Should I try Olympic Weightlifting?
Olympic Weightlifting is proven to help train and improve maximum strength output, core stability, speed under load and force production. These help us both in sports and daily life.
With 7 Years of experience in weightlifting and Crossfit and the Level 2 British Weightlifting certification, I offer dedicated Olympic weightlifting PT sessions. Dependent on your goals, I also incorporate elements into normal PT sessions.
What to Expect
My Olympic lifting personal training and group sessions work from the ground up to help enthusiasts of all levels with safe and efficient weightlifting.
From introductory, ‘Learn to lift’ sessions to advanced strength and accessory work for the more seasoned lifters. My progressive linked programs will help you improve efficiency and get stronger in lifts.
Interested in Olympic Weightlifting PT Sessions? Click below to book a consultation or continue to the blog post below for more information on the benefits of olympic lifting.
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INCREASE YOUR SPEED AND POWER in olympic lifts
If you are struggling to break through speed and power plateaus in sports such as running, rugby, football, cycling, tennis and gymnastics, then some of the benefits of Olympic lifting can help overcome barriers. This is particularly true in movements requiring explosive strength, jumps and sprints. These are not only sports-specific, however. Olympic weightlifting training can help those simply looking to make gains in the force and velocity of their training overall, working to greatly improve squats and deadlift among others.
IMPROVE YOUR MOBILITY for lifting
Many of those who have some experience in Olympic lifting, be this through previous lifting coaching, CrossFit group classes, or god forbid having tried it after seeing it online, will have faced the struggle to keep correct form in their lifts. Many struggle to get deep enough in a squat or be able to fully lock their arms out in a strong position overhead whilst maintaining a neutral spine. This is a problem regularly seen with many “desk athletes”.
If you face these problems, Olympic weightlifting sessions at either of my Peckham or East Dulwich spaces focus heavily on mobility to help us work into key positions safely. Mobility programming helps a range of issues many of us face in daily life like, tight hips from sitting down all day, lower back pain from sitting down all day and rounded shoulders and upper back from…well, sitting down all day.
IMPROVE YOUR COORDINATION AND BALANCE
Also referred to as Kinesthetic awareness, proprioception, spacial awareness, body awareness or simply coordination. Training our brains to safely and accurately position our spine and limbs both at rest and under load is key to keeping us pain free and functioning properly. If you have ever experienced back or neck pain whilst sitting down, likelihood is, you have been sitting in a suboptimal position and causing unnecessary tension in your joints and ligaments.
Efficient Olympic lifting requires participants to hone their proprioceptors, training them to master moving quickly, powerfully and accurately through a range of body positions. All this is aided by keeping a strong, stable core and a neutral spine to produce maximum lifts. This translates into to daily life where correct posture can contribute to remaining pain free.
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