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Meso Hassona is a 96 kg weightlifter from Qatar. At the age of 20, he clean and jerked 225 kg for a junior world record. He is without a doubt one of the best and most exciting weightlifters in the world. Speaking with him about his training, athletic development, and life, was an absolute pleasure. https://www.instagram.com/mesohassona/ Amazon Support Support us by going through our Amazon link w...

Continuing on from our series on programming theory Josh and I moved onto the principle of overload and also variation. Check out the NEW news website - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com Support us and receive programming and more podcasts - https://www.patreon.com/weightliftinghouse Follow us - https://www.instagram.com/seb_ostrowicz/ https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/ https://www.instagram....

On this week's episode we have an update on Sohrab Moradi, comeback PRs from Ilya Ilyin, big squats from the Chinese, and competition from the USA. Amazon Support Support us by going through our Amazon link when you make a purchase! Just bookmark the link and shop as usual. http://www.weightliftinghouse.com/amazon Check out the NEW news website - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com Support us and r...

A superb episode of the podcast this week with The People's Coach Glenn Pendlay. We spoke about the programming that Glenn hopes will allow Addison to out-lift him, as well as the unbelievable strength of Rezazadeh, Taranenko, Pisarenko, Kurlovich, Danielyan, and others. Pendlay WOD - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/#/org/Pendlay %20WOD Thumb Tape - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/products/...

Wil Fleming might be best known as a coach, but he is also the 2017 Masters (35-39) 85kg National Champion and 35-39 Best lifter, 2018 world silver medalist and holds the national record in snatch, clean and jerk, and total in the 35-39 85kg class. In this episode, we spoke about his ability to place athletes into one of four psychological categories, helping him better prescribe his coaching cues...

Learn about the lift that earned Blagoy Blagoev the heaviest over-bodyweight snatch ever, the scoop behind the lift that injured Sohrab Moradi today, and the heaviest lifts from the week including Won Jeongsik's world record attempt clean and jerk. Thumb Tape https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/landing/weightlifting-tape-launch-offer/ Amazon Support Support us by going through our Amazon link when...

This is part one on a series of episodes that Josh and I will be recording on the five main pillars of a successful training program: Specificity, Overload, Variation, Fatigue Management, Individual Differences. Thumb Tape https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/landing/weightlifting-tape-launch-offer/ Amazon Support Support us by going through our Amazon link when you make a purchase! Just bookmark th...

Meeting Ilya Ilyin and spending time with his camp was an experience I will never forget. Whilst I didn't record any conversation with Ilya, I did recap everything in this episode, from weightlifting trivia, to the back room experience, to the fist bump that nearly broke my hand. Thumb Tape - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/landing/weightlifting-tape-launch-offer/ Amazon Support Support us by g...

I got to witness some exceptional lifting from some British and International lifters at the British International Open last weekend, and even got to spend some time with them too. I also go over the top results from last week's Junior World Championships, as well as the insane lifts from training this week. Altogether a top episode of the Weightlifting House News Show, the only weightlifting news...

Dane Miller provided one of our favourite podcasts yet. We spoke about transfering the lessons that Dane learnt from Anatoliy Bondarchuk (the most successful throws coach of all time) to weightlifting, the different types of responders in training, how variation of the lifts can lead to technical mastery, the rise of Earth Fed Muscle, and his new book 'Olympic Weightlifting and Sports Performance....

We thought we would release episode 24 of the Patreon exclusive Morning Brew to everyone today. In this episode we answered technical questions, hypothetical type questions, and also spoke about the hilarity of the so-called 'Intuitive Eating Diet'. Thumb Tape - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/landing/weightlifting-tape-launch-offer/

To kick this week's episode off I asked the question - 'Who has lifted the most amount of weight over bodyweight ever, and how much was it? Thumb Tape https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/landing/weightlifting-tape-launch-offer/ Amazon Support Support us by going through our Amazon link when you make a purchase! Just bookmark the link and shop as usual. http://www.weightliftinghouse.com/amazon Check...

The combination of these two training partners, Wes Kitts and Chevy, led to a truly special episode. This episode was not only motivational, offering a deeper look into the events that lead Wes to the sensational heights he has reached, but also hilarious, showing us a real look at the relationships needed to form one of the most successful training partnerships in the USA. Follow Wes and Chevy be...

