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The IWF executive board met earlier this week to discuss amendments to the Olympic qualification system in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. Their plan has been put to the IOC and awaits ratification. From the experts at @rpstrength, try the new RP Diet App for a discounted monthly subscription. Use code "WHxRP" to get started and improve your diet! Link: https://renaissanceperiodization.com/rp-d...

Eric Helms came onto the Weightlifting House podcast in December 2019 to talk about hypertrophy training and periodisation as it pertains to strength training. Eric is a coach, athlete, author, and educator, and has published multiple peer-reviewed articles in exercise science and nutrition journals and writes for commercial fitness publications. From the experts at @rpstrength, try the new RP Die...

Another unbelievable week in the weightlifting world leading to an extra-long episode of the News Show once again. From the cancellation of three continental championships and a rundown of the IWF corruption claims, to Lu Xiaojun's ticket to Tokyo and Koha's return to dominance. From the experts at @rpstrength, try the new RP Diet App for a discounted monthly subscription. Use code "WHxRP" to get...

Ilya Ilyin is arguably the most famous weightlifter of all-time. As much as his two Olympic gold medals and his unbeaten track record built his legend, the loss of his medals through retroactive drug testing built his infamy. Behind the headlines is an incredible story of a young Kazakh athlete who was plucked from his family at a young age, a boy through whom the entire country of Kazakhstan chan...

Dan Kent, Chief Editor at Weightlifting House, sat down with me today to talk about the various IWF cancellations and ramifications that have occurred due to the spread of the Corona virus, as well as their implications on the outcome of the Olympics. Cracking episode, Dan! From the experts at @rpstrength, try the new RP Diet App for a discounted monthly subscription. Use code WHxRP to get started...

The inclusion of transgender athletes in sport is a difficult topic to understand and prescribe rules for, not least in a sport like weightlifting where the difference in ability between men and women is the greatest of all Olympic sports at around 40%, compared with the 10-12% average across all other sports. CEO of Barbell Medicine, Jordan Feigenbaum, is the person we believe to be the most qual...

Potentially the most eventful week of weightlifting in years outside of major competition. Not only has the coronavirus forced a location change for the Asian Championships, but it has forced the cancelation of an Olympic qualifier. Colombia received three bans which should result in all weightlifters being removed from the Olympics, and so much more. Shop W|H USA - https://www.weightliftinghouse....

I do not believe that there is a better podcast out there on cutting weight for competitions. Danny Lennon is an absolute legend in the nutrition department, hosting arguably the best sports nutrition podcast in the world - Sigma Nutrition Radio. We got to sit down with him and record a full episode entirely about cutting for competition. So, whether you are 12 weeks out or 2 days out, here is abs...

An Athlete Advisory Council has been proposed at an IWF ‘think tank’ meeting. The Advisory Council proposal would see two athletes, one male and one female, from each continent sitting on the council and voting on IWF matters. Shop W|H USA - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/shopusa/ Shop W|H EU - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/shopeurope/ Want to stock WH thumbtape? USA | https://www.weightl...

Jon North never fails to bring energy to any conversation, and this was no exception. After a quick review of Jon's current favourite Netflix shows, we ended up deconstructing the pull and talking arm-bend: when to use it, whether to use it, and where our disagreements begin and end on the matter. Follow Jon https://www.instagram.com/attitudenation/ https://www.doweightlifting.com/ Shop W|H USA -...

I wanted to go through the data on Sohrab Moradi and Kianoush Rostami's current Olympic bid, to see whether it was possible to draw some likely conclusions and predictions. The International Solidarity Championships brought with it a heartwarming story between Ilya Ilyin and Meso Hassona, and the rest of the weightlifting community hammered on towards April's deciders. Shop W|H USA - https://www.w...

This week's Morning Brew was so fun and interesting that we decided to release it to you all! We spoke about when to make a program more complicated, the Roma WWC, training for just 30 minutes a day, our favourite lifter from each decade, and so much more. Europe Barbell Pre-order https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/shopeurope/product-category/weightlifting-bars/ Shop W|H USA - https://www.weightli...

