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Brian Reisenauer is not only a world team member, but also a National Champion and American Open Champion. On this episode Brian and Josh dig deep into Brian's mindset and training. Enjoy!https://www.instagram.com/brianreisenauer/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/patreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.com

A new wave of retroactive testing came in this week from the 2012 Olympics leaving in its wake a trail of washed up weightlifters. Also the results are in from 5th International Qatar Cup and some big hitters competed. Happy Holidays All!patreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.com

Glenn started coaching Caleb over 15 years ago in Texas. From there they headed to California. The stories that were told on this episode about the old Cal Strength days have mostly never been told before and are a real gold mine for all fans. Enjoy & Merry Christmas!patreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.com

Meredith Alwine is the 6th ranked 71kg lifter in the world and is arguably the fastest improving female weightlifter in the USA. Her performance at worlds of 101/132 at just 20 years of age is already an 11kg improvement on her performance at 2018 nationals. You can follow Meredith on her instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/meredithalwine/?hl=enweightliftinghouse.compatreon.com/weightliftinghouse

Team China and Team Japan were out in full force this week. I also went through some of the insane lifts that Shane told be about during his career, including a 250kg snatch balance! patreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.com

This week Josh was joined by the great Bob Takano, coach of many national champions and international teams, and an inductee into the 2007 class of the USAW hall of fame.This was a fantastic episode and it was a pleasure to have been joined by such a legend. Bob and Josh discussed many topics, including: Bob’s background as an athlete and coach, drug use in the sport, ways to track training and adjustments to make to maximize performance, David Rigert’s warm up, and much more. Takano Weightlifting: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takanoweightlifting/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/takanoweightlifting/Website: http://takanoweightlifting.com/Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Weightlifting-Programming-Winning-Coachs-Guide/dp/0980011159patreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.com

Caleb Ward calls in during a fire episode of the show with myself, Glenn Pendlay, and Joshua Gibson. Caleb and Glenn reminisced about Cal Strength and told us many hilarious stories from their time training with Donny Shankle and Jon North. We also talked about the sickening self-belief necessary to be the best, as well as Christmas, new year resolutions, and why Josh sucks at intros. Enjoy this very special episode of the Weightlifting House Podcast. Caleb calls in at 1:21:52patreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.comhttps://www.instagram.com/cward416/https://www.instagram.com/glenn_pendlay/https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/https://www.instagram.com/weightlifting_house/https://www.instagram.com/seb_ostrowicz/

Absolutely fire inaugural episode of the morning brew. The questions were fantastic, and Josh and I definitely managed to further our understanding of the never-ending journey that is weightlifting. The first question starts at 17:30.You can listen to the rest of the series using the link below https://www.patreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.com

The American Open finals produced some fantastic moments including some American Records. This is a full run down of the 3 day competition, as well as many huge lifts from around the World in training halls and garages.You can listen to the new weekly Thursday show The Morning Brew with myself and Joshua Gibson on Patreon.patreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.com

'Hi, I’m Greg. I lift weights, nerd out about lifting weights, get people strong, and like good beer.' This is how Greg Nuckols describes himself in less than 20 words. Greg is one of the most well-read athletes/coaches in the USA and having him on the podcast was a real honour. You can learn more from Greg using the links below!https://www.strongerbyscience.com/https://www.strongerbyscience.com/mass/https://www.instagram.com/gregnuckols/?hl=enhttps://twitter.com/gregnuckols?lang=enhttps://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/Listen to our new show Morning Brew at patreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.com

Nat Arem, owner of hookgrip, joined me for a this amazing episode. Nat has arguably influenced and helped grow the sport more than anyone ever. His stories from training halls at international meets from over the years are legendary, and his knowledge and passion for the sport is evident. https://store.hookgrip.com/https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/https://www.instagram.com/hookgripstore/The Morning Brew - new show exclusive to Patreonpatreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.com

Understand the entire Qualification & Robi System in this incredible episode. Read Below.Previous system: Team points from two world championships and one continental champs Some (8m + 8f) individual places for high ranked athletes who would not otherwisebe able to goWhy a new system? Antidoping Weight classes – mismatch between Olympics and IWF competitionsOverall view of new system:It is fairly complex. Easy to tell who will definitely qualify but hard to know when borderlineathletes definitely won’t.How many places are available in each weight class? 8 for top world-ranked athletes 5 for top continent-ranked athletes 1 either from host country (Japan) or decided by Tripartite Commission (IOC, NOCsand IWF)How are athletes ranked? Robi - Replacement for Sinclair. World record worth 1000. Half of world recordworth 100. Everything else on a curve. Total at IWF-sanctioned competition is sued to calculate Robi Points 10% extra for Gold-level comp (Worlds, Continentals) 5% extra for Silver-level co

Despite having the post world blues the big lifters of Instagram were there to cheer me up. Big back squat PRs, fast snatches and hefty jerks all feature on this week's episode of the Weightlifting House News Show.weightliftinghouse.compatreon.com/weightliftinghouse

On this week’s episode of the podcast Josh was joined by multiple time national medalist, international level competitor, chemist, and dog dad, Ethan Harak. In this episode they discussed Ethan’s background in athletics and how he found weightlifting, Ethan’s best and worst performances, why he power jerks, his decision to move weight classes, and much more. Ethan’s Social Media:- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethanwharak/?hl=en- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harak.ethan?ref=br_rsJosh-https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/weightliftinghouse.compatreon.com/weightliftinghouse

Jasha Faye has seen it all. He trained under Steve Gough early in his career in the 80s, under Dragomir at the OTC in the 90s, and has competed and coached internationally since. His incredible stories from various world events that he has been to are an absolute treasure to the true weightlifting fans out there. https://www.instagram.com/marin_heavy_athletics/weightliftinghouse.compatreon.com/weightlifting

Josh Gibson and I talk about the many ways to progress throughout the training week, the training program, and you career. Adding weight is by no means the only way to periodise. Josh and I break down the uses of additional weight, time under tension, slow eccentrics, and volume.weightliftinghouse.compatreon.com/weightliftinghousehttps://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/https://www.instagram.com/seb_ostrowicz/

Usually after the World Championships the weightlifting world lies quietly. Whether or not it is because of the new qualification procedures or not, this year the weightlifting world is already back to training hard. weightliftinghouse.compatreon.com/weightliftinghouse

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.c

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