Scale As Needed Podcast

Interviewing weightlifting Coach Danny Camargo (Mattie Rogers' coach) of Oly Concepts at the 2016 Youth Nationals in Austin, Texas.

1:14 - On the size of the entourage it takes to handle 14 athletes

2:49 - Camargo's start in weightlifting and his competitive career

10:45 - how he moved on from weightlifting after retiring at 21

12:40 - how he found coaching

14:40 - the birth of Oly Concepts and his team

16:05 - law enforcement career and finding CrossFit

19:19 - coaching while being a police officer

21:55 - Danny's coaching philosophy and his worries about new coaches

25:38 - the future of weightlifting in the US

31:03 - the hidden competition in weightlifting

35:46 - keeping an athlete at peak performance

37:42 - recent IWF doping news and doping in weightlifting

44:30 - final thoughts on weightlifting in the US

Previewing The Arnold Strongman Classic With Kalle Beck & Strongtalk

Check it out: the US Olympic Team Selection Process is pretty intense and not very many people actually understand it. Listen in as Armen explains the process from how countries earn spots to the Olympics to how USA Weightlifting will be choosing the individuals to represent USA at Rio 2016

Armen goes over the process he uses and suggests you use when you have to come up with a good workout for yourself.

Armen chats about why we're all hypocrites when it comes to PEDs in weightlifting and other sports and also how he recently redeemed himself for being a dick to Graham Holmberg once.

Sean Waxman joins Armen to chat about the size of the American Open, storylines at the IWF World Championships, USA's team at Worlds, and USAW's organizational woes.

"In CrossFit you don't see someone do a muscle up and assume they're going to be a professional gymnast, but there are hundred of thousands of people who do a workout and suddenly think they'll make it to the Games at some point."

Listen in as Armen talks about getting perspective, surrounding yourself with the right people, and making sure you're not actually working towards someone else's goals.

Armen talks about resetting goals and how your mindset will determine how pissed or pleased you are with how training is going.

Listen in as Armen chats about renewing his L1 and why building an aerobic base is so important.

Join Armen Hammer as he chats about the Dos and Don'ts of running or opening a good gym and why you shouldn't talk about things when you have no idea what you're talking about.