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Philosophical Weightlifting Podcast

Join me as I explore the minds of elite athletes, coaches, and experts in strength, power, and human performance. During these conversations, I often look for the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and well-being; a combination you"ve never seen before and will never hear again!

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Ep. 293: The DNA of Champions | Sergii Putsoff, PhD

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2025/06/12

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00:58:51

Ep. 292: Utilizing Plyometrics: Why Biomechanics &...

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2025/06/06

Sign up for the Power and Strength Summit, where Mike will present on plyometrics for sport!Register here:https://www.powerandstrengthsummit.com/Follow Mike:https://www.instagram.com/mikeyoungphd/?hl=enhttps://www.athleticlab.com/Follow Jessie: https://www.instagram.com/jessiestemo/https://powerandgraceperformance.com/Follow me and get coaching:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/philosophicalweightlifting/Weightlifting House: code PHILWL for

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01:09:51

Ep. 291: How to Develop Elite Technique | Max Aita

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2025/05/30

Sign up for the Power and Strength Summit, where presentations will cover all things strength, hypertrophy, power, and MORE.Register here to attend the greatest online Strength Power event in 2025: https://www.powerandstrengthsummit.com/Follow Max and sign up for CoachLogik:https://www.instagram.com/max_aita/https://app.coachlogik.com/loginFollow me and get coaching:https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/Onyx:https://www.onyxstraps.com/ with code PHILWL for 10% offVirus:https://virusintl.com code

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01:17:08

Ep. 290: Social Anxiety, Relationships, &...

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2025/05/23

Todd Kashdan is an intellectual idol of mine. He has a PhD in clinical psychology, is the founder of the Well-Being Lab at George Mason University, and a leading educator to the public. He's written books on curiosity, negative emotions, and the art of insubordination. His writings alone have influenced the trajectory of my life and career.In this episode, we explore the underpinnings of curiosity, how to manage social anxiety, and the reason relationships fail (and why that's okay). Check

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Ep. 289: How Heavy Should You Train? | Jessie Stemo

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2025/05/16

Sign up for the Power and Strength Summit, where Jessie will present on her experiences as an elite athlete, elite weightlifting coach, and the CEO of Power and Grace Performance!Register here for an early bird discount: https://www.powerandstrengthsummit.com/Follow Jessie: https://www.instagram.com/jessiestemo/https://powerandgraceperformance.com/Follow me and get

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00:59:03

Ep. 288: Unlocking Human Potential | Scott Barry Kaufman

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2025/05/08

Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman is a psychologist, professor at Columbia University, best-selling author, and host of The Psychology Podcast. His work has reshaped how we think about intelligence, creativity, and self-actualization—and in this conversation, he brings those ideas to life.In this episode, we explore topics like reframing trauma, overcoming a victim mindset, and building self-belief. Scott also shares insights from his new book Rise Above and explores how authenticity, flow, and the

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01:10:35

Ep. 287: How Many Sets & Reps to Build Size | Jake...

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2025/05/04

Sign up for the Power and Strength Summit, where Jake will present on the development of muscle hypertrophy.Register here to attend the greatest online Strength Power event in 2025: https://www.powerandstrengthsummit.com/Follow Jake:https://www.instagram.com/jake.remmert_coach/https://www.jakeremmert.com/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jacob-RemmertFollow me and get

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00:42:12

Ep. 286: Slow Progressions, Creative Programming &...

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2025/04/24

Sign up for the Power and Strength Summit, where Jessie will present on her experiences as an elite athlete, elite weightlifting coach, and the CEO of Power and Grace Performance!Register here for an early bird discount: https://www.powerandstrengthsummit.com/Follow Jessie: https://www.instagram.com/jessiestemo/https://powerandgraceperformance.com/Follow me and get coaching:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/philosophicalweightlifting/Weightlifting

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Ep. 285: Basics of Speed Training & Conditioning |...

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2025/04/21

Sign up for the Power and Strength Summit, where Chris will present on power development for athletes.Register here for an early bird discount: https://www.powerandstrengthsummit.com/Email Chris to express interest in Lori S. Bigelow scholarship: taberc@sacredheart.eduFollow Chris:⁠https://www.instagram.com/drchristaber/⁠⁠https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christopher-TaberFollow me and get

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01:11:57

Ep. 284: Six Keys to Enhance Psychological Well-Being...

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2025/04/10

Steven Hayes returns to the podcast!If you're unfamiliar with his work, he is one of the most cited psychologists in the world, publishing 47 books and over 700 journal articles. In addition to his prolific publications, he's the originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and has played a massive hand in developing the Psychological Flexibility Model. In this episode, we discuss the six processes of ACT, which compose the concept of psychological flexibility. Steven also comments

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01:06:11

Ep. 283: Tempo Variations and Long-term Planning |...

