Chad Vaughn is a multi-time Olympian and one of the most accomplished weightlifters in American history. He joins the BarBend Podcast to discuss how weightlifters can stay strong, mobile, and fast when training from home with limited or even no equipment.
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In this episode of the BarBend Podcast, David Thomas Tao and Chad Vaughn cover:
- Facing the difficulty of minimal-equipment training (1:45)
- Motivating athletes from home and at home (5:09)
- How the community is stepping up on equipment loans (7:17)
- The first thing weightlifters should focus on when they have to train at home with minimal equipment (9:45)
- Programming for at-home Capacity WOD workouts (posted for free online!) (12:51)
- Using CrossFit principles to keep moving (16:40)
- You have a barbell and weights but no squat rack; how do you train leg strength? (17:02)
- Focusing on mobility and positional awareness even without weight (20:00)
- Training hip extension and mobility (24:59)
- When hips are tight, it’s often due to internal hip rotation; here’s how to combat that tightness (27:00)
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