In 2000, Tara (Nott) Cunningham became the first American weightlifter to win an Olympic gold medal in 40 years. This was also the inaugural year for women’s weightlifting as an official Olympic sport, making Tara the first women’s Olympic gold…
Ursula Garza Papandrea currently coaches for Texas Barbell Club, which won the Men’s Team Champion title at 2014 USAW Nationals. She is a two-time Senior National Champion, two-time Olympic Festival Champion, five-time World Team Member (1992-1996), for former record holder…
John trains and coaches at CrossFit Santa Cruz Central. He participated in the first two CrossFit Games and has been an active competitor ever since, reappearing in the Masters division in the 2013, 2014, and 2015 Games. Currently, he is…
A year has passed since we’ve last spoken. How did the 2015 CrossFit season go for you? A lot has changed in the past year. I definitely got a new perspective. I was second in the region in 2014, and…
I’d imagine a lot of skills would transfer from throwing to weightlifting. Was there anything that you found particularly challenging when you shifted your focus to weightlifting, and what did you do to address it? Strength training was a big…