The Weightlifting Platform
Joshua Ward is the owner and head coach of Controlled Chaos weightlifting in Victoria, the is the founder of the weightlifting platform a new service with the mission of putting our Australian athl…
RAW Barbell Club Podcast
The RAW Barbell Club Podcast is a Strength and Conditioning podcast about training, competing, and coaching athletes for various sports including Powerlifting, CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting.
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The Heroes Journey
Phillip Liao is a weightlifter, physiotherapist and coach. He competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Olympic Weightlifting. He has been on the podcast multiple times before an…
Spartan Ultra Marathon Obstacle Racing
Melanie Currey is an Ultra Obstacle Course Racer who competes in long distance endurance events around the world. She recently competed in the Spartan Ultra World Championships in Sweden. We record…
Training Online as a Remote Athlete
Adrian Carey is one of our online team members, having qualified for his first nationals this year. In this episode we talk about some of the obstacles and challenges faced by not having a face to …
Post Natal Depression & The Mummy Growth Project
Chloe Richards is the owner of the Mummy Growth Project. In this Episode Chloe details her journey into motherhood, the surprises and the dark places she got to dealing with Post Natal Depression.
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Rebecca Hannon & Steve Norman : Weak Hamstrings, Training For Masters and Competing – Podcast Episode 83
Rebecca Hannon is an Exercise Physiologist. Steve Norman is a CrossFit Coach. In this podcast we talk about Exercise Physiology, the state of the health industry in NSW and training as Masters Athl…
Jana Jegathesan : Mercenary Entertainment : Building Culture Through Stories
Jana is an Amateur fighter, and Entrepreneur. His new project Mercenary Entertainment hopes to tell stories through interesting media. Something that I can get behind. I hope you enjoy the chat!
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Professor David Jenkinson : Brazilian Jiu jitsu Black Belt
Professor David Jenkinson is the owner of the BJJ gym that I train at. Dave is a beast on and off the mats. We talk about how to train and get the most out of your Jiu jitsu training and how Dave c…
Steve Norman : Talking Shop – Field Sport Injuries, Travel and Jump Training
Steve is a good friend, CrossFit Coach and former Weightlifter. I love sitting down to chat about training and coaching with him. We talk about ACL injuries, Jump training, Deadlifts and a whole bu…
Jordan ‘Biggie’ Steffens : King of The Circus, Strongman & Weightlifting
Jordan Biggie is a Professional Strongman and International Weightlifter. He’s super strong, super knowledgeable and super fun. Enjoy this really cool conversation with a guy that knows his stuff!
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Peter Ticehurst : Diet and Nutrition for Strength and Power Athletes
Peter Ticehurst is a sports dietician who works closely with weightlifting athletes. Peter is a masters weightlifter and a wealth of knowledge when it comes to nutrition.
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Harvey Goodman – The Life of an Olympic Weightlifter
Harvey Goodman is one of the 3 head coaches at Phoenix Weightlifting Club in Victoria, Australia. Before his tenure as a coach, Harvey was one of the best weightlifters in the country. He competed …
Brandon Wakeling – Trying for Tokyo 2020
Brandon Wakeling is a Commonwealth Games Weightlifter, the last time we recorded he was ramping up for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, this time he’s ready to take on a new challenge. Trying to qualif…
Linzey Beister – On Change
Linzey Beister was the owner and head coach of Gold Coast Weightlifting Club in Queensland. GCWC was one of the biggest clubs in Australia but shut down prior to the 2018 Commonwealth Games. A lot …
Seb Ostrowicz : The Weightlifting House Life & Understanding ROBI
Seb Ostrowicz is a podcast host, coach, and writer. He runs the hugely successful weightlifting house podcast. Seb has been on the show multiple times and every time is a blast!
