Aaron Brooks Talks to Quad Pod

It's been a while since we heard from Olympic Bronze medalist Aaron Brooks. In this conversation he talks about how he was sidelined by double pneumonia, his plans to move up to 97kg, what it's like being in the PSU room as guys are getting ready for Final X and how to prepare for Zahid Valencia and Trent Hidlay.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:30 - Where has he been?

4:20 - Rewatching Olympic semis loss

6:00 - Going up to 97kg

8:12 - Conversations w/ coaches & Kyle Snyder about moving up

10:05 - Future plans + when will he compete again?

11:00 - Final X: PSU training + Working with Barr & Dake

14:06 - Breaking down Zahid Valencia & Trent Hidlay

15:34 - Vibe in PSU room prepping for Final X?

16:53 - Structure changes in the PSU room

18:33 - Carter Starocci making NCAA history