Niagara Weightlifting’s competitive team follows bulgarian style training. Some lifter train twice a day and other’s only once due to time constraints; like life… Each training session consists (usually) of snatch, clean and jerk, and a squat – front or back. We like to keep it simple. Beginners concentrate on snatch, clean and jerk drills [...]

New classes added! See the schedule below. We are closed Saturday as the weightlifting team is competing in Toronto. MONDAY 6:00, 12:00, 17:30, 18:30 TUESDAY (open gym) 16:00-19:00 WEDNESDAY 6:00, 12:00, 17:30, 18:30 THURDAY (open gym) 16:00-19:00 FRIDAY 6:00, 12:00, 17:30, 18:30 SATURDAY (open gym) 10:00-13:00

DAY 1 Snatch 85% x 1 x 4 Clean & Jerk 85% x 1 x 4 Front squat 85% x 2 x 3 DAY 2 Muscle snatch + snatch balance med/heavy muscle snatch (1+2) x 3 Snatch 80% x 1 x 5 Clean & Jerk 80% x 1 x 5 DAY 3 Snatch 90% x [...]

For most people, Olympic weightlifting is seen every four years while watching muscle-bound Olympic athletes wearing something that resembles a wrestling singlet moving huge amounts of weight over their head while grunting and screaming to the applause from the crowd. As a basketball coach or player, you might not think that this applies to you, [...]

The first competition of the season is in 4 weeks…May 7 – details in the gym. We need to register this week. Remember, X% x Y reps x Z sets DAY 1 Snatch 75% X 1 X 5 Clean & jerk 75% x 1 x 5 Front squat 75% x 2 x 3 DAY 2 [...]