In the sport of Olympic-style weightlifting, the
name Lost Battalion Hall (LBH) Weightlifting is acclaimed
throughout the world as a breeding ground for weightlifting
champions. The only organized Olympic-style weightlifting
facility in the New York City Metropolitan area, it was
established as an athletic program of the Lost Battalion Hall in
1962 by the late Morris Weissbrot.
(Click here and here
to read more about Morris
Weissbrot.) Since then, the weightlifting program
has evolved from a few barbells in a cramped basement storage
room to a spacious, modern weightlifting facility encompassing
1000+ square feet and boasting 6 weightlifting platforms, 2
power racks, 4 squat racks, 15 Olympic bars, and thousands of
pounds of weights.
Lost Battalion Hall Weightlifting Team
Facilities
The Lost Battalion Hall Weightlifting Team
welcomes new members. With active junior (up to 20 years old),
senior (21-34 years old), and masters (35 years or older)
programs for lifters, we accept members of all ages and
sexes.
This could be you doing a heavy clean
& jerk at Lost Battalion.
Head
coach Joe Triolo and assistant coaches
Jeff Scott,
Gerry
Dunne, and
Len Bacino have trained all levels of lifters. Our own
Lost Battalion Hall lifter, Jessica
Carerro, recently lifted in the 2007 Senior National
Weightlifting Championships, the premier lifting event in the
USA. And several of our lifters have lifted and placed in
international competitions.
Lost Battalion Hall's John Alston demonstrates
the one-arm snatch, while Gerry Dunne, Steve Sanchez, and Yoon
Sohn look on.
What
are You Waiting For? Join Us Now!
Would you like to participate in the ultimate sport? Then come
on down and start training with us right now. Click
here for
hours of operation and directions. Or contact us via email at
info@lostbattalionhallweightlifting.org.
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Mark Vales with a 120kg snatch. Check out
those Oxfords.
Renowned for the quality of its coaching and the
ardor of its weightlifters, the weightlifting program welcomes
all persons interested in Olympic-style weightlifting. The Lost
Battalion Hall Weightlifting Team embodies this proud tradition
by providing a collegial and supportive atmosphere to train and
compete. The team organizes weightlifting contests and competes
in contests throughout the United States and the world. The team
is a member of USA Weightlifting (USAW) and is coached by a USAW-certified
coach, Joe Triolo, with over 25-years experience in the
sport. Coach Triolo has developed and coached several national
champions.
Assistant coaches, Mike and John, observe Oskar Novakovsky's
form in the snatch. Oskar is an up-and-coming senior lifter on
the team.
Lost Battalion Hall
Weightlifting is part of the Metropolitan Weightlifting
Association (MWA), which hosts four weightlifting contests a
year at Lost Battalion Hall. Athletes from the New York
Metropolitan and Tri-State areas, USA, Canada, and all over the
world participate in these competitions. The MWA, in conjunction
with the NYC 2012 Olympic Committee, hosted the USA 2002 National
Weightlifting Championships. And it is noteworthy that the MWA
is composed mostly of Lost Battalion Hall Weightlifting members.
Lost Battalion Hall is one of several teams that belong to the
MWA. The MWA fosters the sport of Olympic weightlifting in New York
City and the greater New York Metropolitan area.
The Lost Battalion Hall Weightlifting Team
has sponsored International Weightlifting Tournaments. Most
recently, our brother team across the pond, the Kilwinning
Weightlifting Team, lifted at the 2006 Senior
Metropolitan Weightlifting Championships.
Kilwinning Scotland's Nicki Hamilton.
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