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Podcast listeners, thank you so much for checking out today's show. This is episode 12 of the Squat

University podcast. The goal with each and every one of

these shows is to bring you as much value-packed content to help you move better in the gym and in

life, decrease your bodies, aches and pains, and help you reach your true athletic potential.

Now, today you guys are in for a real treat. This episode is the first interview show I have ever done. And I'm truly

honored to be sitting and talking with two of the greatest Olympic weightlifters in United States

history, Chad Vaughn and Cheryl Hayworth. For the 10 of you out there who are listening who don't

know who these are, here's just a quick overview. Chad is a two-time Olympian, nine-time national champion,

a multi-time international medalist, including an overall gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games,

and a previous American record holder in the Clean and Jerk for the 77-kilow weight class,

which was just broken,

I believe, this past December by Harrison Marius, who if you guys don't know who that is,

you need to check him out. He's a young up-and-comer in Olympic weightlifting with a very bright future of head of him. Cheryl is also one of the most decorated weightlifters in U.S.

history, three-time Olympic team member 2000, 2004, 2008. She won the bronze medal

in the Olympic Games in 2000. She's a two-time junior world champion, and one time in 99,

she won the silver medalist at the junior world championships. Ten straight years, senior

national champion from 1998 through 2008. She won the

Pan American Games in 1999, the Goodwill Games in 2001, and was inducted into the USA

Waylifting Hall of Fame in 2015. So again, it is truly humbling to be sitting here and

talking with these two amazing

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