Weightlifting House

Spencer Arnold Interview | Josh Gibson

27 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Valerios Leonidis Interview | 5 time World Record Holder

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 w...

Black Friday and Writers Needed

23 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you are interested in writing about Weightlifting or you have your foot in the door of a national team/training center, then please get in contact ...

Travis Mash | Worlds, Drugs, and Lessons From Dimas

23 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hours after his journey back from Ashgabat, Travis and I sat down to discuss the biggest performances from Worlds, the pros and cons of drugs in the s...

WL News | Lasha's Best Training Lifts Ever

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week is packed with post worlds goodness. Not only did Nat Arem tell me Lasha's biggest ever training numbers, there were some big lifts coming o...

Phil Sabatini Interview

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s episode of the podcast Josh was joined by former National and American Open champ, Associate Head Coach of ECG, and lecturer at Old D...

Keiser Witte Interview

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Keiser Witte is one of the most promising weightlifters in the USA. His progress in the sport over the last two years has been nothing short of outsta...

Phil Andrews Update on Weightlifting | CEO of USAW

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Phil Andrews joined me on the show this week to talk about the weightlifting climate post Worlds 2018. We spoke about drug testing, stipends, projecte...

WL News | Worlds Part 2

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second part of the recap of the World Championships! Tian, Sohrab, Lasha, Martirosyan, Tatiana, Meng and many, many more!

Leo Totten CEO of East Coast Gold | w/Josh Gibson

13 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Trying out something new this week. Joshua Gibson might be joining the Weightlifting House team, bringing more interviews to the show! This is a trial...

Skill vs Talent w/Glenn Pendlay

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn and I talk about the difference and interactions between the roles that skill and talent play in overall development in weightlifters. We also t...

How WE Coach, & Split vs Squat Jerk w/Joshua Gibson

09 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Josh and I discuss our coaching styles, how they have evolved, and whether or not they ought to. We also spoke in-depth about the split jerk in terms ...

WL News | Worlds '18 part 1

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are already 26 World Records down after the first half of a sensational news show. With incredible lifting from lifters like Shi Zhiyong, Deng Wei,...

5 Most Important Habits to Becoming a World Champion w/ Glenn Pendlay

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn's list of the 5 most important traits and tactics to becoming a World Champion is some of the most practical advice given on the Weightlifting H...

In Memory of Yurik Vardanyan

02 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the 2nd November 2018 the great Yurik Vardanyan passed away. This is his life.

Hyping Worlds w/ Ian Wilson | WL News Show

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ian Wilson joins me for a special episode of the Weightlifting House News Show. We go through all of the weight classes in preparation for the 2018 Wo...

Hypertrophy and 10s w/ Travis Mash

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Travis Mash has 4 athletes on the World Team this year and so knows a thing or 2 about programming. As a coach he has done an amazing job at building ...

Dmitry Klokov | Sinclair Countdown | Lost Souls

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dmitry Klokov is possibly the most well know weightlifter of the 21st century. His strength, technique, and physique have played a huge part in the mo...

WL News | How China Identifies Talent

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Official Entry List for the 2018 WWC is out! This week was packed with sensational lifts from all around the world, as well as news about Arley Me...

Glenn's Strength Progression & How to Complex

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode Glenn and I talk strength progression and complexes. Glenn talks about his percentage and rep progression for strength exercises an...

Nurudinov & Gotfrid | Sinclair Countdown | Lost Souls

19 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ruslan Nurudinov has lfted what most would consider extremely heavy weight more consistently than any other 105 since the inauguration of the weight c...

WL News - 2 Weeks Until Worlds!

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As well as the Dimas vs Youth lifter scuffle, this week was packed with lifting. With exactly 2 weeks to go until Worlds, whilst some countries and li...

Hypertrophy Is Not Optional, & A Deep Life Chat w/Joshua Gibson

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This episode goes into the WL House 'Hall of Fame'. Josh and I spoke in depth about the existing research on hypertrophy training for weightlifting, a...

Szymon Kolecki | Sinclair Countdown | Lost Souls

12 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Szymon Kolecki is THE most under developed talent that the sport has ever seen. As a teenager Kolecki was setting senior world records, but due to a b...

WL News | Lu Xiaojun Returns

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's awfully quiet in the weightlifting world as we build up to the World Championships which are just 3 weeks away. Even amidst this hush, Lu Xiaojun...

Breaking Plateaus & 10s for Squats | w/ Glenn Pendlay

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn and I spoke about how to ensure continual progress during a plateau in the lifts. This led to a discussion about the utility of sets of 10 in th...

