Cicely Kyle has lived a life immersed in athletics and physical fitness. From gymnastics, basketball, fitness competitions, track, and now weightlifting, she’s nearly done it all. Not only has she competed in many different sports, but she’s brought home countless medals, trophies, and an American Record clean and jerk. Join us as we sit down to discuss her recent success at Pan Ams, where she swept gold, a few of the technical changes she is trying to make, and how she and coach Spencer Arnold are prepping her for a possible appearance at Worlds. We also touch on her time as a Physician Assistant, balancing work, training, and family life.Enjoy.Follow CiCi:https://www.instagram.com/cicelykyle

Eric Helms has been a staple in the natural bodybuilding, powerlifting, and fitness/physique space for over a decade. He started as a personal trainer, but continued his academic pursuits, earning a Ph.D. in 2017. His work has influenced nearly every person involved in this space, either directly or indirectly.Join us as we sit down to discuss the mechanisms involved in creating a person's body composition. We then explore these concepts in the context of our evolutionary past, strength sports, and everyday life. Follow Eric and keep up with his work:https://www.strongerbyscience.com/mass/https://www.instagram.com/helms3dmj/

Eric Trexler is a poster child for bridging theory to practice. He received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he studied creatine, caffeine, citrulline, and the ergogenic effects of other supplements on different types of performance. He is also a pro natural bodybuilder and coach.Join us as we sit down to discuss the mechanisms behind caffeine, creatine, and citrulline, what effect sizes we often see in research on strength and power athletes, and any other potential benefits of consuming those supplements.Follow Eric and keep up with his work:https://www.strongerbyscience.com/mass/https://www.instagram.com/trexlerfitness/?hl=enhttps://twitter.com/erictrexler?lang=en

Fernando Reis is a world medalist, two-time Olympian (soon to be three), and multiple-time Pan Am Games/Champs gold medalist. He’s been training and competing in the sport for nearly twenty-one years and is still clawing and fighting for an Olympic medal.Join us as we sit down to discuss his prep for the Pan Am Champs, the Olympic games, and potential plans after Tokyo. We also talk about where Lasha sits in the GOAT conversation, what the IWF should do about its doping problems, and what it feels like to clean and jerk 240 kilos.Grab a coffee, pull up a seat, and enjoy the show!Fernando’s Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rreisfernando/?hl=enTrain with Fernando:https://www.hybridperformancemethod.com/

If you're like me, you were brought up on Weightlifting Talk and The Weightlifting Scoop. With the many changes that have happened over the years, Travis has kept the podcast going, along with bringing on two other coaches to help host the show. In this episode, I sit down with the coaches/hosts of The Weightlifting Scoop podcast to give you the scoop on how they met and their coaching backgrounds.Enjoy.Accounts to follow:https://www.instagram.com/theweightliftingscoop/https://www.instagram.com/waltneubauer/https://www.instagram.com/risingtidewl/https://www.instagram.com/coach.andyc/https://www.instagram.com/allsouthbarbell/https://www.instagram.com/traviscooper77kg/

In this episode of the podcast Claire Zai, a coach for Barbell Medicine, and I discuss the narratives surrounding female strength training. These narratives often drive interest to train, adherence, style of programming, and the perception and interpretation of the training process. Females are specifically targeted because of previous beliefs surrounding frailty, body image, and their reproductive physiology. Claire and I attempt to address these narratives, detailing the physiology of the menstrual cycle, what beliefs should drive programming, and much more.Enjoy!Follow Claire:https://www.instagram.com/claire_barbellmedicine/https://www.barbellmedicine.com/claire-zai/https://www.instagram.com/littlelyssfitness/Fundraiser:https://clairezai.wixsite.com/loadwomen

Athlete monitoring is an area relatively unexplored in the weightlifting world. The notion of tracking session RPE or giving out a wellness questionnaire can seem a bit esoteric. While these metrics may not be tracked and utilized in a program, it doesn’t obviate their effectiveness in communicating how well an athlete is tolerating training.In this two part series Drake and I cover athlete monitoring, the what, why, and how, from both an objective and subjective standpoint. We discuss wellness questionnaires, session RPE, the isometric mid thigh pull, squat jumps, and how all of this relates to your athlete’s (or potentially your own) training.Sit back, grab a coffee, and enjoy the show!Follow Drake:https://www.instagram.com/drake.eserhaut/

Maddison Pannell is a champion in the making. From gymnastics to CrossFit to weightlifting, she is making a splash, most recently clean and jerking a kilo over the 49kg American record.There is seemly no stopping her progress. She has the mindset, the want, and the will to realize her dream of becoming the best.Join us as we discuss:- How she found Cal Strength- Getting Dave Spitz to buy into her talent- Recent technical changes that have helped with her clean and jerk breakthrough- and so much moreMaddison’s Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mad.diison/

Adam Storey was the head coach for Team New Zealand at two Olympic games and researched gene expression in response to Bulgarian-style training for his dissertation. He is the definition of science to practice. Not only has he studied high-intensity training in Weightlifting, but he’s done work on the RPE scale (with Eric Helms), hookgrip, and biomechanics of the high bar and low bar squat.Join us as we discuss:- His time learning about and implementing the Bulgarian system with team New Zeland- Gene expression in response to Bulgarian style training- Does a certain genetic response to training reduce injury risk- The difference between hook grip, closed grip, and straps on kinematic and kinetic variables in the power variations- and moreThe link to the show is in my bio and can be found on Spotify, iTunes, and other podcasting platforms.Adam’s Google Scholar:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1JKxHbYAAAAJ&hl=en

Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet has been an athlete her entire life. From gymnastics to rugby, and everywhere in between, she finally found weightlifting through CrossFit. She’s since competed multiple times on a World, Pan American, Common Wealth, and National stage where she’s racked up a slew of medals and Canadian records.Join us as we discuss:- Rachel’s competitive career- Her ups and downs as an athlete- What it takes to be the best- and how it feels knowing she will be competing at the Olympics in just a few short monthsThe link to the show is in my bio and can be found on Spotify, iTunes, and other podcasting platforms.Rachel’s social media:https://www.instagram.com/rachelleblancbazinet/?hl=en