Piece of the Platform – Volume 15
Welcome to piece of the platform. As Athletes ourselves and as Technical Officials, we’re really lucky that we get to spend time with, know, work or train alongside some really fantastic people from within the weightlifting community. We’re even luckier still that some of those people have agreed to a take part in our mini interviews, that we’ve coined ‘Piece of the Platform’.
We’ve reached out to Coaches, Technical Officials, BWL staff, Athletes and volunteers, and we’ve asked them all some variation of the same 4 questions. The answers we’ve had back have been inspiring, funny, helpful and thought provoking – so we’ve collated them here, as an addendum to the learning resources, to pool that collective knowledge and advice in the hope that you’ll enjoy reading them just as much as we did.
Natalia Priscepa – Olympian, Coach & IWF Technical Official
Want to know more about Natalia?
@nataly_prischepa
What’s your favourite thing about weightlifting ?
Being strong doesn’t mean that you’re going to be a great weightlifter, technique, and the mindset can do miracles
What one piece of advice would you give to athletes about competition?
We all know how to put pressure during competition, but remember, no one sees what you lift during the training, so competition is a great way to show what you are capable of
What do you think BWL and the Technical Officials do well, and what could we do better?
Weightlifting is becoming more popular every year. Great effort is made for that. Once the entries for competitions are open, they are sold out in just a few minutes. It’s great, but it would be better to have more competitions so more athletes can be involved
If you could ask your favourite lifter one question, who are they and what would that be?
Oleg Sirghi
(3 times European champion) How would you cut your body weight if you wouldn’t be able to use a sauna?