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"Participation in Athletics has been proven to help children develop better discipline, improved self confidence and body image, plus improved strength, speed, and coordination."

Youth Sports Foundation, 1999

Columbus Weightlifting Club, Inc.

Logo Columbus Weightlifting Club, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization dedicated to the Development of National and International-Caliber Athletes in the Sport of Weightlifting. All Donations are Tax-Deductible. CWLC is a Member of O.W.C., U.S.A.W., U.S.O.C. & I.O.C. CWLC has moved!!! Our new home is at the Columbus YMCA North in the weight room.

Our new facility, located in the Columbus YMCA North, offers:

  • Three Wood Platforms with Rubber Inlays
  • Training Rubberized Weight Sets
  • Men's, Women's + Children's Bars
  • Beginner Plates, Bars
  • Jerk Boxes, Squat + Power Racks
  • Various Assistance Weight Equipment
  • Ample Parking available
  • Showers, Sauna [dry/steam], Indoor Lap Pool
  • Read more about the Columbus YMCA North

Additional Team Benefits include:

  • Video + Printed Material Library
  • Video Equipment with Viewing TV
  • Chalk, Tape, Ace Wraps, Ice Packs, etc.
  • Shoes, singlets, etc. - Assistance & Coaching

Contact

Megan Tornstrom Defourny
(614) 578-4800
info@columbusweightlifting.org
http://columbusweightlifting.org/

What is Olympic Weightlifting?

As one of the original sports contested in the first modern 1896 Olympic Games, Weightlifting is now one of the most popular Olympic Sports internationally. Olympic Weightlifting in the US is experiencing phenomenal growth, both as a competitive sport, and as the premier explosive training for other sports, most notably Football.

In this sport, two lifts are contested where the primary goal is to lift the weight from the floor to an overhead position. The first lift is the SNATCH where the bar is lifted overhead in one continuous movement. The CLEAN & JERK is first lifted from the floor to the chest, and then in a separate movement, jerked overhead. In both lifts, explosiveness and strength make them the most powerful human movements in all of sport.

Weightlifting is the ultimate sport; it requires explosive power, technique, coordination, balance, flexibility and mental

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