Ep. 326: Celia Gold | The Mindset of an Elite Weightlifter

About this episode

Celia Gold shares her journey from CrossFit competitor to elite weightlifter representing Israel, discussing competition, training, and mental evolution in sports.

This goes down as one of my favorite episodes of the podcast! I had the honor of speaking with Celia Gold about her journey from an obsessive CrossFit competitor to a weightlifter who is competing on the international stage for Israel. We discuss competing at the Arnold on the Rogue Strength stage, sharing the platform with some of the best athletes in the world. We talk about the chaos of competition environments and what it takes to stay focused when the stakes are high. We also dive into her journey into the sport — from CrossFit and the CrossFit Games to committing fully to weightlifting, training with coaches like Bo Sandoval and Bob Morris, and representing Israel internationally. Along the way, we discuss training philosophy, learning to compete with patience and intention, managing injuries, and how athletes evolve mentally as their careers progress. Enjoy. Follow Celia: https://www.instagram.com/celiagold/ Follow me and get coaching: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.philosophicalweightlifting.com Weightlifting House: code PHILWL for 10% off…

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Gibson

Guest: Celia Gold

Topics covered

• elite weightlifting
• competition mindset
• training philosophy
• injury management
• athlete evolution

Keywords

• weightlifting
• Celia Gold
• CrossFit
• competition
• training
• injuries
• mindset

Sponsors

Weightlifting House, Onyx

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Israel, CrossFit, CrossFit Games

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