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Mike Burgener is known by most as Coach B. After excelling at multiple sports in high school, Coach B headed to Notre Dame to play football. This is where he began what would be the most influential relationship of his life, weightlifting with Father Lange. He went on to get an MS degree from the University of Kentucky and was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. But Coach B’s passion for Olympic Weightlifting is what he has focused on for over 50 years as an athlete, coach, and mentor. He is a Level 5 Senior International Weightlifting Coach, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, and got involved with CrossFit early on as their weightlifting SME. He runs Mike's Gym, the 5th CrossFit affiliate, out of his garage with a special emphasis on training "The Geezers".  He has been named coach of the year by United States Weightlifting but maybe more importantly is considered family by the athletes he coaches. For more info on Coach B, check out his website here, or follow him on Instagram and Facebook. People, Organizations, and References in the episode: 3:40 Olympic Lifting5:24 Norte Dame Football Coach, Ara Parseghian5:37 Father Lange5:52 Clean and Press, Snatch, Clean and Jerk6:32 40 time9:46 Jim Schmitz, Olympic Lifting Shoes10:16 Greg Glassman10:30 Frans Bosch10:56 Front Squat11:35 USA Weightlifting13:54 Coach B’s CrossFit origin story15:14 Greg Amundsen, Eva T, Nicole Caroll, Tony Budding, Josh Everett15:45 Fran18:50 Coach B becomes a CrossFit SME19:30 Dave Werner, CrossFit North19:58 Mike’s Gym become the 5th (later changed to 6th) affiliate21:18 Coach B describes Mike’s Gym23:31 The Geezers33:05 Skull Crusher Coffee, Mike Rutherford, Eva T34:39 Coach B’s warmup and workout40:52 American Gladiators, Turbo45:39 Greg Glassman’s Black Box Theory