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Craig Gibson – The CrossFit ARETE Story
CrossFit Arete is a local CrossFit box that ran an awesome Super Total Competition earlier this year. It was so much fun that the entire RAW Barbell Club team are ramped up and ready for the one co…
Stephen Norman : My Wim Hof Experience
Stephen is an old friend and training partner. We both love, training, coaching and talking so it’s actually surprise that it’s taken this long to record an episode. Steve recently took part in a W…
Nick Mudaliar – Coaching Athletes
Nick Mudaliar is an exercise physiologist and strength coach. I first met him at a strongman competition at Adonis Athletics in Penrith, and have had him on my mind to to chat with ever since. This…
Carl Paoli : The Freestyle Way
Carl Paoli was one of my biggest influences in coaching. Carl is a movement, gymnastics and lifestyle design coach who rose to prominence in our field during the proliferation of CrossFit. He is a …
Scott Wilson: On Growing – 2018 Commonwealth Games Competitor
In this episode of the podcast I sit down with Scott Wilson from SAW athletic. Scott is a commonwealth games weightlifting representative and strength coach who owns and operates a gym in Prestons….
Natasha Barker: Journey Of An Olympian
In this episode of the podcast I sit down with Natasha Barker, a legend in Australian weightlifting. Natasha competed at the first olympic games where women participated, at the 2000 Olympics, righ…
Treating Dementia Through Strength Training with Michael Inskip
On today’s episode my guest is Michael Inskip. Michael is a weightlifter but more importantly he’s an exercise physiologist and is currently doing some really cool research into the affects of stre…
Melissa Paige Wu : Olympic Diver & Medalist
In this episode of the podcast I sit down with Olympic Diver Melissa Wu. Melissa is a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Olympic games silver medalist and was the youngest Australian to win an olymp…
Art Of Programming : The Nuanced Touch with Snatch Sensei
In part two of our programming chat Vu and I discuss the subtlety involved with programming in weightlifting. Where we talked about simple concepts last week we discuss, debate and ponder the nuanc…
Art Of Programming : Simple Concepts & Tips with Snatch Sensei
In this episode of the podcast I chat with Vu Tran the Snatch Sensei about programming. We discuss the philosophy behind programming strength / weightlifting and how you can use it to become the be…
A Force from the Coast : Hunter Barbell Club with Troy Smith
In this episode of the podcast I have a long awaited chat with Troy Smith from Hunter Barbell Club. Troy is an amazing coach who is producing and growing a bunch of crazy strong individuals in his …
Owning a Gym : The CrossFit 2147 Story with Mat & Lady Seeto
In this episode of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I sit down with My friends Mat & Lady Seeto, the owners of CrossFit 2147. Mat & Lady are some of the best people I know, and both Kush and I …
The Blind Weightlifter : No Obstacle is Too Large with Malek & Sabah Chamoun
In this episode of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I sit down with Malek and Sabah Chamoun two sibling with an impressive pedigree in weightlifting. One is finishing his career whilst the other is jus…
Starting A School Strength Program
In this Podcast Kurt Rich from Sydney Boy’s High School joins us once again to discuss his school’s weight room and how you could go about setting up a kids training program within a school
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Training Variety & Being Athletic
In Episode 59 of the podcast I chat with my friend Yannick (Shred Fitness) about how important it is to be athletic for both your life as well as competing within the sport of weightlifting.
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Teaching The Split Jerk
In this Inaugural Coaches Collective episode Yannick (Shred Fitness), Vu (Snatch Sensei) and Phil (M3) sit down to chat about coaching the split jerk. This is a brand new format which I hope can be…
Phillip Liao on Authenticity
Commonwealth Games Athlete Phil discusses the need and want for authenticity in peoples lives
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30 Day Challenge with Harry & Jack
In Ep 57 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I sit down with Harry to talk trash and chat about a current bet we have going on within the gym.
