Welcome to Bears Lifting,
your Crows Nest community for Strength, Technique, and Progress.​

We're a registered NSW Olympic Weightlifting Club
​- BEGINNER & COMPETITOR FRIENDLY -
Experience a coached approach to training, helping you develop strength and skills to reach the next level.
I want you to enjoy training within a club; no cookie cutting, no nonsense; just a good honest crew and awesome vibes.
We also offer Strength Tech classes for those looking for added strength and mobility with more focus on classical compound lifts like deadlifting, squatting and dynamic mobility for sport and movement.
Welcome to our team Bears Lifting, in Crows Nest. As the North Shores' premier Olympic Weightlifting club, we give you the fundamentals to improve your strength and weightlifting performance.
We believe in a coached approach to training, giving beginners a 12 week systematic approach to learning the snatch, clean and jerk, squats and accessories.
You'll gain:
  • Strength
  • Flexibility
  • Technical understanding
  • Timing
  • Speed
  • Injury care and prevention
  • And of course we do all this within an amazing, supportive club culture!

Come and learn or improve your Weightlifting for Competition, Crossfit performance, or just improved athletic Awesomeness

Why Join Us:

  • Professional coaching in a positive team environment
  • ​Welcoming atmosphere for beginners, weightlifters, crossfitters and those looking to improve their strength performance.
  • A coached approach to training, no cookie cutter class instructors, rather personalised programming and attention.
Flexible arrival times
  • No bookings needed
  • No contracts
  • No BS
​We just want good people looking for good honest coaching. "It's a Club."

What We Offer

  • Olympic weightlifting programs for:
- Beginners
- Youth
- Opens
- and Masters

  • Our Strength Tech classes focussing on improving your strength mobility for sport and life.
  • Access to Local, State and National competitions
  • Community driven training and socials with a focus on club culture open to everyone.

NEW TO WEIGHTLIFTING? START HERE:

12 WEEK FOUNDATION PROGRAM
For Beginners amd Crossfitters looking to learn or refine their technique

Designed and refined by Sam, this program will progressively teach you the olympic lifts.
  • Learn your optimal positions and understand what works best for you and why.
  • Learn and strengthen your mobility
  • Improve your timing and mobility limitations
  • Improve your change of direction speed and confidence.

WEEKS 1-3:
We establish your overhead receiving position
Build Overhead strength
Drill your hang positions and third pull
(Mostly snatch work, you learn faster by understanding the snatch first).

​WEEKS 3-5:
Teach you change of direction to get you under the barbell faster for snatches amd cleans.
Add speed and depth to your overhead catch
Build strength from the floor

WEEKS 6-9:
Improve your third pull acceleration and direction
​Strengthen your physical and mental strength in the bottom positions
​Heavy Squatting

WEEKS 10-12
Sneaky max outs to give you a solid base and understanding for future programming and technical drills.

Timetable

Prices:

LIFTING:
  • $80 per week unlimited, come and train as often as you can.
  • $60 two sessions per week (suits crossfitters or those playing another sport)
  • $30 Casual. Please note: no long term programming is catered to casuals, it's too difficult and variable.
-NO LOCK IN CONTRACTS OR ANY OTHER RUBBISH-

PERSONAL TRAINING:
​- Intitial Session 45mins $100
​Thirty minutes $60
Forty Five minutes $90
- *You do not have to pay for a gym membership.

    Contact Sam for a 
    $20 to Charity Trial


​The Weightlifting Advantages:
Choose a sport that strengthens your weaknesses.
A sport that encourages you to move better
A sport that builds strength and power
A sport for Youths to Masters
Choose Olympic Weightlifting!
Location:
378 Pacific Hwy, Crows Nest
[email protected]