THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James welcomes back Frank Ford (@frank_ford_) to the show!

Frank and James discuss the upcoming Christmas & Kilos weightlifting meet which will be held on Saturday, December 12th 2020, finding the correct mindset for the competition, tips and tricks for preparing the week of a meet and important items to bring, determining openers and end goals for snatch and clean and jerk attempts, and give shout outs to Albany CrossFit Barbell Club teammates who are ready to crush it at this event!

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James interviews Renée Mihail (@rmmihail), a member of Albany CrossFit, female service member and Army Engineer officer, and barbell club team member.

Renée discusses taking on the U.S. Army Fitness: Online Qualifier, joining and training in the military, her competitive swimming career, how to be a more disciplined individual, prioritizing tasks using the Eisenhower Matrix, fitness assessment in the military and how it could be improved, joining Albany CrossFit, training CrossFit alone versus at the box, joining the barbell club and learning how to snatch, and thoughts on her upcoming first weightlifting meet.

https://tinyurl.com/linktoEisenhowermatrix

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James welcomes Frank Ford (@frank_ford_) to the show!

Frank and James discuss building a training playlist as a team, listening to music while training, what it means to be a "Firebreather," riding The Struggle Bus, bouncing back from tough training, creating a for fun training cycle as a team, and doing a Super Total competition.

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James interviews Mike Micare (@micare23), a member of Albany CrossFit and a badass athlete!

Mike discusses joining Albany CrossFit, accomplishing goals in the gym, his recent snatch PR, signing up for his first weightlifting meet, how he has found success while training with a spinal condition, and an upcoming surgery to straighten his spine.

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James interviews Jeremy Reither (@wodwellcf), co-owner and founder of www.WODwell.com which is the world's largest database of benchmark workouts and a truly fantastic resource for athletes and coaches alike. 

Jeremy discusses experiences from being a member of the CrossFit community for over a decade, relationships between athletes and coaches, many classic CrossFit benchmark WODs and their origin stories, WODwell's mission along with how and why the site was created, new services coming to the website, advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, and so much more! 

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James interviews Aileen Wu (@wu.lift), founder and head coach of WuLift.

Aileen has years of experience in the CrossFit and weightlifting communities both as an athlete and a coach. Her mission is to guide and empower athletes to reach their potential through weightlifting. 

On the show Aileen discusses her lifting background, her mentors in the sport along with lessons learned, why she decided to pursue a career in coaching, her personal coaching philosophy, common errors both athletes and coaches make when learning or teaching weightlifting, lifting technique analysis, and so much more!

www.WuLift.com

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James welcomes Danny Casey (@Danny_Casey) back to the show!

Danny is the owner and Head Coach of the New York Weightlifting Academy (@NY_Weightlifting_Academy) and a USA Weightlifting National Level Coach.

On the show Danny discusses reopening his gym after the lockdown, programming for his athletes pre- and post-reopening, judging in weightlifting meets, the current controversy within the IWF, helping prepare Kari Pearce for the 2020 CrossFit Games, the struggle behind getting weightlifters to eat enough food, and so much more!

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James welcomes back Shaaf Syed (@taco.shaaf), Miguel Porter (@couldntbemiguel), and Catherine Toniatti-Yanulavich (@strongcatty) to test their knowledge in the very first Barbell Jeopardy competition! Joanna Toman (@lilyv81) makes an appearance as the official score keeper.

This event was put on to honor the host of real Jeopardy, Alex Trebek, who passed away on Sunday, November 8th, 2020 from pancreatic cancer. James is not a real game show host (he just plays one on the podcast) and loosely knows the rules so this was all for fun and education.

The five contested categories featured questions ranging from $100 to $500 (in fake podcast money) on the topics of bodybuilding, CrossFit, weightlifting, powerlifting, and strongman/strongwoman. Questions were asked on sports history, famous quotes, coaching, and definitions pertaining to certain sports.

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James interviews Caleb Miner (@minercombatfitness), co-owner and head coach of Miner Combat.

Caleb discusses his gym, Miner Combat (located in North Adams, Massachusettes), using Focusmaster Fitness equipment to bring boxing training to a wide range of clients, training for the sport of boxing, his single career boxing match, the mental aspect of preparing for a fight, comparisons between boxing and weightlifting, how CrossFit and newer training methodologies have influenced boxing, athlete and coach relationships, and his thoughts on who will win the upcoming match between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. on November 28th.

https://www.minercombat.com/

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James continues his Seminar Notes series by sharing some insights into coaching different aspects of weightlifting.

Seminar notes is where James shares knowledge on coaching, programming, and human movement that he has learned from taking seminars over the last 10+ years. Use these notes to be a better athlete, coach, or both. Find these seminars, go take them for yourself, and of course take notes!

This episode pulls from notes taken from the CrossFit Weightlifting seminar, the Chase the Atmosphere Tour with Jon North and Jared Enderton, and the Travis Cooper Weightlifting Seminar. Topics include why coaches must insist athletes use the hookgrip, preloading the body in the start position on the snatch/clean, and a helpful strategy for coaches to use when working with an athlete on their lifts.

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