Tian Tao & Akkaev | Sinclair Countdown | Lost Souls

06 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Both Khadzimurat Akkaev and Tian Tao are two of the most talented lifters of the 21st century. But they both share one common trait - they have never ...

WL News | The Build Up To Worlds

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are less than a month away from Worlds 2018! Some countries are asserting their dominance through released videos, others are staying low. The ches...

Norik Vardanian

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Incredible episode on the Armenian drug culture & Norik's technique. This episode covered 2 main topics - Norik's favourite variations of the lifts an...

Rigert & Alekseyev | Sinclair Countdown | Lost Souls

28 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Sinclair Countdown couldn't really finish without covering a few others of the all-time greats could it? This epsiode covers the lives and careers...

WL News | Iran Down & Lasha's 264

26 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

An amazing week in the world of Weightlifting. Iran hit us with some devastating news about Worlds, Lasha hit an unofficial World Record clean and jer...

Discussing Weightlifting Research w/ Josh Gibson

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discussed the mechanical role that the lats and the calves play in the pull as well as their EMG as shown in research. We also spoke abou...

Naim Suleymanoglu | Sinclair Countdown | Episode 23 (1)

21 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Naim Suleymanoglu is the greatest weightlifter of all time. This episode marks the final episode of the Sinclair Countdown, the end of a series, and t...

Yurik Vardanyan ft Norik Vardanian | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.22 (2)

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Norik Vardanyan joins me on this weeks episode to talk about the life and career of his father, the second greatest weightlifter of all time. This was...

WL News | AO3 + Amazing World Lifting

19 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The American Open 3 in Vegas was insane. So many men and women came out and lifted huge totals, including Sarah Robles who the heaviest lift in women'...

Deconstructing the European Training Model w/Glenn Pendlay & Chris LeRoux

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Chris, Glenn and I go in depth on the European model that was introduced in the early 90s to the OTC residents by the Romanian coach Dragomir. Chris h...

Zakharevich & Solodov | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.21 (4-3)

15 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Yury Zacharevich is the greatest heavyweight of all time. An incredible mix of strength, power and technique created the holder of 35 world records. V...

Get Extra Podcasts, Form Checks, & More w/ Patreon!

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

My goal with Weightlifting House has always been to bring the sport of weightlifting closer to the fans, and there is almost no end to how much work I...

Russian & Chinese Nationals | + Big News

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Not only did Russia and China hold their nationals, but I explained a bit more about the book 'The Greatest Weightlifters Of All Time'. That's a prett...

Khrapaty & Zlatev | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.20 (6-5)

07 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Anatoly Khrapaty is the greatest middle heavyweight lifter of all time, and Asen Zlatev is the greatest Bulgarian ever. Both of these lifters competed...

WL News | Kazakhstan Nationals & Top Squatting Feat of 2018

05 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I compared the top performances of the Kazakhstan nationals with each individual lifter's greatest international performance to demonstrate some of th...

Program Hopping, & Training For Progress Not Pain

03 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn and I covered so many topics that I made some time stamps for you guys.00:00 Pressures and responsibilities of programming07:00 The strength to ...

Pisarenko & Nicu Vlad | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.19 (8-7)

31 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Anatoly Pisarenko and Nicu Vlad are two of the most iconic weightlifters of all time. Between them they hold the second best snatch and the second bes...

WL News | Asian Games, WRs, & Retirements

29 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We say goodbye to the weight classes this week as the final opportunity to make one's mark on weightlifting history passes. Also we say goodbye to the...

Improving Technique w/ Strength Training - Know What's For You! w/ Joshua Gibson

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For many lifters technique breaks down due to a lack of strength in certain muscle groups, not because of a lack of understanding of what to do. Knowi...

Kurlovich & Varbanov | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.18 (10-9)

24 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Aleksandr Kurlovich, the greatest super heavyweight of all time stars alongside Aleksandar Varbanov, the second best clean and jerker ever. These two ...

WL News | Asian Champs! The Greatest Week of 2018 So Far

22 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

By my estimations this week has been the best week of weightlifting since the 2017 World Championships. World record attempts, training world records,...

High Bar vs Low Bar - Stop Being Emotional

20 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Once the emotional response to names like Mark Rippetoe and Louie Simmons have passed then we can have a real conversation about the low bar and the h...

Sinclair Countdown | The Greatest Snatcher Ever | Blagoy Blagoev | Ep.17 (12-11)

17 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have Ivan Chakarov, the inventor of the 'No No No Squat', and Blagoy Blagoev, the greatest snatcher of all time! These 90kg Bulgarians ru...

WL News | A Rostami vs Moradi RANT

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Half way through this week's episode I just had to take a break to talk about the recent consensus amongst the weightlifting community that the Rostam...

