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Squat Form, Excuses and New Kids
I like the way on this bloody hard last rep Ben does not really change his form to get the lift - also his depth is great !
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zO6SJu2AoA
As a coach I tend to hear a lot of excuses - when i hear them it makes me think of the following quote
"The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other person finds an excuse."
To all the kids just starting out that see Josh snatching 90 clean and jerking 117 and Squatting 140
to be number one U17 lifter in the country across all bodyweight categories
Remember he just started like you with light weights (see below) - but from day one he always tried hard to be a better lifter
and hardly ever missed a session
A big weekend of lifting
There were 5 competitions that I had athletes competing in this weekend
results below -
AWF National U15 Tournament
AWF National Youth Championships
Commonwealth Championships Qualifying Event
NZ National Championships
Again Faster Semper Pararus Crossfit Challenge
AWF National U15 Tournament
Harry who was the 2nd best overall lifter in the championships across all bodyweight categories
Harry 56Kg also did a PB snatch of 55 and a PB total of 124 which was great considering he had lost over 2kg of bodyweight due to sickness
Josh Mak 69Kg also did a PB Clean of Jerk of 75Kg
Qld won the mens U15 team competition
AWF National Youth Championships
Josh was best overall Australian U17 lifter across all bodyweight categories with James 2nd
James Norman 69kg PB Snatch of 88Kg
Josh Wu 62Kg PB Snatch of 88Kg and new Australian Record
Josh Mak 69Kg PB Snatch of 65Kg and PB total of 137
Qld won the mens U17 team competition
Josh National Record 88Kg Snatch
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj3mpALFc1g
NZ National Championships
Andrea flew to NZ in her 3rd ever comp to compete in the NZ National Championships in the 69Kg Class - which she won with a PB Clean and Jerk of 96 and total of 166 !
Commonwealth Championships Qualifying Event
Luke did a PB Clean of Jerk at his new bodyweight of 94Kg of 163Kg
Rob did 145, 183 for a PB total since 2011 of 328
Again Faster Semper Pararus Crossfit Challenge
Dimmity Sherras - 7th
Renee Hoffman - 22nd
Darcia Ondrovcik - 26th
League Round 4
Results from league Round 4
http://www.awf.com.au/resultsrankings/rptcompresults.aspx?compid=294
There were many highlights from league round 4
to name some.....
Josh's 3 Australian Records and 10kg PB
James's 2 Australian Records and 10kg PB
Rob's 147 snatch
Luke's 286 total at 94 and 18kg PB at bodyweight
Jess Edge's PB snatch and total
Darcia's 12kg PB
David Lee's 18kg PB
Jonathan's 8kg PB on the Snatch
Josh Wu won Div 1
Jon was 3rd in Div 2
Doug won Div 3 and Darcia was 3rd
Also it was great to see so many people drive up to support and coach the athletes
The final league standings are here http://www.qwa.org/SingleNewsPage.aspx?NewsId=54
Squad highlight video
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2yLtT4yr6U&feature=youtu.be
State U15 and U17 and JME Club Comp
Coaching
We now have over 170 members at Cougars and some nights we have 60 people training at one time - this obviously makes it hard to give everybody the time I would like to give them.
On those nights my priorities are the U20 year old lifters and the people that are Australian Reps and especially the new U15 TID lifters that are learning the movements.
If anybody is not happy with the attention they are getting - PLEASE CONTACT ME - and I will try and work something out :)
Also if i forget your name or get it wrong please forgive me I struggled with remembering peoples names when we had 40 at the club - there is no hope for me now there are 170 ! :)
PB's
Everybody should be recording PB's for all lifts and assistance exercises for 5, 3,2,1 reps - this enables you to aim for new PB's even by 1 Kg and get something out of every session.
