Christian Carter received his PhD from East Tennessee State University, where he studied accentuated eccentric loading and assisted with the weightlifting team, women's soccer, and men's and women's golf teams. He is currently the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports at James Madison University. Very infrequently do you come across someone with a similar philosophy, life outlook, and interests. This was one of those instances. Christian is highly educated in sport science and human performance, an avid consumer of philosophy and psychological texts, and an all-around awesome person. In this episode, we discuss Christian's revelation as a strength coach, authentic coaching, and his experience getting a PhD in sport physiology before taking over as the director at JMU. Enjoy. Follow Christian: https://www.instagram.com/drcoachcarter/ https://www.instagram.com/rp_weightlifting/ Sign up for the Coachlogik waitlist: https://form.typeform.com/to/g7HTOrZr?typeform-source=coachlogik-mentorship.mn.co Sign up for our coaching mentorship group -- our next call is 6/28 at 12 pm EDT! https://coachlogik-mentorship.mn.co Subscribe to my Patreon to support the show!!! Philosophical Weightlifting | Creating Weightlifting podcasts and sharing knowledge. Follow me and get coaching: https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/ Weightlifting House: https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/ code PHILWL for 10% off Onyx: https://www.onyxstraps.com/ with code PHILWL for 10% off https://www.instagram.com/onyx_straps/ Virus: https://virusintl.com code PHILWL for 10% off Earth Fed Muscle: https://www.earthfedmuscle.com/ with code PHILWL for 10% off