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The Vaughn Weightlifting Podcast
by Chad Vaughn
Chad Vaughn talks all things weightlifting and inspiration. He will be interviewing a variety of fitness professionals as well as a select group of individuals that have overcome in big ways and inspire us with their lives. This podcast has the main goal of contributing to improving your journey in the sport of weightlifting AND in life. There will be stories to be told, knowledge to be absorbed, and motivation to keep pushing you forward.
Episodes
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Nadia Shatila - Teach The Movement Not The Cue
If you’ve taken the CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Course, there’s a very good chance that Nadia Shatila (pronounced like “Tequila”) was one of your instructors. I run into coaches all the time that indicate Nadia as the one who “knighted” them so to speak into the CrossFit world. She has been on...
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Cassidy Lance-Mcwherter - Overcoming Knee Surgeries Through Crossfit
Cassidy, a former collegiate gymnasts whose career was cut short by major knee injury, has overcome (and continues to do so) multiple knee surgeries from her past to ultimately become the 2018 CrossFit Open winner! Leading up to this recent achievement, Cassidy has become a very experienced and...
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Cheryl Haworth, Part II - That's "Haworth" Without a "Y"
This is Part 2 of an incredible and enjoyable opportunity for me to learn even more about my good friend and teammate, Cheryl Haworth. She is a 3-Time Olympian, Olympic Bronze Medallist, 11-Time Senior National Champion, 2-Time Junior World Champion, and Pan American Games Champion. Listen in to...
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Cheryl Haworth, Part I - The "Gold" in Laziness
This was an incredible and enjoyable opportunity for me to learn even more about my good friend and teammate, Cheryl Haworth. She is a 3-Time Olympian, Olympic Bronze Medallist, 11-Time Senior National Champion, 2-Time Junior World Champion, and Pan American Games Champion. Hold up…..go back an...
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Training Skills Through the Open w/Shane de Freitas OLY
1996 Olympian, Shane de Freitas, and I discuss the topic of continuing to train your skills through the Open. Do you? How? Really think about it..... Do you even do anything or much to develop and/or sharpen and/or maintain your skills outside of the 5 week open phase? Shane gives two simple but...
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Belief, Focus, and Action with Mekenzie Riley
2017 CrossFit Games Individual Competitor, Mekenzie Riley, chats with me about struggles she’s had and feels she is having as a competitor, as well as examples of focusing through the execution of a single, quick movement or plan of a WOD. We also dig into and discuss some potential steps that I...
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Texas State Weightlifting Championships Recap
Meet director, Bobby Sirkis, and I chat about some behind the scenes necessities and actions of this and other weightlifting competitions, as well as why YOU(if you haven't already) should "RIP THE BANDAID" and jump on into your 1st Weightlifting competition. Finally, Bobby gives an overview of...
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2018 Preview
Welcome to 2018! Now that 2017 is behind us, like many for many reasons, we are going to take this opportunity to start fresh and aim toward taking this to another level with more frequent shows and new topics! Don't worry, we still plan a little more of the same giving you your(and our) fix of...
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The Healing Power of a Barbell
We could say that a barbell has the power to heal in many different ways. It is a tool that can change us physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, etc. In this episode we talk to the founder and CEO of Barbells For Boobs, Zionna Hanson, about how she has used a barbell to help heal many,...
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Part 2 - Gymnastics for Weightlifting, Weightlifting for Gymnastics
DPT and former gymnast, Dave Tilley joins us again, as well as DPT and former Strongman competitor, Dan Pope, to continue the conversation of gymnastics for weightlifting and vice versa. Specific topics include: 1. The importance of being a well rounded athlete to the specialist(i.e. sport…
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Gymnastics for Weightlifting, Weightlifting for Gymnastics
DPT and former gymnast, Dave Tilley joins us to discuss the benefits of gymnastics for weightlifting and vice versa. Specific topics include: 1. Using a barbell to implement the progressive overload principle for gymnasts 2. Using the body awareness and stability developed through gymnastics to…
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Volume, Part 2
This Episode starts off with Chad and Adam discussing and reconfirming the importance of sufficient/good mobility and movement as it relates to the amount of work you are doing, in hopes of leaving the listeners with some thoughts that might help point them in the right direction in this regard....
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Stalled Progress? Reoccurring Injury Setbacks? Assess your VOLUME!
In our opinion, doing TOO much is currently the biggest contributor to lack of progress with the athletes that are drawn to the weightlifting and CrossFit communities. There is certainly NO lack of work ethic here, but we would say that this kind of dedication is no longer good enough when it…
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Squat University
In this episode we get to know Dr. Aaron Horschig, the founder of the VERY popular and rapidly growing weightlifting/mobility information source, Squat University! After answering one of our initial questions of why he loves the squat so much, he follows up by explaining how he believes whole...
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To compete or not to compete, gym rules, and competition logistics!
In this episode we start off talking about the world famous, "Van Alstyne Fine Arts and Convention Center"(literally a barn in very small town Texas) where 2 very large local weightlifting competitions are now held each year. From it's humble beginnings of 5-10 lifters/competition in the late…
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Wal-Mart Sleepovers, Mind Traps, and the Skill of Competing...
This episode kicks off with a brief recap of 2 weeks worth of travel that included a road trip to the Vaughn Weightlifting Northern California Open and then to the complete opposite corner of the country for Wodapalooza. Hold on though as Coach Chad then digs deep into a few old competition…
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Technique Matters with Dave Durante
Dave is a gymnast yes, but this is still a weightlifting podcast and you better believe we are holding to that theme! Dave is a very talented coach and teacher and he possesses significant knowledge about areas that are very commonly weak/imbalanced for many sport specific weightlifters. We hope...
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10's Talk with Kendrick Farris
In this episode we talk to 3 time olympian Kendrick Farris. He gave us some valuable insight on the popular LSUS template program(AKA "The 10's Program" or "The Kendrick Farris Program"); how and why it has been a constant throughout his career. Also we ask him what he thought about being an...
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Episode 1: Intro
In this episode, Adam and Chad discuss the goals of this podcast and what is new and exciting with Vaughn Weightlifting.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Chad Vaughn talks all things weightlifting and inspiration. He will be interviewing a variety of fitness professionals as well as a select group of individuals that have overcome in big ways and inspire us with their lives. This podcast has the main goal of contributing to improving your journey in the sport of weightlifting AND in life. There will be stories to be told, knowledge to be absorbed, and motivation to keep pushing you forward.
HOSTED BY
Chad Vaughn
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