ATG All Things Gym Weightlifting Podcast: Recent Episodes
David Boffa, Gregor Winter
A podcast about Olympic weightlifting, travel, and food (not necessarily in that order), with lots of behind-the-scenes competition recordings and special guests from all aspects of the sport.
Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
Episode 1 from 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Bahrain.
Episode NotesNat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
We talk all about CLUSTER SETS with Dr James Tufano, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry at Charles University in the Czech Republic. Cluster sets are a great way to add repetitions (and therefore volume) while maintaining speed and power with heavier weights. Dr Tufano—an expert on this topic—goes deep into the research behind cluster sets and when, how, and why to use them. This is an episode absolutely filled with insights about strength training for any athlete or coach!
Claire Zai's Instagram and 4-part series of articles on training and the menstrual cycle. And if you want to help her out with her current research you can take this short survey here.
All Things Gym Patreon.
Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Dr Boffa: https://www.instagram.com/dr_boffa/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
Nat's list of covid test providers for Uzbekistan https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hFuYzYA6sDHRhLUK7wJBNx7h8FP-XOKj_JQft-woAR4/edit#gid=0
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ATG Shirts https://store.hookgrip.com/product-category/atg/
20 minute video on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/power-clean-deep-47718217
Nat Arem (hookgrip), Dr Boffa (ATG), and Gregor (ATG) discuss the recent developments in the IWF and also take a look at our role as media companies.
Featuring special guest: Paula Aranda (USAW President).
00:00- 43:30:
- Ousting of IWF interim president Ursula Papandrea
- Corruption at IWF
- Future of IWF / The Olympics
The McLaren report.
43:45-end: Our Role as Media Companies
- Responding to Spencer Arnold's post.
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ATG Merch on hookgrip store: https://store.hookgrip.com/product-category/atg/
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- Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
- Paula: https://www.instagram.com/paulaholla1/
- Dr Boffa: https://www.instagram.com/dr_boffa/
- Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
- ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
- hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
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One Kilo: https://www.instagram.com/one_kilo_/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
Jen: https://www.instagram.com/itsjennym/
Dr Boffa: https://www.instagram.com/dr_boffa/
ATG Summary of the Report: https://www.allthingsgym.com/mclaren-report-on-international-weightlifting-federation/
Brian writes here: https://www.insidethegames.biz/writers/24088/brian-oliver
ATG Merch https://store.hookgrip.com/product-category/atg/
Topics:
- the Lu Xiaojun / Li Dayin equation. A year in mid 30s is a big difference compared to a year in your 20s
- Another year of recovery for Moradi, if he’s still in it
- What does it mean for worlds? How will the IWF change the qualification process
- Maybe there will be worlds in 2020?
- What about sanctioned countries and that timeframe? What is the impact on drug testing?
- Home Gyms
Nat’s idea:
- 5 scores to count
- You have to meet a min percentage of your prior roby points sometime next spring
- If you don’t compete or miss the percentage you forfeit your spot
Links:
DIY hand sanitizer: https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_Local_Production.pdf
Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Dr Boffa: https://www.instagram.com/dr_boffa/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
Jen: https://www.instagram.com/itsjennym/
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
One Kilo: https://www.instagram.com/one_kilo_/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
Show Notes:
- Comprehensive Article about Corona: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/dont-panic-the-comprehensive-ars-technica-guide-to-the-coronavirus/
- Exponential Growth & Corona Video: https://youtu.be/Kas0tIxDvrg
- Exponential Growth : https://www.worldpopulationbalance.org/understanding-exponential-growth
- 45 min ABS News video about how Corona started in China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycrqXJYf1SU
- A Warning From a Scientist Who Saw the Coronavirus Coming: https://slate.com/technology/2020/03/coronavirus-covid19-pandemic-cause-prediction-prevention.html
- PDF: Updated IWF Qualification Guidelines https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2020/03/IWF-Guidelines-for-Qual.-Events-affected-by-Coronavirus-and-its-consequences-1.pdf
INSTAGRAMs
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Dr Boffa: https://www.instagram.com/dr_boffa/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
- Masks Nat recommended: https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/safety/breathing/disposable-respirators/n95-particulate-respirator-plus-nuisance-oz-2400n95
- NYT Cruise Ship Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/22/world/asia/coronavirus-japan-cruise-ship.html
- Latest WHO Situation Reports: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports
INSTAGRAMs
One Kilo: https://www.instagram.com/one_kilo_/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
hookgrip: https://www.instagram.com/hookgrip/
Nat: https://www.instagram.com/natarem/
Jenny: https://www.instagram.com/itsjennym/
Dr Boffa: https://www.instagram.com/dr_boffa/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
One Kilo: https://www.instagram.com/one_kilo_/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
Jenny: https://www.instagram.com/itsjennym/
Dr Boffa: https://www.instagram.com/dr_boffa/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
Instagram Accounts Mentioned:
Yazmin: https://www.instagram.com/yazmin.stevens/
Amanda: https://www.instagram.com/amanda_the.strong.panda/
One Kilo: https://www.instagram.com/one_kilo_/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
Jenny: https://www.instagram.com/itsjennym/
Dr Boffa: https://www.instagram.com/dr_boffa/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
YKS Media: https://www.instagram.com/yks.media/
Julius: https://www.instagram.com/imjulius/
One Kilo: https://www.instagram.com/one_kilo_/
ATG: https://www.instagram.com/atginsta/
Jenny: https://www.instagram.com/itsjennym/
Dr Boffa: https://www.instagram.com/dr_boffa/
Gregor: https://www.instagram.com/gregorwinter/
A little chat over breakfast at the start of the American Open Finals in Salt Lake City. Guests include Nat Arem of hookgrip, Jen Marchese of One Kilo, and Ethan “Big Dog” Sigmon. Enjoy!
