“The sport of weightlifting doesn’t build character, it reveals it.” In this week’s episode, I interviewed my weightlifting coach, Marcus Ofoia-Stevens, co-founder of Iron Athletics Weightlifting Club. We cover our origin story at CrossFit 808, how the mind of a weightlifter differs from the average athlete, and how being a coach within the sport of weightlifting has a direct correlation to being an effective leader that stays focused on unlocking the potential of their athletes.
Highlights
- Finding the right coach (mentor) helps you build character
- If you feed ego to a lifter, they will become egotistical
- It you teach them that humility is just as much apart of the process as the training itself then they become less egotistical
- Coaching is personality management. Knowing what the athlete may tend towards and getting them back to the standards
- Coaching is people business, plain and simple
- The barbell doesn’t care about your rank
- Good coaches know the basics, but know how to break it down and communicate really well (virtuosity)
Where to find Iron Athletics Weightlifting Club
- Programming/Remote Coaching – https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/iaw-oly
- Instagram – @ironathletics_weightlifting and @mofoia.iaw