Weightlifting House

When Glenn was in the UK we sat down in my front room for what turned out to be one of our best ever episodes. We spoke in depth about the mechanics and utility of pulls and deadlifts in training, as well as the whimsical cultural differences that Glenn noticed during his stay in the UK. This episode was recorded last summer but never aired until now. Enjoy!Listen to my new weekly show The Morning Brew with myself and Joshua Gibson exclusive to all Patreon subscribers - patreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.comhttps://www.instagram.com/seb_ostrowicz/https://www.instagram.com/weightlifting_house/https://www.instagram.com/glenn_pendlay/

Josh and I spoke about mindset, goals, injuries, lessons learnt, and a whole lot more on this New Years extra long special!Listen to the Morning Brew - patreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.comhttps://www.instagram.com/seb_ostrowicz/https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/

The IWF released a few rule changes just hours ago, the most important of which include not touching the bar with your shoes, video playback, and a challenging system. There were also of course some amazing lifts from around the world. Enjoy!patreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.com

Shane Hamman is the STRONGEST weightlifter in American history as well as arguably the strongest squatter of all time. Shane is a two time Olympian, Pan American champion, holder of all USAW records, and at a body weight of 160kg could perform a standing back flip. Shane Hamman is the real deal!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYMh46b3nOgpatreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightliftinghouse.com

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/