A Search for Deeper Meaning in Weightlifting, with an Artist & a Writer

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I sat down with two academics (a writer and an artist) who write and create professionally alongside lecturing. What started off as a basic descriptio...

Taranenko | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.16 (14-13)

10 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Leonid Taranenko is known as the strongest weightlifter of all time and for many, the strongest man of all time. Why? For putting the most above head....

WL News - WR Snatches & Big Muscle Snatches

08 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The worlds best lifters delivered again this week from competition, training halls, and garage gyms. From world record snatches to some of the heavies...

Q&A w/ The People's Coach and the Voice of the People

06 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As we sat in McDonalds the questions from our Instagram Q&A flew in. So, Glenn and I decided to answer them all on the podcast. This led to great disc...

Manipulating Force w/ Bar Placement

03 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn is in the UK! We had a tremendous discussion which opened my eyes to the mechanisms behind a few well known yet poorly understood weightlifting ...

WL News - Rostami, Sohrab, & More

01 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rostami's progress is looking to provide a terrific show-down with Sohrab as we work our way through the quad towards 2020. Big lifts were hit this we...

Kakhi Kakhiashvili | Sinclair Countdown | Ep. 15 (16-15)

31 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You can make a strong case that Kakhi Kakhiashvili is the greatest weightlifter ever. No one won more Olympics than him... He set world records in mul...

WL News | New USA Rankings

25 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Fernando Reis repped a 230kg jerk, Moradi did Moradi things, and the new USA Rankings based of ROBI points got released. All is discussed in this week...

Dr. Mike Israetel - Training Parameters

23 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

My favourite episode of all time. Dr. Mike explained how we can use Minimum Effective Dose (MED), Maximum Recoverable Volume (MRV), and many other par...

WL News - Ilya vs Aramnau

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ilya vs Aramnau is THE battle of the moment. We also had lifts from WR holders like Lasha Talakhadze, Wu Jingbaio, and Sohrab Moradi. A great episode ...

Changes in Weightlifting, Lifting Slow vs Fast, & Aiming Low

16 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Long episodes are the best episodes! Glenn Pendlay and I discussed many of the changes in the rules of weightlifting which led to great improvements. ...

Hyping Up Worlds & The Weight Classes w/Ray Everest

13 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What are the implications of the new weight classes? Who will now be going head to head? What challenges will some of the top lifters now face? Have n...

WL News w/ OG Weightlifting House Housemate Fergus McAloon

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

My friend from the original Weightlifting House joins me on this week's episode. We talk about the big lifts from Junior Worlds and from training hall...

Dr. Mike Israetel

09 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I have wanted to speak to Dr. Mike Israetel long before I had a podcast. Nobody breaks down the science of performance quite like Dr. Mike. In this fi...

Liao Hui | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.14 (18-17)

06 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Liao Hui, the undefeated Chinese 69kg lifter, and Sergey Syrtsov, the Soviet snatching legend, star in this week's episode of the Sinclair Countdown.R...

WL News | Updated Weight Classes, & The Chinese Test Competition

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A more recent update of the weight classes is here, and they are significantly better than the previous suggestions. As well as this the Chinese compe...

Debunking Myths with Glenn Pendlay

02 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn Pendlay is back, debunking myths that have plagued the Weightlifting and CrossFit worlds. From internal vs external, to breaking at the hip vs t...

Chigishev, Petrov, Saidullayev | Sinclair Countdown | Ep. 13 (21-19)

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Evgeny Chigishev, Mikhail Petrov, Adam Saidullayev. An amazing episode this week, 3 phenomenal athletes, 3 rather peculiar athletes.

WL News | Iran Goes BIG!

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

World records made, world records attempted... The Iranians were out competing in full force this weekend. The Chinese are also back, as are the rise ...

Zack Telander Part 2

27 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 is here! Also check out all things Zack below. Washington D.C. Seminar:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/methods-of-increasing-weightlifting-perform...

Zack Telander

25 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Zack and I clicked so well that time escaped us, and we ended up recording for a couple of hours. The first half hour is more about Zack's life and Yo...

Galabin Boevski - The White Prisoner | The Sinclair Countdown | Ep. 12 (22)

22 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Galabin Boevski, Olympic Champion, World Champion, World Record Holder, Cocaine Smuggler.

WL News | Okulov, Reis, Moradi, and more

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

All countries were out in force this week. The greatest lifts from around the world all in one place!

Spotting a Weak Muscle, a General WL Chat - w/Joshua Gibson

18 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What turned out to be one of my favourite podcasts ever started out as an impromptu off the cuff podcast. We spoke about many things, including how to...

