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Weightlifting is more than a sport—it’s a journey of strength, resilience, and community. For one Queensland weightlifter, it’s also a story of breaking barriers, achieving firsts, and inspiring the next generation.…
Body Mass Management Practices of Olympic Weightlifting Athletes Target Nutrition dietitian Amie Farmer's paper "Body Mass Management Practices of Olympic Weightlifting Athletes" has now been published, following her research in 2022,…
QWA Barbell Loading ChartColour-coded competition loading chart for men's and women's barbells. Download PDF IWF Barbell Loading ChartList-format competition loading chart for men's and women's barbells. Download PDF
We are Stronger Together - QWA promotional video Youth Weightlifting - QWA promotional video QWA YouTube Channel AWF YouTube Channel Damon Kelly Commonwealth Games Gold Medal Lifts Deb Acason 2008…
By Amie Cox As we start to age, nutrition for weightlifting becomes even more vital to help increase strength, muscle recovery and prevent our metabolism from rapidly decreasing. Here are…
By Miles Wydall Write your warm-up attempts on a piece of paper (in this case for snatch) assuming you are starting on 63Kg.. Continue reading
By Miles Wydall Here is some info which you should know WEIGH IN There will be a weigh in of 1 hour, followed by an hour break, followed by the…
By Mike Keelan Fault: Lifter elevates buttocks before raising bar Possible Cause: Insufficient leg strength Insufficient flexibility Weak posture muscles Ankle tightness Suggested Correction: Standard strength exercises Lifting standing on blocks…
By Leo Isaac One of the key tasks of coaches is to provide "error information", that is feedback, to their athletes. Feedback is an essential element of learning. The athlete…
By Leo Isaac The very nature of weightlifting is to lift weights overhead which are dramatically heavy. In the clean & jerk, weights of 200% bodyweight are commonplace among lifters of national…
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