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Philosophical Weightlifting Podcast
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Ep. 326: Celia Gold | The Mindset of an Elite Weightlifter
68 hours 5 mins; March 12, 2026
Ep. 325: Training Talks w/Max Aita | High Frequency Training
59 mins; March 04, 2026
Ep. 324: Seb Ostrowicz | Olivia Reeves, WLing's New Format, & Absurd Lifts
61 hours 14 mins; February 19, 2026
Ep. 323: Caden Cahoy | World Record Visions
51 mins; February 12, 2026
Ep. 322: Training Talks w/Max Aita | Training Principles Over Programming Noise
56 mins; February 05, 2026
Ep. 321: Brandon Victorian | Chasing the LA28 Olympic Games
62 hours 53 mins; January 29, 2026
Ep. 320: Applied Research in Elite Weightlifting | Shyam Chavda, PhD
63 hours 19 mins; January 20, 2026
Ep. 319: Grassroots Sport Science | Andrew Stuart, PhD
44 mins; January 13, 2026
Ep. 318: Sets, Reps, & Exercises of an Olympic Champion | Sergii Putsov, PhD
49 mins; January 08, 2026
Ep. 317: Athlete Testing 101 (and Where to Start) | Chris Taber, PhD
47 mins; January 01, 2026
Ep. 316: The Gray Area of Rehab and Performance | Derek Miles, DPT
44 mins; December 26, 2025
Ep. 315: On Mentors, Chance, & Choosing Your Life | Seb Ostrowicz (Weightlifting House)
66 hours 44 mins; December 17, 2025
Ep. 314: Maintaining High Performance in the MLB | Steph Mock Grubbs
53 mins; December 07, 2025
Ep. 313: What We Get WRONG About Deloads (& Overreaching) | Lee Bell, PhD
73 hours 25 mins; November 20, 2025
Ep. 312: Old School vs. New School Weightlifting | Leo Totten (East Coast Gold)
67 hours 37 mins; November 13, 2025
Ep. 311: Seb Ostrowicz | Shaking Up International Weightlifting
35 mins; November 09, 2025
Ep. 310: Why Hypertrophy Still Matters in Strength Sports | Dr. Chris Taber
48 mins; October 18, 2025
Ep. 309: How to Build World-Class Strength | Dani Myers Glynn
78 hours 7 mins; October 10, 2025
Ep. 308: Pulls vs Squats & Building a Career in Weightlifting | Jessie Stemo
63 hours 51 mins; October 02, 2025
Ep. 307: The Art of Going 6 for 6 | Jessie Stemo
39 mins; September 25, 2025
Ep. 306: Primers, Drop Sets, & Waves (Oh my!) | Jessie Stemo
75 hours 23 mins; September 11, 2025
Ep. 305: From Cal Strength to Commentating Worlds | Seb Ostrowicz
55 mins; September 05, 2025
Ep. 304: Rep Maxes, Missing Lifts, & Workout Intent | Jessie Stemo
70 hours 58 mins; August 28, 2025
Ep. 303: What Separates Great Coaches | Sean Rigsby
62 hours 41 mins; August 21, 2025
Ep. 302: Beyond Sets and Reps – Rethinking Coach Education
74 hours 53 mins; August 14, 2025
Ep. 301: Building Stronger Athletes | Quincy Johnson, PhD
57 mins; August 07, 2025
300th Episode Special | Seb Ostrowicz, Weightlifting House
58 mins; July 31, 2025
Ep. 299: Conditioning for Health & Longevity | Jordan Feigenbaum, MD
84 hours 3 mins; July 27, 2025
Ep. 298: Heavy Carries, Top Singles, & USAW/USAPL Nationals | Jessie Stemo
64 hours 6 mins; July 17, 2025
Ep. 297: Dr. Michael Roberts | Muscle, Longevity, and the Biology of Aging
74 hours 31 mins; July 11, 2025
Ep. 296: Endurance Training for Strength Athletes | Jacob Goodin, PhD
56 mins; July 04, 2025
Ep. 295: REAL Coach-Athlete Relationships, Training Remotely, & 2025 Nationals | Red Gauge Crossover
70 hours 0 mins; June 26, 2025
