Level 1 - The Bugener Weightlifting Course
Learn to teach the Olympic lifts and enhance your technique
- Coaching - Learn from the Burgener Strength team: World-class coaches who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience.
- Skills & Drills - Learn over 50 drills to enhance your skills.
- Experience - Spend two days (16 hours) dedicated to the Olympic lifts.
- Accessibility - Open to coaches and athletes of all levels.
The best curriculum to lay down a foundation for the Olympic lifts.
This course is designed to equip you with the tools to effectively teach Olympic lifts to athletes of all levels and instill the confidence to enhance your weightlifting technique. The Burgener Weightlifting Course is stand alone the best curriculum to lay down a foundation for the Olympic lifts.
Crafted by legendary Coach Mike Burgener
Discover a timeless methodology through the Burgener Weightlifting Course. This course was created by legendary Coach Mike Burgener and has been crafted over 50 Years to give you the best weightlifting education and experience in the world. This curriculum is now taught around the globe, in many different languages spanning five continents. Join us and experience it for yourself.
objectives
What You'll Learn in this course
Fundamentals
Stance, grip, and position are critical components for every lift performed in weightlifting.
Burgener Warm-Up and the Skill Transfer Exercises
10 movements that break down the complexity of the snatch into practical, effective, and specific movements in order to dial in technical efficiency.
High Hang position
The first and most effective position for teaching a new athlete how to snatch or clean.
Launch Position
Critical for both the snatch and clean, as it puts the body in a position to generate speed and power throughout the remainder of the lift.
Start Position
Learn how to properly “set up” and lift the barbell from the floor to the knees.
Clean Fundamentals
How to properly grip and receive the bar when performing a Clean.
Front Squats
5 variations that help teach and develop a strong receiving position in the clean.
Burgener warm-up for the clean
5 movements that break down the complexity of the clean into practical, effective and specific movements in order to dial in technical efficiency.
Jerk and Skill Transfer Exercises
5 progressive movements that teach an athlete how to take the barbell from shoulder to overhead.
Split Jerk
Learn the 5 points of performance for the split jerk through a detailed diagram that marks the feet.
Day one
Emphasis on the snatch
09:00 – Course Objective
09.30 – Fundamentals for the Snatch
10:30 – Burgener Warm-Up for the Snatch
11:30 – Snatch Skill Transfer Exercises
12:30 – Split Snatch
13:00 – Lunch
14:00 – Positions: High Hang + Mid Thigh Snatch
15:00 – Positions: Hang Snatch/Launch Position
16:00 – Positions: Start Position/First Pull
17:00 – Secure
Day two
Emphasis on the clean and jerk
09:00 – Snatch Review
10:00 – Snatch Breakout
11:00 – Clean Fundamentals
11:10 – Front Squats
11:30 – Burgener Warm-Up for the Clean
12:00 – Positions: Clean
12:45 – Adjustments for the Jerk
13:00 – Lunch
14:00 – Jerk Skill Transfer Exercises
14:30 – Split Jerk
15:15 – Clean and Jerk Breakout
16:00 – Implementation of course material
17:00 – Secure
Level 1 - The Bugener Weightlifting Course
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Spend two days with the Burgener Strength Team dialing in the fundamentals, drills and positions for both the snatch and clean & jerk in both coaching sessions and performance breakouts.
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