also on iTunes!
Gregor, Nat, and Dr Boffa check in while Gregor makes the drive from Berlin to Tramelan, Switzerland, for the 49th “Challenge 210” competition—a Bronze level Olympic qualifier that will feature many (most?) athletes from China’s A squad (seriously). Random musings, conversations about Gregor’s rental car, and road noise ensue. Enjoy!
also on iTunes!
Even MORE ramblings from Bangkok! Some thoughts on the competition and who may end up in Tokyo 2020, among other topics. Recorded in a less-than-ideal restaurant setting, so audio is a little bit dicey at times, but (with any luck) the solid gold content still comes through. Enjoy!
also on iTunes!
Just a little breakfast café chat post-2019 Worlds from Bangkok. Includes Nat Arem, Dr Boffa, Steve Galvan, and Gregor Winter. Enjoy!
also on iTunes!
A few of us (finally) left the compound hotel grounds for some food after the women’s 81A and men’s 102A. Banter ensued, as well as a surprise visit by an Olympic Champion. Enjoy!
also on iTunes!
Some late-night ramblings following a couple of amazing days of lifting. We try to cover everything: Shi Zhiyong and the men’s 73s, Kuo Hsing-chun and the women’s 59s, Deng Wei and the Tomanator in the 64s, and of course Lu Xiaojun and the 81s. Enjoy!
also on iTunes!
A quick breakfast conversation with Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines, bronze medalist in the 55kg class, recorded the morning after her competition. Enjoy!
also on iTunes!
Quick update with some random recordings—including a little chat with Meso’s physio—at the 2019 Worlds! The packed schedule and astonishingly slow internet have made podcasting a bit challenging, but with any luck there will be more soon! Enjoy!
also on iTunes!
Some (very) random updates from the first day when we’re all in Thailand. Includes lots of incoherent and jet-lagged ramblings by podcast regulars as well as some special new guests. Enjoy!
also on iTunes!
The first field report from the 2019 Worlds in Thailand, before the meet has even begun! Gregor of ATG and Nat of hookgrip are already on the ground sharing their thoughts. Enjoy!
also on iTunes!
A little pre-2019 Worlds in Thailand podcast with (most of) the commentating team: JP Nicoletta, Sean Waxman, Mike Choi, and Dr Boffa. We go over some behind-the-scenes prep aspects and then talk about the sessions and lifters we’re most excited about (which is nearly all of them). Enjoy!
Also on iTunes!
I return to the Hookgrip Palace cafeteria for more weightlifting talk with Nat Arem. We go over some predictions and thoughts on the upcoming (or currently happening) Pan Am Games and American Open Series 2, speculate on potential Olympic hopefuls, and then dive into some crazy results from Junior athletes in the 1980s. Enjoy!
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Gregor of ATG and I were on a call and decided to record it for a little podcast episode. We talk about visiting some of Team USA as they prepare for the upcoming PanAm Games (Jourdan Delacruz, Harrison Maurus, Kate Nye, and Mattie Sasser), Kate Nye’s huge training lifts from the session, some upcoming ATG projects, and what it’s like filming in a training hall (along with a digression on what I used to film the athletes). Enjoy and thanks for listening!
Also on iTunes!
