On this episode James introduces the show's first ever co-host, Albany CrossFit Barbell Club member, Miguel Porter!

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On this episode James welcomes Renée Mihail back to the show! Renée is a member of the Albany CrossFit Barbell Club who is currently attending Yale Law School to become a lawyer. On the show Renée discusses pursuing her CrossFit Level 1 certificate, training in Denver, Colorado, her current major and goals while studying at Yale, the Sports Law class she took recently, the Ted Steven's Act and thoughts on how it applies to current events in weightlifting today, and many sports related cases and rulings that she's learned about.

Follow Renée on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@rmmihail.

Checkout Renée's lifting at ⁠⁠⁠@albanycrossfitbarbellclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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On this episode James welcomes Mike Micare back to the show! Mike is a member of the Albany CrossFit Barbell Club and on the show he discusses having surgery to correct his scoliosis, the recovery process from the surgery, getting jacked and super strong with his new back, his goals in weightlifting, bombing out at a competition, having a David Goggins mindset in life and weightlifting, his experiences traveling to the Philippines, his crazy diet, and much more!

Listen to Mike's first appearance on the show: Spotify or Apple.

Follow Mike on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@justmikestuff⁠⁠.

Checkout Mike's lifting at ⁠⁠@albanycrossfitbarbellclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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On this episode James welcomes Jennifer Howell-Clark to the show! Jennifer is a member of the Albany CrossFit Barbell Club and here we learn all about her and her insights into training. Jennifer discusses joining Albany CrossFit, switching from CrossFit to Weightlifting, staying motivated during hard training, her athletic history, competing vs. being a competitor, juggling a busy schedule and training, rowing on the water vs. an erg, advice she'd give herself if able to go back in time to day 1 of weightlifting, and much more!

Follow Jennifer on Instagram: ⁠⁠@micrograms_per_kilogram⁠.

Checkout Jennifer's lifting at ⁠@albanycrossfitbarbellclub⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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On this episode James welcomes Sara Soto to the show! Sara is an athlete rep for the New York WSO (Weightlifting State Organization), a member of the USA Weightlifting Board of Directors, and an IWF Category 2 Referee. Sara wears many hats in the sport of weightlifting and on the show she discusses: how she found the sport, volunteering and giving back to weightlifting, training and personal goals, WWE wrestling stories, favorite horror movies, the best advice she's been given, meaningful accomplishments in weightlifting, and so much more!

Follow Sara on Instagram: ⁠@sarasotorep.

Learn more about the NY WSO at www.nywso.com⁠.

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On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show to continue their studying to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they discuss the CrossFit Journal article written by Greg Glassman titled "Fooling Around with Fran". James and Josh discuss this classic CrossFit benchmark workout and dive into some interesting calculations that can be done with benchmark data to figure out an athlete's power output along with some variations of Fran that might be interesting to take on at the gym.

Read the article and join the study: ⁠Fooling Around with Fran⁠.

⁠⁠Level 3 Requirements & Handbook⁠⁠

⁠⁠Level 3 Study Materials⁠⁠

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On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show to continue their studying to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they discuss the CrossFit Journal article written by Greg Glassman titled "A Postural Error, A Costly Biomechanical Fault: Muted Hip Function (MHF). James and Josh discuss what Muted Hip Function is, how it effects athletic movement, more anatomy and physiology, and strategies to correct the error. Bonus: Josh takes a quiz that helps to review some topics from the Simple Nutrition study sessions.

Read the article and join the study: A Postural Error: Muted Hip Function.

⁠Level 3 Requirements & Handbook⁠

⁠Level 3 Study Materials⁠

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On this episode James welcomes Albany CrossFit Barbell Club (@albanycrossfitbarbellclub) team members Haley Maisonet (@haley.mais) and Renée Mihail (@rmmihail) back to the show. The three discuss their experiences competing at the USA Weightlifting North American Open Series 1 (The Arnold) during the week of March 2 to March 5, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. Topics include surviving an 18-hour car ride with Miguel & Shaaf, having your family watch you compete, thoughts on the expo, competing at this level of event, navigating nervousness at meets, individual snatch and clean and jerk performances, fist bumps before lifts, and weightlifting comradery. #hoofhearted?

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On this episode James welcomes Albany CrossFit Barbell Club (@albanycrossfitbarbellclub) team members Miguel Porter (@couldntbemiguel) and Shaaf Syed (@taco.shaaf) back to the show. The three discuss their experiences competing at the USA Weightlifting North American Open Series 1 (The Arnold) during the week of March 2 to March 5, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. Topics include competing at the event in 2020 vs. 2023, individual performances, the sports festival expo, changes to the athlete mindset, the magic of the back warm-up room, lifting in the training hall, along with many stories from the trip!

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On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show to continue their studying to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they conclude their discussion on the "Simple Nutrition" five-part video series presented by Coach E.C. Synkowski featured in the CrossFit Journal. Topics include the Zone Diet, using different diet plans as tools to achieve goals, practical advice for planning meals, and building healthy & positive relationships with food and eating.

Watch the original videos and join the study: Simple Nutrition.

CrossFit Journal #21

Level 3 Requirements & Handbook

Level 3 Study Materials

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Song: The Mandalorian Theme (Metal Version) | Music provided by Mat  Graham of Artificial Fear | Listen to Artificial Fear on Spotify &  iTunes | Subscribe & Watch: https://youtu.be/Wa6j9QqkaQE