Temple of Exertion

04/04/2022

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The International Olympic Committee on Friday determined the competition session schedule, qualification criteria, and pending weight classes and competition formats for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

04/04/2020

In deference to these extraordinary times, the 39th Annual Spartan Open Weightlifting Championship has been postponed until mid-October, at a site to be determined.

Those who are currently entered will have your $$ refunded.

Thanks to everyone who expressed interest in our event. We look forward to seeing all of you in the fall. Stay healthy, stay safe.

01/06/2020

Budapest. 6 January 2019: Following an update from the International Testing Agency, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) can report that cases against ten (10) Thai athletes have now been closed. Between them, the athletes had been the subject of seventeen (17) adverse analytical findin...

11/15/2019

10/26/2019

Leg extension in the sn**ch and clean helps provide both elevation and direction on the barbell. While it’s not perfectly accurate, it can be helpful to think of leg drive being responsible for elevation and hip extension being responsible for speed. The best lifting occurs when the two work to

10/16/2019

The Temple of Exertion, Univeristy of Michigan Weightlifting & Great Lakes Barbell ClubPresent2019 Iron Egg Weightlifting Championships in Ann Arbor Saturday, November 2nd (and Sunday, November 3rd, if needed)Eligibility: This meet is limited to USA Weightlifting registered lifters. There are no qua...

10/14/2019

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