New Olympic Weightlifting Classes Starting This Month!

Olympic weightlifting is an exciting sport all on its own, and it’s also used in training for a variety of other athletics. In other words, it’s a great discipline to learn to boost your fitness, whether you want to become a competitive lifter or a better athlete in your own game of choice. But to get the benefits without injury, you need to learn to lift properly, and that’s what ICWA’s Olympic Weightlifting Level I classes will help you do.

What You Will LearnOlympic Weightlifting

Our Level I Olympic Weightlifting classes teach you the basics of weightlifting, including: Continue reading New Olympic Weightlifting Classes Starting This Month!

What Is Olympic Weightlifting, Exactly?

snatchWeightlifting is recognized as an essential activity to build and tone muscles as well as improve endurance and explosive strength. But not all weightlifting is Olympic weightlifting. What is Olympic weightlifting, exactly? It is a competitive weightlifting event governed by the rules and guidelines of the U.S. (and International) Olympic Committee.

Olympic Weightlifting Objective
Of course the object of competitive weightlifting is to lift the more weight than your competitors, but there is more to it than that. The amount of weight attempted varies by weight class, which is different for men and women. All lifts must be executed according to Olympic standards, and there are two or three judges who evaluate if a lift is successfully completed for failed.

Olympic Weightlifting Lifts
There are two types of lifts performed for Olympic weightlifting events:

• Snatch
• Clean and Jerk

While both movements require lifting a weighted barbell from the floor to Continue reading What Is Olympic Weightlifting, Exactly?