Capital Strength are holding an exclusive seminar on Weightlifting for Performance on October 17th 2015 in Dublin City.
We have assembled a unique panel of experts to cover topics of interest to Strength & Conditioning Coaches, Sports Scientists, athletes lookining to maximise performance as well as competitive weightlifters.
Topics to be covered at the seminar will be:
- Flexibility and Mobility for Strength & Power
- Weightlifting & Power Development for Team Sports
- The Snatch and Clean & Jerk – hands-on Practical Sessions
- Professional Training for the Part-Time Athlete
The seminar will cost €99 and only a limited number of places are available so immediate booking is essential. You can book your place online at the link below:
https://capitalstrength.wufoo.com/forms/capital-strength-summit-sign-up/
Our team of presenters are uniquely placed to deliver on of the most exciting and informative practical seminars to be held in Dublin this year – don’t miss out on it!
Dr. Eamonn Flanagan – ‘Weightlifting & Power Development for Team Sports’
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Dr. Eamonn Flanagan is currently the lead S&C coach to the Irish U20 team and the lead S&C coordinator for the IRFU Academy.
Eamonn’s talk will be on ‘Weightlifting & Power Development for Team Sports’ and will give insights into how professional team sports structure their programme for power development, and a framework for relating that knowledge to your own training or your teams training.
He graduated with a BSc. in Sports and Exercise Science from the University of Limerick in 2004completed his PhD in sports biomechanics at the University of Limerick and Northern Michigan University between 2004 and 2009
As well as his work for the IRFU Eamonn has worked in strength & conditioning for the Scottish Rugby National Academy, Scotland A and profession rugby team Edinburgh Rugby.
Eamonn has been a competitive weightlifter for more than a decade, a member of the National Championship winning UL team, and was head coach of the Irish team at the European U23 Weightlifting Championships in 2008
Alexandria Craig – ‘Flexibility and Mobility for Strength & Power’
Alexandria Craig is one of Ireland’s top-ranked female weightlifters of all time, a national record holder in the 48kg and 53kg class, has represented Ireland at two European Championships and has medalled at three successive Women’s International Grand Prix.
She is also a fully qualified Neuromuscular and Physical Therapist, and spent almost a decade working as a professional acrobat and circus performer. As an acrobat Alex learned the do’s & don’ts of mobility and flexibility the hard way, often bearing the brunt of poor advice & outmoded training methods on her own body.
As an international-level strength athlete herself, she has a unique understanding of what athletes need to become more mobile & flexible, move more efficiently on and off the pitch, track or field, become stronger & more powerful, and ultimately avoid injury and increase performance, whatever your sport.
Alex’s talk will cover the fundamentals on mobility and flexibility and mobility for strength & power athletes; how and when to roll and stretch; as well as some targeted drills and exercises for common problem areas including hip, shoulder and thoracic mobility.
Cathal Byrd – ‘Professional Training for the Part-Time Athlete’
Cathal Byrd is one of the most experienced and tenacious international competitors Ireland has had in the sport of Weightlifting, and a six-time national champion.
He first competed in weightlifting in 2006 and has since gone on to compete at five European Senior Championships, three World Championships and numerous other major international competitions, including World University Championships and the European U23’s.
He has done all of this while working firstly as a Personal Trainer and S&C coach, and more recently with a full-time teaching position. With over a decade spent training Cathal has a wealth of knowledge and experience on how to maximise training outcomes while training part time.
Cathal’s talk will focus of his own history training and competing internationally, sharing experiences and insights from the training halls and warm-up areas of world & European Championships.
He will cover the requirements, as he sees it, for maximising results for the athlete that aspires to be the best but have to balance that with work and college commitments.
Harry Leech – ‘Snatch and Clean & Jerk: hands-on Practical Session’
Harry is Ireland’s most experienced international weightlifting coach and the co-owner of Capital Strength. He has been involved in Olympic Weightlifting for sixteen years, first as a competitive weightlifter and later as a coach, referee, and Level 2 coach-tutor.
He qualified as a weightlifting coach in 2003 and his first international coaching assignment was in 2005, when he was appointed as Head Coach to the Irish team of athletes at the European Promotions Cup in Udine, Italy.
He has gone on to coach at seven European Senior Championships; two World Senior Championships; two University World Cups; two European U23 Championships; three Women’s International Grand Prix; as well as the European Promotions Cup and European Masters Championships.
As well as coaching internationally Harry has taught hundreds of people to Snatch and Clean & Jerk, and taken people from absolute beginners to compete nationally and internationally.
Harry will be leading two practical sessions – one on the Snatch, one on the Clean & Jerk – where participants will practice the movements, learn and improve technique and learn how to structure their training sessions to maximise the benefits from the Snatch and Clean & Jerk.
