In January of the current year, kinesiology student, Brendan Schroeder, was awarded a USA Weightlifting Scholarship and partook in the USA Weightlifting Level 1 Certification course! The scholarship helped to cover the costs for the Level 1 Certification, which focuses on the technical execution and coaching mechanics of the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk Olympic lifts.
From the School of Kinesiology, congratulations Brendan, on this amazing accomplishment and in furthering your education!
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Brendan Schroeder
Brendan shares his testimony of this experience.
The Experience
“The course was an intensive, hands-on experience that bridged the gap between kinesiology theory and practical application. Learning from high-level coach, Patrick Corbett provided me with a much deeper understanding of explosive power development, biomechanical efficiency, and how to safely progress athletes through complex movements. It was as challenging as it was rewarding to be on the platform refining my own technique while learning how to cue others. Since I never participated in sports that used olympic lifts, I felt behind at first, but Patrick did an amazing job with the course both covering basics, and then progressing into the professional level by the end of the course.”
Future Professional Impact
“One thing I immediately noticed after the course (besides being sore) was how much stronger I felt. I regularly attend the gym and weight lift but this was something different. I ended up researching this phenomenon and found that it is exactly what our instructor Patrick had said. You training full body neurology with these exercises, which basically teaches the entire body to work in unison, instead of isolating individual muscles like most people do in a gym setting. This has actually changed my entire view on injury rehab (my focus), because with me personally dealing with a debilitating injury, I was able to not only perform these exercises, but feel much more coordinated and in control of my movements afterwards. With that, I would encourage anyone to take this course, not just people interested in olympic lifts.. these types of dynamic, full body olympic exercises are now something I will consider integrating into injury rehab protocols.”