Lifting Times – Olympic Weightlifting Magazine
Technique
View All →To Pull Or Not To Pull
Should you keep pulling the bar high on the second pull, or let it float and get under…
Technique Aug 13, 2026How to Start Olympic Weightlifting: A Beginner’s Guide
New to Olympic weightlifting? Our beginner's guide covers the two lifts, finding a coach or club, the kit…
Lifting Nov 2, 2017Olympic Weightifting Seminar with Tamas Feher
Where: St. Birinus Weightlifting Club, St. Birinus School, Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8AZ When: Saturday 25 & Sunday…
Snatch Jul 7, 2017Snatch Balance vs Drop Snatch: What’s the Difference?
The three are close cousins, and the difference is simply how much help the legs give you. In…
Training
View All →FOCUS on slow negatives!
This is one piece of advice that I hear all too often… And to tell you the truth,…
Equipment May 10, 2018REVIEW: Eco Friendly UPP Training Tee
A new and exciting eco-fashion brand, UPP (United Power and Performance) Weightlifting has launched, bringing casual clothing for…
Nutrition Apr 26, 2018What is the Keto Diet?
Making Sense Of The Ketogenic Diet Simply put, the Keto Diet is changing your body’s preferred energy source…
Training Sep 18, 2017How to Maximise Training on Your Own
In this article we’re going to look at some of the issues and solutions that I have encountered from training…
Interviews
View All →Interview With Mark Haydock, Multiple IAWA World Champion
Introduction On 6th August 2017 Mark attended an event at Potarch, Aberdeenshire – aptly named “The Gathering” –…
Club Feb 20, 2017The First Youth Olympic Weightlifting Club In Ireland
Read Gerry’s inspirational story below of how he started the first Olympic Youth Lifting Club in Ireland. It’s…
Club Jan 31, 2017Stockport Spartans Weightlifting Club
In our latest feature, we have had the pleasure of speaking with Sean McLoughlin of Stockport Spartans Weightlifting Club…
Club Jan 23, 2017Featherstone Weightlifting Club
The Formation of Featherstone Weightlifting Club Featherstone Weightlifting Club (Featherstone WLC) formed in 1958 by founder member Allan Whitworth.…
News
View All →Adipower vs Romaleos: Which Lifting Shoe Should You Buy?
The short version: the Adipower Weightlifting 3 is the lighter, quicker shoe and the better buy for most…
News Jul 7, 2026Lifting Times Is Back
After a long quiet spell, Lifting Times has relaunched — a faster site, our classic articles preserved, brand-new…
News Dec 7, 2021Organic cookie dough packed full of goodness
Doughlicious are making waves in the healthy snack market with their organic, plant-based cookie dough that’s low-sugar, high-fibre…
Club Feb 6, 2018New Club Opening in Fareham
Fareham Barbell Club is a new Olympic lifting club opening on the first of March 2018. The club…
