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Interviews on All Things Gym

Make sure you check out the Interview Series with the Best Russian Weightlifters and the Interviews by Dmitry Klokov.

Dorian Yates Interview London Real Podcast

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Dorian Yates (@Dorian_Yates) sat down with the guys from the London Real podcast. Download Audio: link to mp3 (70mb, right click + ‘save as’) Topics: how he got started (he has kept every workout he ever did logged.) [24:40] steroid use in bodybuilding again [53:00] life after bodybuilding, filling the void [58:45] experience with psychedelic drugs like DMT powder […]

Mikhail Koklyaev Interview on Breaking Plateaus and Recovering from Inflamed Elbows

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Once again many thanks to reader Soiren. Just like he did with the Klokov & Akkaev in Camp Chekhov, the Checking in with Akkaev or the Russian’s Way to the Olympics videos, he took the time to translate some of this 60 minute Mikhail Koklyaev interview (video below). It is great to have people like […]

Pawel Najdek Interview

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Head on over to Weightlifting Fix. Clarence did an interview with his coach Pawel Najdek. We trained a program that was very similar to Bulgarian training methods. (Szewczyk was a good friend of Abadzijev) training was very difficult and required a complete subordination of all life to weightlifting training. But this is the only way to […]

Vladimir Zatsiorsky Interview

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Here is an interview with biomechanist Vladimir Zatsiorsky. As you hopefully know he is the author of Science and Practice of Strength Training (required reading). Topics: education in Soviet Union soviet system of athletic development training kids, general development and specialization in different sports; minimal of 3 years of general physical preparedness training (of course this varies for […]

Milko Tokola Interview

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Here is a Questions & Answers session with Finland’s fastest, Milko Tokola. If you have been around, you have seen a couple of his training videos posted here. He is so fast, his videos almost look sped up. So I thought it would be cool to get to know him and his training a little […]

Ilya Ilyin & Coach Interview

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Yep, another Ilya Ilyin video that needs a translation. And another one with his coach Toyshan Bektemirov (Тойшан Бектемиров) Here is the Google translate: Julia Nakonechnaya: in the program “Exclusive”, our guest, a personal trainer Ilya Ilyin – Toyshan Bektemirov. Welcome Toyshan. First of all we want to congratulate you, with such a bright victory […]