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#12 Ed Coan: His Home Gyms, Historic Lifts, & Much More

#12 Ed Coan: His Home Gyms, Historic Lifts, & Much More

Home Gym History · Presented by Garage Gym Experiment

December 1, 20221h 18m

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Intro

Rob and the greatest powerlifter of all time touch on Ed's home gyms, breaking records/other historic lifts, his programming additional greats in the industry, powerlifting records then vs. now, training history, equipment, dealing with online trolls, and much more.

Episode Outline

  • (0:00) Ed Coan Intro
  • (1:43) Discovering Weights, Isokinetics, First Equipment, & Home Gym
  • (6:39) Transitioning from Basement Gym to Other Gyms
  • (12:23) First Powerlifting Meets
  • (13:41) What's Ed up to These Days?
  • (14:49) Favorite Equipment
  • (16:30) Programming
  • (19:30) Meet Day
  • (21:39) Breaking Records
  • (24:08) Lifting Then vs. Now
  • (27:59) Seminars
  • (32:43) "Sometimes people are out there for a t-shirt and a can of protein."
  • (35:01) Other Strength Sports?
  • (38:05) Pittsburgh
  • (42:16) "Have Fun and Be Nice"
  • (43:50) Trolls
  • (47:12) Garage Gym Competition
  • (49:46) Being in a Magazine
  • (51:11) Meeting Other Legends
  • (52:56) HomeGymCon
  • (56:04) New Business Venture for Ed
  • (58:35) Wieder
  • (1:03:40) Trophies
  • (1:05:33) Historical Equipment
  • (1:06:10) Best Advice for Home Gym Lifters

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