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Ivan Escott joins the podcast to talk Olympic weightlifting, Garage Strength, skill acquisition, athleticism, and the long-term game of actually loving training.

Ivan breaks down his journey from Division I swimming to building a garage gym during COVID, learning Olympic lifts from Garage Strength YouTube videos, moving close to the gym, investing in coaching, and eventually becoming part of the Garage Strength team.

We get into the quest to clean and jerk 405, why Olympic lifts can transfer so well to sprint swimming, how to use Olympic lifts for athletes versus Olympic lifters, VBT for pulls and strength work, and why variation keeps training fun and productive.

Ivan also talks about late-start Olympic lifters, building realistic goals, finding limiting factors, choosing the right variations, and what it is actually like training inside the Garage Strength culture.

00:00 Welcome to the podcast

02:00 Quest to clean and jerk 405

03:15 From Division I swimming to Olympic lifting

09:00 Going all in at Garage Strength

13:30 Olympic lifting for sprint swimming

17:45 Olympic lifts for athletes vs Olympic lifters

22:30 VBT, pulls, and minimum velocity

28:00 Building technique through variation

34:00 Athlete days, jumps, and athleticism

40:30 Coaching late-start Olympic lifters

55:30 Garage Strength culture

Extras:

Keep the training fun, chase new variations, and stay a student of the game.

Conjugate For Olympic Weightlifting Why Variations Are The Key To Continual Progress Ft Ivan Escott

Jochum Strength Podcast

Conjugate For Olympic Weightlifting Why Variations Are The Key To Continual Progress Ft Ivan Escott