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While on a trip to New Jersey I stopped down in the southern part of the state to visit Nat Arem at the hookgrip palace. We recorded a nearly three-hour podcast episode while enjoying some fine NJ-diner dining; topics included the upcoming Junior Worlds, the 2020 Qualification system, defining a “great” weightlifter, the HBO show “Chernobyl,” and much more. Enjoy!
one half of the palace…
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Another post-competition update from Memphis, Tennessee. After 28-ish minutes of rambling conversations—including a discussion of my hotel check-in issues—we eventually get to talking about weightlifting, including Hunter Elam’s performance in the 59s, Travis Cooper in the 81s, some other highlights from the day, our expectations for the final day of the competition, and our efforts at teasing out the logic of the Olympic Qualification procedure for Tokyo 2020. Enjoy!
Also on iTunes!
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Checking in from Memphis, Tennessee, at the 2019 USAW National Championships. Our truly rambling discussion covers a little bit of weightlifting, memories from Rio 2016, credit card points, airplanes, and more. Also includes a quick bonus visit from Cara Heads Slaughter. Enjoy!
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Nat and Gregor check in with a HUGE three-hour update from the Asian Championships in Ningbo, China. Topics include:
- their police interview!
- Recapping the 109kg session with Akbar Djuraev 6/6 with Junior World Records and Ali Hashemi’s 225kg.
- video reviews in weightlifting (first implemented in Las Vegas at Youth Worlds)
- Women’s 87kg with Wang Zhouyu’s dominance and the implications for Zhang Wangli’s chances of making the Chinese Olympic team
- the price of iPhones in China
- The Ararefugee Games Platform
- a lengthy discussion on weightlifting platforms, cost of having an elevated platform
- the Porsche 919 EVO Hybrid record lap time for the Nordschleife
- Nat’s experience at USAW competitions
- Team USA’s great performance at Pan Ams
- Hookgrip’s vs ATG’s Instagram ability to grow on instagram (with Germany being so anti social media)
- Nat’s criteria for posting lifts on hookgrip’s instagram (drugged vs non-drugged lifters)
- Thoughts on the upcoming Super Session!
Enjoy! And thank you for listening.
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Also on iTunes!
Weightlifting and Chinese banking experts Nat and Gregor check in with more shenanigans from the Asian Championships in Ningbo, China. After a discussion of a police visit to the hotel room the weightlifting content starts at about minute 30. Enjoy!
Weightlifting talk starts at 30 minutes
- Before that we talk about having police visit us in our hotel room
- what were exciting sessions so far
- women’s 76kg session with Zhang Wangli and Rim Jong Sim
- THE key to Chinese weightlifting success
- Pan Ams: Kate Nye vs Mattie Rogers
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Nat and Gregor check in from the Asian Championships in Ningbo, China. Topics include:
- a lengthy treaty on the Chinese banking system and trying to exchange 100USD
- opening a Chinese bank account!
- weightlifting talk (starting around minute 32)
- a recap of the Men’s 96 session: Meso vs Tian Tao, Meso 174 and his bomb out, Tian Tao and his 181 and 231 miss
- Gregor is put on the spot with weightlifting trivia
- highest snatch and clean & jerk over bodyweight
- short discussion of the best ever male Chinese lifter
- Arafura Games (a potential chance for Godelli and Co to still earn Olympic qualification points)
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Also on iTunes!
Nat and Gregor check in with more updates! Highlights include:
- Deng Wei and Toshiki Session recap
- Meso vs Tian Tao
- Ilya’s comeback
- ATG shirts back in stock soon
- Working on the Hookgrip store
- Zhang Wangli vs Rim Jong Sim
- Acquiring weightlifting memorabilia on trips
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The second update from Ningbo, China, and the 2019 Asian Championships. Topics covered include a recap of the previous day’s sessions, the upcoming sessions (M81 and W59), Chinese Olympic qualification potential, what a sport is (and isn’t), and how to fix the CrossFit Games. Enjoy!
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Nat (Hookgrip guy) and Gregor (ATG guy) report on what’s happening at the Asian Championships in Ningbo, China. Check out a great discussion of what the media situation is like in China and (just as important) what the food situation is. Enjoy!
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Another update from Taiwan! Enjoy some rambling musings about the drive back from Taitung City to Kaohsiung, our interview with Coach Lin, and the training hall here.
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Greetings from Taiwan! In this short episode, Gregor (of ATG) and I update you on our current trip to visit Kuo Hsing-Chun and her coach. We go over what we’ve done and seen (and eaten) so far, from Taipei to Kaohsiung to Taitung. Enjoy!
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Also on iTunes! (and probably most other podcast places)
Nat Arem, Mike Choi, Ethan Sigmon, and I sat down for some Thai food and recapped the first couple days of the American Open Finals out in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Enjoy the banter and the ambiance!
https://the2doctors.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/2018-ao-finals-mixdown-1.mp3
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Now that we’ve all settled in post-World Championships we got together (online) for a little more podcasting. I’m joined by Gregor, Sean Waxman, JP Nicoletta, Mark Cannella, Mike Choi, and Dr Westbrook. We go over our memories of the Worlds and generally just ramble, as is our habit. Enjoy!
https://the2doctors.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/2018-worlds-post-recap_01.mp3
Also on iTunes.
