Topic: Please Introduce Yourself

[Robert Webster]

Name:Robert Webster
Age:18
Gender:male
Occupation:student
Location:Hornby Island
Team:Killerwhale
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?:my brother introduced me to it
Years involved in weightlifting:.3
Athletic achievements:none
Role in weightlifting:athlete
Coaching/educational credentials:none
Favorite weightlifter:many
Interests other than weightlifting:sailing
Other information you would like to share:i like almost every sport

[BobDavis]

Name: Robert (Bob) Davis
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Occupation: Personal Training Manager at a Lifestyle Family Fitness
Location: Columbus, OH
Team: Columbus Weightlifting Club
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Gerry Willis introduced me to the sport while I was working in Newport, RI
Years involved in weightlifting: 1 year
Athletic achievements: 278 total as a 94 with 5 meets under my belt so far.
Coaching/educational credentials: CSCS and USAW club coach
Favorite weightlifter: Jacob Doll
Interests other than weightlifting: All things health and fitness

[James Fernandes]

Hello, Im a 19yr old powerlifter but do olympic lifts as assistance but obviously would love to get better at them.

I do powercleans and push presses mainly and snatches (new to these btw)

I did 80kg powerclean and push press for 3 reps nearly all out, maybe 4, and I learning technique on snathes with 30kg for 10 reps plus front squats, its hard to hold the weigh over head donig front squats but im getting better.

Hop you guys can help me, I have created a post asking for help please

thank you fellow lifters

[Stephen Georgiou]

Name: Stephen Georgiou
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Occupation: Post Doctoral Researcher (Biologist)
Location: Sheffield, UK
Team: None
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: I was introduced to it by a friend and old gym partner
Years involved in weightlifting: 1 specifically for oly lifts (many years of more general lifting)
Athletic achievements: None
Role in weightlifting: None
Coaching/educational credentials: None
Favorite weightlifter: Dimas
Interests other than weightlifting: rock climbing, gymnastics (not that I can actually do any), general fitness and wellbeing

[Scott Barnas]

Name: Scott Barnas

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Occupation: College Student/ Part-time Administrative Assistant/ and collegiate Thrower for T@F.

Location: Oak Lawn, IL. (S. side of Chicago)

Team: No Team

How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Started doing it to become more explosive for the Shot Put

Years involved in weightlifting: 1 year

Athletic achievements: Current School Record holder in the the Shot Put at Lewis University. State finalist in the Shot Put for high school in 2005.

Role in weightlifting: Athlete 

Coaching/educational credentials: None

Favorite weightlifter:

Interests other than weightlifting: All Throwing events in track and field(Shot, Discus, Hammer Throw,...), Strongman, Powerlifting, anything to do with athletics.

Other information you would like to share: Im here to hopefully gain more knowledge of the sport and to hopefully learn more about the two techniques and to improve on my p.r.'s to help me become more explosive in my events for track.

[Bridget Bernier]

Name: Bridget Bernier
Age: 21, a month until 22
Gender: Female
Occupation: Student (BSc Molecular Biology and Biochemistry)
Location: Vancouver, BC
Team: Ultimate
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: When I was 12 a teacher pointed at me and told me I looked like an olympic weightliter, over the summer I broke my shin and couldn't figure skate anymore and ended up weightlifting.  I was on the provincial team 4 months later.
Years involved in weightlifting: 1998- June 2002 as an athlete, 2002-2007 as a spectator, referee, sometimes participant 2007 and beyond an athlete again
Athletic achievements: Best Lifter 1999-2002 at Semiahmoo Secondary, Canadian National Team Member 2002
Role in weightlifting: Athlete, Referee, Announcer
Coaching/educational credentials:
Favorite weightlifter: Mutlu
Interests other than weightlifting: Rugby, running, virology
Other information you would like to share:

[Franz Langthaler]

Name: Franz Langthaler
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Occupation: appointee
Location: Vienna, Austria
Team: Post SV
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: My father was a good weightlifter
Years involved in weightlifting: ~ 15 years
Athletic achievements: two olympics (1984 (4. place snatch and total 6. place) and 1988 (total 8. place)); 15 times austrian champion, 3 fourth places at European Championships, winner of the Austrian Cup 1986, donaupokalwinner 1987; personal snatch record: 185 kg, personal clean and jerk record: 222,5 kg
Role in weightlifting: athlete
Coaching/educational credentials: none
Favorite weightlifter: Vasiliy Alekseyev
Interests other than weightlifting: soccer
Other information you would like to share: My English isn't very well, so I´ll only read articles and will not write one

[Guy Greavette]

Name: Guy Greavette
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Occupation: Weightlifting Administrator
Location: Lake Country, BC Canada
Team: Vikings Weightlifting Team
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: My father started a club in our garage. One day, my father and his friend said that if I lifted 85 lbs. over my head that they would give me all the change in their pocket. I made the lift, received the money and thought Wow! this sport will really pay off. Boy, was I ever wrong.
Years involved in weightlifting: 35
Athletic achievements: 1988 Olympic Games (90kg - 10th)
Role in weightlifting: Executive Director of BC Weightlifting Association, Project Coordinator for Long Term Athlete Development Model/Plan for the Canadian weightlifting Federation, Head Coach of the Vikings Weightlifting Club, Olympic Weightlifting NCCP Technical Course Instructor
Coaching/educational credentials: NCCP Level III Coach
Favorite weightlifters: David Rigert, Yuri Vardanyan, Asen Zlatev, Yuri Zacharevich, Peter Wenzel etc. etc. etc.
Interests other than weightlifting: Golf, Softball, Ice Hockey and Curling
Other information you would like to share: My goal in weightlifting is to make it more mainstream and to educate those individuals in sport who do not know the clear benefits of Olympic Weightlifting for sport.