An extraordinary week in the weightlifting world. The entire Thai board resigned from their positions due to claims of corruption, Richard McLaren was hired to to investigate claims made by the recent German documentary of corruption by IWF President, the Fajr Cup produced records and downfalls, and the rest of the world trained hard! Shop W|H USA - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/shopusa/ Shop...

When it comes to writing or following a weightlifting program, us weightlifters often find ourselves adding weight or volume every single week. But at what point do we cash in our chips and deload, 'saving' our progress before we continue on, and when do we decide to push on for just one further week in the hopes of heavier numbers? Dr. Quinn Henoch is Weightlifitng House's go-to when it comes to...

Not only did I get to film the varying training sessions of the legends who competed at the 2020 Roma Weightlifting World Cup, but I was also able to get back-stage in the warm-up room (by any means necessary) and capture another layer of weightlifting. Grab the new W|H Tee - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/products/wh-t-shirt/ Shop W|H USA - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/shopusa/ Shop W|H...

In what can only be described as a last-minute wonder, Travis Mash joined us on the podcast after requesting an audience for his announcement of the future of Mash Elite. This turned into a motivating conversation themed around developing something meaningful in life, crescendoing in Travis' thought on Weightlifting House. Follow Travis: https://www.instagram.com/masheliteperformance/ https://www....

IWF president Tamás Aján has stepped down for 90 days due to investigations on financial fraud and false drug testing. In his place is USA's Ursula Garza-Papandrea, the IWF Vice President. Shop W|H USA - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/shopusa/ Shop W|H EU - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/shopeurope/ Support us and receive programming, videos, and more podcasts - https://www.patreon.com/wei...

Lu Xiaojun is the 2012 Olympic Champion, a five-time World Champion, and has set 11 world records. He is the greatest weightlifter of the last decade. I was fortunate enough to sit down with Lu and record his only interview with western media ever. We spoke about his early days, his best training numbers, how he has maintained his world record-breaking level across an entire decade, and so much mo...

Last week was a busy week for weightlifters. Lots of big lifts from all around the world, including China's men's squad, as well as the return of the Egyptian Hulk. Shop W|H USA - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/shopusa/ Shop W|H EU - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/shopeurope/ Support us and receive programming, videos, and more podcasts - https://www.patreon.com/weightliftinghouse VIRUS In...

By far the most insightful episode that we have ever recorded on drug use in weightlifting. Alex took us through the history and dual development of PEDs alongside weightlifting. We spoke about drug testing, the advancement of them, as well as the 'clever' ways teams are able to avoid detection. Alex Kolliari-Turner graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA in Biological Sciences in 2015....

With the German documentary 'Secret Doping – The Lord of the Lifters' posing some serious allegations towards the IWF, as well as two Egyptian coaches now in jail for embezzlement and the selling of illegal drugs, it seems that the weightlifting world has gone crazy. Fortunately, the Chinese team's training efforts have saved us this week from a fully political episode of the Weightlifting House N...

It was about time I talked through one of the most incredible experiences of my life; living with Ilya Ilyin and Meso Hassona for the majority of December. I ate every single meal, filmed every single training session, and hung out every single day with these guys, and so I pickd up a pretty unique insight into not only the similarities between these two elite athletes, but perhaps more interestin...

The W|H News Show is back in full effect. Tales from Qatar, unofficial Iranian world records, and big end of decade PRs. Tian & Chen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUaD-91eslI&t=31s Rostami vs Meso - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EElNgoe0DDY New Thumb Tape! - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/products/tape/ Shop W|H USA - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/shopusa/ Shop W|H EU - https://www....

Whilst I was away in Qatar with Ilya and Meso, Josh got to sit down with the coach's coach Spencer Arnold and one of the most exciting up and coming coaches, Tyler Smith. They recapped the AO finals before discussing velocity based training for weightlifting. Here's the link to the conference with Spencer and others! http://gscaclinic.blogspot.com/ Shop W|H USA - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com...

Eric Trexler is a PhD, a pro-bodybuilder, a researcher, and a coach. Eric is the Director of Education for Stronger by Science. In this episode, Josh and Eric spoke about supplementing caffeine for strength sports, the best sources of caffeine, inter-individual differences, and side-effects. Follow Eric! https://twitter.com/erictrexler https://www.instagram.com/trexlerfitness https://www.strongerb...