Philosophical Weightlifting Podcast

This show was a long time coming. Hayden's dissertation was focused on understanding the role and strategies for tapering to enhance maximal strength performance.Hayden is a former academic, scientist, and weightlifter, so he knows his way around a university and a weight room. In this episode, we discuss tapering from both an academic (what the research indicates) and anecdotal perspective. We suggest that these two are not mutually exclusive and when used together create strategies to enhance performance when it matters most, on game day.Article on tapering for maximal strength:https://renaissanceperiodization.com/expert-advice/finishing-strong-tapering-for-strength-performanceHayden's social:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hayden_Pritchardhttps://www.instagram.com/hjpmethod/https://www.instagram.com/pnweightlifting/My social:https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/

In part 2 of our Westside for Weightlifting series, I am joined by The Strength Agenda's head coach Tom Sroka. Tom has spent the majority of his life around a barbell, training for throwing, weightlifting, strongman, highland games, the list goes on. During this time he spent years working with one of the best weightlifting coaches the USA has seen, Glenn Pendlay. Glenn famously populated the use of Westside concepts for weightlifting, a tradition that Tom has since carried on. In this episode, we take a deep dive into Tom's training methods for weightlifting.Enjoy.Tom's social:https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_sroka/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/thestrengthagenda/?hl=enMy social:https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/

The Glenn Pendlay Method is a book recently authored by Seb Ostrowicz (of Weightlifting House fame). Seb spent years recording podcasts, communicating with, and handling programs from Glenn. There aren't many people who have had so much time interacting with Glenn on a personal level. Knowing this, Seb was able to write a fantastic book detailing the life and methods of The People's Coach. In this episode of the podcast, we uncover some of the hidden gems of the book, how concepts can be applied in practice, and much more! Enjoy.Seb's Social:https://www.instagram.com/seb_ostrowicz/https://www.instagram.com/weightlifting_house/My social:https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/

This is a bit of a different episode, instead of discussing coaching or training we spoke about all things Uesaka Barbell. Matt and Pappas both handle the operations for Uesaka, both in North America and Internationally. Matt is a coach for Four Star Strength and a sales partner for Uesaka, helping handle operations in North America. Pappas is the Uesaka Tokyo production manager and international sales manager. Pappas has been in the sport of weightlifting for well over half of his life, competing for Greece on the national team, along with Dimas and Kakhishvili.This was a fun one. I hope you guys enjoy it!Buy Uesaka:https://uesakabarbells.com/Follow Uesaka, Matt, and Pappas:https://www.instagram.com/uesakabarbell/https://www.instagram.com/uesakanorthamerica/https://www.instagram.com/coach_adamcheck/https://www.instagram.com/anastasios226/https://www.instagram.com/4starstrength/My social:https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/

In part one of our "Planning Training" series, the bois from Data Driven Strength and I cover the good and bad in our respective field, long-term planning, how their training model differs from strict block periodization, and we being to talk programming for muscle size. This was a short show, due to poor time management on my end, but it just means this will end up being a multi-part series. Enjoy.Their accounts to follow:https://www.instagram.com/datadrivenstrength/https://www.instagram.com/zac.datadrivenstrengthhttps://www.instagram.com/josh.datadrivenstrengthhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN9PJG-XLGzLnA9E8VddKDgMy IG:https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/

Jeremy has been at the top of powerlifting as an athlete, winning medals at World Championships and competing at the World Games, and continues that as a coach. He now works with athletes of all ages, from young kids to masters competitors, finding success across the board. In this episode, we discuss long-term athletic development, coaching young kids, programming off-seasons for powerlifting, and what it takes to make it to the top of powerlifting and stay there.Enjoy.Jeremy's social:https://www.instagram.com/hartmanperformance/My social:https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/

In this episode of the podcast, Seb and I deep dive into the constraints imposed by the pandemic on USAW and all of its athletes for this year's Nationals and AO finals. We cover the major results of Nationals, who won, who lost, and who had the most to gain from their performance. Enjoy this week's thrift store version of the Weightlifting House News Show. Seb's social media:https://www.instagram.com/weightlifting_house/https://www.instagram.com/weightlifting_house_store/https://www.instagram.com/seb_ostrowicz/My social media:https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/

Coach Adamcheck had a very roundabout path into the sport of weightlifting. Once he found his way in, he knew he wouldn't let go. Since then he's been mentored by coaches like Bob Morris, Bud Charniga, and Ivan Rojas. He's coached athletes at all levels and continues to find ways to improve his system and its results.Join us as we discuss his time in the army, how he got into CrossFit, why he transitioned to weightlifting, and how his system ultimately developed into what it today. Enjoy.Adam's social:https://www.instagram.com/coach_adamcheck/https://www.instagram.com/4StarStrength/My social:https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/

Sean has seen it all, done it all, and now passes that on to his athletes. He started with rugby and ended up training as a professional weightlifter with team MDUSA before it dissolved. During this podcast, we discuss his time before, during, and after Muscle Driver, covering the decisions he made that ultimately changed his life and made it what it is today.Enjoy.Sean's social:https://www.instagram.com/seanmrigsby/?hl=enhttps://www.heavymetalbarbellclub.com/My social:https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/

This was an incredible episode of the podcast, spurred on by Kevin's Patreon content (https://www.patreon.com/PrecisionPowerlifting). After watching all of his videos on his coaching philosophy, how to use accommodating resistance, and the role of max effort lifts in a training program, we mustered up a great conversation on why he does what he does and how his coaching process/methods have changed over the years. We plan on doing a series of these podcasts to more thoroughly cover why he does what he does and why it's changed. Enjoy.Kevin's social:https://www.instagram.com/precision_powerlifting_systems/https://www.instagram.com/kwcann/My social:https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/