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Philosophical Weightlifting Podcast — 255 episodes · page 1 of 3
Ep. 333: Praying in a Mosque Next to Akbar | Seb Ostrowicz
Ep. 332: The Science of Performance Enhancement | Nick Goode, PhD
Ep. 331: Max Aita | Return of the Podcast!!
Ep. 330: Block Periodization, Coaching Philosophy, and Stoicism | Alex Borgs, PhD
Ep. 329: Max Aita | Inside the Enhanced Games
Ep. 328: Seb Ostrowicz | Recapping Euros, Pan Ams, & Asians!
Ep. 327: Miranda Ulrey | Squatting 180 at 59, Winning Junior Worlds, and What's Next
Ep. 326: Celia Gold | The Mindset of an Elite Weightlifter
Ep. 325: Training Talks w/Max Aita | High Frequency Training
Ep. 324: Seb Ostrowicz | Olivia Reeves, WLing's New Format, & Absurd Lifts
Ep. 323: Caden Cahoy | World Record Visions
Ep. 322: Training Talks w/Max Aita | Training Principles Over Programming Noise
Ep. 321: Brandon Victorian | Chasing the LA28 Olympic Games
Ep. 320: Applied Research in Elite Weightlifting | Shyam Chavda, PhD
Ep. 319: Grassroots Sport Science | Andrew Stuart, PhD
Ep. 318: Sets, Reps, & Exercises of an Olympic Champion | Sergii Putsov, PhD
Ep. 317: Athlete Testing 101 (and Where to Start) | Chris Taber, PhD
Ep. 316: The Gray Area of Rehab and Performance | Derek Miles, DPT
Ep. 315: On Mentors, Chance, & Choosing Your Life | Seb Ostrowicz (Weightlifting House)
Ep. 314: Maintaining High Performance in the MLB | Steph Mock Grubbs
Ep. 313: What We Get WRONG About Deloads (& Overreaching) | Lee Bell, PhD
Ep. 312: Old School vs. New School Weightlifting | Leo Totten (East Coast Gold)
Ep. 311: Seb Ostrowicz | Shaking Up International Weightlifting
Ep. 310: Why Hypertrophy Still Matters in Strength Sports | Dr. Chris Taber
Ep. 309: How to Build World-Class Strength | Dani Myers Glynn
Ep. 308: Pulls vs Squats & Building a Career in Weightlifting | Jessie Stemo
Ep. 307: The Art of Going 6 for 6 | Jessie Stemo
Ep. 306: Primers, Drop Sets, & Waves (Oh my!) | Jessie Stemo
Ep. 305: From Cal Strength to Commentating Worlds | Seb Ostrowicz
Ep. 304: Rep Maxes, Missing Lifts, & Workout Intent | Jessie Stemo
Ep. 303: What Separates Great Coaches | Sean Rigsby
Ep. 302: Beyond Sets and Reps – Rethinking Coach Education
Ep. 301: Building Stronger Athletes | Quincy Johnson, PhD
300th Episode Special | Seb Ostrowicz, Weightlifting House
Ep. 299: Conditioning for Health & Longevity | Jordan Feigenbaum, MD
Ep. 298: Heavy Carries, Top Singles, & USAW/USAPL Nationals | Jessie Stemo
Ep. 297: Dr. Michael Roberts | Muscle, Longevity, and the Biology of Aging
Ep. 296: Endurance Training for Strength Athletes | Jacob Goodin, PhD
Ep. 295: REAL Coach-Athlete Relationships, Training Remotely, & 2025 Nationals | Red Gauge Crossover
Ep. 294: Bridging the Gap Between Weightlifting and S&C | Zach Caswell
Ep. 293: The DNA of Champions | Sergii Putsoff, PhD
Ep. 292: Utilizing Plyometrics | Mike Young, PhD
Ep. 291: How to Develop Elite Technique | Max Aita
Ep. 290: What Makes People Curious? | Todd Kashdan, PhD
Ep. 289: How Heavy Should You Train? | Jessie Stemo
Ep. 288: Unlocking Human Potential | Scott Barry Kaufman
Ep. 287: How Many Sets & Reps to Build Size | Jake Remmert, PhD(c)
Ep. 286: Slow Progressions, Creative Programming & Competition Debriefs | Jessie Stemo
Ep. 285: Basics of Speed Training & Conditioning | Chris Taber, PhD
Ep. 284: Six Keys to Enhance Psychological Well-Being & Resilience | Steven Hayes, PhD
Ep. 283: Tempo Variations and Long-term Planning | Jessie Stemo, CEO Power & Grace