The final day of the competition! We chat with a local, briefly recap the final sessions, speculate on next year’s Worlds, hear Nat Arem lament the perception of doping by outsiders, and share some of our favorite lifts of the competition. Also includes some random appearances by anyone who happened to walk by during recording. Enjoy!
https://the2doctors.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/2018-worlds-day-10-mixdown-1.mp3
Also on iTunes!
Possibly our most scattered episode yet! We discuss the usual happenings (including Ilyin’s trolling of the weightlifting community), have special guest Viviana Podhaiski of everyday lifters join us for a bit, and ultimately end up in the swankiest yurt I’ve ever seen. Enjoy!
https://the2doctors.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/2018-worlds-day-09-mixdown-1.mp3
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Some more great casual conversations from the 2018 Worlds. To start we hear some detailed information from Nat Arem on the inner workings of hookgrip and the difficulties of shooting, editing, and sharing good weightlifting footage. Later in the day we recap the sessions, including Lydia Valentin’s (relatively) easy victory and the shenanigans of Ilya Ilyin’s competition card and the men’s 102A. Enjoy!
https://the2doctors.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/2018-worlds-day-08-mixdown-1.mp3
Also on iTunes!
Today: Gregor does some curls! In addition to our usual banter, we had the pleasure of getting Maged Salama of Egypt to sit down with us for a bit. Maged coached Germany’s Matthias Steiner in the past and currently works with Meso Hassona of Qatar. There’s also the usual discussion of competition antics, competition mistakes, and recaps. Enjoy!
https://the2doctors.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/2018-worlds-day-07-mixdown-2.mp3
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More in our continuing series of informal recordings from the World Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. In addition to the day’s sessions and some training hall info, we discuss finally finding some good coffee AND we get some inside information from USAW’s Pedro Meloni on an upcoming rule change in the IWF regarding touching the barbell. Enjoy!
https://the2doctors.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/2018-worlds-day-06-mixdown-1.mp3
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More updates from Ashgabat and the 2018 World Championships! We cover the day’s sessions (which included the amazing men’s 81A session), chat with the Japanese team’s Hideyuki Nagao, get some inside info on what athletes have been doing in the training hall, and otherwise fill the time with our usual banter. Enjoy!
https://the2doctors.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/2018-worlds-day-05-mixdown-1.mp3
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More recordings from out and about at the 2018 World Championships! We recap the women’s 59A, Rebeka Koha’s performance, make predictions on the men’s 73A, and then (later) see how our predictions played out after the session ended. For the first part of the episode we also have Kelsey Kennedy (USAW’s Marketing & Content Manager) share some insight into Team USA’s training camp in Germany and the differences between the athlete lodging (where she is) and the Sport Hotel (where officials and media are). Enjoy!
https://the2doctors.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/2018-worlds-day-04-mixdown-1.mp3
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Another series of impromptu recordings from the World Championships! There’s some wind noise early on affecting audio quality, but that’s unavoidable when you take the show out of the studio and into the world. We discuss some training hall lifts, questionable judging, the Worlds MVP spectator, and even get a visit by the director of the broadcast to talk about the challenges of covering weightlifting for a live feed. Enjoy!
https://the2doctors.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/worlds-day-03-mixdown-1.mp3
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Day 2 of our special reports from Ashgabat and the 2018 World Championships! Gregor and I just brought the Zoom H1n recorder along with us and captured some impromptu conversations: a chat over breakfast, one during a midday break, and one at the end of the day. The environment can be quite noisy at times (and therefore a bit tough to here us in spots) but it gives you a sense of the atmosphere at Worlds (we hope). Special guest appearances include: Mike Choi, Mark Cannella, Sean Waxman, JP Nicoletta, and Nat Arem of hookgrip. Enjoy!
https://the2doctors.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/2018-worlds-day-02.mp3
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Since Gregor (of ATG fame) and I are currently in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan to help cover the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships he thought it would be fun to do a very informal podcast recording of us chatting at the end of the day. The idea was borne of the fact that this is generally what happens at the end of the day for any competition: you sit around and talk about weightlifting, despite having just spent the past 10-12 hours watching/talking about weightlifting. Who doesn’t want more weightlifting?! So enjoy, if you like, 40-ish minutes of us, unedited, chatting about weightlifting, the city, the venue, the training hall, and anything else that comes to mind. Hopefully there will be more to come!
https://the2doctors.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/worlds-2018-d01.mp3