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Dr. Mike Israetel | Velocity Training, Percentages, RPE, and Reps in Reserve

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Mike Israetel is a house favorite when it comes to providing interesting, educated, and thoughtful conversation on some of Weightlifting's most co...

Pivot Weeks, Jump Training, and Pushing Each Other to Become Champions

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are BACK in the podcast studio recording today's episode after a few weeks apart. We spoke about how we both need to improve to fulfill our real po...

WL News | The whole world goes HARD!!!

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weightlifting world has really stepped it up a notch as we approach the 1 month out mark from the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships. Athletes...

How Glenn Used to Train, & Stories of Old | Fire Episode

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn and I really got into this episode talking about all things weightlifting and life, from stories of old, to how Glenn used to train, to the rece...

Alyssa Ritchey | How Much Do You Really Want It?

09 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pan American champion, Pan American record holder, USA record holder, national champion, world team member... the list goes on and on. Alyssa Ritchey ...

WL News | Team Armenia Smash World Records

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Team Armenia looks incredibly strong as we head towards the World Championships. World record after world record seems to be coming out of the trainin...

Olympian Michaela Breeze | Becoming Professional Before the Sport Did

04 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Michaela Breeze wears many hats. Weightlifter, coach, commentator, and now an author. Her thoughts on the sport of weightlifting are exact and have be...

Zach Krych | The Sport's Greatest Comeback

02 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Zach Krych became famous as a weightlifter when he overcame one of the most brutal injuries our sport has to offer. After being told by the doctors th...

WL News | The Battle at 71kg

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Coming at you this week from a car somewhere in Canada! Great lifting last week at the Pan-Am Games, some 'exciting' bomb-outs from the AO2, and some ...

Travis Mash & Sarah Davies

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we were joined by the UK's finest, Sarah Davies, and arguably the USA's number one coach, Travis Mash, as they both connect on US soil for an hi...

Gabriel Sîncrăian | Romanian Training, The Olympic Games, and Losing a Medal

26 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gabriel Sîncrăian has performed at the highest level in the sport of Weightlifting for Romania for many years. Gabriel still owns European medals, h...

WL News | A STRONG 'People's Lifts'

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Nye seems unstoppable, Ilya is on the comeback, Armenia is recouping, and the people's lifts was on fire!Thumb Tapehttps://www.weightliftinghouse...

Glenn Pendlay's Health Issues

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A bit more of a sombre episode today as Glenn explains the difficulties he has faced these last two weeks and continues to face. Glenn has lived the l...

The Weightlifting House Life and Understanding Robi | Interview from the RAW Barbell Podcast

19 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I had the pleasure of being invited onto the RAW Barbell podcast for the third time. I enjoyed the episode so much that I decided to re-upload the pod...

WL News | Who was the Lightest lifter Ever to Clean and Jerk 200kg?

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Great week of weightlifting from around the world this week, plus some updates from inside Team Iran on the state of Sohrab Moradi. Thumb Tapehttps://...

Dr. Quinn Henoch | The Future of Training

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode goes down as an all-time great. Quinn, Josh and I, had the most fascinating discussion on programming for strength and even took a stab a...

Where Does Our Motivation Come From?

12 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Why do we all lift? Where does our motivation come from? How has it changed over the years? This episode was a nice break from the technical stuff we ...

WL News | Tokyo 2020 Test Event

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Tokyo 2020 Test Event from last weekend was a great success, bringing with it three new senior world records, and bringing out some of the greates...

Greg Everett | Dominating the Weightlifting World

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Greg Everett of Catalyst Athletics is one of the most influential names in the sport of Weightlifting, having produced high-quality information, both ...

Programming Theory | Fatigue Management & Individual Differences

05 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On our final episode of the Programming Theory series, we have a deep discussion on the various methods of managing fatigue, what constitutes fatigue,...

WL News | CJ Cummings 15 Records

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Incredible lifting from 17-year-old CJ Cummings at the Junior Pan Ams last week. We also saw some unbelievable lifts by world record holder Simon Mart...

Meso Hassona | (Faris Ibrahim) 96 kg Qatar

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meso Hassona is a 96 kg weightlifter from Qatar. At the age of 20, he clean and jerked 225 kg for a junior world record. He is without a doubt one of ...

Programming Theory | Overload & Variation

28 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing on from our series on programming theory Josh and I moved onto the principle of overload and also variation. Check out the NEW news website...

WL News | Sohrab Update & the Lightest Lifter to ever Clean & Jerk 260kg?

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode we have an update on Sohrab Moradi, comeback PRs from Ilya Ilyin, big squats from the Chinese, and competition from the USA.Ama...

