THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James asks for your help in supporting 13 year old Team ACBC athlete, Jody Sisson, who was recently diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. He also discusses recent PRs made by barbell club team members, wishes good luck to Traci who will be competing in the 2020 National Masters Championships online this weekend, talks about problems and solutions in his own training, and goes over the importance of timing when catching and standing up with heavy weights on the clean.

TEAM LIFT FOR JODY: https://www.facebook.com/donate/619466332043220/

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James discusses something cool he noticed in one of his favorite movies, talks about the importance of moving the feet in weightlifting, gives a shout out to a dedicated Team ACBC member, dives into the benefits of Zercher squats, and chats a little bit about programming.

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James welcomes Frank Ford ( @frank_ford_ ) back to the show! First Frank announces some exciting news about CrossFit Sona. Then he and James discuss growing as a coach, the current Team ACBC training cycle, New York gyms potentially reopening soon, the new format for the upcoming CrossFit Games, and predictions on who will win it all this year.

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James shares a memory that popped up on Facebook, gives some shout outs to Team ACBC members, discusses the goal(s) of the push press in the club's current training program, talks about his training process for the club's youth athletes, and goes over the importance of reflecting on training sessions.

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James continues his interview with Trey Goodwin. Be sure to listen to Episode XXXIII first to be fully caught up on the conversation. During Part II, Trey shares more fond memories from his time training under Coach Glenn Pendlay and major lessons that he learned along with details about his return to the sport to pursue more gold medals as a Masters weightlifter.

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James interviews Trey Goodwin, a highly successful weightlifter who trained under Coach Glenn Pendlay in the early 2000's making junior world and pan am teams, winning Junior Nationals, and competing in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic trials. Trey shared how he found the sport of weightlifting, fond memories working with Coach Pendlay on the Wichita Falls Weightlifting team, and his time living at the Olympic Training Center. This episode has been split into two parts. Check out Episode XXXIV to listen to the full story!

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James proclaims his love for coaching, ponders the differences between a general CrossFit class and a Barbell Club practice session, mentions highlights from recent Team ACBC training, and analyzes what it means to ride the struggle bus when training gets tough.

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James welcomes two new members to the Albany CrossFit Barbell Club team, discusses a deal that has been made with a future guest of the show, and chats about what he has learned about on the minute interval training.

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James goes solo to discuss many topics including the new weekly show schedule, a new show logo on the way, and the next Albany CrossFit Barbell Club training cycle. He also gives shout outs to Team ACBC members who have recently hit new PRs in training and how we can all draw inspiration from their success or apply the lessons learned to our own training.

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Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James interviews Alison ( @meach15 ) and Alex Cadmus ( @iamalex28 ), two former coaches at Albany CrossFit who have since moved on to pursue big dreams in the sport of weightlifting. Ali and Alex talk about meeting at ACF and eventually starting a life together, thier weightlifting accomplishments, lessons they have learned in barbell sports, and opening the Bluffton Barbell Club ( @blufftonbarbell ) in Bluffton, South Carolina.

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