Idaho Weightlifting

Established January 1st 1985 Idaho Weightlifting is a registered club with USA Weightlifting.
Headed up by USA Weightlifting National Coach Patrick Corbett, the main training site is Columbia High School 301 S Happy Valley Rd, Nampa, ID 83687

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Las Vegas NV Idaho WLC Members where selected as the Loaders for the very first session of the Youth World Championships that will run from March 8 until the 15th.

The first session was the Men's Youth 49kg class where Tu Than Do (Vietnam) established 3 new world records with a 95kg Snatch, a 125kg C&J for a 220kg total.

The also participated in the medal ceremonies as ushers, leading the winners and officials onto the podiums and holding the medals 

"The Idaho Team is kicking it." began Competition Manager Pedro Meloni, "They are doing a great job." 

Meridian ID  Returning to the State Championship platform after a 2 year hiatus Courtney Yamada-Anderson made the return worthwhile with both a State Championship and new state records.

 In the Snatch Courtney opened with a 51kg success and followed up with second and third attempt successes of 53kg and 55kg. The 55kg effort equalled her competition best.  After a successful fist attempt in the Clean & Jerk of 70kg Courtney moved to to 73 where her lift was turned down 2 to 1. Not being detered she called for 75kg on her third attempt and was rewarded with a successful lift. The 75kg lift also equalled her previous competition best but this was the first time she had been able to put the 55kg snatch with the 75kg Clean & Jerk and established a new PR and State Record Total of 130kg.

The 2018 Idaho State Championships where the first 2 platform event and it was a rousing success. The Idaho LWC Leadership of President Ben Bristow, VP, Dan Fischer and Sec. Alison Ruoff are to be commended for overseeing the best weightlifting competition ever held in our LWC history. The number of participants and quality of the performances was a great way to end 2018 and make 2019 a season to look forward to. 

Idaho Weightlifting's Coach, Michael Conroy worked 4 USA Weightlifing Summer Training Camps between July 31st and August 17th.

The first two where USAW Recruit Camps at the USAW/Rogue Training facility in Columbus Ohio. A total of 13 selected athletes that are transitioning from their primary sport to weightlifting took part in the training.  Conroy worked with USAW Director of Scouting Suzy Sanchez during the camps

The format was twice a day training on a 3, specific, lift rotation (Snatch, Jerk, Clean) for the time the athletes where at the camp. 

Athletes used the USA Weightlifting Top/Down, Part/Whole teaching progressions and advanced to the competition lifts by the camps conclusion. Evening Sessions included presentations by 3 Time Olympic Gold Medalist Pyrros Dimas, High Performance Director Mike Gatton and Sport Psychologist Colin Iwanski of the Chicago Bears. 

At the conclusion of the camps the athletes where given training programs that will be supervised by Conroy.

The second two camps where the annual USAW Masters Training Camps held at the OTC in Colorado Springs.

Conroy was part of the Coaching Staff that included 1972 Olympic Gold Medalist and former USAW Resident Coach Zygmunt Smalcerz, Olympic Bronze Medalist Cheryl Haworth, USAW World Team Member and Multiple USAW National Champion Jackie Black.

Athletes had 8 training sessions in the Ted Stevens Training Center on the OTC complex that provided exposure to a series of advanced training exercises that would assist the participants in improving their performances after they return home from the camp.  The Athletes also attended the USADA Presentation and another session where Conroy explained the rationale behind the Supercompensation Training programs that they would receive and how to stay in touch with him over the 12 weeks that the program would cover.