USAW Nationals week recap and VBT

Coaches Julia and Blanco catch up about American Open finals prep, VBT (velocity-based training), and everything else.

Coach Julia leads an in-depth review of the decision-making, experience, and a new (VBT) Velocity-based training approach that surprised coach blanco and transformed the athlete's confidence and ability. @jfalamas @coachblanco

Coach Julia & Blanco talking about updates and new things coming up this summer.

“ if she fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that her place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - Roosevelt Kim returns to talk with Coach Blanco about the incredible success of athlete Siera Zach at AO1 Arnolds in Ohio. Blanco talks about the humbling experience to have been able to see the possibility of this outcome through the collection of DATA. Siera was able to increase her Competition Snatch by a mind-numbing 10kg SNATCH 86 / CJ 105 / TOTAL 191

Julia Key (Brooklyn Training Hall Athlete) shares with us the experience of being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and KC and Blanco share how they approached coaching Julia. Living with - let alone - training with chronic conditions can be really hard, are physically and mentally draining, and often come with unexpected obstacles to overcome. People with chronic illnesses and disabilities have to constantly adapt both physically and mentally to tough situations, so adding that on top of trying to perform at one’s highest level possible is really tough. So how do you create a sustainable mindset and athlete-coach relationship with these challenges in mind? How do we talk about these struggles without using them as an excuse or bringing ourselves down? As a coach, how do you talk to your athlete when things just aren’t clicking?

Sara Soto USA Weightlifting National Referee & IWF Technical Official *category 2 Coach Blanco and Sarah discuss the growth of women in weightlifting the new development within New York State weightlifting board the subpar roll out, execution, communication of the new WSO board elections and what changes she believes need to happen to grow the sport of weightlifting in New York

Kim joins Coach Blanco for the second installment about American Open Finals held in Denver Colorado.

Stepping off the plane returning from Denver Colorado. Coach Julia and Coach Blanco have an impromptu podcast about American Open Finals national weightlifting competition. Julia shares with us her experience on becoming a national referee and how referees can set the tone for the athletes experience. Coach Blanco shares about the WHY behind his team meetings, acknowledging & appreciating his athletes and the importance of the athlete debrief.