Last week, Team 813 Weightlifting ventured to Ogden, Utah for the USA Weightlifting University National Championships. University Nationals is one of the three big national tournaments that takes place in the United States. In order to participate in these events, athletes must achieve a designated score, otherwise known as […]
Rachel (-63kg) working up to a heavy single with a little behind the scenes commentary.
Meet some of the ladies of Team 813 Weightlifting! Gen snatch, Paivy power snatch, Rachel snatch.
As a coach, you will find individuals with varying experiences with the snatch and clean & jerk; some who may have done them with their high school weightlifting team, some who may have been exposed to them through CrossFit, and others who are starting from square one and have never attempted them […]
Here is a list of frequently asked questions surrounding a Weightlifting meet. Of course, if there is any question at all, please feel free to contact us. Where will the meet be held? The TBAC will take place at the Tampa Convention Center. The address is 333 South Franklin Street, Tampa, FL 33606 […]
The clean is an exercise that is widely used in sports for strength and power development. The same could be said about the snatch, but it is not as frequently in sport applications for fear of overhead ramifications or injury. The clean, however, can be seen in virtually every football […]
This is an article that I have been writing and revising over the past couple of weeks, but now on the heels of this recent article on the current Bulgarian National team, a lot of people have been asking me about what I think about it, so I figured I […]
So, I took my first yoga class this afternoon. While I’ve always known that yoga is both challenging and can be very beneficial to just about everyone, I had never taken a full on sixty minute practice with an actual instructor before. I had only just goofed around with some […]
A collection of training videos of CrossFit 813 Weightlifting from February 2015.
The sport of Olympic-style Weightlifting is starting to explode. There are a few major contributing factors to this — the biggest two being 1) the rising availability and accessibility through social channels and 2) CrossFit. Yes, CrossFit. Whether or not you think the two communities should be intertwined, the truth […]