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Iron Subculture Podcast Episode 5

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Listen to the latest Elite FTS Iron Subculture podcast. Topics: [20:00] Ed Coan and Mauro di Pasquale discuss the cancellation of Powerlifting USA [29:00] AJ Roberts on retiring from powerlifting [47:00] Dave Kirschen on beginner mistakes Commong Beginner Mistakes: Worrying about what the other guy is doing Focusing on weak points too early Cutting Weight for the first meet […]

CrossFit Radio Matt Chan Julie Foucher

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CrossFit Radio features two interviews with the second place finishers of the 2012 CrossFit Games, Julie Foucher  [04:00] and Matt Chan [27:19]. Download Audio: link to mp3 (right click + ‘save as’) Julie won the Pendleton triathlon & track triplet. This girl is balancing medical school with training for the CorssFit Games (see her Day in a Life). Matt Chan, who […]

Weightlifting Talk Ep. 4

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Listen to Weightlifting Talk episode 4. Jon North, Donny Shankle and Kevin Cornell provide some solid training information. tapering before a meet, or not hurting the pubis bone – over time it will become numb, put a pad in your shorts, push the bar back into the hips surprisingly is not supposed, probably hitting too low -> […]

Weightlifting Talk Ep.3 with Glenn Pendlay

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On Weightlifting Talk Episode 3 Donny Shankle & Jon North have Glenn Pendlay on the show and answer listener questions. [1:25:30] Glenn’s take on the low bar back squat depate from episode 2. you want to develop strength in the positions you use high bar squat has good transfer to other exercises if you are a strong […]

Respect Thy Fellow Gymrats – Iron Radio

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Iron Radio Episode 162 is all about gym culture. You probably experienced something like this yourself (or even are guilty of it it yourself, I know I am) – looking down on other athletes. Olympic lifters looking down on Powerlifters,  both looking down on Bodybuilders, and everybody looking down on CrossFitters, and of course, CrossFitters […]

Weightlifting Talk Ep. 2 Low Bar Love

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Listen to the 2nd episode of Donny Shankle’s and Jon North’s Weightlifting Talk. Topics: committing to weightlifting a rant about why low bar back squats are not for weightlifters [starts at 22:20] the most ugly & disgusting thing I have ever seen in my life Their main point against it is that it goes against […]