Interview with Jim Schmitz
When I first started researching Jim for this interview, I was astounded and so very intimidated by his background. He has coached ten weightlifting Olympians and was an US Olympic…
The Joy of Complexes
A complex is the combination of two or more different lifts in a single set. Complexes can be used for a variety of purposes and with many different modalities. The…
Takes a Village: Interview with Vernon Patao
By V. Jo Hsu Please share a bit of your athletic background and how you got started in weightlifting: I was a skinny kid who wanted to play football. In…
Olympic Dreams and Deep Water: Interview with Jasha Faye
For those who might not be familiar with your weightlifting career, would you mind summing up how you got into weightlifting? When I was about 12 or 13, I lived…