Last Set Best Set | Olympic Weightlifting Podcast

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview Travis Cooper, 7x National champion, 2x Pan Am Medalist, and Host of the Weightlifting Scoop Podcast on the 7 BIGGEST lessons he learned from legendary coach Glenn Pendlay! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin recap the growth of the podcast in 2025, how their training went, and what is coming in 2026! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How I'm Opening A Gym at 21 Our Favori...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin sit down with Derek Beauchamp aka @anti_lifter and discuss his journey in the sport of weightlifting, the biggest changes he's made to his training, and the 7 best pieces of weightlifting advice he's learned! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode Coach Brian and Calvin share their favorite programming discussions from interviews with Max Aita, Leo Totten, and Trent Crain! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → How Lindenwood Built A College Weightlifting Dynasty [Trent Crain Interview] Our Favorite Weightlifting Straps, Wraps, and Belts → ⁠⁠⁠10% Off Onyx Esse...

In this episode, Coach Calvin and Coach Brian interview Leo Totten, a 50 year veteran of the sport and owner of East Coast Gold, one of the longest running and most dominant weightlifting clubs in the country. We discuss Leo's beginnings in the sport watching legends like Steve Stanko, Bob Bednarski, and Fred Lowe compete at York Barbell in the 1960's, training in his broom closet, to comp...

In this episode Coach Brian and Calvin break down their process for writing olympic weightlifting programs, from establishing your goals, setting timelines, selecting your exercises, and creating your micro, meso, and macro cycles. If you love learning about programming, this is for you! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode Coach Brian and Calvin interview Coach Aaron Paille, the Coach of North Bay Haven Weightlifting, Owner of Full Send Oly, and 3x Team USA Coach about the technique, programming, and mindset that he uses to build champions. → Follow Aaron Here ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode Coach Brian and Calvin break down their approach to programming, technique, and attempt selection for two athletes competing at the 2026 Masters World Championships in December. ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode Coach Brian and Calvin interview FSU Football's Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Josh Storms. They discuss the biggest lesson Coach Storms learned from legendary coach Joe Kenn (@bighousepower), how NIL and the Transfer Portal effects day to day training, and whether power cleans are worth it compared to other exercises. They also cover how social media is making kids stron...

In this episode, Coach Brian joins Kyle Spears from the Be The Exception Podcast to discuss the biggest olympic weightlifting technique and programming mistakes found in CrossFit! Subscribe to the Be The Exception Podcast here! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview Coach Wil Fleming, he's the coach behind 2024 Olympians Mary Theisen-Lappen and Nina Sterckx, owner of 1Kilo Weightlifting and Author of Strong Mind, on all things mindset for weightlifting! We dive deep on his strategies for mental resetting in competition, the power of visualization and imagery, addressing perfectionism, and understandi...

In this story time episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin share their most impactful moments in weightlifting, from training with legendary coach Glenn Pendlay, Making Team USA 3x in 2021, getting invited to Lindenwood University, and living and training with Hampton Morris leading up to his medal performance at the 2024 Olympics ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview our strongest guest yet, Olympian Mary Theisen-Lappen! We discuss her unconventional start in weightlifting, transitioning from her career in track and field at 28, the brutal qualifying process to compete at the Olympics, how her training for the 2025 World Championships is going, her struggles dealing with body image, and her future in the...

In this episode, Coach Calvin dives deep on the principles of programming for olympic weightlifting so that you can understand your own training or write your own program. This episode is a live recording of a lecture presented at the 2025 Summer Training Camp! ******** GET THE LECTURE SLIDES [FREE] → ⁠⁠Download Them Here⁠ Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RE...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview Dr. Trevor Kimm on training through pain and injury. This episode is full of practical tools you can start using to improve your training when things don't go as planned! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin break down the exact 25-Week Program they'll be using to prepare lifters for the 2026 Arnold Weightlifting Meet on their brand new Competition Strong Team! ******* Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview Max Aita. He's a 20 year weightlifting coach and lifter who trained under legendary coaches like Ivan Abadjiev, the creator of the Bulgarian weightlifting system, and is the only coach with 5 separate senior American record holding athletes. They discuss what the Bulgarian method actually was, the biggest technique and programing mistakes...

In this episode, Coach Calvin and Coach Brian break down how to program squats for olympic weightlifting, the difference between squatting for leg strength vs. peaking your squat, how to progress your squat for a long time without stalling out, and how Calvin's new squat program works! ******* NEW: THE 10-WEEK SQUAT PROGRAM → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Get Access Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, we interview Coach Trent Crain! He's the head coach at Lindenwood University weightlifting, the most successful college weightlifting team in the country. We discuss what it takes to go to college for weightlifting, what mistakes high school lifters are making in their technique and programming, and where the future of college weightlifting is headed! ******* Shop All Programs...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin break down exactly how much protein weightlifters need and why it's important, whether quality of protein matters, their top tips for hitting your protein goals, and their opinions on protein cookies! ******* Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠ Calorie Intake, Macro Split...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview Dr. Travis Triplett, one of the worlds leading researchers in Women's Strength and Conditioning on the science behind adjusting your training program around your menstrual cycle, the impact of birth control on your lifts, and training through pregnancy! *** CONNECT WITH DR. TRAVIS → Contact Here WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Sc...

In this episode Coach Brian and Coach Calvin recap the third annual Summer Training Camp! ******* Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠ Programming101: Live Lecture with Calvin Lackey Our Favorite Weightlifting Straps, Wraps, and Belts → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠10% Off Onyx Essentials!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** FREE GUIDES 🫡⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Calvin dives deep on the principles of programming for olympic weightlifting so that you can understand your own training or write your own program. This episode is a live recording of a lecture presented at the 2025 Summer Training Camp! ******** GET THE LECTURE SLIDES + BONUS MATERIALS FOR FREE → Download Them Here RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin break down the 15 most common olympic weightlifting programming mistakes, and how you can avoid them! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How Often Should You Train For Olympic Weightlifting?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Favorite Weightlifting Straps, Wraps, a...

In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin break down the five BIGGEST reasons that olympic weightlifters haven't hit a PR in a while! ******** Shop All Programs! → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Your Next Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How We Program Weightlifting Complexes For Technique vs. Strength Our Favorite Weightlifting Straps, Wrap...