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Glenn Pendlay has been coaching Olympic Weightlifting since the mid 1990's, and had his first lifter qualify for a national meet in 1996. His entry into the sport came in 1992 when he had the chance to learn how to do the lifts himself from Russian coach Alexander Medvedyev after attending the Junior World Powerlifting championships in Moscow. Medvedyev invited Glenn to stay for a while and train, and taught him the basics of Olympic Weightlifting.
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This was a very life-changing experience. Glenn had started School at Kansas State University with the intention of graduating with a history degree and becoming a high school teacher. His experiences in Moscow, expecially seeing the science aspect of training and human performance, made him change his major immedietly upon getting back from Moscow to Exercise Physiology. He eventually graduated from KSU with a BS, and went on to get his Masters degree in the same field.
Glenn chose to do research in the field of endocrinology while completing his Masters degree, specifically studying how different levels of stress affect the endocrine system and how this in turn affects the bodys adaptation to the stress. This research led to multiple papers being published in peer reviewed journals, and also to Glenns' working with not only weightlifters, but athletes from as diverse of backgrounds as cyclists, skiiers, and track and field athletes.
Wichita Falls Weightlifting was established in 1999 with Glenn as the head coach, and from 1999 to 2009 was one of the top producing clubs in the USA. During his time as the coach of that club, Glenn produced over 90 national champions, over 20 medalists in international competition, and his athletes have broken as many as 10 American records in a single year. He has coached successfull athletes all the way from 10 year old Schoolage National Champions, to Senior World Team member and Pan American medalist, to Masters World Champion and World Record holder. His teams also competed successfully for team championships, including 6 mens collegiate national team titles in 7 years, and a string of 3 Junior National team titles in a row!
Glenn now resides in the East Bay area of California. He is the head coach for the California Strength team, and coaches currently coaches a group of athletes which includes American Record holder and #1 ranked American Junior lifter Caleb Ward, and Senior national champion, World Team member and Pan Am team member Donny Shankle. |
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