ANY AGE

We welcome athletes of all ages at the Toowoomba Weightlifting Association. Olympic Weightlifting is a great sport and provides many health benefits, whether you are at school, working or retired.

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ANY SPORT

Olympic Weightlifting can offer great power outcomes in other sports. We focus on developing power in our athletes, which is an integral attribute in many sports.

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ANY LEVEL

We cater for all levels of athletes, whether it is your first time in the gym, a seasoned lifter, or looking for a new sport. Come along and have a go.

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WE CAN CATER FOR YOU

It doesn't matter where you are on your journey as an athlete, we love weightlifting and we want to share it with you.

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HOW DO I START?

It’s easy - Just send us an email at office@twa.org.au or contact us through Facebook and we will arrange a time for you to come along for your first training session.

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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Being a not for profit community club we can offer membership and coaching at very reasonable prices. Refer to the Training and Membership page.

WHAT IF I’VE NEVER DONE WEIGHTLIFTING BEFORE?

No problem! Our coaching caters for all categories from beginners to experienced athletes. We are always looking to introduce new people to our great sport. Just come along with a positive attitude and we can teach you the correct technique from the beginning. One of our main focuses is to develop the best technical skills in all our club members.

WHO WILL COACH ME?

Our Head Coach is Greg Hobl. Greg is an NCAS Level 3 Coach with over 30 years experience. Greg has coached at the highest levels of the sport including Australian representation at Youth World Championships, Junior World Championships, Youth Olympic Games, Commonwealth Youth Games, Commonwealth and Oceania Senior Championships.

WHAT EQUIPMENT DO I NEED?

Initially you don’t need any special equipment. Come along in comfortable training clothes (shorts and T-shirt) and wear some joggers. Don’t forget to bring a water bottle so you can keep hydrated. Being Toowoomba you may also need some warm clothing to put on after training! You may wish to buy yourself some weightlifting shoes once you have been training for a while.

HOW OFTEN SHOULD I TRAIN?

It really depends on how quickly you want to improve. We believe you need to train a minimum of 2 times per week to begin with. If you wish to improve more rapidly training 3 times per week is recommended. Many of our more experienced lifters train between 4 and 5 times a week!

HOW LONG IS A TRAINING SESSION?

Initially a beginner would only need to train for approximately 1 hour. As your skill and performance levels increase your training sessions may last for between 1 and 2 hours.

WHAT DOES A TRAINING SESSION CONSIST OF?

Nearly all training sessions will be a mixture of technical training and strength training. The technical focus will always be on the competition Olympic lifts – the Snatch and Clean & Jerk. As well as these two classical lifts there will be many assistance exercises used to develop specific aspects of each lift. You also need to be strong to be a weightlifter so there will be plenty of exercises to build all round strength.