Altrincham Weightlifting Club

Strong Youth

Can kids lift weights…absolutely! Just look at these guys!

The youth are moving well and hitting lots of PB recently!

Phoebe:
PB low Hang Sn**ch: 33KG
Clean & Jerk: 46KG

Ben:
PB Clean: 76KG
PB PC+Power Jerk: 66KG

Jacob:
PB TnG Sn**ch: 48KG
PB C&J: 61KG

Jess:
PB Clean & Jerk: 70KG
PB Clean: 71KG

Altrincham Weightlifting Club Paul - Weightlifting Coach Phoebe Jacob Wilkins

💥REMOTE COACHING💥

Not local to Altrincham but want to improve your Weightlifting?

Have you thought about remote coaching?

Programming & Technique Feedback.

Whether your someone who lifts for fun or your a competitive Weightlifter we can help you hit that next PB or prep for you next comp!

Want to know more then send us a DM or use the enquiry form link in our Bio.

Paul - Weightlifting Coach Altrincham Weightlifting Club

What’s more important?

The answer should probably be BOTH but I think it’s a little more nuanced than that.

Beginners will make mistakes but they also want to see progress on the bar so you have to accept that building consistency takes time and failing/making mistakes is part of that.

Once you’re a more established lifter then consistent technical mistakes will hinder you making progress.

However sometimes it’s ok not to have perfect technique and increase the weight or be happy with the lift you did.

Walking the bar forward on a 70% double should have you thinking that I need to redo this.

Attempting a PB or a heavy set and you jump forward slightly or take a step isn’t a huge problem if it’s not a recurring issue. If you go up and correct it then happy days. If make the same mistake again then it might be a good time to stop…

This is not a post to excuse s**t lifting but whilst we all chase ‘good looking technical lifts’… the odd s**t one will happen and that’s ok… don’t beat yourself up about it.

Get the coaches nod…then it’s probably ok to go up

Altrincham Weightlifting Club

Club Clean & Jerks

Strong lifting from the team.
Want to improve your weightlifting then we have a number of REMOTE and CLUB memberships available.

Grace: C&J - 95Kg
Gareth: PB Block Clean: 106kg
Rozza: C&J - 125kg
Dom: Split Jerk - 91kg
Sarah: Split Jerk - 56kg
Daisie: Hang Clean+FS+Jk - 51kg
Matt: C&J - 86kg
Coach Paul: Split Jerk - 130kg

Grace Thomas dmt Matt Dominika Powojska Paul - Weightlifting Coach Rory Baker

What are the five S’s? 👇

We came up with this jokingly a few weeks ago but we have actually started using the this as a measure to whether a lift was good.

1.Stable
2.Snappy
3.Sharp
4.Strong
5.Sexy

The last one being optional but come on…if you hit a nice looking lift it does look sexy 😮‍💨

Meet the above then it was more than likely a good lift and you should probably add more weight if on a daily max session.

Want to start or improve your weightlifting we have memberships available.

Get in touch if you’re interested.

Altrincham Weightlifting Club Paul - Weightlifting Coach

Increase your training frequency!

Over the years I’ve been asked “how can I get better at weightlifting”

Whether thats specifically the sn**ch, cleans or jerks…. (Jerks for most of us 😅)

My number 1 answer is always…MORE PRACTICE!

Want to get better at sn**ch… sn**ch more.
Want to get better at Jerks…. Jerk more.
Want to get better at Cleans… Clean more.

Light to moderate loads to be able to improve technique

Heavier loads to build confidence and actually do the sport…lifting heavy weight 💪

Want to start or improve your weightlifting we have memberships available.

Get in touch if you’re interested.

Altrincham Weightlifting Club Paul - Weightlifting Coach

MORE INFO BELOW 👇

Now I’m not saying cues are not important but sometimes they can be confusing.

Setting yourself rules like the 3 above can have a huge impact on your technique without thinking about several cues during your lift.

Set rules and be STRICT especially on light to moderately heavy loads…only increase if you meet the standards.

1. Don’t pause… DON’T GO UP

If you struggle with mobility or you feel unstable then pause ALL your sn**ch.
OWN THE BOTTOM POSITION.

2. Take a step forward as you stand up…DON’T GO UP.

If you rush standing up, your receive was off balance or the bar was forward you will more than likely take a step.
No step forward = stable catch

3. Jump forward over the line… DON’T GO UP.

This one is simple to with the chalk line on the floor. Can’t draw on the floor then use tape like Black duct tape.
Bar swings out, bar is forward off the floor then you will more than likely move forward too.

Implement these 3 simples rules into your sn**ch and I guarantee your technique will get better overtime.

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💥Get in touch💥

Want to improve your weightlifting?
Want to learn Olympic Weightlifting 1-2-1?
Get stronger?
Improve a specific exercise/lift?

Although we are primarily an Olympic Weightlifting club our expertise is getting people strong.

We can of course help with the Sn**ch and Clean & Jerk but also general exercises like squatting, bench and deadlift.

Single sessions are available but also block booking too (5 & 10 session blocks).

Interested then use the link in our bio to fill out the enquiry form or send us a DM and we’ll get back to you asap.

Let’s get strong 💪

🏋️‍♀️ JOIN AWLC 💥

Been a while since we opened up some new spots at the club.

3 adult club memberships available.

Club membership includes coaching, access to the class timetable and programme which is supplied via an app so you can track your progress.

Remote coaching available also with 2 spaces.

Work with a very experienced coach () who has coached multiple athletes both senior and youth at a national level, coached national champions and had athletes selected to lift for their country.

Interested then use the link in the bio and fill out the form.

Altrincham Weightlifting Club

As long as it takes…

The answer although vague is it depends ‘on you’

There are so many individual variables that will affect how quickly you become ‘good’ at weightlifting.

Training frequency, mobility, athletic background, patience, confidence, your strength base to name a few.

However it is also what you think is ‘GOOD’.

Some people equate good being big weight on the bar but for me consistent GOOD technique replicated over set and reps, session to session is what makes someone good.

The big weights will come… just be consistent.

Lastly BIG weights is individual to you.. some people will top out at 50kg sn**ch… some at a 150kg sn**ch.