Why Learn The “Olympic Lifts”?

In addition to the (hopefully obvious) fact that the snatch, clean and jerk are superior ways of developing strength, power, mobility, and overall athleticism, there are additional benefits that sometimes go overlooked:

Scalability, Enjoyment/Fun, Full Athletic Competency!

What makes this seminar unique?

Many weightlifting coaches “shoot themselves in the foot” with their efforts to validate the sport by emphasizing the amount of time and effort it takes to master the athletic intricacies necessary to compete at a high level. The end result is that the prospective athlete becomes turned off, assuming that the ‘Olympic lifts’ are too difficult for the average person to learn in a reasonable amount of time.

Charles Staley’s approach to learning “the lifts” is both unique and refreshing:
After a brief demonstration, attendees start by learning rough approximations of the snatch, clean, and jerk, with minimal initial correction. This allows the participant to immediately experience the uniquely satisfying sense of “completion” one feels when racking the bar on the shoulders or fixing it overhead in the snatch or jerk.

Next Charles quickly begins refining the student’s movement patterns through a series of unique analogies, observations, games,
and demonstrations. As each student begins to improve, no breakthrough— minor as it may be— goes unnoticed by Charles. Quickly and palpably, each attendee gains confidence and precision as they progress from drill to drill.
Ear-to-ear grins are not uncommon as students accomplish the unexpected:

Day 2:
Charles will discuss a variety of topics ranging from Programming/Periodization to his EDT program and more.

Please use the Google Checkout Link Above  to reserve your spot. Space is limited!

Pricing: $149.00 for Saturday August 7^th… Only $219.00 for both days!

Seminar attendees will also have the opportunity to purchase equipment from our partner Rage Fitness at a discount. We will be selling equipment from the seminar in addition offering special pricing on our full line of residential and commercial fitness equipment. Details to come.

Seminar Info:

Day One:
*Learn how to perform, teach, and program the Olympic lifts competently in one session!
Agenda:
8:30am-9:00:am: Registration
9:00am-9:30am: Introduction and Overview
9:30am-11:30am: The Clean & Variants
11:30am-12:30pm: Lunch & Variants
12:30pm-2:30pm: The Snatch & Variants
2:30pm-4:30pm: The Jerk & Variants
4:30pm-5:30pm: Open Session/Q&A
5:30pm: Book Signing/Certificates Awarded

“One of the signs of a great teacher is the ability to make the subject matter seem simple. Charles Staley is one of these rare teachers.” – Muscle Media 2000 magazine

Prominent in the United States and many other countries, Charles is recognized as a authoritative coach and innovator in the field. His knowledge, skills, and reputation have lead to appearances on NBC’s The Today Show and The CBS Early Show, along with many radio appearances. he has written over a thousand articles for major publications and online websites in the industry. Charles also competes in Olympic-style weightlifting on the master’s circuit, and is preparing for the 2011 World Championships.

“Why learn the Olympic lifts? Why is this seminar different?”

In addition to the (hopefully obvious) fact that the snatch, clean, and jerk are superior ways to developing strength, power, mobility, and overall athleticism, there are MANY overlooked benefits that Charles will bring to light.

Weightlifting coaches “shoot themselves in the foot” with their efforts to validate the sport by emphasizing the amount of time and effort it takes to master the sport. Charles unique approach has students learning O-Lift Competency in one day!

Learn how to perform, teach and program the Olympic lifts competently in one session!

Want to learn more? Right-Click Here and choose “save target as” to download our PDF brochure on this seminar series, where you’ll discover…

• Why Learn the Olympic Lifts?
• What Makes This Seminar Unique?
• About Charles Staley
• References

Two more offerings from Radiant Running:

1. The “Running Form and Technique One day Workshop” will be offered again on Saturday July 10th from 11:30 to 5:00. For  complete information on this workshop Go to:

www.radiantrunning.com/workshops.html#runningform

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2. A two hour Running Mini-Clinic on Saturday morning June 12th from 9:30 to 11:30, at my office in So Boulder. In this clinic I will video tape each individual so that each person gets an understanding of what form improvements can be made.  And teach the basics of “how to improve your running form”. This is an intro class to get people started with these techniques. Cost for this will be $35 and I am limiting this to 8 people, so if you are interested please contact me asap.

Douglas Wisoff, P.T.
303 499 2062
douglas@radiantrunning.com
www.radiantrunning.com

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If you know anyone who might be interested in either of these, please past this information on to them.

