Strength and Power Notes January 2011
This month I enjoyed lunch with Angela and Morgan Candage, two of the strongest weightlifters to come out of the Daytona Beach area. Angela, former national junior champion and Colorado Springs OTC resident, is currently in the US Air Force, readying for deployment to the Middle East. Morgan, a Florida high school state champion and veteran of USAW international competitions, was headed to the Air Force recruiter immediately after lunch.
Angela and Morgan Candage with Coach Harvey Newton.
Both these young ladies have plenty of potential for better lifts once their service to the country has been realized. Meanwhile, training for competitive lifting remains a challenge for our men and women in uniform.
While at the NSCA conference in Dallas I met with Kevin Reilly and Tadamasa Uesaka, of the Uesaka Barbell Company. Kevin is sending me one of the company’s new judging light/clock/attempt board systems for pilot use at local meets. Everything is IWF compliant, so this should really help dress up Florida Weightlifting Federation meets. Progress reports will be posted.
Former Canadian Weightlifting Committee Technical Director and member of the IWF Scientific and Research Committee, Richard Campion, is in Ormond Beach for a three-month break from cold, snowy conditions in Ottawa. Richard also was the announcer for many of the big international weightlifting meets in the 1980s. Seventy years young and the recipient of two new hips, Richard pushes the workouts in The Seat Shop every M-W-F.
Look for a future interview with Richard on his impressions of the sport today.
Camps, Clinics, and Workshops by Coach Harvey Newton
Next month I’m off to Wilmington, NC to lead a USAW Level I course at CrossFit Wilmington. I’ll lead another Level I program in Cary, NC this coming July. Keep an eye on the coaching course calendar for details.
On the 15th and 22nd I’ll join long-time colleague Les Knight, PhD, in addressing medical professionals at ISC Division of Wellness seminars in Orlando. This is always a great chance to educate physicians on the science of resistance training. Needless to say, they generally do not know much more about the topic than what they glean from popular media.
A number of other projects are in the works, so check back periodically.