THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James interviews Shye Evan (@shyeevan), owner of Albany CrossFit, a Pan American weightlifting masters champion, and an experienced CrossFit athlete and coach. Shye discusses a variety of topics including the history behind the Court Club (the home of Albany CrossFit), his early experiences as a CrossFit athlete, purchasing Albany CrossFit, less...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James discusses TEAM ACBC's progress on their current training cycle, gives an update on team member Jody Sisson, and tells stories from some weightlifting meets he has done over the years along with a few lessons he has learned while competing.  Thank you for listening. Enjoy! ------------- If you enjoyed the show please consider leaving a...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James continues his interview with Traci Meier (@traci_genevieve). Be sure to listen to Episode XXXIX first to be 100% in the loop on the conversation. During Part II, Traci shares memories from her weightlifting career, her thoughts on being a masters weightlifter, the athlete and coach relationship between her and James, and continues the conv...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James interviews Traci Meier (@traci_genevieve), owner and head coach of Inspire Fitness & CrossFit Sona, a masters weightlifter who has been competing in the sport for over five years, and an experienced trainer with 15 years of experience in the fitness industry. Traci discusses a variety of topics including the 2020 National Masters Champ...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James asks for your help in supporting 13 year old Team ACBC athlete, Jody Sisson, who was recently diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. He also discusses recent PRs made by barbell club team members, wishes good luck to Traci who will be competing in the 2020 National Masters Championships online this weekend, talks about problems and solutions in...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James discusses something cool he noticed in one of his favorite movies, talks about the importance of moving the feet in weightlifting, gives a shout out to a dedicated Team ACBC member, dives into the benefits of Zercher squats, and chats a little bit about programming. Thank you for listening. Enjoy! ------------- If you enjoyed the show plea...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James welcomes Frank Ford ( @frank_ford_ ) back to the show! First Frank announces some exciting news about CrossFit Sona. Then he and James discuss growing as a coach, the current Team ACBC training cycle, New York gyms potentially reopening soon, the new format for the upcoming CrossFit Games, and predictions on who will win it all this year....

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James shares a memory that popped up on Facebook, gives some shout outs to Team ACBC members, discusses the goal(s) of the push press in the club's current training program, talks about his training process for the club's youth athletes, and goes over the importance of reflecting on training sessions. Thank you for listening. Enjoy! ------------...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James continues his interview with Trey Goodwin. Be sure to listen to Episode XXXIII first to be fully caught up on the conversation. During Part II, Trey shares more fond memories from his time training under Coach Glenn Pendlay and major lessons that he learned along with details about his return to the sport to pursue more gold medals as a Ma...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James interviews Trey Goodwin, a highly successful weightlifter who trained under Coach Glenn Pendlay in the early 2000's making junior world and pan am teams, winning Junior Nationals, and competing in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic trials. Trey shared how he found the sport of weightlifting, fond memories working with Coach Pendlay on the Wichita F...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James proclaims his love for coaching, ponders the differences between a general CrossFit class and a Barbell Club practice session, mentions highlights from recent Team ACBC training, and analyzes what it means to ride the struggle bus when training gets tough. Thank you for listening. Enjoy! ------------- If you enjoyed the show please conside...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James welcomes two new members to the Albany CrossFit Barbell Club team, discusses a deal that has been made with a future guest of the show, and chats about what he has learned about on the minute interval training. Thank you for listening. Enjoy! ------------- If you enjoyed the show please consider leaving a review and 5-star rating. @thebarb...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James goes solo to discuss many topics including the new weekly show schedule, a new show logo on the way, and the next Albany CrossFit Barbell Club training cycle. He also gives shout outs to Team ACBC members who have recently hit new PRs in training and how we can all draw inspiration from their success or apply the lessons learned to our own...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode James interviews Alison ( @meach15 ) and Alex Cadmus ( @iamalex28 ), two former coaches at Albany CrossFit who have since moved on to pursue big dreams in the sport of weightlifting. Ali and Alex talk about meeting at ACF and eventually starting a life together, thier weightlifting accomplishments, lessons they have learned in barbell sports, an...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode of the podcast James interviews Josh Heller. Josh is a member and assistant coach at Albany CrossFit. He's also a professional voice actor, is gaining experience narrating audio books, and spent seven years as a sports broadcaster for the Albany Devils hockey team. On the show James and Josh discuss CrossFit training while the gym is closed, how...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode of the podcast James welcomes back Jason Ackerman ( @thejasonackerman )! Jason was a guest previously on Episode IV which aired on April 14th, 2020. So much has happened since their last talk and during the show James and Jason talk about changes in CrossFit, the recent release of the audio book version of "Best Hour Of Their Day," being chased...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode of the podcast James interviews Adam Scheiner ( @arscheiner ). Adam is a weightlifter and a film director. Previously he directed the incredible short film "The Artist & The Olympian." Currently he is in the process of producing the world's first feature length film on the sport of weightlifting appropriately titled "The Weight." On the show...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode of the podcast James interviews Viviana Podhaiski (@everyday_lifters). Viviana is a wedding and family photographer who takes a photo journalistic approach to documenting weddings and the sport of weightlifting. She is the owner of the sports photography company Everyday Lifters and is a member of the LiftingLife photography team that frequently...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode of the podcast James welcomes back Catherine Toniatti-Yanulavich to the show to watch professional Strongwoman Andrea Thompson attempt to set a new Log Lift World Record by lifting 130 kg (286.6 lbs.) on July 4, 2020. You can find the video of Andrea's performance on the Rogue Fitness YouTube channel to watch all the action yourself and to follo...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode of the podcast James goes solo to share his experiences co-authoring The Dark Orchestra book with Jon North! On the show he reminisces about the events leading up to gaining the opportunity to write the book and discusses 5 lessons that he learned over the years it took to take the project from seminar notes in a spiral bound notebook to a print...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode of the podcast James interviews Caleb Nelson ( @lebinreallife ). Caleb is the owner and head coach of Purebred Athletics. At one point in time he was also a head coach at Albany CrossFit and co-owner of sister gym CrossFit Clifton Park. On the show James and Caleb discuss what prompted Caleb to pursue a career in fitness, his time at ACF, and ta...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode of the podcast James welcomes back Catherine Toniatti-Yanulavich to watch professional Strongmen Rauno Heinla and Jerry Pritchett go toe to toe lifting 400 kg (880 pounds) for max reps on June 20, 2020. On the show James and Catherine discuss training for this type of event, their guesses on who will win, how many reps will be done, and much mor...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode of the podcast James interviews Ryan Hansen ( @intrepidgolden ). Ryan is the owner and head coach of Intrepid Strength & Conditioning. He has been an athlete and member of the CrossFit and weightlifting communities for over a decade gaining plenty of wisdom, some of which he shares during the episode. On the show James and Ryan discuss Ryan beco...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode of the podcast James welcomes back Catherine Toniatti-Yanulavich and Frank Ford to the show to watch professional Strongman Rob Kearney attempt to set a new Log Lift American Record by lifting 475 lbs. (215 kg) on June 13, 2020. On the show James, Catherine, and Frank discuss Log Lift history, technique, and Rob's attempts.  Thank you for l...

Welcome to THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK! On this episode of the podcast James interviews Shaaf Syed ( @taco.shaaf ). Shaaf is a member of Albany CrossFit and the Albany CrossFit Barbell Club. As a rookie weightlifter who competes in the 81 kg weight class he has been training hard during the worldwide lockdown to accomplish big goals. On the show James and Shaaf discuss Shaaf's athletic background and...