As a physician, Austin Baraki is able to mix the deeply impressive diagnostic mind that he has gained from the medical world with his strength training prescriptions that he gained from the strength world into one of the most groundbreaking educators out there. In this episode, we spoke about the SRA curve and its limitations, particularly in the sense of how the different stressors, both psychoso...

With less than one week until the British International Championships, it has been released that Ilya Ilyin amongst other international medalists will be turning up to use the competition as an Olympic qualifier. As well as this news there were some tremendous lifts from around the world this week, not least Won Jeongsik's 200 kg clean and jerk, 4 kg above the World Record. Amazon Support Support...

Do hypertrophic adaptations lead to an increase in strength? The authors of the two paper linked below, Dr. Chris Taber and Dr. Jeremy Loenneke, have differing beliefs on this question. In a Weightlifting House first, we hosted this interesting discussion between the two doctors in search of greater understanding between the entwined relationship between the two training qualities. The discovery o...

Coached by Glenn Pendlay under team Mississippi Barbell is Addison Jones, a 23-year-old 102 kg lifter who just made 170/200 in training... Addison has only been involved in weightlifting over the last couple of years and has made astonishing progress. Glenn and I talk about his programming for Addison, his strengths and weaknesses, and how Glenn plans on turning him into a 182/227 kind of lifter....

The weightlifting world seems to have kicked it back up a notch this week after the lull since the continental champs in April. Big lifts from all over the world, news of drug busts, and some exceptional people's lifts. Enjoy! Amazon Support Support us by going through our Amazon link when you make a purchase! Just bookmark the link and shop as usual. http://www.weightliftinghouse.com/amazon Check...

John Stang is a 67 kg weightlifter from Oregan. After his rise in the sport, which was made all the more exciting due to his rugged and tenacious technique, his disappearance from Mash Elite Performance in 2017 has left many to ask the question, 'where is John Stang' - Well, here he is! Follow John Stang on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8CeZIcNcMT_EAkd_flXGg Amazon Support Support u...

Josh and I had a great episode today. We spoke about our plans for a USA tour, the best and worst advice we have taken stock of over our career, Broz's dislike of variation, Josh's propensity to tuck his shirt into his pants, and the appeal to authority. But before any of this we share a couple funny stories about foot fetishes. Grab your thumb tape - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/landing/wei...

Whilst recording this episode I felt an earthquake that originated in the sea by Egypt and made its way over to where I am in Israel. I just thought I would say that! Pick up some thumb tape and support the show! - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/landing/weightlifting-tape-launch-offer/ Amazon Support Support us by going through our Amazon link when you make a purchase! Just bookmark the link a...

Dave Spitz has arguably affected more weightlifters than any other American in history. Not only is Dave an incredible coach, but he is also an extremely smart businessman. By marrying these two qualities together he has produced the most famous weightlifting team in the world: California Strength. In this episode we spoke about Pan Ams, the 'golden era' of Cal Strength, Wes Kitts' continual devel...

Josh and I summarise some of the existing literature themed around the continued discussion of whether hypertrophy training causes to some extent an increase in force production (strength), or whether it is just a good looking by-product. Perhaps it is not as simple as it seems. For those interested, the two main papers referenced are: 'Exercise‑Induced Myofbrillar Hypertrophy is a Contributory Ca...

Karapetyan snatch 12 kg over the world record in training, Harrison Maurus is on the move, and Sohrab's comeback is more than on black! Amazon Support Support us by going through our Amazon link when you make a purchase! Just bookmark the link and shop as usual. http://www.weightliftinghouse.com/amazon Check out the NEW news website - https://www.weightliftinghouse.com Support us and receive progr...

Dr. Michael Ray is a Doctor of Chiropractic, the owner of Shenandoah Valley Performance Clinic, and one of the rehab specialists for Barbell Medicine. He is one of the leading specialists in pain, and understands injury and the road to recovery better than almost anybody. Follow Dr. Michael Ray https://www.instagram.com/michael_barbellmedicine/ https://www.instagram.com/svperformanceclinic/ https:...