DFW Coaching and Competition

A new opportunity has presented itself and I am very excited to announce that I will be coaching and developing Olympic Weightlifters at BlackBox Strength & Conditioning in Fort Worth, Texas...http://blackboxfw.com/2011/08/new-weightlifing-coach-and-classes/

The past 5 years, 99% of all my coaching endeavors have been through online program design and consultations.  While that area of coaching has been going very well, and still available to those outside of Dallas-Fort Worth, there is something I have really missed about being on the platform with a lifter as they progress from learning the lifts on Day 1 and working hard weekly until their first competition and beyond.  I have had to turn down similar opportunities in the past but in this case, the timing, facility, and colleagues (Dutch Lowy and team) made it impossible to pass up.  This also means some good new content for the blog.  Look for more specific programming examples, athlete profiles, and technique and training videos in the coming months.

I will lead an early morning crew (6am…Rise & Grind!) on Mon, Wed, and Fri starting next week. I am also available for private and small group coaching that focuses mainly on developing and reinforcing good technique.  These sessions are usually filmed and we review each and every lift if necessary until good things happen. These sessions obviously occur outside of the 6am time slot, so if you are only in the area for a limited time, or willing to travel, we can figure something out.

More info is available through the facility web page: BlackBoxFW.com and I will update the information listed under Coaching on this site soon. Any other question can be sent directly to me via email doctorhartman [at] hotmail dot com.

Along those lines, BlackBox Weightlifting is also hosting our first developmental meet next month.  In an attempt to try something a little different, we are putting on a Clean meet on Sunday Sept 25^th.  In what was originally going to be a "Power Clean" meet for just the gym and a few area athletes as a test run, it is actually growing into a pretty decent sized event with lifters coming in from out of town. We are putting together some of the final details, including prizes (maybe $$$).

Info and registration can be found here: http://blackboxfwcleancompetition.eventbrite.com/

In addition to the meet there will also be a Roundtable Seminar following the meet (free for everyone) that I will be taking part in...topics here are wide open but will hit on the usual topics of technique, recovery, etc.