Columbus Weightlifting Club, Inc.
    is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization dedicated to the Development of National and International-Caliber Athletes in the Sport of Weightlifting. All Donations are Tax-Deductible. CWLC is a Member of O.W.C., U.S.A.W., U.S.O.C. & I.O.C. CWLC has moved!!! Our new home is at the Columbus YMCA North in the weight room.

    1640 Sandalwood Place - Columbus, OH 43229 Coach Mark Cannella. Please contact Megan Tornstrom DeFourny 614-578-4800
    info@columbusweightlifting.org

  Our new facility, located in the Columbus YMCA North, offers:
  • Three Wood Platforms with Rubber Inlays
  • Training Rubberized Weight Sets
  • Men's, Women's + Children's Bars
  • Beginner Plates, Bars
  • Jerk Boxes, Squat + Power Racks
  • Various Assistance Weight Equipment
  • Ample Parking available
  • Showers, Sauna [dry/steam], Indoor Lap Pool
  • Read more about the Columbus YMCA North
  Additional Team Benefits include:
  • Video + Printed Material Library
  • Video Equipment with Viewing TV
  • Chalk, Tape, Ace Wraps, Ice Packs, etc.
  • Shoes, singlets, etc. - Assistance & Coaching

    "Participation in Athletics has been proven to help children develop better discipline, improved self confidence and body image, plus improved strength, speed, and coordination."
    Youth Sports Foundation, 1999

    CWLC offers Promising Athletes, 12 years of age and older, the opportunity to Learn and Compete in Weightlifting. Individual & Team Instruction are available. Certified, Volunteer Coaches are on-hand for Team Practices Mon.-Fri. Evens., & Sat. Mornings.

    School Age: 16 Years of Age and Under
    Junior: 17 - 20 Years of Age
    Collegiate: 18 Years -  (Enrollment Required)
    Open/Senior: 21 Years of Age and Up
    Master: 35 Years of Age and Up

    CWLC is dedicated to developing Today's & Tomorrow's Champions!

  What is Olympic Weightlifting ?
    As one of the original sports contested in the first modern 1896 Olympic Games, Weightlifting is now one of the most popular Olympic Sports internationally. Olympic Weightlifting in the US is experiencing phenomenal growth, both as a competitive sport, and as the premier explosive training for other sports, most notably Football.

    In this sport, two lifts are contested where the primary goal is to lift the weight from the floor to an overhead position. The first lift is the SNATCH where the bar is lifted overhead in one continuous movement. The CLEAN & JERK is first lifted from the floor to the chest, and then in a separate movement, jerked overhead. In both lifts, explosiveness and strength make them the most powerful human movements in all of sport.

    Weightlifting is the ultimate sport; it requires explosive power, technique, coordination, balance, flexibility and mental focus.

  Featured clubs:   Featured Organization:   Featured Chiropractor:
  • Dr. John Grandominico in Westerville, OH 43081 at 320 S.
    State St.,. Suite M, in the Hanby Square Center.  Phone number is 614-865-9329
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