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Coaching High Schoolers with Kurt Rich
In Ep 55 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I sit down with Kurt Rich from Sydney Boy High School to talk about getting kids strong! Kurt is a teacher as well as the head strength & conditioning c…
The End Of CrossFit Regionals : Changes In The 2019 Games Season
In Ep 54 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I chat to Luke from Starr Strength & Performance. As a coach involved in the training of athletes at the Regional and Games level Luke is very intereste…
Sinclair Countdown
In Ep 53 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I talk to Seb Ostrowicz from the Weightlifting House podcast to talk about the ending of his popular podcast series the sinclair countdown. We talk about wh…
Andrew Pineda : Guillain–Barré Syndrome
In Ep 52 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I sit down with Andrew Pineda to chat about Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Last year Andrew was randomly struck down with an auto immune disease that attacks the …
Vanessa Kerr – Hills Barbell club
In Ep 51 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I sit down with Vanessa Kerr. We talk about her coaching journey, and how beneficial Olympic weightlifting is to all sports as well as health and fitness. W…
Callum Hannay : Burleigh Barbell Club
In Ep 50 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I get on the phone with Callum Hannay co-owner and head coach of Burleigh Barbell Club. Cal talks about how to create a positive training environment, grow …
Lester Ho from TG Strength on Creating Gym Culture and Coaching Philosophy
In Ep 49 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I catch up with Lester Ho AKA the Training Geek. Lester is the Owner and head coach of TG Strength. He’s a really knowledgeable guy so it was really cool to…
Phillip Liao: Post Commonwealth Games Catch-Up
In Ep 48 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I catch up with Phillip Liao, our under 56kg Representative for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. A lot has changed since our last podcast so I thought it would …
2018 Australian Senior Championships Predictions with Yannick Mifsud
In Ep 47 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I predict the winners, of the 2018 Australian Weightlifting Senior Championships with Yannick Mifsud from Shred Fitness. This was an impromptu episode so th…
Kush The Physio : Hip Hinge Mechanics a Case Study on Athlete Rehab
In Ep 46 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I finally sit down with Kush again to chat on the podcast. We didn’t actually have a plan on what we were going to talk about so we go through a back pain c…
Steve Tikkanen : New Weight Categories
In Ep 45 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I interview Steve Tikkanen from Odd Socks Halterophilie to talk about the recent changes to the sport of weightlifting, in particular the new weight categor…
Daniel Walker – The BMX Ninja
In Ep 44 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I interview Daniel Walker AKA the BMX Ninja. Daniel was a competitor on the second season of Australian Ninja Warrior. Daniel credits a lot of positives in …
Joshua Wu
In Ep 43 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I interview Joshua Wu. Josh is a long time weightlifter who has represented Australia many times as a youth and junior athlete and has recently competed in …
Starr Strength & Performance
In Ep 42 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I interview Luke Starr from Starr Strength & Performance. Luke is well known in the CrossFit Community as a Sydney based OG CrossFit Coach. In weightlif…
Squat University – Aaron Horschig
In Ep 41 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I interview Aaron Horschig from Squat University. Aaron is a physiotherapist, weightlifting coach and produces some of the best weightlifting content on the…
Ben Dineen – The Wod Life
In Ep 40 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I interview Ben Dineen from The Wod Life. The Wod Life is an Aussie company that sells a whole bunch of merch, equipment and gear. This one isn’t weightlift…
Nat Arem – Hookgrip
In Ep 39 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I interview Nat Arem, from Hookgrip. Hookgrip is the company that makes all of those amazing slow-motion videos of lifters all over the world hitting massiv…
