THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James welcomes Lester Ho (@lesterhokw) back to the show! Lester discusses giving athletes hope to keep training during multiple shutdowns in Melbourne Australia, whether or not press outs count as PRs in training, basing training off theoretical maxes, the athlete and coach relationship, how coaches can improve their communication skills, how programming can affect athletes psychologically, and how James can finally settle the debate of who is the fastest lifter in the Albany CrossFit Barbell Club.

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Song: The Mandalorian Theme (Metal Version)

Music provided by Mat Graham of Artificial Fear

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James welcomes Frank Ford (@frank_ford_) back to the show! James and Frank discuss Mat Fraser's recent retirement from CrossFit and whether or not he should be in the same conversation as athletes who are almost universally considered the greatest of all time such as Jordan, Gretzky, Pelé, Ali, and Brady. Throughout the discussion many questions were brought up such as: is the term G.O.A.T brought up too often?, is CrossFit too young of a sport to be in the conversation?, how do you decide what sports have their greats put on the level of a Jordan or Ali?, is there a G.O.A.T. of G.O.A.Ts?, and many more. Frank and James also list off their personal Mount Rushmore of G.O.A.Ts from different sports they have followed throughout their lives.

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Enjoy!

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@thebarbellstrikesback | @jamesamcdermott | @albanycrossfit | @albanycrossfitbarbellclub

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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

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James hands the reigns of the podcast over to his better half, Joanna Toman (@lilyv81). Joanna flips the script and interviews James asking a series of hard hitting questions on topics such as: who he most admires and how they have impacted his life, what accomplishments his younger self would be proud of, what his goals were when he first started training and what those early days were like, what was the hardest obstacle he has overcome, the moment he knew he wanted to be a coach, and much more!

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Enjoy!

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@thebarbellstrikesback | @jamesamcdermott | @albanycrossfit | @albanycrossfitbarbellclub

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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

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James welcomes Renée Mihail (@rmmihail) back to the show! Renée discusses hiking with the goal of becoming an Adirondack 46er, managing being both a CrossFit athlete and a weightlifter, her experiences before-during-and after her first weightlifting meet, being bit by the competition bug, accomplishing a big end of 2020 strength goal, taking on the December and January USA Weightlifting online qualifiers to add 12 kilos to her competition total in a quest to qualify for the AO1, how sports have impacted her life, and much more!

Thank you for listening.

Enjoy!

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If you enjoyed the show please consider leaving a review and 5-star rating.

@thebarbellstrikesback | @jamesamcdermott | @albanycrossfit | @albanycrossfitbarbellclub

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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

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James welcomes Haley Hahn (@haleyth12) to the show! Haley discusses competing in her second weightlifting meet after the NY lockdown, experiencing and managing anxiety in competitions, an upcoming shakeup in the Team ACBC training room, her experience with COVID-19, setting new PRs after returning to the gym, managing a busy schedule and weightlifting, how sports have impacted her life, and much more! 

Thank you for listening.

Enjoy!

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@thebarbellstrikesback | @jamesamcdermott | @albanycrossfit | @albanycrossfitbarbellclub

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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

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James welcomes Catherine Toniatti-Yanulavich (@strongcatty) to the show! Cat discusses her undefeated streak on Barbell Jeopardy, whether or not Brock Lesnar could beat her in trivia, WWE wrestlers and matches, managing injury while pursuing weightlifting, thoughts on her first weightlifting meet, powerlifting meet horror stories, the highland games, why it's important to start working on your passion or start competing in strength sports before you're "ready," qualifying for the 2021 Virtual World Masters Weightlifting Championships, how sports have impacted her life, and much more!

Thank you for listening.

Enjoy!

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If you enjoyed the show please consider leaving a review and 5-star rating.

@thebarbellstrikesback | @jamesamcdermott | @albanycrossfit | @albanycrossfitbarbellclub

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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

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James welcomes Frank Ford (@frank_ford_) to the show! The two discuss being on the struggle bus during a tough training cycle, comparing musicians who lip sync live performances to weightlifters who are caught taking PEDs, the upcoming Godzilla vs. King Kong movie along with which monster would be better at snatching and which at clean and jerking, Gorillas at the zoo, Frank's recent 125 kg snatch PR and cleaning 170 kg from the hips for the first time, how overthinking makes you slow when lifting and a comparison to wrestling in the WWE, and much more! 

Thank you for listening.

Enjoy!

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@thebarbellstrikesback | @jamesamcdermott | @albanycrossfit | @albanycrossfitbarbellclub

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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

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James discusses random thoughts he had on a Thursday including making changes when something isn’t working out, how the barbell is always trying to win, and why it’s important to write rough drafts and revise programming.

Thank you for listening.

Enjoy!

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@thebarbellstrikesback | @jamesamcdermott | @albanycrossfit | @albanycrossfitbarbellclub 

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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

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

This episode features audio from April 23rd, 2019 when James was interviewed by Jason Ackerman on The Best Hour of Their Day podcast. During the interview James discusses the 8 week coaching internship program he ran during the spring of 2019, preparing new coaches to take the CrossFit Level 1 course, and the process he uses to bring new coaches onto the Albany CrossFit coaching staff.

Checkout The Best Hour of Their Day podcast on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and everywhere else podcast are found.

Follow them on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday and Jason: @coachjasonackerman.

Thank you for listening.

Enjoy!

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If you enjoyed the show please consider leaving a review and 5-star rating.

@thebarbellstrikesback | @jamesamcdermott | @albanycrossfit | @albanycrossfitbarbellclub

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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

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James offers some tips on being meticulous as an athlete or coach, admitting when you're wrong and correcting mistakes as a coach, and as a bonus tip: writing things down and keeping records.

Thank you for listening.

Enjoy!

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@thebarbellstrikesback | @jamesamcdermott | @albanycrossfit | @albanycrossfitbarbellclub

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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