Clint Darden: Questions in the Compound, Part 4

Senior Content Manager Steve Colescott continues to discuss life, training, and business with elitefts™ team athlete Clint Darden. Listen in as Clint explains his transition from strongman and powerlifting to Olympic weightlifting.

In this video:

- Recent video controversy (0:40)
- Strongman vs. powerlifting vs. Olympic weightifting (02:58)
- Responding to criticism (5:15)
- Mentality of approaching the bar in different sports (9:02)

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Clint Darden: Questions in the Compound, Part 4

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