The #TBAC4 will be held in the East Hall of the Tampa Convention Center as part of the Tampa Strength and Fitness Expo! We are excited for this opportunity to be part of a great event with both CrossFit and Weightlifting communities! Make sure to check out the Expo’s website at […]
Like many of us, I was introduced to Olympic lifting by crossfit. After doing crossfit for a year, I had hit a plateau with my lifts and my gymnastics skills. I was doing the strength portion of my boxes programming but it just wasn’t helping me get over that hump. […]
Tampa’s original USA Weightlifting sanctioned competition is scheduled for the Fall of 2017. We are excited to bring the Tampa Bay Area Classic back with our fourth event! For those of you who have done our meets in the past, you’re in for the same exciting competition, but each year we plan to […]
Learn how our Weightlifting Technique Course helped Juan improve his lifts for CrossFit! Our Technique Courses are comprised of 10 sessions that are designed to help you make corrections and improvements to your snatch and clean & jerk technique. In 4 weeks of training with our specialized Weightlifting coaches, Juan […]
I’m 39 year old CrossFitter, a mother of two (ages 5 and 2), and a lifelong swimmer. I once competed at a collegiate level, back in the late 90s. As a result, my entire shoulder girdle is rotated internally from years of stroking water. Lifting toddlers onto my hip and […]
Saturday, October 8th, 2016 Official Results are POSTED! Thank you to everyone who made the #TBAC3 another memorable event! Click below to view the official results! [Official Results for #TBAC3] Event Sponsored By: Special Prizes From: Registration Registration is currently CLOSED! Though we do have a few spots left for […]
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 […]