Please join us on May 15th, as CrossFit Denver & Affiliates and individuals across the country compete in a “Beat The Streets” Fundraiser WOD to support the Steve’s Club National Program, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization for at-risk youth fitness. Teams of 4 will compete against other teams across the country. For every $1k raised, Affiliates can sponsor an at-risk athlete for an entire year. All donations go directly to the gyms that will train specific kids and teens in tough neighborhoods to get them off the streets and into CrossFit.

This is a great opportunity to have some fun competing against other affiliates all for a really good cause.

100% of the money collected will go directly to Steve’s Club. Our fund raising goal is $1000.00. Please use the Google Checkout button below to pay and register as a team or individual at the donation level you feel comfortable with. Thanks for you support!

For more on Steve’s Club: www.stevesclub.org.  CrossFit can change lives – please get involved!

“Beat the Streets” Fundraiser

“Steve’s Club and its Participating Members provide a national network of programs through which at-risk or underserved youth of any socioeconomic background can join in the CrossFit Community at a reduced, low or no cost structure.”

The WOD:

Team WOD competition – 4 athletes constitute a team (must have at least 1 female athlete).

AMRAP 15 min:

• Station 1: Burpees
• Station 2: KB Swings
• Station 3: Pull-Ups (chest to bar)
• Run 200m

All athletes begin at the same time and switch when the runner returns.  When the runner comes back in, he/she goes to Station 1 (Burpees) and everyone goes to the next station (Burpees goes to KB Swings, KB Swings go to Pull-Ups, Pull-Ups go to the run).

Scoring: Count total # of reps (sum of Burpees, KB Swings, and Pull-ups), team with the highest # wins.

Scaling: For KB swings, there will be a men’s weight (1.5 pood/24kg/53lbs) and a women’s weight (1 pood/16kg/36lbs).  KB swings can be done with dumbbells if necessary.  Scaling for youth teams should be determined by the local hosts.

Standards: KB swing – bottom of the KB must face the ceiling, judges should be able to see the athlete’s ears. Burpees – athlete must touch their chest to the floor on each rep, how they get down/up is up to them (no pushup is required), and must clap overhead at the top as they jump (should be able to see their ears).  Pull-up (chest to bar) – athlete can do whatever type of pull-up they like, as long as their chest (just below clavicle).

Transitions: Athletes can only switch stations once they get a high-five from their teammate (prevents athletes from leaving early).  During the high-five, the athlete that has just finished at that station will give the arriving athlete the “count” of what they are up to.  For example, Athlete A is on burpees, and when Athlete D comes in from the run, Athlete A has done 20 burpees and tells Athlete D “20″ and Athlete D begins counting with 21 (this is easier than trying to add it all up at the end).

Details:

Locations: Affiliates will be hosting local Beat the Streets WODs across the country, in addition to the flagship BTS WOD in Camden, NJ.

Team Details: Teams must have at least 1 female athlete.  Affiliates can enter as many teams as they want, but we ask that the Affiliate as a whole raises $1k (total) to Sponsor an Athlete. Non-affiliated teams and cross-affiliate teams are allowed and encouraged, but are asked to shoot for the $1k target. If a team or Affiliate raises less than $1k, they can still compete and donate whatever possible to Steve’s Club.

Teams can have kids/teens as athletes on their team (it’s up to the host or team to scale the weights appropriately for that athlete). Youth teams (18yrs and younger) are encouraged, with no fundraising requirement to compete.

Donations:  To compete in Beat the Streets, teams are asked to raise $1k to go towards Steve’s Club National Program (all proceeds go to help promote at-risk youth fitness).   The funding will go to the Affiliate that is training the at-risk youth athlete.  Donations should be collected by the Affiliate first, and then submitted to Steve’s Club (by check, or Google Checkout). Donations should be received prior to competition, but can be accepted until May 31st if necessary.

Athlete Sponsorship: As a donor, you can write in your top 3 choices of at-risk athletes to sponsor from our at-risk athlete profiles, and Steve’s Club National Program will do their best to match you to one of those 3 athletes.

Prizes: Prizes awarded by SCNP based on all competitors, nation-wide. (local hosts will send results to SCNP at the end of the competition to determine the nation-wide winners).

Nationwide prizes:
1st place – 3 months supply of PaleoKits = $450 Value (Package of 25 Large PaleoKits sent each month)

2nd place – 2 months supply of PaleoKits = $300 Value (Package of 25 Large PaleoKits sent each month)

3rd place – 1 months supply of PaleoKits = $150 Value (Package of 25 Large PaleoKits sent each month)

SCNP will also send hosts a package of promotional items (T-shirts, Posters, Banners, PaleoKits, etc.) to give away or sell. Each host can offer their own prizes, raffles, give-aways if they like.