Altrincham Weightlifting Club

💥PB CLEAN & JERK💥

3️⃣2️⃣KG

Brilliant lift from 11 year old Phoebe.

We have space on our youth weightlifting programme is for ages 10-16.

Interested for your child then drop us a message for more information.

Men’s 96/102/109/109+kg

Men’s: 81/89kg category

YOUTH WEIGHTLIFTING:
Another strong session for my guys. All increased on their numbers from last week
Hang Sn**ch + Sn Balance
Rory (14) - 50kg
Aiden (14) - 43kg
George (17) - 75kg
Clean + Thruster + Jerk:
Rory - 53kg (shown)
George - 85kg
Impressive thrusters from lads so young
Need a new sport for your child? Then we are still taking on kids on our youth Weightlifting programme
Message for more details
.j_leigh

YOUTH WEIGHTLIFTING:
Great session for Aiden (14) a couple days ago
Hip Power Sn**ch 3x3@25/30/35kg
Pull + Sn**ch (2+1) - 45kg (90%) (SHOWN)
Pull + Clean + Jerk (2+1+1) - 58kg (97%)
If your looking to get your child into a new sport then why not try weightlifting
We are still taking on kids from the ages of 11-16yrs old
.j_leigh

YOUTH WEIGHTLIFTING
Exactly 2 years apart! 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣kg ➡️ 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣kg
How many kids do you know that have stuck to a sport for over 2 years…. not many and these guys are nearly at 3 years
Here we have Rory (14), Alex (13) and Aiden (14) deadlifting 100kg. Fast forward 2 years and they can all deadlift over 100kg each and the 3 of them here did 200kg
There isn’t much I wouldn’t do for these lads. They give me 100%, love weightlifting, love lifting heavy and they all lift with amazing technique
Look how much they grown. Being 13-14 and in the sport for so long Weightlifting has been a big part of there lives and I hope it will be for many more years to come
.j_leigh

YOUTH WEIGHTLIFTING:
Brilliant session for George (17)
Gets in 4 times a week, trains hard and he’s seeing some great progress
PB Power Sn**ch - 81kg
PB Clean - 120kg
He’s had his eye on this one for awhile now. Just need his jerk to catch up now
Top work George
We are still taking on youth members if you are looking for a new sport for your child
Interested then drop us a message

YOUTH WEIGHTLIFTING:
PB Sn**ch for Aiden (14 yrs)
47kg
Brilliant Sn**ch by Aiden and he had 3 good attempts at 50kg. Won’t be long before he hits that
Wasn’t just Aiden that got a PB
Rory 14 yrs hit 54kg and Alex who is 13 years old hit a massive 50kg
These boys train hard and it’s paying off
We still have some spots available on our youth weightlifting programme
If you want your child to try a new sport, get stronger and more athletic then send us a message for more details
.j_leigh

YOUTH WEIGHTLIFTING:
New block of training means volume for the youth
OTM Sn**ch, Power Cleans and Backsquat
Here we have George (17) finishing off the Backsquat part of the session
8x5@110kg
When we are in a high volume phase whether with the youth or senior lifters I tend to lean forwards high sets and low reps
8x5 is essentially 4x10 if you were to think Hypertrophy (muscle growth)
As weightlifters we want to build muscle but at the same time train speed
The benefits of using 8x5 over 4x10 is that the intensity can be higher, speed over the 5 reps is maintained and rest periods can be shorter due to it potentially being less fatiguing that 10 reps so you get a similar ‘pump on’ to high reps

Sunday squatting
Weekends are reserved for strength focused sessions
Big squats going down on the 10am Weightlifting Practice
Harrison - 2RM PB - 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣kg
Fiona - 3RM PB - 9️⃣8️⃣kg (paused first rep too 👌)
Kristy - 1@1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣kg
Not a PB however she failed this about 3 weeks ago and this 100 looked a lot better than the 100 she did a few years ago. Kristy has made some crazy progress after a couple years away from strength training (it was easy and if I was looking when she did then 101kg would have been on the bar for a proper PB 😉)
Simon - 2RM PB -1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣kg
Pretty much half way through the club squat cycle where we will testing the 5RM soon

YOUTH WEIGHTLIFTING:
Rory (14) still riding that PB 🚂
PB Sn**ch - 53kg
PB Deadlift - 110kg (shown)
We still have a numbers of youth memberships at the club
What are the benefits of weightlifting and strength training for children?
Let start with that its safe. Here at AWLC we’ve have been training 10-17 yrs old for 3 years with no problems at all
Like all the youths at AWLC everyone starts on a stick and only proceeds to a barbell once they have shown they can do the movements well

Benefits include:
- Improved body composition
- Build muscle, improve strength, power and endurance
- Improved motor skills
- Improved flexibility
- Improved fitness
- Improved bone health
- Reduced rate of sporting injury
- Increase in self-esteem, discipline and sporting mindset
- Individual sport lending itself to those kids who might not perform well in team sports/events
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Technique is always a priority!
Weightlifting DOES NOT stunt your child’s growth nor will be directly effect growth plates
Sports such as Rugby, Football, Gymnastics to name a few have higher injury rates than Weightlifting
Just look at Rory. Minus lockdowns he been training consistently for over 2 years. He’s very strong for his age, he’s athletic and most importantly absolutely loves the sport
He trains 3-4 times a week for 75mins
Want to get your child into a challenging sport then get in contact. We’re always looking for that next kid who will fall in love with this sport as much as we love it here

**6 OFF PEAK MEMBERSHIP AVAILABLE**
We are bringing back our off peak membership. What does this membership cover:

💪 Mid morning weekday classes only (see website for the timetable www.AWLC.co.uk)
💪 Up to 4 sessions weekly
💪 Club Programme supplied via app
💪 Small group coached session
COST - £55 monthly
*new customers only*
Dominic will be the first person to take up a membership. He wants to learn weightlifting and the mid morning sessions are perfect for him. He will be looking to train 2/3 times a week.
For his first session last week he’s already picked it up very well. Hang Sn**ch double at 25kg
If you can attend our mid morning sessions and are interested in learning this great sport then drop us a message for me information