U15 and U17 Comp
James Norman U17 69Kg Class 118Kg
I was very pleased with the results in the comp - especially with James who started on his PB Clean and Jerk and pulled out an 8kg PB to beat Josh for best lifter
Harry - 50, 70 at 56Kg 12kg PB and Best U15 lifter
James - 78, 118 at 69 and Best U17 lifter with a huge 8Kg PB in the Jerk
Josh Mak - 62. 73 at 69 and an 8kg PB
James Catlow-Elliott 43, 56 at 56 - 6kg PB
Ethan Catlow-Elliott 39, 47 at 56
Josh Wu 79, 102 at 62 - recovering from injury
Full Results
http://www.awf.com.au/resultsrankings/rptcompresults.aspx?compid=283
JME Comp
It was great to see so many new lifters and new masters compete at the JME
and so many people come down and help and support.
It was nice to see Jett enjoying his first Comp
Harry pulled out a nice PB Snatch and just could not hold a new PB Clean and Jerk of 71 above his head
Josh did a great snatch of 64 and just pressed out 75 CJ
David did a huge PB of 35 on his total
Jo pulled out a great Clean and Jerk of 70 and its was good to see Danni get 6/6 in her first Comp.
The guys from Crossfit Desire overcame a case of the "I am not going to lift in a comp until I am good" fear and put in a great initial comp - and there is much more in them both.
The last session saw Andrea Miller (now lifting for NZ) get a NZ A grade and qualifying total for Commonwealth Championships in Penang of 70, 95 - 165 at 66kg bodyweight
This also saw her ranked 4th in the NZ female Sinclair rankings.
http://www.awf.com.au/resultsrankings/rptcompresults.aspx?compid=287
Andrea Miller 69Kg Class 95Kg
Start Position, Bars, Personal Coaching, Cougars Video, Nationals and Oceania's
Start Position
I see some people rush the start position and ruin the rest of their lift - check out this video of Ben to see how I would like all people to get set
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBQHJgAV198
Weightlifting bars
People often ask me whats the best value bar you can get for the money
We bought the Pendlay NexGen Bearing Olympic Bar for around $750 at the Cougars last year and apart from it looking rather worn its still working as well as the day we bought it
http://www.muscledriverau.com.au/20kg-Pendlay-NexGen-Bearing-Olympic-Bar--PRE-ORDER-SALE_p_9.html
Private coaching in small groups
I am now running more personal one on one coaching on Sat and Sun in groups of 4 people max for $40 per person for 1.5h - please contact me on 0403 283 810 or wydallm@gmail.com to book a spot
Friday Night at Cougars in 2min
with press photo shoot and a practice comp :)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rof-ntfkY_U
2013 Oceania Championships & 2013 Australian Championships
Next week Brisbane is hosting the 2013 Oceania Championships & 2013 Australian Championships
and you will be able to see the best lifters in the Oceania region compete at the Sleeman Sports Complex in the A sessions
Full details are here
http://www.qwa.org/SingleNewsPage.aspx?NewsId=40
You can also see the event online here
Cougars weightlifting club is the training venue and will be open all week for club members
I will be coaching as normal on Mon 8th and Tues 9th however I will be with the Australian team from Wed to Sun and will return to coaching on the 15th
Rule Changes and Highlights
Rule Changes and Highlights
Presentation is at competition start time, when athletes return from presentation 10min clock is started that indicates when the first lifter must be called.
Bandages and Tape are now allowed everywhere apart from elbows - so if you want you can put a bandage or tape all the way round if get a cut on your shin
Also can put bandages/tape under knee guards.
You no longer need to have a gap between costume and knee wraps at knee.
If bar touches hair or anything on head - failed lift.
Belt must be no more that 12 cm wide - Please check your belts !
An athlete is only granted 1min if when taking two lifts in succession the calling order changes AND the clock starts for another athlete - watch you do get get caught out !
The bar must not be dropped from above the shoulders
An athlete, who, for any reason, cannot fully extend the elbow(s), must report/display
this fact to all on-duty Referees as well as the Jury prior to the start of each lift. This is the sole responsibility of the athlete.
Athletes may be weighed in either completely undressed or in undergarments (articles
of the athlete outfit: costume, unitard, shorts and T-shirt are not considered as
undergarments). Athletes must not wear shoes or socks or any other footwear during
weigh-in.
Athletes are entitled to wear jewellery, hair adornments and religious head gear
during weigh-in. Athletes must not wear watches during weigh-in.
Passport Copy needed at verification of Final Entries for internationals
Damo's Weightlifting Blog
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