THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show to continue their studying to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they discuss the CrossFit Journal article written by Greg Glassman titled "Fooling Around with Fran". James and Josh discuss this classic CrossFit benchmark workout and dive into some interesting calculations that can be done with benchmar...

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show to continue their studying to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they discuss the CrossFit Journal article written by Greg Glassman titled "A Postural Error, A Costly Biomechanical Fault: Muted Hip Function (MHF). James and Josh discuss what Muted Hip Function is, how it effects athletic movement, more anato...

On this episode James welcomes Albany CrossFit Barbell Club (@albanycrossfitbarbellclub) team members Haley Maisonet (@haley.mais) and Renée Mihail (@rmmihail) back to the show. The three discuss their experiences competing at the USA Weightlifting North American Open Series 1 (The Arnold) during the week of March 2 to March 5, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. Topics include surviving an 18-hour car ride w...

On this episode James welcomes Albany CrossFit Barbell Club (@albanycrossfitbarbellclub) team members Miguel Porter (@couldntbemiguel) and Shaaf Syed (@taco.shaaf) back to the show. The three discuss their experiences competing at the USA Weightlifting North American Open Series 1 (The Arnold) during the week of March 2 to March 5, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. Topics include competing at the event in 2...

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show to continue their studying to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they conclude their discussion on the "Simple Nutrition" five-part video series presented by Coach E.C. Synkowski featured in the CrossFit Journal. Topics include the Zone Diet, using different diet plans as tools to achieve goals, practical advice...

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show to continue their studying to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they continue their discussion on the "Simple Nutrition" five-part video series presented by Coach E.C. Synkowski featured in the CrossFit Journal. Topics include vegetables, nuts and seeds, fruits and starch, sugar, oils, dairy, and alcohol. Watch...

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show to continue their studying to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they start with an A&P quiz to review topics from the last study and then begin to cover the topic of nutrition by discussing the "Simple Nutrition" five-part video series featured in the CrossFit Journal. The presentation is given by Coach E.C....

On this episode James welcomes Lester Ho back to the show! James and Lester discuss the providing opportunities for athletes to be successful, the mechanics of the foot, how the foot impacts movement on the weightlifting movements, ways to warm-up prior to lifting, programming and evolving as a coach, biomechanics of the lifts, lessons learned from athletes, and much more involving the science of...

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show! James and Josh continue their study to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they take on the often daunting topic of anatomy and physiology with a discussion on the original article written by Greg Glassman titled "Anatomy and Physiology for Jocks." On the episode James and Josh also discuss many other topics such...

On this episode James welcomes Will Castillo to the show! Will is an Army combat veteran, an accomplished Para Bobsled athlete, and a member of Team USA. During the episode Will discusses his recent gold medal win at the World Cup in Austria, being ranked the #1 Bobsled Pilot in the world, his military service background, how God and faith guides him through life, being introduced to Para Bobsled,...

On this episode James welcomes Justin Curry to the show! Justin a member of the Albany CrossFit Barbell Club, a professor at SUNY Albany, a mathematician, and a student of the barbell. James and Justin discuss how mathematics influence our daily lives, Justin's work as a mathematician, his introduction to strength training, lessons learned from weightlifting training and competition, and Justin's...

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show! Josh, a current CrossFit Level 2 Trainer, is embarking on a journey of study to someday sit for the Level 3 Certified CrossFit Trainer examination. As a L3 Hopeful, Josh needs to hit the books and study CrossFit Methodology in addition continuing to spending time coaching athletes in the gym. To kick off the study James and Josh read "Be...

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show! James and Josh discuss bringing in the New Year with athletic and coaching goals, putting in the time to practice movement skills, and then they tackled the question of "What qualifications signify a world-class CrossFit coach?". This question originated from an online survey and came with 5 qualifications that a person would rank t...

James  welcomes Josh Heller back to the show. Josh is a coach at Albany CrossFit and was previously on the show all the way back on Episode XXVIII (28). Recently Josh took the CrossFit Level 2 Trainer course and passed the exam to earn the "Level 2" credential. On the show James and Josh talk about coaching and big takeaways from Josh's experience taking the L2 course. Click here to listen to...

James welcomes Frank Ford back to the show. The two discuss a recent CrossFit "World Record", enjoying their current off-season break from weightlifting, dealing with missing training sessions, weightlifting meets, and more! Thank you for listening! Song: The Mandalorian Theme (Metal Version) | Music provided by Mat Graham of Artificial Fear | Listen to Artificial Fear on Spotify & iTunes | Su...

James welcomes Frank Ford back to the show. It's been a while, but the two discuss many new events in life and weightlifting. Thank you for listening! 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 George Nagy to the show. George is a member of the Albany CrossFit & Court Club gym in Albany, New York. During the interview George discusses his weightlifting training in Hungary during the 1960's, defecting to the United States to escape communism, interactions with many weightlifting legends like Tommy Kono, and much more!...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James welcomes Jamie Swagler back to the show to discuss the upcoming New York State Championships. Jamie is the meet director for this weightlifting competition coming up on Saturday, October 23rd and Sunday, October 24th in Auburn, NY. James and Jamie discuss many topics about the meet including... General: COVID procedures and expectations. S...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James shares more audio from his time working with Coach Glenn Pendlay on the upcoming book: American Weightlifting. The main topic involves a small piece of Coach Pendlay's coaching philosophy pertaining to the athlete and coach relationship, why athletes need to take responsibility for their own lifting, when a coach should offer advice on mis...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James shares more audio from his time working with Coach Glenn Pendlay on the upcoming book: American Weightlifting. Some of the topics include motor learning and its application to the snatch-clean-and jerk, learning the lifts with light weight vs. maximal weights, training under fatigue, jerk steps and how the exercise helps a lifter train jer...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! Coach Glenn Pendlay passed away on September 5th, 2019 and it's hard to believe that we have gone by another anniversary of his passing. That's why today's episode will be in tribute to Coach Pendlay. The audio you hear is not an interview, but instead a recording from a conversation James and Coach Pendlay had on the snatch while working on the forthcoming boo...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James welcomes Joe Rodriguez (@cuppajoeweightlifting) to the show! Joe discusses his preferred morning brew, the origins of the Cuppa Joe logo, his background in the sport as an athlete and coach, PEDs in weightlifting, how to have tough conversations with athletes, lessons that can be learned from different eras of the sport, the Bruce Lee appr...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James discusses his recent experiences while sitting in the refs chair at local weightlifting competitions. Some topics include: learning more about the sport by experiencing it from different perspectives, differences in lifting styles between athletes, no bar body contact snatches, the grip it and rip it technique, what you think the lifts sho...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James welcomes Frank Ford (@frank_ford_) back to the show! The two discuss in detail the newest barbell club on the block: Sona Weightlifting (@sonaweightlifting). Topics include: answering the question of "what is Sona Weightlifting?," coaching a team while lifting for another one, the need for more teams and coaches in NY, taking the initiativ...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James welcomes Catherine Toniatti-Yanulavich (@strongcatty) back to the show! The two recap how Cat did at the 2021 Virtual World Masters Championships on Saturday, May 29th. Some topics discussed include: "dirty doubles" during team training, Cat's journey to the world championships, a breakdown of her attempts, a competitors mindset when thing...