A technical breakdown of the snatch
The snatch is the first of the two lifts contested at weightlifting competitions. Compared with the clean and jerk, it is lighter in...
Ryan
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- UKCC (1st4sport) Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Weight Lifting
- L4 Strength & Conditioning
- PGCE Biology
- L3 personal training
- BSc Env. Science
"My passion is weightlifting. I am lucky to work with a variety of enthusiastic clients, and enjoy giving them as much support and advice as I can to help them achieve their goals"
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Canterbury Strength
- Jan 25, 2021
- 2 min
Weight Lifting Basics: Equipment - Racks & Blocks
Squat racks These are a very important piece of kit in the weightlifting gym, as it’s the only way to perform some exercises above a...
Canterbury Strength
- Jan 10, 2021
- 2 min
Weight Lifting Basics: Equipment - Collars
As you can imagine, for safety reasons, you want the plates to stay on the bar when you are lifting! Collars are used for this purpose....
Canterbury Strength
- Jan 3, 2021
- 3 min
Weight Lifting Basics: Equipment - Bars & Plates
One of the great things about weightlifting is that at its most basic it only requires flat floor space, a suitable bar and bumper...
Canterbury Strength
- May 28, 2020
- 6 min
How can keeping a training log improve your progress?
Not long before lockdown we handed out a batch of classic school exercise books to our lifters, the same type that we certainly used for...
Canterbury Strength
- Apr 11, 2020
- 2 min
Weightlifting Resources - Reading, Podcasts, Videos etc.
Hi Everyone, we thought we would start to compile a list of useful Weightlifting resources for anyone who is interested! Of course there...
Canterbury Strength
- Mar 25, 2020
- 1 min
Training From Home During Gym Closures
Hi Everyone! If, like us, you are looking to train at home during this time where gyms are closed, we are going to put together this...
Canterbury Strength
- Feb 8, 2020
- 2 min
Exercise Library: Clean & Snatch Pulls
Clean/snatch pulls are a strength building exercise that still focuses on power production. The basic premise is a clean/snatch deadlift...
Canterbury Strength
- Jan 31, 2020
- 2 min
Exercise Library: Snatch from Blocks
Block snatches are a great way of working on acceleration of the bar. With the bar starting in a higher position than from the floor you...
Canterbury Strength
- Jan 18, 2020
- 2 min
Exercise Library: Scarecrow Snatches
This week we have been working a lot on technique drills at the club. So we thought a nice quick snatch correction exercise would be a...
Canterbury Strength
- Jan 11, 2020
- 2 min
Exercise Library: Snatch High Pull
The purpose of this exercise is to practice achieving maximum extension through the legs. This will help you get the bar high enough to...
Canterbury Strength
- Nov 10, 2019
- 2 min
Exercise Library: Snatch Balance
Snatch balances are used to practice the speed of the drop and also to improve the confidence and comfort of the lifter in the receive...
Canterbury Strength
- Nov 3, 2019
- 1 min
Exercise Library: Snatch Deadlifts
Snatch deadifts are simply the pull portion of the lift from the floor to the hip with no extension on to the toes/balls of the feet....
Canterbury Strength
- Sep 8, 2019
- 4 min
A technical breakdown of the Clean
Strength and conditioning coaches use the Olympic lifts and their variations to improve the speed , power, RFD (rate of force...
Canterbury Strength
- Mar 17, 2019
- 3 min
The Sport of Weightlifting
Weightlifting or Olympic weightlifting is a strength sport which puts your explosive strength and power to the test, while also...
Canterbury Strength
- Jan 14, 2019
- 2 min
How playing other sports can improve tennis technique
By Steve Green As a young trainer changing sports from athletics to working in tennis it took me some time to realise the similarities...
Canterbury Strength
- Jan 10, 2019
- 4 min
FAQ: Is my child old enough to start weightlifting
Unsure whether your child’s old enough to lift weights? Let us tell you why they are… At Pegasus Weightlifting Club’s recent competition,...
Canterbury Strength
- Dec 11, 2018
- 6 min
15 Things we wish we knew when starting out!
Tips for Novice Weightlifters Weightlifting can be an intimidating activity for people just starting out. Hoisting loaded barbells...
Canterbury Strength
- Nov 18, 2018
- 3 min
FAQ: Should I buy Weightlifting Shoes?
Running Shoes vs Bare Feet vs Weightlifting Shoes As weightlifting coaches we get asked fairly frequently about the benefits of...
Canterbury Strength
- Nov 18, 2018
- 8 min
THE ROLE OF A STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH
The Strength and Conditioning Coach must identify and evaluate the physiological needs relating to either a whole sports team, an...