In this episode, Coach Brian and Coach Calvin interview our strongest guest yet, Olympian Mary Theisen-Lappen! We discuss her unconventional start in weightlifting, transitioning from her career in track and field at 28, the brutal qualifying process to compete at the Olympics, how her training for the 2025 World Championships is going, her struggles dealing with body image, and her future in the sport. ***New: Competition Strong Team→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/pod-compete">⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Week Trial!⁠⁠</a>RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://episodes.fm/1469816452/episode/NWM3NGY0Y2YtYWQzMy00YTZjLWJhZDYtYTkxMDM1MWYxZGVm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wcgLPVE7QHkqiFCgopiGf?si=iqMumxphRRuKJCHk2NKF6Q">⁠⁠⁠How To Program Squats for Olympic Weightlifting⁠⁠⁠</a>ASK A COACH→<a href="https://big-bend-strength.kit.com/podcast">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit Your Questions Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>***FREE GUIDES🫡⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/wl101-pod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weightlifting101: 6-Week Beginner Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>🙆‍♂️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/mobility101-pod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mobility101: Guide for Weightlifters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>💪⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/accessories101-pod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Accessories101: Guide for Weightlifters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>***COACHING🏋️‍♂️<a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/os5-pod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Week: OlyStrong 5-Day Team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>🏋️‍♂️<a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/os3-pod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Week: OlyStrong 3-Day Team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>🏋️‍♂️ <a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/pod-compete">⁠⁠Free Week: Competition Strong 5-Day Team⁠⁠</a>🤝⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/calvin-app-pod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work 1-on-1 With Calvin: Apply Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠***PROGRAMS🔥⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/wth-pod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome To Hell: 12-Week Weightlifting Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>🦿⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/classic-pod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Classic: 16-Week Squat Focused Weightlifting Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>🦍<a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/olybuilding-2.0-pod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OlyBuilding2.0: 8-Wk Weightlifting + Bodybuilding Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>🧪⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/calvin-program-pod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Calvin’s 12-Week Weightlifting Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>🔊 <a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/calvin-hvw-pod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Calvin&#39;s 12-Week High Volume Weightlifting Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>🦿 <a href="https://bigbendstrength.short.gy/10ws-pod">⁠⁠⁠⁠Calvin&#39;s 10-Week Squat Program⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>***CONNECT📹<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@bigbendstrength">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⏰<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bigbendstrength">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>📸<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bigbendstrength">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram⁠</a>

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