TWO GOALS

World Class Weightlifters/ World Class Community

Heavy Athletics Weightlifters and Coaches are committed to Lane County, Oregon. A successful and thriving Olympic Weightlifting program is ongoing at the Lane County Juvenile Justice Center. Heavy Athletics staff volunteers conduct training sessions for at risk youth who are incarcerated and those on probation. These training sessions have become a recognized program in the treatment plan for these incarcerated and recently released populations

Heavy Athletics Weightlifting Club is an elite group preparing club members to achieve their potential in Olympic Weightlifting, while mentoring and motivating other community members.

Become a Team Member of Heavy Athletics

We change people’s lives,

one repetition at a time

What Is Olympic Style Lifting?

The Olympic Lifts are the Snatch and Clean & Jerk.

In the Snatch, the lifter takes a wide grip and pulls the weight overhead in one motion. Dynamic speed, balance and flexibility are critical.

In the Clean & Jerk, the lifter pulls the bar to the shoulders and then drives the weight overhead from the shoulders in one motion from the shoulders. The ultimate method for lifting maximum weights from the floor to overhead.

What does it take do Olympic Weightlifting?

A great facility and great coaching are an excellent start, and Lane County has the greatest concentration of USA Weightlifting Certified Coaches in the Pacific Northwest based at IronWorks Gym in Creswell, Oregon.

Courage and Strong Legs

Weightlifters develop dynamic, explosive speed and enormously strong legs.

There is a premium on flexibility as well. But most important of all is the courage to drive yourself under the heaviest of weights. Want to give it a try? We’ll help you.

Olympic Weightlifting Changes Lives

Train with the Best

If you’d like to talk training, observe a workout, or attend a USA Weightlifting Sanctioned Competition, please contact;

Head Coach, Tom Hirtz

(541) 953-7946

hvyath@aol.com