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The Michael Caz Podcast

How to develop confidence and build elite level strength ft. Danny Camargo - Ep. 72

The Michael Caz Podcast

Michael Cazayoux

Health & Fitness, Business

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2017

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Danny Camargo (@camargo_oly), one of the most successful American weightlifting coaches is interviewed on the show this week. Altogether, Danny has produced 14 international weightlifters including Gold Medalist, Mattie Rogers. Not only is he producing superior athletes but he is also building confidence and character that these athletes will carry on for life. In this episode, we’ll be getting into all aspects of coaching ranging from gym culture, when to address an early arm bend, and teaching mindset and mental strength in your athletes.

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Topics of discussion:

[16:50] Gym culture

[26:24] Coach Bill McDaniel

[30:00] Athletic career

[38:00] Addressing an early arm bend

[44:09] Barbell psychology

[52:33] Mattie Rogers

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Transcript

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0:00.0

What's up everyone? This is Mike Kaseh and you're listening to the brute strength podcast.

0:04.5

In this week's episode I interview one of the top weightlifting coaches in the country if not the world,

0:09.7

Danny Camargo. Most people know Coach Camargo

0:13.4

as the coach of the phenom Maddie Rogers,

0:16.1

but he's also coached 13 other athletes

0:19.0

to the international level, which makes him

0:21.9

one of the most successful weightlifting coaches in American history.

0:27.0

One of the most interesting, probably the most interesting thing that I've observed from his athletes is that so many of them go six for six at their meets

0:34.7

which is not all that common and he explains how and why he does that and

0:42.4

how that fits into their development as an athlete as well as development in terms of character and their life in general.

0:51.0

He talks a lot about building confidence, keeping it fun in the gym,

0:56.2

building character, building the entire athlete, as well as his relationship with the amazing athlete, Maddie Rogers.

1:05.0

Before we get started, if you've been listening to this show for a while, you like it,

1:11.0

please put this on pause, head to iTunes, leave me a review. I would really

1:16.4

appreciate it. I'm going to invite any of you that are interested to call into a

1:21.2

voicemail that I have set up and leave some questions.

1:25.0

So then I'm going to play back your question on the podcast,

1:29.6

and I'm either going to answer the question myself, or I'm going to get one of my guests to help me answer those

1:36.2

questions. If you're interested, the number is 801-4490503. That's 801 449. Oh, 5.03. Enjoy the show.

1:48.0

Hey Mike, my name is Marshall Simler. I'm a coach and owner at Crosswood Override in Thompson, Connecticut.

1:56.0

Just want to know. Love the podcast. You guys are the best. I had a question, my question though is more on the business type of thing.

2:05.0

So one thing we're trying to do is be a good resource for our community with health and fitness and performance.

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