Adventurefit Radio

Richard John Edward "Richie" Patterson is a weightlifting competitor for New Zealand.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi he won the silver medal in the men's 85 kg weightlifting event. He was New Zealand's flagbearer in the 2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. Richie starts with telling us about how he got into weightlifting, his background, and what his training regimen looks like. He then goes on to talk about the German weightlifting system, as well as the differences between Bulgarian and German training methods. We then go to talk about Richie’s first international competition. He goes on to talk about how he responded to failure. He goes on to talk about some mental preparation before lifts, as well as on his experience in playing in regionals. He also talks about weightlifting in a global sense, as well as the risk and rewards that come with the use of performance enhancing drugs. Another choice episode with a renowned weightlifter. There’s some good advice that you can take away from this con