The USA Weightlifting Podcast podcast

The USA Weightlifting Podcast

This is the official Podcast of USA Weightlifting. Spend some time with hosts and Olympians Cheryl Haworth and Chad Vaughn as they interview the athletes and coaches you want to hear and learn from, and review the competitions you want to know about. You will be able to draw inspiration and motivation from their collective personal stories and experiences, as well as always leave with at least a few immediately applicable tips from content that will range from training to technique to competition readiness and strategies. We here at USA Weightlifting are very excited to provide this to the weightlifting community and other interested parties, and we are thankful for the opportunity to further support the sport that we all love! We appreciate you listening and hope you enjoy!

This is the official Podcast of USA Weightlifting. Spend some time with hosts and Olympians Cheryl Haworth and Chad Vaughn as they interview the athletes and coaches you want to hear and learn from, and review the competitions you want to know about. You will be able to draw inspiration and motivation from their collective personal stories and experiences, as well as always leave with at least a few immediately applicable tips from content that will range from training to technique to competition readiness and strategies. We here at USA Weightlifting are very excited to provide this to the weightlifting community and other interested parties, and we are thankful for the opportunity to further support the sport that we all love! We appreciate you listening and hope you enjoy!

 

#239

The Exaggeration Method

Today we are talking about how you can exaggerate your key positions in different ways to ... more

13 Aug 2025

37 MINS

37:51

13 Aug 2025


#238

Overhead Positioning

In this episode we are breaking down how we suggest to hold and support the bar overhead w... more

22 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:12

22 Jul 2025


#237

Foot Stability

In this recording we consider foot stability and how it might affect your lifting. Tune in... more

02 Jul 2025

33 MINS

33:20

02 Jul 2025


#236

The Zen of Weightlifting

Today we talk about the calm, presence, and focus you should have for optimal lifting and ... more

07 Jun 2025

56 MINS

56:21

07 Jun 2025


#235

The Pull Under

In this episode we are discussing an exercise we are calling a “pull under”, which can be ... more

26 May 2025

35 MINS

35:02

26 May 2025


#234

Cleans & Snatches Sittin in a Tree...

In this recording we are considering how combining cleans and snatches together in the sam... more

25 Apr 2025

30 MINS

30:25

25 Apr 2025


#233

Get Swole 2

Today we are circling back around to considering the benefits of Bodybuilding towards your... more

14 Apr 2025

40 MINS

40:07

14 Apr 2025


#232

The Finish

Today we are giving terms and defining the portion of the lift where the greatest speed is... more

27 Mar 2025

43 MINS

43:11

27 Mar 2025


#231

The Power Clean

In this episode we are considering the importance of the power clean when it comes to your... more

15 Mar 2025

48 MINS

48:58

15 Mar 2025


#230

Navigating Knee Pain

In this recording we are talking through our experiences with the common occurrence of kne... more

12 Feb 2025

50 MINS

50:52

12 Feb 2025


#229

Most Common Mobility Issue

Today we are discussing what we feel is the most common mobility issue present in the comm... more

29 Jan 2025

38 MINS

38:49

29 Jan 2025


#228

New Year, No Fear

Today we are bringing in the New Year with a conversation about how we should all be refle... more

10 Jan 2025

43 MINS

43:32

10 Jan 2025


#227

Holiday Training

In this episode, we are talking through some suggestions to help us all navigate our train... more

20 Dec 2024

43 MINS

43:12

20 Dec 2024


#226

Greatest Hits: A Weightlifting History Lesson w/Artie Drechsler

This week we are digging deep into the vault and re-releasing an episode we originally rec... more

09 Dec 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:34

09 Dec 2024


#225

The No-Contact Drill

Today, following a little detoured conversation about some of our current superstars Ameri... more

21 Nov 2024

35 MINS

35:19

21 Nov 2024


#224

The Clerk

n this recording, we are talking about the unconventional exercise called the “Clerk”. At ... more

05 Nov 2024

32 MINS

32:11

05 Nov 2024


#223

Proper Program Percentages

Today we are excited to cover a suggestion from another listener; what to do when an athle... more

17 Oct 2024

39 MINS

39:16

17 Oct 2024


#222

The Hookgrip and the Front Rack

In this episode we are debating on whether or not lifters should hold onto their hookgrip ... more

03 Oct 2024

36 MINS

36:25

03 Oct 2024


#221

Overthinking

In this recording, we are fulfilling a listener’s request to discuss overthinking. Specifi... more

17 Sep 2024

39 MINS

39:46

17 Sep 2024