One of my favorite Weightlifting quotes of all time is from Ivan Abadjiev and it goes a little something like this — “Anyone can snatch or clean, but only champions can jerk.” Let’s face it; the split jerk is tough. Even though the bar only moves a few inches at […]
It takes a special type of person to be a true Weightlifter. Most find the sport and dabble around in it for a few days a week over the course of a few weeks, find a little bit of improvement, and move on to the next shiny object. I’ll never […]
This past weekend, we hosted another Tampa Weightlifting Meetup for all lifters in the Tampa Bay Area! We love being able to bring our Weightlifting community together through events like these and get people training together. We had roughly 50 athletes show up to lift throughout the day! Check out some […]
The majority of Weightlifting coaches and athletes are involved with CrossFit at one level or another. Whether they used to do CrossFit or they’re a CF coach in addition to periodically coaching Weightlifting, the two communities are interconnected. Personally, I got my start in Weightlifting after doing CrossFit for almost 2 […]
Team 813 Weightlifting training footage from June 2016 Rachel back squat, snatch and clean and jerk, Andy back squat, snatch, clean and jerks, Paivy snatch, Joe snatch, Vince snatch Get started today with 813 Weightlifting at www.KeepPulling.com/LIFT or contact us below!
Florida USA Weightlifting Members! Elections for our Florida Weightlifting Federation Board of Directors will begin on Thursday, June 23. The FWF serves as the central governing body for weightlifting in the State of Florida. Also known as the Local Weightlifting Committee #14 (LWC 14), it is an affiliate of USA Weightlifting, the national […]
Some old training footage of Rachel working up to a heavy snatch single for three PRs in a row. Get started today with 813 Weightlifting at www.KeepPulling.com/LIFT or contact us below!
Some Team training footage from the archives…circa March 2016 Marcus clean and jerk, Roman snatch, Marcella clean and jerk, Jerry push press Get started today with 813 Weightlifting at www.KeepPulling.com/LIFT or contact us below!
For anyone who has been involved in the Weightlifting community for longer than two or three years has been able to witness the growing numbers of competitors and coaches over time. With great supply comes great demand and the rising number of competitors is also increasing the need for competent weightlifting coaches and […]
Last week, a few of us traveled out to Salt Lake City, Utah for USA Weightlifting’s 2016 National Championships. Team 813 Weightlifting had one athlete qualify as a 77kg lifter — our very own Pat Damiano (aka Patty Light). The week was jam packed with awesome lifting, American records, and more…but […]