This is the first part of the first series out of six series that documents my trip to Greece back in March. During my trip, I had the opportunity to learn more about the Greek Weightlifting Training System and film the training of many athletes of the Greek National Weightlifting Team, as well as meeting some amazing […]
Enter The Competition Chapter 1
Saturday 11th of March was the first competition for Kristian Abian Andrew, in the 85kg class at the Mario Parente Classic. This competition also serves as a qualifier for the Quebec Senior Classic. On one hand, we never expected that the competition will be right after the end of our training cycle, so we had […]
S&A005: The Training Methods of Middle Distance Runners With Dennis Barrett
Welcome back to another episode of the strong and athletic podcast! In today’s episode, we welcome back Dennis Barrett. If you remember, Dennis was my guest in episode number two where we discussed the current situation of track and field in Canada and the implementation of Olympic weightlifting training for track athletes. Dennis like I […]
S&A004: Does The Current Medical System in Canada Fulfil The needs of Its Athletes? With Joshua Levin
What is the state of the current Canadian medical system? Does it fulfill the needs of our athletes and provide them with enough support? To discuss that I invited a special guest to the podcast. His name is Joshua Levin and he is a doctor currently working in the Manitoba province. Josh and I got […]
S&A003: Olympic Weightlifting in Canada and Greece with Alexandros Kouvakas
Canadian Olympic weightlifting has been in decay for many many years. In this episode, I interview Alexandros Kouvakas, a good friend of mine and a professional Greek-Canadian Olympic weightlifter, about the current state of weightlifting in Canada and Greece.