Show Notes
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.
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