by admin_1 | Apr 20, 2017 | RAW Barbell News, Uncategorized
2017 World Masters Games Weightlifting Next Week begins the 2017 World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand. Weightlifting is one of the big sports that take part in the games that celebrate the fact that it’s frankly never to late to find a sport you love and can...
by admin_1 | Apr 17, 2017 | Training, Uncategorized
Bar Whip Dealing with Bar Whip What is Bar Whip? Bar Whip is the oscillation that occurs when the bar changes directions quickly. It occurs because modern barbell are created to be somewhat elastic. This makes it possible for bars to bend and ‘whip’ when...
by admin_1 | Apr 14, 2017 | Featured, Sandbag tv, Uncategorized, Youtube
Your First Olympic Weightlifting Competition A few weeks ago we had a chance to chat with some of the top NSW Olympic Weightlifters and coaches to ask them what there advice would be for the the weightlifter entering their FIRST Olympic Weightlifting Competition. The...
by admin_1 | Mar 29, 2017 | Training, Uncategorized
Carlene Making Gains Carlene Making Gains On the tail end of our latest training cycle it’s cool to see the teams progress. Carlene making gains is the highlight of the session with a pretty massive personal record in the snatch. As usual there are a lot of...
by admin_1 | Mar 29, 2017 | RAW Barbell News, Uncategorized
2017 Australian Open Competing at the 2017 Australian Open A few weeks back the team traveled to Melbourne to compete in the 2017 Australian Open/International. Though most of us and our friends got our asses kicked by some of the best lifters in the world it was an...