posted on January 9, 2025
Olympic weightlifting will be making its return to Union Fitness this winter. As some of you around the gym may have seen, Olympic weightlifting is slowly starting to grow. As Union Fitness’s only coach who holds both a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and a USAW Weightlifting Level 2 certification, I would like to use my 10 plus years of coaching experience to create community with focus and direction at Union Fitness.
My plan is to organize designated lifting times in the Performance Lab only for weightlifting. A general program will be provided however, if on your own program you are obviously free to follow that. During these times for those lifters on my program you will be coached through the workouts with me offering feedback and corrections. For any lifters doing their own programs, I will be there for feedback as well but only if you ask me. Lifting hours will begin on February 3rd. They will be Mondays 7-8:15 pm, Wednesdays 7-8:15 pm, Fridays 5-7 pm and Saturdays 10 am – 12 pm.
On Saturday February 1st, I will be hosting an introduction to Olympic Weightlifting seminar from 10 am to 12 or 1 pm in the Performance Lab here at Union Fitness. During this time, I will go over the basics for the snatch, clean, jerk and some of the accessory movements. If you already have some lifting experience, there is no need to attend this but for anyone new to the sport and wanted to lift at these coached hours it is mandatory to attend this seminar. I will plan on doing these once every 3 to 4 months. Unfortunately, due to the limited time and my schedule I will not be able to teach lifts during coaching hours.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me through email at ethan.raese.cscs@gmail.com
Ethan
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