The Essentials for Weightlifting Programming short course is for athletes, coaches, personal trainers, strength and conditioning coaches and sports coaches who are interested in gaining a good understanding of how to programme weightlifting exercises effectively.

The knowledge you will acquire from this course has been developed from years of coaching experience, alongside fundamental strength training principles.

What will I learn?

The course provides a framework for coaches and athletes to develop programmes that can facilitate optimal weightlifting performance.  You will understand what physical qualities are required for weightlifting and how to support the development of these in individuals at different stages.

You will understand the fundamental training principles that help athletes improve their short- and long-term weightlifting performance.

This includes:

• Adaptation theory and how this impacts our approach to programme

• The training cycles which make a successful training programme
• How training variables can be manipulated to elicit specific adaptations based on an athlete’s goals

You will learn how to programme for:

• The competition lifts (snatch and clean and jerk)
• Weightlifting derivatives
• General strength exercises
• Accessory exercises

Please note: This is an online course with no practical assessment. There is an online assessment that must be completed to receive a BWL certificate.