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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.…
Interviews Jan 17, 2017Interview With Alex Collier
Alex Collier has been Weightlifting for over 10 years, his best Snatch is 140kg and best Clean &…
Interviews Jan 11, 2017Interview With Owen ‘Ivor’ Boxall
If you weren’t there, you must have at least seen the video’s from the colossal battle between Sonny…
Club Jan 7, 2017Lakeside Weightlifting
Get involved with Lakeside weightlifting and find your strength. Hampshire’s first dedicated community weightlifting club, based at the…
A Bit of Everything Dec 29, 2016Getting Started In Olympic Weightlifting
Hello And Welcome Are you completely new to Weightlifting and looking to get started? Maybe you’ve seen your…
Interviews Dec 23, 2016Throwdown Calendar
We’ve been speaking with the number one place in the UK for all CrossFit competition information, Throwdown Calendar.…
Club Dec 19, 2016St Birinus Celebrates 20th Year Anniversary
On Tuesday 22nd November St Birinus Weightlifting Club celebrated its 20th year anniversary of their Sports-Lotto funded, Olympic…
5 Key Pointers To Get The Perfect Snatch
The Snatch is often referred to as the technical lift of the biathlon. Approached with elegance but executed with ultimate…
Clean & Jerk Dec 13, 20163 Top Tips For The Perfect Jerk
The Jerk can be difficult to master. With slight variations to the technique meaning the difference of the bar…
Clean & Jerk Dec 10, 2016Top 3 Tips To Improve Your Clean
In this article we are sharing with you our three top tips to improve your Clean. Without further…
News Dec 8, 2016“How Much More Can We Take?” – Paul Coffa
Paul Coffa was kind enough to let us share his insights into soviet bloc doping. Enjoy! Article by…
News Dec 5, 2016Weightlifting Changes In The New Year (2017)
There are lots of changes happening to the world of Weightlifting. New rulings, new bodyweight classes and big…
Competition Dec 2, 2016IWRP – International Weightlifting Results Project
The International Weightlifting Results Project (IWRP) is a very large database of competitions and individual performances from all over…
Equipment Nov 15, 2016Equipment Review: Freedom Strength 20KG Olympic Lifting Bar
Freedom Strength were kind enough to donate one of their 20KG Olympic Lifting bars to a local school…
Technique Nov 12, 2016How to Hook Grip (and When Not To)
What the hook grip is, why every weightlifter uses it, how to do it step by step, how…
