Olympic Lifting

 
Olympic Lifting Certification: July 24th – July 25th, CrossFit Basel
 
We are thrilled to announce that we are hosting the first ever CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certification at CrossFit Basel on July 24th and July 25th.
 
Registration (We recommend a timely registration as the cert will sell out soon.)
 
Here’s the low-down directly from crossfit.com:
 
“Spend two full days with CrossFit Coach Mike Burgener and staff learning, studying and practicing the Olympic lifts. The snatch and clean and jerk bring speed, power, coordination, agility, accuracy and balance to your strength training. These lifts are indispensable to CrossFit programming and expert coaching is a powerful advantage.”
 
 
Schedule
 
Saturday, July 24th (all day snatch instruction)
 
08.00 Coffee & Registration
09.00 Introductions
09.30 Snatch instruction
Burgener warm up
Snatch skill transfer exercises
Snatch from high hang
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Barbell snatch instruction
Snatch from mid thigh
Snatch from below knee
Snatch from floor
16.00 Secure
 
Sunday, July 25th
 
08.00 Coffee
09.00 Review
09.30 Front squat instruction and practice
10.00 Learning the clean and practice
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Learning the jerk:
Skill transfer exercises
Footwork
14.00 Putting the clean and jerk together
15.00 Workout: (this depends on the ability of the class)
16.00 Secure
 
 
About Coach B
 
Mike Burgener, owner of Mike’s Gym (a CrossFit affiliate and USAW Regional Training Center), is a USAW Senior International Coach, former junior World team (1996-2004) and senior World team coach (2005), and strength and conditioning coach at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, Calif.