WL News | China Returns

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Videos of Chinese lifters have flooded the weightlifting world this week, some greater than world records, others showing the return of Olympic Champi...

Floating Pain, Tendonitis, & Routine

11 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Broz has regularly mentioned the concept of floating pain. An idea that somewhere on your body is always going to be in a bit of pain. This pain i...

Stefan Botev | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.11 (25-23)

08 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are fortunate enough to learn more about 3 of the most impressive lifters of all time. Some with extremely long careers, others remarkabl...

WL News | New Weight Classes

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

New weight classes have been leaked a month before the official release date by the IWF, and have been confirmed by several board representatives. In ...

Jared Fleming | A Weightlifting Story

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jared Fleming was the number 2 ranked weightlifter in the USA heading towards the Olympic trials in 2016, but at the World Championships in 2015 Jared...

Lasha Talakhadze | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.10 (27-26)

01 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Lasha Talakhadze is the only modern day lifter who continues to do things that have never been done before, regardless of era. That is why his career ...

WL News | USA Nationals

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It was the USA Nationals 2018 last week and there were a few phenomenal sessions where we saw a break out of a few weightlifters, as well as perhaps a...

The Lifestyle of an Up & Coming Weightlifter

28 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Glenn and I talk with Jordan Sheppard about how his lifestyle revolves around weightlifting as he makes the climb through the ranks to the t...

Ilya Ilyin | Sinclair Countdown | Ep.9 (29-28)

25 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ilya Ilyin has had one of the most sensational careers in weightlifting history, and his name is as contentious as any. Hossein Rezazadeh also starred...

WL News | Pan Ams Results & Analysis

23 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Full Pan Ams results and analysis on some of the key players who competed with the people’s person, Jordan Sheppard (@jshepps105kg). There were of c...

To Deadlift or to Pull? Goodbye USA!

21 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On my final morning in the USA I sat down with the People's Coach as well as athlete Dustin Baranowski (@dustin.baranowski IG) to discuss how the camp...

The Lifestyle of a Professional Weightlifter (I'm in the USA)

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sat in Kansas with the People's Coach and Joshua Gibson (Host of the Philosophical Weightlifting Podcast), we decided to talk about the lifestyle that...

Jon North

14 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jon North joined us on what turned out to be a reflective podcast. You can really tell that there were some tougher moments in this podcast for both J...

Lu Xiaojun | Sinclair Countdown Ep.8 (32-30)

11 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I cover the lives, careers, and performances that made the these weightlifters famous. On this episode I talk about Nijat Rahimov, Oleksandr...

WL News | Sohrab Is A Machine

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sohrab Moradi achieved something I didn't think anyone would ever achieve - a 180kg power snatch as a 94 kilo lifter. Of course there were many other ...

Classic Episodes Are The Best Episodes

07 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn and I spoke about so many great topics, from staying over the bar, to double days, to the upcoming camp. This episode is a great example of how ...

SInclair Countdown Andrei Aramnau

04 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Andrei Aramnau features on this weeks episode of the Sinclair Countdown along with Chen LiJun, Andreas Behm, and Borislav Gidikov. Find out more about...

WL News | Tatiana Kashirina Returns

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tatiana returns, Lasha trolls us, and Harrison goes bezerk. Just another week in the Weightlifting world...

Sean Waxman - The Greatest Interview

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Best interview on Weightlifting House to date. Sean and I went deep into structuring programming and how he coaches his top lifters. We also spoke abo...

1 Year Podversary Special :D

27 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special episode of the Weightlifting House podcast, our 1 year anniversary. We decided to talk about the impact this last year has had on ou...

WL News | World Record Totals

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, Unofficial World Records are set, and previous world record holders appear on Instagram. A show filled with higher quality lif...

Film Our Camp For Free!

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn and I need someone to come to the training camp (May 10-20) to film our double day training sessions and the general goings on of the camp and t...

Squat Volume & Training Frequency

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This impromptu episode spurred us on to talk about the amount of squatting that YOU ought to be doing, and the benefits of training frequency. We spok...

Sinclair Countdown | Pyrros Dimas | Ep.6 (38-36)

20 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Pyrros Dimas was the star of this show, and I went into great detail about his childhood, career, and training regimes. As promised, below are the lin...

WL News | Back to the Grind

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With Europeans and The Commonwealth games now a thing of the passed, it was back to the grunt work, the training that makes lifters champions. Also we...

Donny Shankle Joins Us

16 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Donny Shankle joined us on the podcast this week. We spoke about quite a few things, of course food was one of them, as was the necessity of competiti...