Ep. 294: Bridging the Gap Between Weightlifting and S&C | Zach Caswell
54 mins; June 19, 2025
Ep. 293: The DNA of Champions | Sergii Putsoff, PhD
64 hours 30 mins; June 12, 2025
Ep. 292: Utilizing Plyometrics | Mike Young, PhD
58 mins; June 05, 2025
Ep. 291: How to Develop Elite Technique | Max Aita
69 hours 51 mins; May 30, 2025
Ep. 290: What Makes People Curious? | Todd Kashdan, PhD
77 hours 8 mins; May 22, 2025
Ep. 289: How Heavy Should You Train? | Jessie Stemo
61 hours 37 mins; May 15, 2025
Ep. 288: Unlocking Human Potential | Scott Barry Kaufman
59 mins; May 07, 2025
Ep. 287: How Many Sets & Reps to Build Size | Jake Remmert, PhD(c)
70 hours 35 mins; May 03, 2025
Ep. 286: Slow Progressions, Creative Programming & Competition Debriefs | Jessie Stemo
42 mins; April 24, 2025
Ep. 285: Basics of Speed Training & Conditioning | Chris Taber, PhD
39 mins; April 20, 2025
Ep. 284: Six Keys to Enhance Psychological Well-Being & Resilience | Steven Hayes, PhD
71 hours 57 mins; April 10, 2025
Ep. 283: Tempo Variations and Long-term Planning | Jessie Stemo, CEO Power & Grace
66 hours 11 mins; April 03, 2025
Ep. 282: What is Sport Science? | Andrew Stuart, PhD(c)
72 hours 49 mins; March 27, 2025
Ep. 281: The Keys to Building a Coaching Business | Zack Bartell, SoCal Powerlifting
70 hours 5 mins; March 20, 2025
Ep. 280: Guided Imagery & Mindfulness to Improve Health and Performance | Peter Giacobbi, PhD
59 mins; March 13, 2025
Ep. 279: The Science of Competition Coaching | Chris Taber, PhD
63 hours 57 mins; March 06, 2025
Ep. 278: All Things Strength Development | Tim Suchomel, PhD
67 hours 32 mins; February 27, 2025
Ep. 277: Training Talks w/Max Aita | Top Pull Variations, High/Low Days, & Creating Your System
56 mins; February 20, 2025
Ep. 276: Training Talks w/Max Aita | Rethinking Program Design
70 hours 50 mins; February 13, 2025
Ep. 275: The Keys to Great Leadership | Steph Mock Grubbs, MLB S&C Coach
43 mins; February 06, 2025
Ep. 274: Derek Miles, DPT | No Silly BS, Training for Power After Injury, & Being More Disagreeable
61 hours 42 mins; January 30, 2025
Ep. 273: Austin Baraki, MD | What the Health "Optimization" Gurus Get WRONG
91 hours 15 mins; January 23, 2025
Ep. 272: Olivia Reeves | Olympic & World Champion
52 mins; January 16, 2025
Ep. 271: Predicting Weightlifting Trends in 2025 | Seb Ostrowicz, Weightlifting House
73 hours 59 mins; January 09, 2025
Ep. 270: Should Weightlifters Jump? (How to Program Plyometrics) | Chris Taber, PhD
44 mins; December 31, 2024
Ep. 269: Meredith Alwine | Worlds, Retirement, & Future Plans
56 mins; December 24, 2024
Ep. 268: Coaching at Two Olympic Games, Leaving Power & Grace, and High School S&C | Spencer Arnold
45 mins; December 04, 2024
Ep. 267: Science of the Jerk and Overhead Pressing Derivatives for Weightlifting and S&C | Marcos Soriano, PhD
68 hours 55 mins; November 25, 2024
Ep. 266: Personality of Elite Coaches, Long-term Planning, and Max's Biceps
58 mins; November 18, 2024
Ep. 265: 3 sets of 10, Strategic Variation, and Programming Mistakes
63 hours 47 mins; November 04, 2024
Ep. 264: Building a Big Squat, Moving Weight Classes, & Dreaming Big | Dani Myers Glynn
66 hours 33 mins; October 28, 2024
Ep. 263: Three Principles of Coaching Greatness
47 mins; October 21, 2024
Ep. 262: Revolutionizing Cognitive Therapy | David Burns, M.D.
