Episode 14: Competing in Your First Weightlifting Meet

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Coach Patrick (@coachpulling) touches on the topic of competing in your first USA Weightlifting meet! Learn about some of the dos and don’ts and how to keep your focus on what really matters during your first experience in this Olympic sport. ———- Connect with us: Keep Pulling IG: @KeepPulling www.KeepPulling.com VALOR […]

Episode 13: Weightlifting Etiquette & Culture with Sean Spraggins

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Keep Pulling chats with Sean Spraggins, a long-time and experienced Weightlifter and friend of KP! Liz Klauka also joins us to talk about etiquette and culture within the sport of Weightlifting. Hear about customary and polite behavior when taking part in training at a gym, being a part of a […]

Episode 12: Kilos Against Cancer

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Keep Pulling chats with Adler Edwards, the creator of Kilos Against Cancer! Kilos Against Cancer is an organization that is dedicated to raising both awareness and donations to the American Cancer Society through the sport of Olympic Weightlifting. Learn more about the inaugural KAC event at the Tampa Bay Area […]

Episode 11: A Series of Fortunate Events

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Hosts Patrick Costello and Andy Blaida revitalize the Podcast by recapping the events of 2020 and sharing Keep Pulling’s plans for 2021! Learn more about the Keep Pulling Grand Prix Series that ties our three events together (Spring, Summer, Fall) with a fourth and final event, the Grand Prix Finals […]

Episode 10: Creating the Concept of Community

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Host Patrick Costello is joined by special guest co-host Elizabeth Klauka to discuss the concept of #community in the Weightlifting world. We’ll define community, ways to build and engage it, and then take a bonus trip down memory lane with our previous 11 competitions and other community events! Make sure […]

Episode 9: It’s Not Arnold, It’s Mark Cannella!

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Hosts Andy and Patrick sit down with Mark Cannella from Columbus Weightlifting! Mark is the creator and Meet Director for the Arnold Weightlifting Championships since its inaugural year in 2003, is a Senior International Coach with USA Weightlifting, has coached multiple world teams, and won numerous coaching awards during his […]

Episode 8: “Which one is Pedro?” with Pedro Meloni

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Hosts Andy and Patrick interview Pedro Meloni, the Director of Events and Sponsorships for USA Weightlifting! Learn about his role at USA Weightlifting, dive into the planning process of national and international competitions, and figure out “which one is Pedro”! Live video version of this episode is available on our […]

Episode 7: Postponed (COVID-19)

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Hosts Andy and Patrick talk through the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide crisis and how it is affecting USA Weightlifting, clubs and gyms, and small businesses in their community. We also recap the AO Series 1 at the Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH and streamed the podcast LIVE on our Discord […]

Episode 6, Part 2 — A Competition Survival Guide

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Hosts Andy and Patrick continue their talk on all things events within USA Weightlifting! Learn how to navigate a USA Weightlifting sanctioned event from an Event Director’s perspective! Andy and Patrick together have hosted 10 sanctioned competitions by Keep Pulling, thrown countless community events and seminars, and have assisted USA […]

Episode 6, Part 1 – A Competition Survival Guide

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Hosts Andy and Patrick talk all things events within USA Weightlifting! Learn how to navigate a USA Weightlifting sanctioned event with views from both the athletes’ and coaches’ perspectives. Andy and Patrick together have hosted 10 sanctioned competitions by Keep Pulling, thrown countless community events and seminars, and have assisted […]