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2025/04/03

Sign up for the Power and Strength Summit, where Jessie will present on her experiences as an elite athlete, elite weightlifting coach, and the CEO of Power and Grace Performance!Register here for an early bird discount: https://www.powerandstrengthsummit.com/Follow Jessie: https://www.instagram.com/jessiestemo/https://powerandgraceperformance.com/Follow me and get coaching:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/philosophicalweightlifting/Weightlifting

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01:12:49

Ep. 282: What is Sport Science? | Andrew Stuart, PhD(c)

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2025/03/28

Andrew Stuart and I first met at the NSCA conference in Baltimore, Maryland. At the time, we discussed his role as the Assistant Director of the Athletic Performance Lab at Nebraska, his experience with US Speed Skating, and how weightlifting fits into the broader picture of performance.In this episode, we explore some fundamental questions in the human performance world: What is sport science? Who does it? And how do you become a sport scientist? We also reflect on Andrew’s path as a strength coach

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Ep. 281: The Keys to Building a Coaching Business |...

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2025/03/20

Zack Bartell got his start in athletics, developing an insane level of strength while training for football and, eventually, powerlifting. Fast forward nearly a decade, and he's turned that passion for training into building an incredibly successful in-person gym called SoCal Powerlifting. Through that process, he's built his own business and expertise to help others achieve the same within the in-person and online coaching space. In this episode, Zack and I deep dive into the basics of

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00:59:32

Ep. 280: Guided Imagery & Mindfulness to Improve...

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2025/03/13

Dr. Peter Giacobbi and I first met in a bar where we ended up discussing various philosophical interests and ways of understanding the world. Little did I know I was talking to one of the foremost experts in sport psychology and guided imagery. Since that fateful day, he's become a member of my dissertation committee and enlightened me to the many benefits of guided imagery and mindfulness for sport performance and health behavior change.In this episode, we deep dive on guided imagery for

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Ep. 279: The Science of Competition Coaching | Chris...

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2025/03/07

You're in the backroom with your athlete and they just smoked their opener. As they walk off the stage, you need to figure out how many kilos to bump up. Is there a science to attempt selection? Is it all based on intuition? Is it both? In this episode, Chris details his recent work examining the jumps elite weightlifters take in competition and how that relates to their probability of success. Along the way we also talk some philosophy and examine the concept of free will.Enjoy.Follow

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Ep. 278: All Things Strength Development | Tim...

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2025/02/28

Strength is a hot commodity in the sport of weightlifting. Every coach and athlete will claw and scratch for every kilo they can add to their squats, pulls, and presses. This is for good reason - strength underpins all forms of movement. So, the question becomes, what's the best way to develop it, and is it even that important in the first place?Listen in as we deep dive on the concept of strength, including how it's defined, developed, and optimized for within a program.Enjoy.Follow

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Ep. 277: Training Talks w/Max Aita | Top Pull...

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2025/02/20

Many athletes struggle with similar aspects of the lifts. This is because snatches and cleans will always be snatches and cleans, without much external unpredictability. Pull variations are intended to emphasize phases of the lift that must be trained perfectly. How you program these movements, including high and low stress days, to your specific population of athletes SHOULD be meaningfully different than most other coaches. Listen in as we discuss our favorite things, including snatch high pulls,

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Ep. 276: Training Talks w/Max Aita | Rethinking...

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2025/02/13

The longer you write programs, the less they look like templatized, cookie-cutter 12-week blocks. Eventually, the programs morph into something more akin to something found in the Russian manuals. This is due to the critical nature of training volume, intensity, and exercise selection driving the adaptive response. Blanket prescriptions (5x5) go the way of the dinosaurs, and more responsive, finely tuned strategies emerge (1x1, then, 3x3, then 2x6).Listen in as we discuss the recent programming

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Ep. 275: The Keys to Great Leadership | Steph Mock...

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2025/02/06

Steph Mock Grubbs hails from Pennsylvania, spending the last four years as the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance at the University of Pittsburgh. As of 2025, she's accepted a position as a MLB Strength Coach with the Houston Astros, taking her understanding of S&C, sport science, and leadership to H-Town. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the keys to great leadership. Steph discusses her time as a strength and conditioning coach and Director/Assistant Director at

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Ep. 274: Derek Miles, DPT | No Silly BS, Training for...

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2025/01/30

Derek Miles, DPT, is a no silly BS rehab specialist who runs his own physical therapy clinic (Miles Rehab and Performance) in Cincinnati, Ohio, and works on the Pain and Rehab team for Barbell Medicine.In this episode, we discuss many pain and rehab-related topics, how to become more disagreeable when communicating science, training for power after an injury, and why physical activity and health matter more than most performance goals. EnjoyDerek's Content:Training for Power article:

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