Out-lifting Glenn & Glenn's Favourite Supers Ever

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A superb episode of the podcast this week with The People's Coach Glenn Pendlay. We spoke about the programming that Glenn hopes will allow Addison to...

Wil Fleming | Psychological Profiling of Athletes, and Squatting Twice a Day

21 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wil Fleming might be best known as a coach, but he is also the 2017 Masters (35-39) 85kg National Champion and 35-39 Best lifter, 2018 world silver me...

WL News | Sohrab Newly Injured & World Record Attempts

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about the lift that earned Blagoy Blagoev the heaviest over-bodyweight snatch ever, the scoop behind the lift that injured Sohrab Moradi today, ...

Programming Theory | Specificity

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is part one on a series of episodes that Josh and I will be recording on the five main pillars of a successful training program: Specificity, Ove...

Hanging Out with Ilya Ilyin, Mart Seim, Chumak, and the Chinese Team | Recap

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meeting Ilya Ilyin and spending time with his camp was an experience I will never forget. Whilst I didn't record any conversation with Ilya, I did rec...

WL News | The British Open was Amazing!

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I got to witness some exceptional lifting from some British and International lifters at the British International Open last weekend, and even got to ...

Dane Miller | Garage Strength, Anatoliy Bondarchuk, & Earth Fed Muscle

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dane Miller provided one of our favourite podcasts yet. We spoke about transfering the lessons that Dane learnt from Anatoliy Bondarchuk (the most suc...

Morning Brew | Ep. 24

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We thought we would release episode 24 of the Patreon exclusive Morning Brew to everyone today. In this episode we answered technical questions, hypot...

WL News | Who Has Lifted the Most Over Body Weight Ever?

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

To kick this week's episode off I asked the question - 'Who has lifted the most amount of weight over bodyweight ever, and how much was it? Thumb Tape...

Wes Kitts & Christian 'Chevy' Ocasio

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The combination of these two training partners, Wes Kitts and Chevy, led to a truly special episode. This episode was not only motivational, offering ...

Austin Baraki MD | Beyond the SRA Curve

31 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As a physician, Austin Baraki is able to mix the deeply impressive diagnostic mind that he has gained from the medical world with his strength trainin...

WL News | Ilya Lifts Next Week & Won Jeongsik's World Record

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With less than one week until the British International Championships, it has been released that Ilya Ilyin amongst other international medalists will...

The Strength Hypertrophy Debate | Dr. Taber vs Dr. Loenneke

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do hypertrophic adaptations lead to an increase in strength? The authors of the two paper linked below, Dr. Chris Taber and Dr. Jeremy Loenneke, have ...

The Strongest Weightlifter You've Never Heard of w/ Glenn Pendlay

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Coached by Glenn Pendlay under team Mississippi Barbell is Addison Jones, a 23-year-old 102 kg lifter who just made 170/200 in training... Addison has...

WL News | The First Big Week Since April!

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weightlifting world seems to have kicked it back up a notch this week after the lull since the continental champs in April. Big lifts from all ove...

John Stang | We Found Him

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John Stang is a 67 kg weightlifter from Oregan. After his rise in the sport, which was made all the more exciting due to his rugged and tenacious tech...

The Best & Worst Advice We Took On Board

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Josh and I had a great episode today. We spoke about our plans for a USA tour, the best and worst advice we have taken stock of over our career, Broz'...

WL News | USA Nationals

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Whilst recording this episode I felt an earthquake that originated in the sea by Egypt and made its way over to where I am in Israel. I just thought I...

Dave Spitz | The Godfather

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Spitz has arguably affected more weightlifters than any other American in history. Not only is Dave an incredible coach, but he is also an extrem...

Does Hypertrophy Contribute to Strength - Research Analysis

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Josh and I summarise some of the existing literature themed around the continued discussion of whether hypertrophy training causes to some extent an i...

WL News | Karapetyan (81) World Records

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Karapetyan snatch 12 kg over the world record in training, Harrison Maurus is on the move, and Sohrab's comeback is more than on black!Amazon SupportS...

Dr. Michael Ray | What Is Pain?

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Michael Ray is a Doctor of Chiropractic, the owner of Shenandoah Valley Performance Clinic, and one of the rehab specialists for Barbell Medicine....

Jacob Tsypkin | Philosophy, Dogma, and Limitations

03 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jacob Tsypkin is a coach, a writer, a not so 'amateur' philosopher, and as far as weightlifting goes, an extremely deep thinker. We had tonnes of fun ...

WL News | Two Years of Weightlifting House

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On the two year anniversary of the podcast I go through all of the new world records from the month of April, the results from the Asian Championships...

