In my opinion, Danny Camargo is one of the best (if not THE best) coach in American weightlifting.
I’ve had the privilege of talking with him often at major meets – so I’ve seen firsthand the way he coaches and the way his athletes perform. And of course he is most known for coaching the super popular Mattie Rogers.
Now while Danny and Mattie have a great relationship now as coach and athlete… it wasn’t always that way. And in this episode, Danny opens up and tells us all about the struggles they went through. But he also tells us how they made it through – and what he’s learned along the way.
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LISTEN IN TO TODAY’S PODCAST AS WE TALK ABOUT:
- Why the backroom is where weightlifting REALLY happens
- How to tell if you need time off or if you’re just being lazy
- Why Mattie calls the shots in training, and he calls the shots in competitions
- How CrossFit made some ugly changes
- Why he had a “bad breakup” with weightlifting… and how you can avoid it
- and more…
Listening to this great coach and former competitive Oly athlete was like hearing the same story TWICE > Danny Carmago was at Olympic training center and asked for a little time off. And one extra rest day. The coaches doubled down 2 or 3 times telling him NO. They told him train everyday or get out ! So wisely he quit and now is THE coach of America’s currently greatest wiieigtlifter. Sounds very similar to the Matt Fraser story { currently the 3x world Champion in CF } Matt was at the Oly training center and was getting down emotionally, burnt out and INJURED. The coaches showed him no mercy and he quit, went home and felt he was a failure. That is how the STUPID AZZ Olympic Training center coaches made one of the strongest ALL round athletes in the world feel. He moved on and obviously he is not lazy, dumb or weak and he has proved himself to be tied with Rich Fronig as the greatest CrossFit athlete in the world. The last 3 yrs Matt has CRUSHED the competition at the CF Games, finishing miles ahead of the 2nd and 3rd place finishers. I’ll just say it > Olympic training center coaches > what have you got to show for being a bunch of hard asses on your athletes ? A legacy of ZERO medals in Olympics and world competitions for decades. Get over yourselves, sheesh, what a lousy program because of your stubborn tone deaf coaching techniques.