# Alex Cano - his intro to PL, his team's success & some of his seemingly unconventional training methods

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Podcast: [The Art of Lifting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-lifting-7089661)
Published: 2026-03-23T06:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4865

## Resource

For this episode I was joined by Alex Cano of Challenge Coaching. We chatted a bit about how he got into the sport, his journey through coaching both classic and equipped, the battles his lifters are about to face at worlds, as well as some of the seemingly unconventional methods of coaching he uses, his approach to training and programming & more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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