Your favorite weightlifting podcast – The Two Doctors – had Kevin Simons as a guest on the show.
Kevin is Harrison Maurus’ coach, a former gymnast, gymnastics coach and crossfit games athlete.
Topics:
- starting off Harrison as a gymnast
- Harrison squatted 100kg at 11, 150kg 12, 200kg at age 13 at 66kg!
- training youth athletes, focusing on positions, triples and doubles
- cool idea: points game for a set (17:20)
- Harrison’s training, he usually squats 3 sessions a week. 2 back squat and 1 front squat session.
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i love weightlifting, i love watching great techniques and great performances, and i do want to see this young man perform….
but are we -weightlifting fans- ok with a 13 yo kid squatting 200kg ?
what are your take on the issue gregor ? and you all ATG community ?
is this subject taboo here ?
You must be new here, welcome to the site.
I am perfectly ok with that.