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Team USA Weightlifter, Coach And Referee Help Open New Doors To Female Weightlifters In Iran
Weightlifter Derrick Johnson and referee Sally Van de Water knew that their trip to Iran for the Fajr Cup in March was likely to produce one of those moments. That turned out to be truer [...]
Watch this Exclusive Episode of Barbell Shrugged Featuring Derrick Johnson
Watch Derrick Johnson who was featured on an episode of Barbell Shrugged talk about his experience in American Weightlifting, coaching Olympic Weightlifters, and his new Afterschool Program in LA called "Kings of Weightlifting"
Kings of Weightlifting founders talk about striving to be the best at what you do.
Watch this video where Kendrick Farris and Derrick Johnson talk about being the best at what you do and how weightlifting has changed their lives…
Kings of Weightlifting Derrick Johnson Featured on “Inside The Games”
Weightlifter Derrick Johnson flies flag for USA in Iran after 53-year wait. Weightlifters from ten countries will compete in the Fajr Cup in Ahvaz this week, among them elite athletes from the host nation Iran, Iraqis, [...]
The Kings of Weightlifting open an after-school program for LA’s underprivileged youth
Derrick Johnson, Rehband Ambassador, has recently opened up a FREEE Olympic weightlifting and after-school program for underprivileged youth called The Kings of Weightlifting. Their goal is to strengthen the community one kid at a time, [...]
Derrick Johnson featured on Anthony Bafaro’s Bar Room Banter Podcast
Derrick Johnson joins Anthony Bafaro in his “Bar Room Banter” Podcast to introduce the new Kings of Weightlifting afterschool program based out of South Central LA. Derrick’s goal is to provide mentorship, weight training and [...]