This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast, we’re joined by American super heavyweight, Caine “The Dragon” Wilkes.

Amidst the COVID-19 quarantine we got the chance to catch up with The Dragon himself to talk about his game plan for the postponed 2021 Summer Olympics.

Believe it or not, before he was The Dragon, he was The Panda. In this episode Caine sheds some light on the origin of his nickname, pre-competition rituals, how he got into olympics
lifting and his “Snatch 50 Everyday” program.

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Topics:

05:00 - Origin of “The Dragon”
10:50 - Pre-comp rituals
12:30 - 2020 Postponement
23:40 - Starting OLY lifting
28:05 - 2016 Olympics
37:30 - Overcoming struggles
43:15 - CrossFit
52:00 - Snatch 50 everyday

Links:

@thedragonwilkes - Instagram
RomWOD.com - Optimize Your Range of Motion