Fall update, AO Finals Prep & more VBT
Coaches Julia and Blanco catch up about American Open finals prep, VBT (velocity-based training), and everything else.
Off the Platform
Off the Platform shares and deconstructs our personal insights and experiences in the sport of Weightlifting. We dive into the hard lessons and mistakes but also the inspiration and beauty of the process. @kimeliotf @coachblanco
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Episodes (23)
USAW Nationals week recap and VBT
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
June update with Coach Julia
Coach Julia & Blanco talking about updates and new things coming up this summer.
The woman in the Arena
“ 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
Adaptation and acceptance: being an athlete with chronic illness
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?
the face of weightlifting the change is coming
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
American Open Finals '21 Debrief #2
Kim joins Coach Blanco for the second installment about American Open Finals held in Denver Colorado.
American Open Finals '21 Debrief #1
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.
Junior Pan American Championships
the Brooklyn Training Hall
Relationship building was never talked about
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E12 Under the Lights ft. Olympian Morghan King
Morghan's List of Accomplishments
Ten Percent Happier Meditation
Waking Up with Sam Harris
5:30 - How Morghan and Coach Blanco met
14:30 - Being guided by trust and intuition
29:00 - The nature of mastery after 9 years
38:00 - How Morghan stays present
46:00 - "When I'm my strongest [in any sport] is when I'm under the lights, by myself"
58:15 - The evolution 2020 changed for Morghan
1:08:30 - The vulnerability of team dynamics
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Morghan King: @kingmorghan
Coach Blanco: @coachblanco
E11 Mindset in Practice
"It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able to adapt to and to adjust best to the changing environment in which it finds itself."
- Charles Darwin, “Origin of Species.”
2:30: How exposure amplifies your coping strategies
6:30: The gym's role in learning adaptive strategies
13:45: The journey of remote coaching for Coach Blanco
21:00: The impact of social media on getting to know coaches on a deeper level
25:00: Kim's changing practice of Weightliftling
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E10 Balance In Motion ft. Jacob Lynch
8:10: “We have to live either in the discomfort or the satisfaction of our very existence.”
13:15: The mental tools acquired from the coaching profession
16:00: Affecting the lives of those who are willing to invest in themselves
25:00 - “Balance is in motion. Balance is not a standstill between two scales.”
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E9 There Is No Light Without Darkness
“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.” - Pema Chödrön
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E8 The Body Moves the Mind — Part 2
1:45 - Focusing on your four walls
4:30 - Inspiration and perspectives from Hassle Free Barbell
10:00 - Influence from our personal struggles and changing from within
18:00 - The practice of developing athletes through personal relationships
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E7 The Body Moves the Mind — Part 1
1:00 - Riffs on the podcasting journey
5:30 - Reality of the grind and practice of Weightlifting
15:30 - "The moment you begin your mental training is when you show up to the gym and put your hands on the bar..."
19:00 - Accepting and focusing on the art of mastery
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E6 Resilience through Monotony and Chaos ft. Morgan Voz
8:30 - Prioritizing goals as both coach and athlete
12:10 - The addiction of being physically powerful
17:00 - Cultivating the Athlete self
24:30 - Defining personal boundaries as a coach
32:30 - “I don’t know how far to dream”
40:00 - No external factor can guide you as much as yourself
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E5 A Lustful Search in the Dark w/ Adam Scheiner
4:45 - Inspiration for 'The Artist & The Olympian'
13:45 - The evolution to 'The Weight'
18:00 - The influence of fathers
24:25 - “The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself”
30:30 - PEDs: portrayal in the film and the reality
38:00 - Masculinity in the modern world
49:20 - The empowerment of Weightlifting
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E4 Emotional Investment and Boundaries
5:30 - Understanding your emotional limits and boundaries
10:00 - Guiding with impact
19:00 - "I have this principle I go by, but is it hurting some athletes?"
32:30 - Figuring out the goals of each meet
43:25 - Reminders to let go and embrace the present
52:00 - Affecting people by using the lightest touch
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