Greg Everett

Greg Everett is the author of multiple books, most notably in the weightlifting world, Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches, first released in 2008 and now in its third edition. It quickly became the best-selling book on the sport in the world, has been translated into multiple languages, and is used as a textbook in many university courses.

His first book to earn notice was Screaming at a Wall (2000), written at the age of 20. His 2021 book Tough: Building True Mental, Physical & Emotional Toughness for Success & Fulfillment broke out of the sports and fitness world again into a wider audience, also translated into multiple languages.

He’s best known as a coach and educational content creator for the Olympic sport of weightlifting. In his over 15 years of coaching, he’s worked with multiple national champions and national record holders, Pan Am and European Championships competitors and medalists, and World Championships competitors from multiple countries.

He’s coach of the Catalyst Athletics USA Weightlifting national championship team, a USA Weightlifting International Coach, and was named 2021 Danish Coach of the Year—the first non-Danish coach to be awarded the honor.