Catching Up With Pan American Gold Medalist Olympic Weightlifter Alyssa Ritchey - a podcast by Charles J. Infurna, EdD

This week I got the chance to catch up with Pan American Games Gold Medalist Olympic Weightlifter Alyssa Ritchey.  I was so pumped to conduct this interview that we just kept on talking!  Alyssa's weightlifting credentials are amazing:  

2019 Pan American Championship 2019; 1st for snatch, Clean & jerk, and total  

Strongest athlete pound for pound in the history of the USA for the clean and jerk at 107kg made at Pan Americans in 2019  

Pan American record holder for clean & jerk  

12th at World Championships in 2018  

4th at the Pan American Championships in 2018  

7th at World Championship in 2017  

Medalist at the 2017 Pan American Championships

3rd in total & 2nd in snatch  

5th USA woman to ever clean & jerk double bodyweight in the history of the USA made Pan Americans in 2017  

Alyssa is also a 4x Regional Crossfit Games competitor.  In this interview Alyssa and I discussed:  

1. Her childhood and how she got her start in athletics 

2. Her introduction to Olympic Weightlifting  

3. Competing in Crossfit 

4. Qualifying for Crossfit Regionals 

5. Making the transition to only Olympic Weightlifting 

6. Qualifying for her first international Olympic Weightlifting Team 

7. Traveling 

8. Cutting weight 

9. The USA Olympic Weightlifting International Team selection process

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