#TBSC2 FINAL SCHEDULE!
Final schedule for the Tampa Bay Spring Classic 2 is up!
Category: Olympic Weightlifting
#GetTechnical // Prioritizing Your Training and Development for Olympic Weightlifting
#GetTechnical with your TRAINING PRIORITIES! Ensuring proper development as a Weightlifter comes down to properly training the lifts. In order of importance (and implementation), the different areas of develpomental focus come down to: 1️⃣POSITION 2️⃣SPEED 3️⃣LOAD Once a lifter masters the positions, we add speed and the RESULT is load over […]
March 23rd Tampa Weightlifting Meetup at Keep Pulling Weightlifting in Ybor City
Join us for our 12th Tampa Weightlifting Meetup since 2013! This is a FREE and open training session for any and all Weightlifters in the Tampa Bay Area at our Ybor City Club, Keep Pulling Weightlifting! Meet others who share the love of our sport! Our mission is to bring Weightlifters […]
#TBSC2 Preliminary Schedule!
A preliminary schedule for the Tampa Bay Spring Classic 2 on April 13 has been released! WHERE: Dunedin Community Center WHEN: Saturday, April 13th* *This is a SINGLE-DAY competition! CLICK HERE FOR MORE EVENT INFO
#GetTechnical // Jerk with your Knee in Olympic Weightlifting
Position is power in the Snatch and Clean, but let’s talk about the jerk! A proper landing will ensure both stability and consistency. When landing in the split jerk, we need to make sure: ✅Front shin is vertical ✅Back foot is up on the ball of the foot ✅Back knee […]
USF Weightlifting Student Club Meetup and Lift!
This past Saturday, we held a Meet, Greet & Lifting session for USF students interested in the USF Weightlifting Club. Over 20 students of all levels of lifting experience from beginners to previous national competitors came together at our Keep Pulling Ybor City location! USF Weightlifting is a student-run organization […]
#GetTechnical // Extending Tall in the Snatch in Olympic Weightlifting
When hammering out details and correcting errors in the Snatch or Clean, 9 times out of 10, it comes down to mastering a foundational principle of the movement itself. The “finish” or “extension” is one of the top priorities when it comes down to order of operations! By definition, the “finish” […]
#GetTechnical // Controlling the Knees During the Overhead Squat in Olympic Weightlfiting
Creating a solid bottom position in the snatch and overhead squat comes down to mastering the fundamentals of the squat in general: proper foot placement, hips moving down and slightly back, and body weight on the heels-ish. In this case with one of our Remote Athletes, maintaining these details creates […]
Keep Pulling in Tampa has MOVED!
We are excited to announce that our South Tampa Weightlifting club has moved! We are now a part of Cigar City CrossFit in Ybor City as of February 1st! Make sure to come check us out at Keep Pulling Weightlifting in Ybor City! IG: @KeepPullingWLC
#GetTechnical // Barbell Height and Pulling to the Barbell in the Clean and Snatch
Here’s an impromptu #GetTechnical while we are reviewing photos from last night’s training session at Tern Weightlifting! This is what it looks like to #KeepPulling! Standing up with the weight and driving through a hard extension (2nd pull) is only half the battle. Once you get to a range in the […]