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  • Image of Camilla Fogagnolo at 2017 Australian Weightlifting Championships

    Academy Athletes in Action at Australian Championships 2017

    Stephanie Pickrell (Gold and Bronze) Hannah Spinks Zac Millhouse (Silver) Camilla Fogagnolo (Gold) Ben Spinks Sean Fitzgerald (Bronze) Kaity Fassina (Gold)

  • Ideas for School Projects in Weightlifting

    Weightlifting is an excellent sport for a school science project. Here are some questions for students to ponder: Using the ‘principle of the lever’, explain why it is good technique…

  • Calling for Volunteers

    The Australian Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championships will be staged at the Grandstand Hall of the Hobart Showgrounds over 3 days,  2-4 June  2017. The organisers seek volunteers for the…

  • Academy athletes off to Malaysia

    Kaity Fassina and Zac Millhouse, who are both members of the Weightlifting Academy of Tasmania are off to Penang, Malaysia in October to participate in international events. Zac Millhouse will…

  • Morning Sessions with Leo Isaac

    During week beginning Monday 26 September- Friday 30 September, Leo Isaac will be coaching twice daily every day, morning and evening, at the Weightlifting Academy of Tasmania (WAT). These sessions…

  • Intensive Training Camp, Hobart

    The Weightlifting Academy of Tasmania will conduct a weekend intensive training camp 1-2 October 2016 at its premises in Glenorchy, Hobart. The 2-day program is 9:30 am – 4:30 pm each…

  • Impact of life infographic

    Impact of Life on Training

    It is a great feature of life that we do not know the future. All we can do is to make moment-to-moment decisions that we think are in the best interests…

  • Athlete Self-Monitoring

    By Leo Isaac There are multiple benefits for athletes to keep a log or diary of their session-to-session training activities and, importantly, record a regular self-evaluation of their performance and…

  • Officiating at the 2016 Australian Masters Championships

    Calling all persons who may wish to act as Referee, Announcer, Marshal or Timekeeper at the forthcoming Oceania and Australian Masters Championships to be held 3-5 June at the Hobart Showgrounds. This…

  • Youth Weightlifting Program

    The Youth Program of the Weightlifting Academy of Tasmania is in full swing as our youngest athletes prepare for the Australian Youth Championships which will take place in Sydney on…