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Clint Darden Interview with Norik Vardanian

October 12, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Clint Darden sat down to interview Norik Vardanian.

I posted this to the ATG Facebook yesterday, but since then it was submitted multiple times too. So why not post it here for everyone to see.

Part 1 is about how Norik got started with weightlifting, as well as his error of training too heavy too often.

In Part 2 below he talks about the differences in Armenian vs. American weightlifting mentality/conditions.

Update: Norik’s Opinion on How to Teach Beginners

  • no bar body contact at first
  • know how to miss a weight
  • lot of Overhead Squats for flexibility



Update: In the next part he talks about Basic Training vs Competition Preparation.

On his father Yurik Vardanian, Olympics, Mental Toughness.

Update: Norik on Knee Pain.

Update: Norik on his Father, Failures, and Success Stories

Filed Under: interviews, Norik Vardanian, videos, weightlifting

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Comments

  1. grobpote says

    October 3, 2013 at 16:38

    Norik is a really nice guy 🙂 I hope he can progress further.

  2. Ivan Bista says

    October 3, 2013 at 16:40

    cool cat. He and I share the same background, from basketball to weightlifting, haha.

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