MyWeightliftingCoach

We talk changes in Michaela's life, how COVID is impacting coaching and the sport of weightlifting, and what lies ahead for International Competition and the Tokyo Olympics.

Michaela Breeze discusses her new groundbreaking book which challenges current thought and terminology in coaching. She also updates us on what she has and will be up to in the coming months.

Interview with Michaela Breeze. Michaela sits down with us midweek, while she was commentating on the 2019 European Championships. We discuss the competition - everything from the officiating, to the new weight classes and the performances by the competitors throughout Europe as well as the performances of the British lifters. We discuss the ongoing issue of doping and the new method for qualifying for the upcoming Olympics. And of course, we talk about Michaela's coaching and her upcoming book.

We talk about recent events in the sport of weightlifting, possible changes to the weight classes and training for the Master's lifter.

In our first ıntervıew with Ghana's National Team Coach and Coach of USA's Kendrick Ferris we discuss Kyle's background in the sport, starting young lifters in the sport, lifting for American Football and his work at the Center in Louisianna with lifter's from other countries including Christian Amoah.

In this podcast from February we discuss recent events, talk about Kyle Pierce's program and reflect on Jim's start in the business, gym dos and don'ts, and more!

Maryann and I talk about her inspirational journey, weightlifting and the body, and realign therapy to lift bigger and better.

Wow! This one is well worth the wait. We talk about Jim's experiences at the Rio Olympics, the lifting, the games and the effects doping has had past, present and for the future. Jim lets it all out in our most eye opening interview yet!

In this warmer to the Rio Games, Jim and I discuss the recent positives coming out of Houston and London. The preparations for the Games. The USA's chances. And we digress into politics, the frog pull and the merits of voting!

We start off with a bit about Pyrros Dimas, then we focus on Tommy Kono, the US team trials and the coming Olympics among other things...

In this installment our topics are - the advantages of splitting, coaching the best, and recent events in US and International Weightlifting.

We talk about Jim's experience at the World's 2015. His work as a journalist and what he thought of the competition and the weightlifting. We also learn the origins of Santa Claus!

We talk about Derrick's experiences at the 2015 World's. How the lifting went, what it was like being a vendor and what's on his calendar for the end of the year.

In my second interview with Derrick we talk about the technique of lifting from the blocks and drugs in sports. Derrick talks about training athletes using the blocks and the unique benefits of working with DC Blocks. Then we talk about the recent doping scandal in Russian and athletics and what that indicates about the issue in weightlifting.

In our second interview we discuss the state of Olympic Style Weightlifting in the US. We talk about his recent article on Instinctive Periodization and about the potential changes to the Summer Olympics lineup.

Inteview with Jim, covering his early years, his coaching at the nationals and international level. We talk about his experiences up to today. Focusing on the training of top athletes in the field and his current projects.

We go over Derrick's earliest experiences in the sport, his training style and approach to diet and nutrition. Then we discuss his experiences competing nationally and internationally. We talk about the genesis of his company DC Blocks. We conclude talking a bit about his daughter, Rachel, and how she got involved in weightlifting.