On this episode of the What Is Brute series, I’ll be speaking with my partner in crime, Matt Bruce. Matt is a 7x World Team Athlete for USA Olympic Weightlifting. In this episode we begin  by talk about how Brute Strength came about and what it was like working with our very first Brute athletes before getting into some of the more technical aspects of weightlifting such as developing rituals during training, sets, reps, and percentage work for different athletes, and finally the some of the most memorable moments of Brute Strength so far. Enjoy the show.   Topics:   02:40 - The importance of developing rituals 04:35 - Sets, Reps, & Percentage work for Olympic lifters & Powerlifters 07:25 - Programming for CrossFit athletes 10:10 - Matt’s contribution to the annual Brute program 12:10 - Memorable moments   Reviews:   If you love this podcast please click HERE to leave me a review. It energizes me to keep doing these as well as pushes us higher in the rankings. Thank you all for the support.   Follow us on Instagram @brute.strength.