Octogen Strength Coach – Don Stevenson

Following on from the success of our Kettlebell Instructor Courses we have developed a brand new course for those interested in the Olympic weightlifting movements.

For the last 4 years Octogen owner Don Stevenson has been heavily involved in Olympic weightlifting coaching from club to national level and is one of only a handful of Level 2 weightlifting coaches in Australia.

Octogen is now offering a 2 day Olympic weightlifting coaches course specifically designed for personal trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, CrossFit coaches and Police / Military personnel who may not wish to compete in the sport of weightlifting but who need to develop rock solid technique in critical power production exercises including the power clean, power snatch, push press, front and back squats, deadlift and many more.

The Octogen Olympic lifting coaches course covers the following areas.

• Equipment selection and safety in the weight room
• Modifications for lifting in commercial gyms
• Fundamental strength lifts
• Fundamental power exercises
• Core and supplementary lifts
• Fault identification and remedial drills
• Exercise variations
• Programming the olympic lifts
• Integrating Olympic lifts into various programs

The course is taught by experienced Weightlifting coaches who are ACTIVELY involved in coaching the sport at the highest levels.

For more information and course dates email fitness@octogen.com.au