You are a great squatter. Do you recall your best squats growing up until now?

I can't recall exactly, but when I was at a training camp in Russia in 2011, being 19 at the time, I squatted 300 kg for the first time. After that I focused on squats for a couple of years and in 2014, aged 23, I managed to do 10 squats with 320 kg. I actually no longer prioritise squats. Since then squats have only been around 15% of my overall training volume. So in all honesty, I haven't improved my squat intentionally.

I am extremely excited to announce that this week on Weightlifting House Interviews we have James Moser. I first started watching James when I began weightlifting and was so excited when I saw that he was back to lifting after an 8 year hiatus in the sport.

James' answers to some of my questions truly are some of the most thought provoking things I've ever read. Prepare to be inspired by the deep thoughts of James Moser. But first, a bit about him... 
 

'...the moment I limit myself with a program and goals is the moment I stop realizing my potential...'

This week on Weightlifting House Interviews we have one of my current favourite lifters, Wes Kitts. To watch, Wes is undeniably an amazing athlete with bags and bags of talent. But what I learned from reading his answers is how structured and methodical Wes is with his training... Not only in his  and coach Dave Spitz' approach to personal records, but also in his approach towards international medals and meets. 
 

Ian is one of the best known American weightlifters and one of the most promising weightlifters the USA has ever had. Ian’s accolades include – Youngest American ever to snatch 300lb/136kg (2009 at age 15), Pan American Youth Champion becoming the youngest American to clean and jerk 400lb/182kg (2011 at age 16), 2011 World Youth Championships silver medal, Multiple time Senior National Champion, Youngest American to clean and jerk 200kg (2013 at age 19), Senior Pan American silver medallist, and Senior American Record holder with a 173kg snatch at 105. I’m cutting these short by the way… 

On this week's Weightlifting House Interviews we have the reigning USA 105 national champion D'Angelo Osorio!  I spoke to D'Angelo before and after he won the senior national title about his training during the build up to his win, the  improvement in USA weightlifting, and also his feelings after winning his first senior national title. 

On this week's Weightlifting House Interviews we have Kevin Cornell.

If you want to learn why Kevin believes Glenn Pendlay would be the last man standing in an all-out Cal Strength fist fight and why Donny would be knocked out early on, keep reading...

Kevin Cornell is well known for being part of two of the most famous teams in USA weightlifting - California Strength and MDUSA. At high school Kevin played many sports, including basketball, football, and wrestling, but it was during his time playing collegiate baseball that Kevin fell in love with weightlifting.

Now not only an athlete, but also a business owner, an actor, a salesman, and a husband, Kevin hustles every day to be the best version of himself...

Chris is an extremely talented young weightlifter and my pick for Britain's spot for the 2020 Olympics. After less than three years of training and weighing only 75kg his progress his been insane. It is the speed with which he is progressing that has led me to pick him as the one to watch from the UK and the most likely to take the spot and realise his Olympic dream. With that said, there are many lifters improving in the UK and he will have his work cut out for him.