Last Set Best Set | Olympic Weightlifting Podcast

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview Jim Malone, director of USA Weightlifting’s new Talent ID + Recruiting Program! They discuss the recruiting problem that causes the best athletes in the country to play other sports instead of weightlifting, what types of athletes USAW is looking for, and what caused the program to come around! Learn more about the program here: https://www.u...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin rank the 11 most popular warm-up methods for olympic lifters! Between Cardio, Primers, Stretching, and Plyo's, it can be hard to know whats necessary, and what's nice to have. Let us know if we missed anything! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview the lead Sports Biomechanist for USA Weightlifting, Dr. Kristoff Kipp! They discuss the data points USA Weightlifting collects, how they use it to help guide coaches, and answer some questions from our discord community! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin break down why weightlifters need an off-season, when to take one, and what your off-season program should look like! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Manager, Sean Rigsby about what it takes to become an elite weightlifter for Team USA! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin break down how to build upper body strength for olympic weightlifting including the key exercises for strength, which accessories to choose, and how to structure your training! Grab the program below! ******** 6-Week Upper Body Strength Program (3,4, & 5-Days/Week) → ⁠⁠⁠⁠Download your copy here!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Week: Upper Body Strength Program → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dow...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview multi-sport professional strength athlete, weightlifting coach, and gym owner Tom Sroka! They break down the strength vs. technique debate, share some of the lessons learned under coach Glenn Pendlay, and give a behind the scenes look at what it was really like training at Cal Strength and Muscle Driver. ******** FREE 7-Week Peak Program (3,4...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin recap the Enhanced Games with a focus on the weightlifting event! Let us know what you thought in the comments! ******** FREE 7-Week Peak Program (3,4, & 5-Day options available) → ⁠⁠Download your copy here!⁠⁠ Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin break down why the most popular ways coaches classify athletes as beginner, intermediate, and advanced including the soviet master of sport system and Glenn Pendlay's rate of progress system are flawed, and present their own classification system. They also give you an inside look into what the programming should look like for each of these levels!...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview Matt Sicchio, the CEO of USA Weightlifting to discuss the the biggest challenges USA Weightlifting is focused on, what it takes to be an elite weightlifter for Team USA, why competing for Team USA is different than other countries, and the upcoming 2028 LA Olympics. ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin break down their new FREE 7-Week Competition Peak Program including Snatch + Clean & Jerk frequency, Squat volume, and selecting the right accessory exercises. They also dive deep on choosing structuring the plan around competition attempts instead of percentages, the mental aspect of peaking, and the biggest mistake you could make during meet week...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview Dr. Neville Chu, the owner of Legacy Rehab and Performance on the difference between rehab and training, why weightlifters need to redefine pain and injury, and bust some of the most common weightlifting myths! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin discuss Calvin's recent competition, the University National Championships. We break down why Uni's is a unique competition for USA Weightlifting, propose a High School Team National Championships, and talk about our current training plans. ******** Weightlifter Hotline → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply To Come On The Show Here Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin bring back Coach Leo Totten for round two! We discuss some of the methods weightlifters used to train the clean and press when it was an event in the olympics until 1972, break down Leo's approachto training masters lifters who are starting in their 50s, and the difference between training intermediate and elite athletes! ******** Shop All Programs...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin break down why team culture is important, what the culture red flags are, and who sets the standard for the team! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠50 Years of Forg...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin Interview Khrys Speed AKA @ kdotspeed on his unique approach to developing weightlifting including his use of strength and conditioning principles he learned from his time as a semi-pro rugby player. We also break down why and how you should include more sprinting, jumping, and conditioning into your training, and how to know whether you should focus m...

In this episode of the Last Set Best Set Podcast, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin answer a few questions submitted in our discord including how we approach weightlifting for younger kids, how we teach the olympic lifts to masters 60+, and what Calvin's real experience rehabing with Squat University is like! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT E...

In this episode of the Last Set Best Set Podcast, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview Dane Miller, the Owner of Garage Strength and coach of 15 Olympians, 60 Team USA Athletes, and over 100 National Champions. In this episode we break down why athletes NEED olympic lifts, why WEIGHTLIFTERS need to train more like athletes, and the programming formula he learned from Dr. Anatoly Bondarchuck that...

In this episode of the Last Set Best Set Podcast, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin discuss the different types of weightlifting ratios including olympic lift to strength lifts and olympic lift to variation ratios, how to know which lift you should focus on, and when to let these ratios guide your program. ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPIS...

In this episode of the Last Set Best Set Podcast, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview Seb Ostrowicz, the owner of Weightlifting House about the lessons he learned from Glenn Pendlay, what he's noticed after filming hundreds of world champions train, and the similarities between athletes like Karlos Nasar and Ilya Ilyn. ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode of the Last Set Best Set Podcast, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin break down different types of weightlifting complexes, how to use complexes for technique vs. strength, and how they progress complexes across a 4 to 12 week program. ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode of the Last Set Best Set Podcast, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview Greg Everett, the owner of Catalyst Athletics, coach of over 40 National and International weightlifters, and author of Olympic Weightlifting: A Guide for Athletes and Coaches! **************** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin discuss the process for opening Calvin's new gym, Lion Heart Weightlifting in St. Louis, MO! **************** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠2025 Re...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview Caden Cahoy, 2024 Junior World Champion Weightlifter and 2028 Olympic hopeful about his decision to go up a weight class, the strength benchmarks he needs to hit for his goal of a 165kg Snatch and 215kg Clean and Jerk, and their approach to competition strategy! **************** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠...

In this episode, Dr. Patrick Harty gives our team a live workshop focusing on the nutrition priorities for weightlifters including how to calculate your calorie, protien, carb, and fat intake, which supplements are actually worth your time, and answers some questions from the team! **************** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPIS...