by admin_1 | Jun 15, 2017 | RAW Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Youtube
Don’t Rock Onto Your Heels We see a lot of you lifters with a CrossFit background rock onto your heels as you pass the knees in your pull. Moving your body mass anywhere but upwards in the Olympic lifts can lead to a loss of power. Olympic Weightlifting is about...
by admin_1 | Jun 11, 2017 | RAW Barbell News, Uncategorized
Hunter Barbell Club Open Competition this Saturday We’re pretty excited for this one! The Hunter Barbell Club Open Competition this Saturday the 17/06/17 is going to be a fun one. Steeped in history the Newcastle Region has in the past been a powerhouse for...
by admin_1 | Jun 8, 2017 | RAW Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Youtube
How to Keep Your Shoulders Back Properly Everyone gets cued to pull their shoulders back in a lot of training modalities. Our own physio/coach Kush shows Jane how to properly cue this in her RDL’s. Off course it’s a long process and we are going to develop...
by admin_1 | Jun 8, 2017 | RAW Barbell News, Uncategorized
2017 Australian Weightlifting National Championships This year the 2017 Australian Weightlifting National Championships were held in the sunny state of Tasmania. Kush, Jack and Andy all qualified as well as our close friends Yannick and Lady from Shred Barbell Club....
by admin_1 | Jun 1, 2017 | RAW Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Youtube
Not Jumping Enough Have you ever been told that you don’t move your feet enough in the snatch or clean? That you are not jumping enough? Jane has… We’ve been working on Jane being able to use her legs and in particular her hips on her snatches for...
by admin_1 | May 27, 2017 | RAW Barbell News, Uncategorized
2017 Australian Senior Nationals This Week Only a few more sleeps until the 2017 Australian Senior Nationals This Week! I for one can’t wait to see all of the NSW lifters smash it, but more so I’m pumped to see Kush and Jack, compete on the national stage....