Weightlifting Clinic Registration

Our registration page is up for our weightlifting clinic taking place on February 25th with Senior Coach Mike Mckenna.  Click on the following link for registration and schedule details.

http://www.raleighweightliftingclub.org/p/weightlifting-clinic-registration.html

Olympic Weightlifting Clinic with Mike McKenna

We are happy to announce that we will be hosting an Olympic Weightlifting Clinic with Senior USA Weightlifting coach and medal winner Michael McKenna on February 25th, 2012.  The clinic will run from 12:30 pm until 5:30 pm.  We will be posting registration links and information shortly. This clinic is appropriate for everyone from complete beginners to experienced lifters.

Mike McKenna is the owner of Mckenna's Gym in New Park, Pennsylvania.  Mike is a senior USA Weightlifting coach as well as a USA Track and Field Certified Coach. Mike instructs a variety of individuals on general strength and conditioning as well as teaches clinics on Olympic Weightlifting, Strongman, and strength training for women.  Mike also competes in strongman and weightlifting having earned the the Bronze Medal at the 2003 American Open and the 2010 Master’s National Weightlifting Gold Medal.  Additionally, Mike is a NCAA Division 1 letter winner in Track and field (Hammer Throw) and has coached state and conference champions in wrestling and track and field.

Raleigh Weightlifting Club to expand training schedule

We are currently looking to expand our training schedule due to larger demand.  Our goal is to offer affordable and complete training for anyone wishing to learn or compete in Olympic Weightlifting.  Our coaches provide individualized training and accompany our lifters to their competitions.  If you are interested in training or competing with us, please contact Jason Davidson with your available training times.  jdavidson@raleighortho.com

We train all ages, and all ability levels.  Most importantly, we have a lot of fun.  

Some of our School-Age lifters.  (13 yrs to 17 yrs)

And then, of course, there's Zac Nicholas.

  

2012 Qualifiers for National Meets

The 2012 Qualifiers for National Meets have been determined with the exception of the School-Age and Youth Championships and the American Open.  The full list can be found here.  The National Championships/Olympic Trials will be held March 2-4, 2012 in Columbus, OH.

Qualifiers for the 2011 American Open can be found here.  The 2011 American Open will take place December 2-4, 2011 in Mobile, AL.

North Carolina State Meet

Coaches Jason Davidson and Sara Fleming, Lifters Enoch Holloway, Megan Comstock, and Zac Nicholas.

A great meet.  PRs from everyone.  

Megan Comstock:

School Age 16/17

63 kg weight class

Snatch 50

Clean and Jerk 66

Zachary Nicholas

Senior

77 kg weight class

Snatch 101

Clean and Jerk 132

Enoch Holloway

Master

105+ weight class

Snatch 70

Clean and Jerk 75

A Monday in August

This is an example of an awesome snatch by Manuel, one of our high school lifters.

Megan decided to PR her deadlift today.  223 lbs.  That's a little more than 101 kg.

Enoch warming up his deadlift.

School Age Nationals

One of our lifters, Megan,  competed in the School Age Nationals over the weekend in the 16-17 year old, 63 kg weight class.  She nailed a 48 kg snatch and 63 kg clean and jerk for a 111 kg total.  Here attempts were as follows:
Snatch 45 (good) - 48 (good) - 50 X
Clean and jerk 60 (good) - 63 X - 63 (good)

Final results