Youngest American to C&J 400lbs...ever. Ep - 35

The Michael Caz Podcast

Michael Cazayoux

Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2016

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

California native, Ian Wilson began weightlifting at the age of 12. Fast forward 4 years later and he became the youngest American to clean & jerk 400lbs. As the sport of weightlifting increases in popularity in the U.S., so are Ian’s PR’s. How many 22 year olds do you know that are Front Squatting 540lbs? Go find the video on Instagram @iwilson1894, watching this dude lift is inspiring.

Big shout out to everyone who sent in some questions for this podcasts. In this episode we were able to get into Ian’s programming and how it’s evolved since he first started, his advice for beginners in the sport of weightlifting, role models like Butch Curry, Martin Pashov, Ivan Abadjiev and more. You’ll get to learn about his competition prep & training, why tapering can be so difficult, coming back from a shoulder injury, and even some tips for tall weightlifters. Enjoy the show.

Topics of discussion:

[5:30] Ian’s programming

[6:48] Advice for beginners in weightlifting

[7:50] Common lifting mistakes

[8:40] Biggest role models: Butch Curry, Martin Pashov, Ivan Abadjiev

Pyrros Dimas vs. Marc Huster 1998 Weightlifting Battle

[11:00] How surrounding yourself with people who are better than you can get you to PR faster

[15:19] Learn how Ian preps for competitions & his opinions on tapering

[17:55] Morning rituals for competition & why you need to stop over thinking!

[21:20] What are some of the best things to do for rotator cuff injuries & rehab?

[23:45] Trick lifts from Hysen Pulaku and Drew Canavero – you have to check these out:

[29:05] Some tips for tall weightlifters

[30:50] Leg strength + Back whip = Bigger lifts

[32:09] Why doesn’t Ian Wilson do Low Back Squats?

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Transcript

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0:00.0	What's up guys? This is Mike Kaju and you're listening to the Brut Shrink podcast.
0:04.0	This week I interviewed the Prodigy Ian Wilson, one of America's top male lifters.
0:10.3	Ian is a youngster, but he's already been all around the country, trained with the best of the best coaches as well as athletes.
0:20.0	This guy is a very mature human being,
0:24.4	very mature lifter.
0:25.5	He's got a ton of insight into the mental
0:29.3	and physical approach to weightlifting.
0:32.4	Last thing, before you listen to this if you would go to
0:35.5	iTunes store or the podcast app and leave me a app leave me a review that would be
0:41.5	phenomenal.
0:43.0	Search Brute Strength Podcast,
0:45.0	click reviews, then click write a review.
0:48.0	Hope you guys enjoy the show.
0:50.0	All right, I'm here with Ian Wilson, the youngest American ever to lift 400 pounds and 200 kilos.
1:00.0	What's up with Ian?
1:01.0	Hey, thanks for having me.
1:02.0	Absolutely, man. I'm psyched to do this so I've heard over the years
1:08.8	You know bits and pieces about your
1:15.0	career a little bit? Can you tell us about that relationship?
1:20.0	And namely, what is it that you admire most about your dad?
1:27.0	Yeah that's a great question.
1:29.3	It's weightlifting something that's been in our family for a long time.
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