From Novice to Advanced — The Weightlifter's Journey

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

I've been barbell lifting for seven years. In that time I've hit some personal records that I'm proud of: a 615-lb deadlift, 225 shoulder press, and 465 squat. The last couple years though, I haven't notched these kinds of big milestones for a combination of reasons, including dealing with injuries, having less time, and experiencing a shift in motivation. A lot of lifters, as well as amateur athletes of all kinds, will follow a similar trajectory as they move from first starting out to getting deeper into their fitness journey. Here to walk us through the phases of that journey is my own strength coach, Matt Reynolds, who's the founder of Barbell Logic Online Coaching.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	I've been barbell lifting for seven years.
0:13.2	In that time I've hit some personal records that I'm really proud of.
0:15.6	A 615 pound deadlift, a 225 pound shoulder press, and a 465 pound squat.
0:20.8	The last couple of years though, I haven't notched these kinds of big milestones for a combination
0:24.6	of reasons, including dealing with injuries, having less time, and experiencing a shift
0:28.8	in motivation.
0:29.8	A lot of alifters, as well as amateur athletes of all kinds, will follow a similar trajectory
0:34.0	as they move from first starting out to getting deeper into their fitness journey.
0:37.3	Here to walk us through the phases of that journey is my own strength coach, Matt Reynolds,
0:40.8	who's the founder of Barbell Logic Online Coaching.
0:43.0	Matt talks about how the things his lifters focus on change as they move from beginner
0:46.8	to intermediate to advanced, and why it takes longer to get stronger the longer you've
0:50.9	been lifting.
0:51.9	We then discuss how to rediscover your motivation for training once progress and your one
0:55.1	rep maxes slows down by finding new PRs to chase and learning to enjoy the process over
0:59.8	the outcome.
1:00.8	We also get into how to stay consistent with your workouts when life gets busier as you
1:03.8	get older, as well as how to deal with common injuries, both the injuries themselves and
1:07.8	the mental game of working through them.
1:09.5	After shows over, check out our show notes at a-wim.islashlifting.
1:12.9	All right, Matt Reynolds, welcome back to the show.
1:26.5	Hey, man, thanks for having me.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Art of Manliness, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Art of Manliness and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.