Sean Waxman | Separating Yourself Through Training

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We've been talking about recording again with Sean Waxman for a while now, and here it is! Great conversation on topics such as on where weightlifting...

Chris Taber | Writing a Program

26 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Taber is a sport scientist and has a PhD in Sport Physiology and Performance. Chris is the assistant professor at Sacred Heart University and is...

WL News | Asian Champs

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Chinese lifters have dominated the first half of the 2019 Asian Championships. World records have been set by many lifters, including Shi Zhiyong,...

Jordan Feigenbaum | Barbell Medicine

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan Feigenbaum is one of the most knowledgable strength athletes in the world. Jordan became a Doctor of Medicine in 2016 and became the founder of...

Mike Tuchscherer | A Rolling Discussion

19 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Topics:Stress, Fatigue, and PerformanceDevelopmental cyclesPivot BlocksActive RestTapersRPEAutoregulation for weightliftingEmerging StrategiesMore Tec...

WL News | Gaming the Asians Champs with Josh G

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fire episode of the show this week. Best ever? I sat down with Josh for the first time to talk about the upcoming Asian championships, game the big se...

Talking Lasha with Glenn Pendlay

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn and I spoke about the legend of Lasha Talakhadze for the first half an hour on this week's episode. We then spoke about the correct way to provi...

Morning Brew Ep.17 - Lessons From The Podcast

12 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Josh and I answered questions from our Patreon supporters for this week's Morning Brew.We covered - The biggest lessons we have learned since doing th...

WL News | European Champs & Lasha Prediction

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week I cover the first 4 days of the European Championships, including Koha's threepeat, Loredana's WR attempt, and the many big lifts from the l...

Coach Ma | Chinese Weightlifting

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Time Stamps below - Coach Jianping Ma, former Chinese National champion, Junior World medalist, World Cup medalist, and former Olympian for China in 1...

What Is Actually Important? w/Glenn Pendlay

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Time Stamps03:20 – Animals - Meanwhile in Russia21:30 Irrelevant Weightlifting Questions40:35 How Important Actually is a Program?49:00 Speed vs Str...

WL News| Lu's Snatch and Kazakhstan's Appeal

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon SupportSupport us by going through our Amazon link when you make a purchase!http://www.weightliftinghouse.com/amazonCheck out the NEW news webs...

Danny Camargo | The Selfless Role of an Olympic Dream

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Camargo delivered one of the greatest episodes to date. A masterclass from start to finish on the selfless role a coach plays in the journey of ...

Higher Rep Weightlifting & Surviving an Apocalypse w/ Glenn Pendlay

29 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

TIME STAMPS02:45 - Seasonal Depression05:10 - A non-complaining mindset18:33 - Could we survive an apocalypse?30:04 - Sets of 5 in the snatch/clean40:...

WL News | Weightlifting Remains in the Olympics!

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The IOC have removed weightlifting from provisional status and will be in the Paris 2024 Olympics! Also two time Olympic champion Hsu Shu-Ching fails ...

Spencer Arnold | Data & Back Room Trickery

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Spencer Arnold blew us away this week with his explanation and rational for collecting data. We spoke about where to start, what to collect, what to l...

Physical Differences Between Countries w/ Glenn Pendlay

22 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Despite planning to talk about data collection, which we did do, we ended up talking about the physiological differences between types of people aroun...

WL News | Martirosyan's 250 kg jerk

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fire episode of the news show today. Russian athletes were 'denied' visas, Tatiana Kashirina squatted 200 kg x 8, and Simon Martirosyan jerked 250 kg....

Dr Quinn Henoch | Combining Theory & Practice

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is an unmissable episode of the podcast. Dr Quinn Henoch is probably the biggest name in weightlifting when it comes to physical therapy. His com...

Cortney Batchelor - American Record Holder

15 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Courtney Batchelor (-49 kg) is not only an American record holder, she has trained with many of the best coaches in the USA, is a business owner, and ...

WL News | Thai Lifters Banned & the Las Vegas International

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

New advanced testings has found eight Thai weightlifters guilty of using banned substances. What makes this complicated is that the World Championship...

Kathleen Winters - America's Last Bulgarian

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The only thing better than Kathleen's story telling is her weightlifting ability: These two things in combination make for a great episode. Kathleen W...

Morning Brew Ep.12 - Success & Drugs

08 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 12 of the Morning Brew Josh and I answered several Patreon questions on our favourite training halls and general efficiency percentages. We...

WL News | Fajr Cup & AO1

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Fajr Cup and the AO1 brought with them some phenomenal lifts, including Rostami's 220, Ghadami's 231, and Davoudi's junior world record! Outside o...

