Tag: weightlifting

Episode 8! With special guest Sean Waxman

Post author By dboffa
Post date November 9, 2015
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Sean Waxman of Waxman’s Gym joins us to talk about the current mess regarding USAW athlete selection for the 2015 World Championships in Houston. Other topics include Mr Waxman’s history in the sport, his advice for others looking to start weightlifting-only gyms, and the entries for the World Championships. Enjoy!

Show notes:

Waxman’s letter to USAW regarding his athlete Caitlin Hogan
USAW BOD meeting minutes (the meeting in question is 10-18-15)
IWF announcement of final entries for Houston WWC (with link to PDF of entries)
All Things Gym page dedicated to the 2015 WWC (includes Russian team announcement)
Liao Hui telling the camera “It was too heavy, Xiao Jun,” after attempting a 211-kilo clean and jerk at the 2015 Grand Prix in China

Also available on iTunes!

Tags crossfit, houston2015, IWF, olympic weightlifting, USAW, weightlifting

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Episode 7! With special guest Yasha Kahn

Post author By dboffa
Post date October 28, 2015
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Yasha Kahn joins us to discuss his experiences traveling the US with some of the best Olympic weightlifters in the world (and some of the best from the Powerlifting world, as well). He’s helped run seminars with Dmitry Klokov, Vasiliy Polovnikov, Ilya Ilyin, and Tatiana Kashirina. More recently, he’s worked with all-around-strongman Misha Koklyaev and Boris Sheiko, who is arguably the greatest powerlifting coach of all time. We talk about our introductions to the sport of weightlifting, what it’s like to learn from the best in the sport, cultural differences, and the new 2016 National Qualifying totals for USAW.

Show notes:

Yasha’s blog: yashathoughts.com
Yasha and Ilya Ilyin snatch competition
Uncle JP’s discussion of the 2016 USAW qualifying totals
Boris Sheiko’s Website
Mikhail “Misha” Koklyaev on All Things Gym
The upcoming Polovnikov training camps

Also available on iTunes!

Tags crossfit, houston2015, IWF, olympic weightlifting, USAW, weightlifting

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The Two Doctors podcast – Episode 6!

Post author By dboffa
Post date October 16, 2015
1 Comment on The Two Doctors podcast – Episode 6!

After a (slight) delay, Episode Six! Join us as we discuss the hookgrip Spartakiad, a visit to the hookgrip warehouse, the European Junior/U23 Championships, the new Adidas shoe, our longing for classic Adidas shoes, and more. Also: our (non) answer to the trivia question. Enjoy!

Check us out on iTunes as well! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-two-doctors/id1038947177

Associated content (i.e., some stuff we talk about in the podcast, in case you want to watch as you follow along):

An image of the new (forthcoming) Adidas shoes we discuss can be seen here (warning: you may want to be sitting down, hugging a classic Adidas shoe, before seeing this image; it cannot be unseen).
Recordings of the hookgrip Spartakiad: Day 1 and Day 2.
The snatch progression video of Mattie Rogers is here.
The 190-kilo power clean and jerk by Dadas Dadashbeyli is here.
The fantastic jerk by Latvia’s Rebeka Koha is here.

Tags crossfit, IWF, olympic weightlifting, USAW, weightlifting

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Podcast – Episode 3!

The Two Doctors return for Episode 3! Now with 100% more weightlifting talk! Topics include the IWF Grand Prix in China, 193-kilo power cleans, the hookgrip Spartakiad, World Team speculations, a couple movie recs, and much, much more. Enjoy! Also available on iTunes.

Tags crossfit, IWF, olympic weightlifting, USAW, weightlifting

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Podcast – Episode Two!

The thrilling sequel to our inaugural podcast. Recorded using a Motorola StarTac flip phone hooked up to a hacked Sega Genesis for much improved audio quality.