Chi Chea at the British Schools

Congratulations to Chi Chea
British Schools 13 3 10:
BW 55.6kg
PB Clean and Jerk 80kilos!

Olympic Weightlifting at Middlesex University

Woking Weightlifters and Phil Nourse's Sutton sister club ran 2 workshops on Olympic lifting at Middlesex University.  They then exhibited lifting at the University's Student Strength and Conditioning Conference. The Uni is delighted and is keen to stage events, will affiliate to BWLA (the Governing Body of Olympic and all round weightlifting in Britain), and has already got two MSc students joining 'lifting clubs to compete.

 

At the conference Brian Hamill spent considerable time with young Strength and Conditioning Coaches who are trying to get their UKSCA accreditation, a sine qua non for big jobs in the main sports. It was clear to them that the BWLA lifters present, including 14 year old Chi Chea with a 60 Snatch and 80 Clean weighing 55 kg, were doing something quite different from what they had been taught.  The trouble was that the lifters were doing it so fast that they could not see how it was done!

They ended up reasonably convinced that they need to train with Olympic lifters.

After all, if I wanted to assist someone to sprint better you can bet I'd ask a sprinter or a sprint coach. It is such a pity that competent weightlifters are not used in Sport Improvement situations. They are well aware that their techniques may need modifications according to the student's main sport.

But then, there are so few of us and so few places where weightlifting is possible that an aspiring Strength and Conditioning coach may have a long way to go to find help.

My best advice is that such aspirants contact BWLA atsupport@bwla.co.uk with their location, and ask for a contact in that area. As a last resort contact brianhamill59@googlemail.com

BH

Surrey Open: 27th February, 2010 - Results

Click here for the results of the Surrey Open.

Many thanks to all those that assisted - many did and made the event a pleasure to run.

With 39 lifters we did well to finish at 1700!

BH

Middle Chea Triumphs

Chris Chea, middle of the three Woking Weightlifting brothers, had a great day at the English Weightlifting champs on Saturday (20th) winning the 69 kg class. He thus has the pair: British and English champion. Not only that but he defeated his arch rival Halil Zorba. Both are vying for a place on the Commonwealth Games team

Chris, at 68.8 kg, Snatched 110 kg and Jerked 142, to Total 152, not quite the Games Qualifier, but certainly an improvement on his progress towards it.

The win is a reward for his decision to give up work in order to train full time, without subsidy of any sort: no mean feat when considering his need to consume vast amounts of high protein and carbohydrate rich foods

Big brother Koing placed second in the 94 kg category with 118 and 143 kg to Total 161, a competition best. He was well beaten by Russian origin Denis Catana, who brings from his home country the benefit of a state and school system which honours and respects weightlifting.

Our Woking members now wait to see how ‘little’ sibling Chi (14), makes out at the British schools champs where he may add a fifth British title to his current tally.

We are proud of the three brothers and other top class Woking lifters, though the borough seems unable to find a way to increase the space available for the busy club beyond the current cramped and, at times, dangerous room it occupies: baffling as there is abundant underutilized space in the leisure centre, or so it seems to coach Brian Hamill.

For the Woking Open Champs next Saturday Brian has had to apply a guillotine as the entries were so numerous as to threaten to overwhelm the leisure centre facility! It seems that, suddenly, weightlifting is becoming popular.

BH

Weightlifting Development Event: Open

Weightlifting Development Event:  Open 
Includes Surrey Champs

Woking Leisure Centre, Kingfield Rd; Woking; Surrey  
Feb 27 2010

Weigh In at 0930-1030

INCLUDES Clean & Overhead Anyhow for first time competitors who need not be BWLA members.

Entry fee:  £7.00 payable Woking Centre of Excellence (WL) c/o Brian Hamill  36 Rowtown; Addlestone; Surrey KT151HQ (brianhamill59@googlemail.com) by Feb 10

NB Surrey champs competitors will be in age and gender groups and in all respects judged by BWLA rules (close fitting tops, short sleeves and leotard or close fitting trunks) and must present proof of age and BWLA 2010 blue book at the weigh in. Please contact Brian Hamill for entry form.

Woking as Britain's Best All Round Club 2009

Woking's Really Useful Muscle club declared Britain's Best All Round club for the second year. Who says Olympic lifters are not strong!

This is based on the BWLA Lift of the Quarter comp: a different feat every 3 months.

The current challenge is the Left hand barbell snatch! Send name; age; sex; lift and bodyweight to Jim Smith, Longwood House; Shifford Lane; Standlake; Witney  Oxon with 25p per person and details of Club

London South East Youths

Woking lifter Chi Chea, age 14, won the U17 at the LSE WL champs.  B Wt 54.95,  Snatch 55 and Clean & Jerk  73, all PBs.  Just missed 75.  We expect new PBs in the British U17s in March.