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This is the official Podcast of USA Weightlifting. Spend some time with hosts and Olympians Cheryl Haworth and Chad Vaughn as they interview the athletes and coaches you want to hear and lea...

Today we are talking about how you can exaggerate your key positions in different ways to help increase mobility, comfort, and strength with...

In this episode we are breaking down how we suggest to hold and support the bar overhead with your upper body. This includes what we conside...

In this recording we consider foot stability and how it might affect your lifting. Tune in to hear how you can assess and address any potent...

Today we talk about the calm, presence, and focus you should have for optimal lifting and performance. Tune in for our perspectives and sugg...

In this episode we are discussing an exercise we are calling a “pull under”, which can be performed with the clean or the snatch grip, and i...

In this recording we are considering how combining cleans and snatches together in the same set as a complex might help overcome faults that...

Today we are circling back around to considering the benefits of Bodybuilding towards your Olympic lifting potential, as well as your health...

Today we are giving terms and defining the portion of the lift where the greatest speed is in need, which includes your body reaching its hi...

In this episode we are considering the importance of the power clean when it comes to your potential in the clean, and your overall Olympic...

In this recording we are talking through our experiences with the common occurrence of knee pain, and give some suggestions on how you can c...

Today we are discussing what we feel is the most common mobility issue present in the community, how you can assess and gauge where you migh...

Today we are bringing in the New Year with a conversation about how we should all be reflecting on where we were, what we were working on, a...

In this episode, we are talking through some suggestions to help us all navigate our training and health through the Holidays to finish out...

This week we are digging deep into the vault and re-releasing an episode we originally recorded in July of 2018 with an absolute GOAT of our...

Today, following a little detoured conversation about some of our current superstars American athletes, we discuss how not contacting your b...

n this recording, we are talking about the unconventional exercise called the “Clerk”. At first glance, this can look like someone just perf...

Today we are excited to cover a suggestion from another listener; what to do when an athlete is using old or improper maxes to take percenta...

In this episode we are debating on whether or not lifters should hold onto their hookgrip within the reception of the clean, as well as cons...

In this recording, we are fulfilling a listener’s request to discuss overthinking. Specifically, how it can negatively affect an athlete’s l...

Today, Cheryl is telling us about her experience as an NBC commentator for the Olympics, as well as gives some general observations and tell...

In this episode, we are delving into what is the base of any weightlifting training plan; squat programs. There are many to choose from of c...

In this recording we are talking about when it is most appropriate to give a cue, when it is most appropriate to use a drill, and when and h...

In this episode, we are considering the occurrence of jumping to one side or the other when a lifter receives their snatches and cleans. Is...

his week we are recapping and giving our thoughts on Nationals week, which took place recently through mid-June, from a commentator’s perspe...

In this recording we are giving some examples of scenarios that may unexpectedly pop up in competition that athletes and coaches will need t...

This week we are talking about complexes, which are combinations of different variations of a snatch, a clean, or a jerk. Tune in to hear wh...

In this episode we are considering the benefits of having a training partner or training with a group, as well as some benefits to training...

In today’s recording we talk about how it is easy, especially for a newcomer, to look at a lift and just see general speed or strength, or a...

In this episode we’re excited to announce that the 2024 Olympic Team has been named! Along with stating exactly who you can expect to see on...

In today’s recording we are considering how difficult weightlifting is in general on an individual basis. Is it harder for some athletes tha...

In this episode we are talking about the imperativeness of being able to stack your body and the bar in your key support positions. If this...

Today we are explaining why we feel that if you are jumping forward ANY AMOUNT when you receive your snatches or cleans, you are not moving...

In this episode we are trying to inspire you to check your speed. Are you taking your time enough in the set up? Are you initiating the move...

In this episode we are discussing the involvement of school-aged kids in our sport, how one could partake in that type of recruitment, and h...

Today we’re answering one of the most common questions that we get from athletes as coaches, which is, “when should I compete?” With this, t...

In this first episode of the new year, we are talking about the act of setting goals, specifically in the year of 2024. We consider the basi...

In this episode we are discussing the portion of the snatch and clean that begins when the bar is at the level of the knees, and ends once t...

Today we are once again talking about the jerk. Specifically, we compare the styles of the split jerk, the power jerk, the push jerk, and th...

In this episode we are considering the benefit of Bodybuilding, in the sense of isolating different areas of the body with specific exercise...

In our recording today we are fulfilling a listener request to cover the split position. We discuss and give each of our own suggestions on...

In this episode we are discussing a few of our favorite accessory exercises as examples of how important it is to include accessory exercise...

In our recording today we are talking about the phenomenon of missing a snatch behind on your first attempt, then missing it in front on you...

In this episode we are dissecting the front rack position. We consider how your grip width lends to it being less or more effective, and als...

In this episode we are defining and giving specific characteristics to the extension position within the snatch, clean, and even the jerk. A...

In this episode we are talking about the struggles that most all of us will have at some point in competition, or training, and the factors...

In this episode we are joined by Coach Edward Baker of Voodoo Weightlifting to talk about the Frog Stance. The Frog Stance can be used in th...

In this episode we discuss how competitions PR’s differ from training PR’s, and also how they relate. Listen in to hear our perspectives on...

Today we are considering how realistic it is for masters athletes to bread personal records? Should a coach ever tell them it is not likely...

In this episode we discuss the early arm bend, and whether or not it is wrong, ok, or it depends. Tune in to hear our opinions and recommend...

Today we are considering whether or not it is ok to jump back when you receive your snatches and cleans? Many athletes consistently jump bac...