About Us

Newton Sports is the official company of USA Olympic Coach Harvey Newton, noted national and international expert in weightlifting (the Olympic sport) and strength training for other sports. Newton Sports was created in 1989 to expand the knowledge base of sport coaches, strength coaches, athletes, fitness professionals, sports medicine researchers, interested parents, and many others. Newton Sports' website is the Headquarters that Coach Newton uses to stay in touch with those looking to improve their strength. Read more...

Coach Harvey Newton, MA, CSCS opened his first issue of Strength & Health “a long time ago”, during the heyday of American weightlifting, and was immediately hooked on the world’s most powerful sport. From the beginning he has been a strong leader at all levels in weightlifting and strength training as an athlete, coach, administrator, and educator. Harvey competed in weightlifting for 17 years, achieving modest results as a local and regional lifter.

While competing and coaching at the University of Central Florida, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in psychology, Coach Newton expanded his sphere of influence with sport-specific clinics and training camps for athletes and coaches of dozens of sports. Later, at the University of Colorado (Colorado Springs) Newton obtained his master’s in sociology, with an emphasis on coaches’ education. Read more...

FAQs are "Frequently Asked Questions" with answers from Coach Harvey Newton. Feel free to submit your own question if you don't see it already answered here.