121 hours 37 mins; October 13, 2024
Ep. 261: The Art of Successful Remote Coaching
59 mins; October 07, 2024
Ep: 260: Favorite Exercises, Training Too Light, & Improving the Squat | Max Aita
55 mins; September 30, 2024
Ep. 259: Hormones, Subjective Questionnaires, and Philosophy of Science | Drake Eserhaut, PhD (c)
52 mins; August 02, 2024
Ep. 258: Clean and Jerk Masterclass | Chris Taber, PhD
53 mins; July 25, 2024
Ep. 257: Strength and Conditioning at the Olympic Training Center | Ambrose Serrano, MSc
62 hours 55 mins; July 18, 2024
Ep. 256: Regional Hypertrophy: What the Science Says | Alex Long, PhD
60 hours 30 mins; July 11, 2024
Ep. 255: Meg Stone | 2x Olympian & 1st Female D1 Strength Coach
65 hours 32 mins; July 05, 2024
Ep. 254: The Secret to Great Coaching | Christian Carter, PhD
97 hours 25 mins; June 27, 2024
Ep. 253: Max Aita | What is Coachlogik + Q&A
59 mins; June 20, 2024
Ep. 252: Beyond the Sets & Reps | Newton Cheng, Director of Health + Performance at Google
48 mins; June 14, 2024
Ep. 251: Why We Miss Lifts and Applied Biomechanics | Wanda Sihanath
52 mins; June 06, 2024
Ep. 250: Sex-Based Differences in Training Response | Lauren Colenso-Semple, PhD
73 hours 30 mins; May 23, 2024
Ep. 249: Better Exercise Sequencing = Better Results? | Chris Taber, PhD
51 mins; May 17, 2024
Ep. 248: Biomechanics Research and Weightlifting Performance | Kristof Kipp, PhD
84 hours 7 mins; May 09, 2024
Ep. 247: Dr. Michael Ray | Tame Pain
45 mins; May 03, 2024
Ep. 246: Rahmat, Clarking, & Philosophical Weightlifting | Max Aita & Declan Smithies, PhD
68 hours 27 mins; April 25, 2024
Ep. 245: How Weightlifting Got Into Florida High Schools | Danny Camargo & Cory Aun
66 hours 36 mins; April 18, 2024
Ep. 244: The Impact of Strength Training on Mental Health | Dr. David Puder, MD
41 mins; April 11, 2024
Ep. 243: IWF World Cup Update | Max Aita
44 mins; April 03, 2024
Ep. 242: A History of Sport Science and Skill Acquisition | Keith Davids, PhD
67 hours 4 mins; March 28, 2024
Ep. 241: Coaching at Three Olympic Games | Jim Schmitz
56 mins; March 21, 2024
Ep. 240: Virus Intl RETURNS | Melanie Lin, CEO
71 hours 24 mins; March 14, 2024
Ep. 239: Eric Helms & Max Aita | All About Individualizing Training
59 mins; March 07, 2024
Ep. 238: Max Aita | Lessons Learned from Europeans
57 mins; February 28, 2024
Ep. 237: Quinn Henoch, DPT | Mastering Exercise Selection
77 hours 54 mins; February 15, 2024
Ep. 236: Olivia Reeves | Going for Olympic Gold
42 mins; February 08, 2024
Ep. 235: Individualizing Hypertrophy Training | Jake Remmert, PhD(c)
75 hours 22 mins; February 01, 2024
Ep. 234: Individual Differences, RPE Accuracy, and Muscle Resensitization | Josh Pelland
56 mins; January 25, 2024
Ep. 233: Seb Ostrowicz | Patreon Q&A
38 mins; January 18, 2024
Ep. 232: How to Train Athletes | Paul Comfort, PhD
64 hours 36 mins; January 11, 2024
Ep. 231: All Things Coaching | Max Aita & Zach Caswell
67 hours 50 mins; January 04, 2024
Ep. 230: Training Talks w/Max Aita | Psychological Fatigue
70 hours 59 mins; December 29, 2023
Ep. 229: Leo Totten | Building East Coast Gold
60 hours 16 mins; December 21, 2023
Ep. 228: Zac Robinson | The Best Programming Podcast EVER (part 2)
54 mins; December 14, 2023
Ep. 227: Zac Robinson | The Best Programming Podcast EVER (part 1)
51 mins; December 07, 2023
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