as an athlete and coach, what he wishes he would’ve done differently when he started coaching, his best and worst competition moments, and so much more. Spencer/Power and Grace: Website: https://powerandgraceperformance.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerandgraceperformance/?hl=enSpencer’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spencergarnold/Josh Gibsonhttps://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/weightliftinghouse.compatreon.com/weightliftinghouse

Time Stamps below! Valerios Leonidis is the greatest weightlifter I have ever had the privilege of speaking with. He is a 5 time WR holder, a 3 time world medalist, a 6 time European medalist, and the greatest rival to Naim Suleymanogu. Valerios was also a member of the Greek 'Dream Team' alongside Pyrros Dimas and Kakhi Kakhiashvili, and he competed in what has been described by many as 'the greatest weightlifting session of all time'. 02:59 - How it all began06:57 - Greek vs Soviet, technique15:25 - Best numbers16:41 - Injury17:50 - Athens 200024:15 - Naim vs Valerios 1996 Atlanta29:35 - Naim & the Bulgarians31:10 - Greek dream team34:55 - Relationships with Naim, Kakhi & Dimas39:27 - Critique of training43:00 - Kakhi's and Dimas' best numbers44:36 - Outline of their training program46:13 - What Valerios is doing now?48:41 - Favourite lifters ever51:42 - Can there be a new Greek dream team?52:46 - Valerios' best accomplishment53:45 - The most impressive feat in weightlifting everweightliftinghouse.compatreon.com/weightliftinghouse

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Hours after his journey back from Ashgabat, Travis and I sat down to discuss the biggest performances from Worlds, the pros and cons of drugs in the sport, and the programming lessons that he learned from Pyrros Dimas. weightliftinghouse.com - 30% off Barbells for Black Fridayhttps://www.mashelite.com/https://www.instagram.com/masheliteperformance/patreon.com/weightliftinghouse https://eu.virusintl.com/ - Europe Code weightliftinghouse

This week is packed with post worlds goodness. Not only did Nat Arem tell me Lasha's biggest ever training numbers, there were some big lifts coming out from team Iran, out of Belarus, Russia, and many more of the usual suspects. Black Friday Deal!30% off all Weightlifting House barsweightliftinghouse.com

On this week’s episode of the podcast Josh was joined by former National and American Open champ, Associate Head Coach of ECG, and lecturer at Old Dominion University, Phil Sabatini.This episode covers Phil’s training history, the way he programs for himself and other athletes, why training is a process. Lastly Phil recounts a few of his favorite moments in the sport. Phil Sabatini/East Coast Gold: Site - www.eastcoastgold.org/IG - www.instagram.com/phillysab/?hl=enIG - www.instagram.com/eastcoastgoldwl/Joshua GibsonIG - www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/weightliftinghouse.com - Books, Barspatreon.com/weightliftinghousehttps://eu.virusintl.com/ code weightliftinghouse

Keiser Witte is one of the most promising weightlifters in the USA. His progress in the sport over the last two years has been nothing short of outstanding. Keiser and I spoke about his life as a swimmer, his transition to the sport of weightlifting, training under the legendary Shahin Nassirinia, and what he learned from Pyrros Dimas and Mike Gattone. weightliftinghouse.com - Books, Barbellspatreon.com/weightliftinghouse - I just uploaded an interview with Boady Santavyhttps://eu.virusintl.com/ - discount code weightliftinghouse

Phil Andrews joined me on the show this week to talk about the weightlifting climate post Worlds 2018. We spoke about drug testing, stipends, projected Olympic qualifications, and much more. Also find out which USAW athlete took home $80,000 from USAW last year!Get in contact with Phil:phil.andrews@usaweightlifting.org7192996020weightliftinghouse.com | Books & Barspatreon.com/weightliftinghousehttps://eu.virusintl.com/ code weightliftinghouse

This is the second part of the recap of the World Championships! Tian, Sohrab, Lasha, Martirosyan, Tatiana, Meng and many, many more!

Trying out something new this week. Joshua Gibson might be joining the Weightlifting House team, bringing more interviews to the show! This is a trial run and as such we both request as much feedback as possible. Do you guys want me to bring the Philosophical Weightlifter on board to fill in the Tuesday/Thursday slots?On this week’s episode of the podcast Josh was joined by former weightlifter, current coach, founder of East Coast Gold, and lifelong student, Leo TottenThis was a phenomenal show and Josh has nothing but respect for the amount of time and effort Leo has put into developing himself and the individuals he coaches. He has been and continues to be a crucial part in the development of the sport of weightlifting.In this episode they cover Leo's background, approach to training, approach to developing himself as a coach, and why it’s imperative to always be open minded. East Coast Gold: Website: https://eastcoastgold.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/eastcoastgoldwl/weightliftinghouse.com Books & Barbellspatreon.com/weightliftinghousehttps://eu.virusintl.com/ code weightliftinghouse