Manuel Buitrago : The Secret Of Chinese Weightlifting – Technical Mastery and Training
In Ep 38 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I interview Dr Manuel Buitrago from Ma Strength. Coach Manuel and Coach Ma have been pivotal in bringing the secrets of Chinese Weightlifting to the Western…
Simon Bungate – Building Power & Strength: Training Rugby and Track & Field Athletes
In Ep 37 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I chat with Simon Bungate. Simon has worked in Strength and Conditioning for a number of years most notably with the NYC West Tigers NRL Side and Olympian, …
Stuart Cooke – The Three Pillars of Health : Mindset, Nutrition & Sleep
In Ep 36 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast get to chat with Stuart Cooke, The co-founder of 180 Nutrition. He is the host of the awesome 180 nutrition podcast, interviewing the likes of Wim Hof, Kell…
Darren Coughlan & Simon Francazio : Between Sets Podcast
In Ep 35 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I actually get interviewed by Simon and Darren from the Between Sets Podcast. Serves me right for trying to interview the interviewers! We talk about weight…
Jesse Burns : CrossFit Regionals Episode
With the CrossFit Pacific Regionals on this weekend I thought it would be cool to post our interview with 2x Regionals Athlete Jesse Burns. We talk about what it’s like to try and qualify for regio…
Tyson Edwards : Move How You’re Meant To
In Ep 33 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I sit down with The Tyson Edwards, to talk about his successful youtube channel, weightlifting, his gymnastics training and breaking the world record for hi…
Dr. Robert Mitchell : Coaching National and International Teams, Burwood Weightlifting Club & Helping the Sport Prosper
In Ep 32 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I sit down with Robert ‘The Doc’ Mitchell, to talk about coaching in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting. Among his many accolades Rob is/has been a surgeon,…
Deborah Lovely Acason : One of Australia’s Most Accomplished Lifters – Discus Thrower, Olympian, Cyclist & Commonwealth Games Champion
In Ep 31 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I sit down with Deborah ‘Lovely’ Acason. Deb is a veteran of the sport. These 2018 Commonwealth Games would be her 5th Appearance! On top of this she has co…
Steph Davies – Starting the sport late, Building a Solid Base & What your Willing to Do
In Ep 30 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I sit down with Steph Davies. Steph is one of the newest lifters on the Comm Games team and has quickly become a powerhouse in the sport. We talk about the …
Ridge Barredo – Comm Games Athlete, Future Underwear Model & All Round Nice Guy
In Ep 29 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I sit down with our Australian Under 105kg Rep for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Ridge is a really funny guy, and super easy to talk to. Please enjoy this wi…
Kaitlyn Fassina – Commonwealth Games Medalist : Stories from a Champ in the Making
In Ep 28 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast I sit down with your 2018 Commonwealth Games under 90kg Silver Medalist Kaitlyn Fassina. This recording took place a few weeks before her competition so it …
Pip Malone : When Competing is Life – 2x CrossFit Games Competitor to Commonwealth Games Olympic Weightlifter
In Ep 27 of RAW Barbell Club Podcast Pip Malone and Andy talk about her long history in competing in elite sports. Her career spans from Elite Gymnastics to the CrossFit Games, all the way to makin…
Brandon Wakeling : Becoming a Professional Weightlifter – Believing in Your Crazy Dreams & How To Stop at Nothing
In Ep 26 of RAW Barbell Club Podcast Brandon Wakeling and Andy talk about Brandons decision to put his life on hold to become a full time weightlifter. We discuss the trials, tribulations and costs…
From the Circus to the Commonwealth Games – Getting Strong for Acrobatics with Alyce Stephenson
In Ep 25 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast Andy and Alyce Stephenson sit down to chat about her road to the Commonwealth Games. How she fell into Acrobatics, and started performing all over the world…
Cutting a Million Kilo’s – A Quest to Make the Commonwealth Games with Phillip Liao
In this episode of the podcast Phil and I chat about his road to the Commonwealth Games. His trials and tribulations as well as growth as a person, athlete and coach.
