Max Kane Barbell

The Max Kane Barbell weightlifting club in Flowery Branch, Georgia provides experienced coaching, teaching athletes the correct techniques of strength and conditioning, and preparing lifters for local and national championships through training programs and nutritional monitoring.

Weightlifting competitions are conducted in eight body weight categories for men and seven body weight categories for women, ranging from 56 kg (123.46 lb) to 105+ kg (over 231.49 lb) for men and from 48 kg (105.82 lb) to 75+ kg (over 165.35) for women. Athletes are able to compete with athletes of their own age, size and gender thanks to the age-related competitions for athletes 13 and under and as old as 85 and above.

The sport of weightlifting consists of two events, the Snatch and the Clean and Jerk. Each athlete is allowed three attempts in each lift. The athlete's total is made up of the highest weights successfully lifted by each athlete in each event. The athlete with the highest total is the overall winner of the competition.

The first event in a Weightlifting Competition is called the Snatch. This lift is done with tremendous power and speed, the bar being lifted from the floor to arms length overhead in one motion, a motion which generally takes less than a second.

The Clean and Jerk is the second lift in a Weightlifting Competition and is done in two continuous motions. The first motion, the clean, brings the bar to the shoulders. The second motion, the jerk, raises the bar overhead. This lift is the one in which the most weight can be lifted.

Jeremy Warner has been coaching, training and mentoring people in physical fitness and combat readiness for over 10 years. He is currently a USAW Level 2 National Coach and Level 2 National Referee, and has been coaching Youth, Junior and Master Athletes at National Championships since he started coaching Weightlifting.

Jeremy has completed the USAW Level 1 and 2 Certifications, Glen Pendlay's Level 1 and 2 Seminars, Coached and Managed Team Georgia Weightlifting for 2 years, Tested and Certified as a Level 2 National Referee, and is also CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certified.