About this episode

Brandon Victorian discusses his journey from local weightlifting meets to competing for Team USA at the Olympic Games.

This week, I was joined by Brandon Victorian — Team USA weightlifter and one of the most physically imposing athletes in American weightlifting — to talk about the journey from garage to world stage. Brandon walks through how he found weightlifting through football, bodybuilding forums, CrossFit, and eventually a weightlifting club that changed everything. We trace his rise from local meets to national podiums, international competitions, Pan Am Games, and Worlds — and what it takes to compete in one of the most stacked weight classes in the world. If you’re an athlete trying to see how far commitment, patience, and belief can really take you, this episode is for you. Enjoy. Follow Brandon: https://www.instagram.com/mrvic27/ Follow me and get coaching: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.philosophicalweightlifting.com Weightlifting House: code PHILWL for 10% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.weightliftinghouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Onyx: with code PHILWL for 10% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.onyxstraps.com/⁠

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Gibson

Guest: Brandon Victorian

Topics covered

• weightlifting
• Olympic Games
• athlete journey
• commitment
• competition
• sports

Keywords

• weightlifting
• Olympics
• Brandon Victorian
• Team USA
• athlete journey
• sports
• competition

Sponsors

Weightlifting House, Onyx

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Team USA, CrossFit, Pan Am Games, Worlds

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