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The Journey to an All-Time World Record with Bill Gillespie – The Barbell Life 382

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In this episode of The Barbell Life Podcast brought to you by our friends at Dynamic Fitness and Strength, we talk to legendary strength coach and powerlifter, Coach Bill Gillespie. He recently set the all-time bench press record hoisting 512.5kg/1130lb to lockout and more impressively at age 62. If you want to know what goes […]

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Youth Development with Sean Rigsby – The Barbell Life 381

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Coach Sean Rigsby makes his debut as co-host on The Barbell Life Podcast. Coach Rigsby has been an athlete of Coach Mash’s since 2014 during the MuscleDriver USA Days. He has represented Team Ireland at the prestigious IWF World Championships. He’s also a proven coach with the continually growing Heavy Metal Barbell Club and Weightlifting

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Athlete Monitoring with Ryan Metzger – The Barbell Life 380

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One of my former athletes, Cammy Pereira, and I talked on Instagram one day. She’s a softball player at the mighty Clemson University. She told me that I would love Clemson’s sports-science-conscious strength and conditioning staff. That conversation led to Coach Ryan Metzger, and she did not disappoint. If you want to learn how colleges

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Tactical Athletes and Bridge with Coach Ryan Carroll – The Barbell Life 378

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Today we talk with my good friend Ryan Carroll about training tactical athletes. Talk about a challenge! They’ve got to be strong and fast – and have an engine to keep going when it’s needed. Along the way, Coach Carroll has also really benefited from DATA. So of course we talk about data, how to

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The Art of Coaching with Bobby Sirkis – The Barbell Life 377

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If you want to be a great coach, you need to be a constant learner. In particular, set aside your ego and learn from other coaches. And believe me, I practice what I preach. I am continually talking with other coaches, watching what they’re doing… and learning from them. One man who has influenced me

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Hanging with Coach Gillespie

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This past Thursday I had the honor of hanging out with the Godfather of Strength, Coach Bill Gillespie. He works with Sorinex Exercise Equipment as their strength coach. I will explain more about that after I give you a quick background on Coach Gillespie. Coach Gillespie has worked in the world of strength and conditioning

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