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Starting a Phenomenon – Meeting Glen Pendlay & Creating The Weightlifting House Podcast with Seb Ostrowicz
In this episode of the RAW Barbell Club podcast I get to sit down with Seb Ostrowicz the owner of the Weightlifting House Podcast. If you haven’t heard his podcast it’s the best ‘Olympic Weightlift…
RAW Barbell Club Podcast Season 3 Teaser Trailer
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SEASON 3
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Welcome to Season 3 of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast. We are finally out with some mega episodes. Awesome interviews with awesome people in the str…
Podcast Episode 22 | Training Special Forces, Coaching Pirates, Aliens & Breaking Guiness World Records with JT from Underground RX
in RAW Barbell Club Ep. 22 I sit down with John Templeton (JT) to talk about coaching a variety of athletes. From Elite military (SAS) to Actors on the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, to CrossFitt…
Podcast Episode 21 | Australia’s Largest Weightlifting Club, Cougar’s Unimaginable Growth with Angela Wydall
In RAW Barbell Club Ep. 21 I sit down to chat with Angela Wydall, one of the two head coaches of the famous Cougars Weightlifting Club in Brisbane, Australia. I finally learn her history, coaching …
Podcast Episode 20 | Weightlifting At The Grass Skirt Level – Empowerment Through Sport, with Tahina Booth
In RAW Barbell Club Ep. 20 I sit down to talk with Tahina Booth is the founder of a Non for Profit Organisation that empowers men and women in PNG, by combatting gender based violence through sport…
Podcast Episode 19 | What Does it Take to be a Weightlifter with Leo Isaac
In RAW Barbell Club Ep. 19 I sit down with Leo Isaac the 2017 AWF Coaching Conference to learn his weightlifting life story and learn what it takes to both raise and be a weightlifter.
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Podcast Episode 18 | Raising Athletes, Kicking Ass and Weightlifting World Domination with Linzey Beister
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Podcast Episode 17 | Accountant to Gym Owner – The Unsuspecting Weightlifter with Parisa Hayeri
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Podcast Episode 16 | Work, Life & Competition – Becoming a Parent with Yannick Mifsud
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RAW Barbell Club Podcast Season Two Teaser Trailer
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I know it’s been a while since I’ve been in touch with you guys via some podcast content, but I’m back…
Podcast Episode 15 | Bands and Chains
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Podcast Episode 14 | The Art & Science of Programming
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Podcast Episode 13 | Drugs in Sport – Icarus
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Podcast Episode 12 | Becoming a Weightlifting Coach
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Podcast Episode 11 | Growing up, Leaving the Nest & New Beginnings
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Podcast Episode 10 | Coaching, Sport and Athlete Development
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Podcast Episode 9 | Growing into Weightlifting Life
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Podcast Episode 8 | Squat Every Day, the First 4 Weeks
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Podcast Episode 7 | A Family History of Strength with Carl Hensel
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Podcast Episode 6 | Mobility for CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting
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Podcast Episode 5 | Overtraining, Tendinitis, Rehab with Kush
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Podcast Episode 4 | Dropping weight & Australian Olympic Weightlifting Nationals
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Podcast Episode 3.5 | IOC Dropping Weight Classes, Politics and Doping
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Podcast Episode 3 | Dealing with bad movement, pain and regressing training
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Podcast Episode 2 | Yannick Mifsud on programming strength and the 2017 Australian Weightlifting Nationals
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In each episode of the RAW Barbell Club Podcast, our host Andy explores the mind, body and make-up of a ‘weightlifter’ and how to become one. Most importantly we discuss the philosophies, practices, tools of successful lifters and coaches. Especially how each unique individual found our great sport! We often have the most amazing and insightful guests, who you will absolutely fall in love with!
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Andrew Rajeevan (Andy) from RAW Barbell Club reveals all of his online and face to face strength training strategies, techniques & systems so you can get stronger, faster more explosive and move better. Andy loves movement, and that’s what drew him to the sports of CrossFit, and through that to his passion Olympic Weightlifting. Through his interviews with Athletes, Top Coaches and other experts from all over the world in many different sports, discover the practices that will help you become the strongest version of yourself. Although Andy confesses to not being the best coach or athlete in the world, he’s been able to successfully train 100’s of athletes that walk through the door of his Strength and Conditioning gym, RAW Barbell Club, into making 100’s of kilograms worth of gains, all through smart programming and learning from others. You can get strong too, by being a fly on the wall as he learns and teaches all he can!
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