Ep. 282: What is Sport Science? | Andrew Stuart, PhD(c)
Ep. 281: The Keys to Building a Coaching Business | Zack Bartell, SoCal Powerlifting
Ep. 280: Guided Imagery & Mindfulness to Improve Health and Performance | Peter Giacobbi, PhD
Ep. 279: The Science of Competition Coaching | Chris Taber, PhD
EEp. 278: All Things Strength Development | Tim Suchomel, PhD
EEp. 277: Training Talks w/Max Aita | Top Pull Variations, High/Low Days, & Creating Your System
EEp. 276: Training Talks w/Max Aita | Rethinking Program Design
EEp. 275: The Keys to Great Leadership | Steph Mock Grubbs, MLB S&C Coach
Ep. 274: Derek Miles, DPT | No Silly BS, Training for Power After Injury, & Being More Disagreeable
EEp. 273: Austin Baraki, MD | What the Health "Optimization" Gurus Get WRONG
EEp. 272: Olivia Reeves | Olympic & World Champion
EEp. 271: Predicting Weightlifting Trends in 2025 | Seb Ostrowicz, Weightlifting House
EEp. 270: Should Weightlifters Jump? (How to Program Plyometrics) | Chris Taber, PhD
EEp. 269: Meredith Alwine | Worlds, Retirement, & Future Plans
EEp. 268: Coaching at Two Olympic Games, Leaving Power & Grace, and High School S&C | Spencer Arnold
Ep. 267: Science of the Jerk and Overhead Pressing Derivatives for Weightlifting and S&C | Marcos Soriano, PhD
Ep. 266: Personality of Elite Coaches, Long-term Planning, and Max's Biceps
EEp. 265: 3 sets of 10, Strategic Variation, and Programming Mistakes
EEp. 264: Building a Big Squat, Moving Weight Classes, & Dreaming Big | Dani Myers Glynn
EEp. 263: Three Principles of Coaching Greatness
EEp. 262: Revolutionizing Cognitive Therapy | David Burns, M.D.
EEp. 261: The Art of Successful Remote Coaching
EEp: 260: Favorite Exercises, Training Too Light, & Improving the Squat | Max Aita
EEp. 259: Hormones, Subjective Questionnaires, and Philosophy of Science | Drake Eserhaut, PhD (c)
Ep. 258: Clean and Jerk Masterclass | Chris Taber, PhD
Ep. 257: Strength and Conditioning at the Olympic Training Center | Ambrose Serrano, MSc
Ep. 256: Regional Hypertrophy: What the Science Says | Alex Long, PhD
Ep. 255: Meg Stone | 2x Olympian & 1st Female D1 Strength Coach
Ep. 254: The Secret to Great Coaching | Christian Carter, PhD
Ep. 253: Max Aita | What is Coachlogik + Q&A
Ep. 252: Beyond the Sets & Reps | Newton Cheng, Director of Health + Performance at Google
Ep. 251: Why We Miss Lifts and Applied Biomechanics | Wanda Sihanath
Ep. 250: Sex-Based Differences in Training Response | Lauren Colenso-Semple, PhD
Ep. 249: Better Exercise Sequencing = Better Results? | Chris Taber, PhD
Ep. 248: Biomechanics Research and Weightlifting Performance | Kristof Kipp, PhD
Ep. 247: Dr. Michael Ray | Tame Pain
Ep. 246: Rahmat, Clarking, & Philosophical Weightlifting | Max Aita & Declan Smithies, PhD
Ep. 245: How Weightlifting Got Into Florida High Schools | Danny Camargo & Cory Aun
Ep. 244: The Impact of Strength Training on Mental Health | Dr. David Puder, MD
Ep. 243: IWF World Cup Update | Max Aita
Ep. 242: A History of Sport Science and Skill Acquisition | Keith Davids, PhD
Ep. 241: Coaching at Three Olympic Games | Jim Schmitz
Ep. 240: Virus Intl RETURNS | Melanie Lin, CEO
Ep. 239: Eric Helms & Max Aita | All About Individualizing Training
EEp. 238: Max Aita | Lessons Learned from Europeans
EEp. 237: Quinn Henoch, DPT | Mastering Exercise Selection
Ep. 236: Olivia Reeves | Going for Olympic Gold
Ep. 235: Individualizing Hypertrophy Training | Jake Remmert, PhD(c)
Ep. 234: Individual Differences, RPE Accuracy, and Muscle Resensitization | Josh Pelland