Don McCauley - The Real Catapult Method

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We had the privilege of sitting down with the inventor of the Catapult Method: Don McCauley. Don is one of the most knowledgeably and accomplished coa...

A Comprehensive Breakdown | Catapult vs Triple Extension

01 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From pulling the bar off the floor to catching it overhead, Josh and I went through each method of technique inch by inch, highlighting the difference...

WL News | IWF World Cup

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The number of world records we have seen this year at the 2019 IWF World Cup has been incredible! Along with these world records have been big trainin...

Catapult vs Triple Extension | Glenn's Thoughts

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The resurgence of the Catapult | Triple Extension debate spurred Glenn to drop his thoughts on the lack of utility in the distinction. Josh, Glenn and...

Ed Baker | Voodoo Weightlifting

22 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Baker, student of John Coffee and head coach of Voodoo Weightlifting, joined us on the podcast this week. Ed was one of the few voices in my ear in...

WL News | Pan Am Trials & Junior USA Nationals

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Pan American USA team has been announced for April. Last weekend saw the Pan American trials and the USA Junior Nationals. Senior American records...

Max Aita - Mind Blown

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Max Aita went in deep on technique and programming, predominantly on explaining MED/MRV for weightlifting, correctly selecting accessory exercises, pe...

Flexible (Daily) Programming

15 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We speak so much about detailing out long term programming, how to potentiate one mesocycle into the next, how long to spend on one cycle and then the...

WL News | IWF EGAT Cup

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The EGAT cup saw the return of the Olympic champion Kianoush Rostami as well as a few world record attempts from the Chinese super heavy Zhou Xiaoman....

Peaking & 'Training Snowflakes' w/ Glenn Pendlay

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn dropped some great knowledge this week on his preferred peaking strategies for major competition. The manipulation of volume and/or intensity is...

Advanced Technique Talk with Dan Bell

08 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is probably the most in depth we have ever been on technique on the podcast, and for that reason this is definitely one of my favourite episodes ...

WL News | Now On Video!

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As we speak Josh is editing this week's episode to go up on YouTube. The YouTube version will have the videos of all of the lifts that I talk about po...

Kate Nye (Vibert) Interview

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kate is the Senior American record holder in the snatch in the 71 kg class, and she currently holds 5 Junior American records. Kate has medalled inter...

The Morning Brew | Ep. 7

01 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ep. 7 was so good we had to put it out to everyone. Josh and I answered Patreon questions about applying Mike Tuchscherer's Emerging strategies to Wei...

WL News | Lu Xiaojun vs Su Ying

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode Lu Xiaojun's starting position and pull is compared with his team mate's Su Ying, Chen Lijun matches his best ever snatch, and ...

Dr. Andy Galpin Interview

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Andy Galpin joined us to talk all things muscle and science. Dr. Galpin has performed more muscle biopsies than almost anyone who has ever lived a...

The Barnes Brothers (Darren & Darrel)

25 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The strongest, happiest brotherhood in USAW joined us on the podcast. Darren and Darrel have been involved in weightlifting for nearly two decades and...

WL News | China Is Back!

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Team China did BIG things in training this week! From heavy front squats to even heavier rack holds. We also saw the return of World Champion Arley Me...

John Kiely - A Coaching Legend

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Periodisation, the Art of Coaching, and the Benefits of Micro and Macro Routines. John Kiely (part jock part nerd) was the head S&C coach for Team Gre...

Nutrient Timing & Planning For When Stuff Goes Wrong (Filmed then Josh lost the file!)

18 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nutrient timing as it relates to weightlifters is not the most researched topic in the world but Josh and I summarised what research does exist. We al...

WL News - A Full Week of World Weightlifting

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

All of the big hitting countries were out in full force this week getting in a solid week of training. Enjoy!patreon.com/weightliftinghouseweightlifti...

Morgan McCullough & Travis Mash (mad_lifts_15)

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

15 year old Morgan McCullough is the youngest ever American to clean & jerk 182kg/400lbs. He also has a 135kg snatch, a 190kg clean, and a 260kg back...

Protein Intake for Weightlifters + Josh Attempts an Introduction

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Josh and I nailed this episode on how much protein we should really consuming. We discussed the research by Stuart M. Phillips on dietary protein for ...

WL News | Unofficial World Records

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Several unofficial world records this week on the ONLY weightlifting news show in the world. I tried a slightly new format this week - Longer more det...

John Thrush w/Josh G

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Coach John Thrush is one of the realest legends of our sport. He has been involved in weightlifting for more than 50 years, both coaching and competin...

Percentage Pulls - A chat with Glenn Pendlay in the UK

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

New Years Special!

04 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

WL News | IWF Rule Changes

02 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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 ch...