CONVICTION BARBELL

Conviction Barbell is our official USAW Olympic Weightlifting club. With an emphasis on comradery, strength, and flexibility, this program is designed for those wishing to improve their lifting skills. Many of our members have found fulfillment through competition, and we love to travel and compete as a family in local and national level meets.

The sport of Weightlifting consists of two lifts, the snatch and clean & jerk. A snatch is lifting the barbell from ground to overhead in one fluid movement. The clean and jerk is lifting the barbell from the ground to the shoulders and then to overhead in two movements.

Weightlifting is an international sport and is rising in popularity in the United States. The Olympic lifts are also great for athletes who compete in team sports, as they help develop rate of force production and explosive strength. Injury rates in the sport are low in comparison to other sports and our program focuses on creating well rounded strength athletes.