Last week the Lenoir-Rhyne Weightlifting Team set out on its journey to Salt Lake City, Utah for the 2021 USA Weightlifting University National Championships. This would be the culmination of a vision that started back in 2013, when MuscleDriver USA (MDUSA) was experiencing its boom in the world of weightlifting. MDUSA might have failed, but […]
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It was a blast talking with Coach John Patrick. He has worked with so many amazing coaches, he’s worked with so many amazing athletes, and he’s worked with so many amazing different styles of coaching and programming. So listen in to hear his thoughts on what truly works. [thrive_leads id=’11185′] LISTEN IN TO TODAY’S PODCAST
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The performance of a coach’s athlete sometimes seems to be a mystery. I have personally spent hours putting together a program only to have an athlete perform poorly. I have thrown programs together only to witness lifetime personal records. What does all of this mean? Is it luck? Well, the truth is sometimes it is
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If you know me, you know youth development is at the core of who I am. And it drives me crazy when people tell me that no child should ever touch a barbell. So I’m joined on this podcast today by Elizabeth Oehler, a German weightlifting coach who is an expert on training young athletes.
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In America and really all over, the biggest weightlifting mistake athletes make is getting behind the bar too soon. They’re impatient! Some have come up in the sport believing athletes actually bang the bar with their hips. Really that’s an optical illusion as it’s actually just gradually meeting an uppercut. [thrive_leads id=’13840′] The goal of
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The difference between a good athlete and a great athlete is often their mindset. It’s the same with coaches. The difference between a good coach and a great coach is often their ability to understand the mindsets of their individual athletes. (Because every athlete is unique!) So it’s frustrating to me that sports psychology has
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