Swistak Weightlifting/Strength & Conditioning

NY Weightlifting Academy and Downstate Barbell Club join forces for this one of kind combo weightlifting competition that will be held at Downstate CrossFit on a Sunday, May 7th. This will include a 20 athlete max USAW sanctioned competition (by invitation only) and a non-sanctioned Introductory meet open to all our beginners and CrossFit friends. Stay tuned for more information.

Livie and Izzy setting East Coast Gold Team youth records this past weekend. Congrats!

Downstate Barbell Club Youth Nationals Update:

I couldn't be more pleased with how well Kiele, Lexi, Livie and Izzy did at the Youth Nationals this past weekend. Let's all take a second to remind ourselves that these young ladies are all under the age of 13. I learned so much from/about each of them through this entire process. They made a commitment to themselves, to each other and to the program in pursuit of having this small opportunity to step onto a national stage to compete with other youth competitors from across the country with that same mindset. Absolutely amazing to see what they have accomplished in such a short period of time!!! It's clear to me that they belong on that stage.

From the smiles, tears, anger, frustration, etc. they all learned the importance of channeling all of those emotions into what mattered most on that particular day, which was their lifting. Forget about all of the PRs they hit, it's all that other stuff they experienced this weekend that they will never forget, and more importantly keep them motivated to get back there next year.

A huge THANK YOU must go out to the parents (Frank Madori Marisa Madori Chris Jones Lisa Jones Rick Barnett Elena Barnett Tracy Swistak) for:
1. Trusting my process
2. Providing all of the support (financial, emotional, physical) necessary to have them ready for this weekend
3. Creating a team environment that will only get bigger and stronger as we continue to build the program

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Hell yeah! These girls crushed it today. As a group they went 24 for 24 (all 6 for 6 with PRs). More importantly, they all qualified for the USA Weightlifting Youth Nationals which are being held in Austin, TX in late June. Hard work pays off. Really proud of these young ladies.

Tomorrow is a big day for our Downstate Barbell Club Youth Team. Four of our young ladies will be competing at the Intrepid Open Olympic Weightlifting competition in Warwick, NY. The team has been training really hard for the past 2 months in preparation for this, so I'm excited to see them on that platform.

I want to say thank you to all of my barbell club kids (Riley, Kweon, Jaxon, Ally, Lexi, Izzy, Kiele and Livie) for staying focusing and helping each other in our sessions. I expect to see all of them on the platform at the next competition we go to.

Along with our youth lifters, Sarena Kopciel will also be competing as a master.

Good luck to all of you!