Just about every Sunday a few of us gather at
Crossfit Oakland and do Olympic Lifting with
Angela Lim.
Angela is an excellent coach and motivator and I recommend her whole-heartedly.
Olympic lifting is an odd hobby, I'll admit, but trust me, it feels good. I got into by chance. I was doing
Crossfit workouts on my own and some days the workouts called for technical moves that I had no clue how to do. The videos on the Crossfit site generally give you a good idea, but for lifts such as the "snatch" and the "clean", I couldn't tell what was going on. Nor did I want to take the risk I was going to do it incorrectly.
Lifting Something Heavy Badly == Good Recipe for Injury
Through some searching, I found that Angela taught private lessons on these moves. I went to one and ended up loving it. Angela has a great personality. She will get you motivated and laughing the whole way!
Now that I've learned some of the technical moves, I still come by and join a group lifting on Sundays. The group is supportive and friendly, if you're interested in learning more you should stop on by! The next time we meet is the first Sunday in June at the new
Crossfit Oakland location.
