As many of you know, China has dominated the sport of weightlifting in the last 15 years. Their entire women’s team won individual gold medals at the last 3 Olympics.
The Risto Sports staff took it upon themselves to learn from the source on this fantastic training system.
Behold, Coach Ivan Rojas, first American to film inside the national team’s training Center:
Coach Ivan Rojas, first American to observe the Chinese National team train:
Stay tuned for more video.
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We will be closed through July 7, 2010. During this time no products will ship.
The Risto Sports Staff will be lifting and coaching at the World University Championships in Taichung City, Taiwan. Ivan Rojas is a coach for Team USA. Gwendolyn Sisto will be lifting for Team USA and representing MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
Go USA!
Congratulations to Coach Ivan Rojas. He will be assistant coach to the USA Weightlifting World University Team. Come see Ivan at our Olympic Day event, in conjunction with the USOC, June 23rd at 6:30PM at 953 Islington St, Portsmouth, NH 03801. 
As part of the USOC’s Olympic Day celebration, Risto sports will celebrate with an Open workout and seminar on Cuban training system on June 23, 2010 at 6:30PM.
The event will be held at the Risto Weightlifting Academy at CrossFit Portsmouth :
953 Islington St
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Come by for a free workout and seminar!
From USOC.org “Olympic Day, held annually on June 23 is celebrated by thousands of people, in more than 160 countries. Commemorating the birth of the modern Olympic Games, Olympic Day is not only a celebration, but an international effort to promote fitness and well-being in addition to Olympic ideals of fair play, perseverance, respect and sportsmanship. “
We are happy to anounce that Risto weightlifting academy’s Gwen Sisto has made the National team and will be competing at the 2010 world university championships in Taiwan. Gwen was selected by USA Weightlifting to the team due to her performance at the National Collegiate Championships.
We will be holding a fundraiser to help cover travel expenses.
Details to be follow….
We now have in stock sizes 36 through 41 in Pink Thunder.
Note, this is a more detailed and work intensive shoe than our other fabulous stock models. The Pink thunder is also more of a pastel pink versus the current darker pink model.
In the Colombian national team’s trining hall for the 2010 South aMerican Games. Ivan takes a minute to interview Hector on his preparation, days before Hector goes on to win a silver medal.
Women’s 75kg:
Ubaldina Valolyes of Colombia, after coming back from surgery, wins. Some good competition form Venezeula and Ecuador.
Men’s 105kg
Julio Luna lifts! We see the return of world champion Julio Luna, form VEN. He was quite under his best lifts, still doing an impressive 206kg.
Jorge Arroyo,a junior lifter from Ecuador, with a huge snatch, wins this category. Also, very lean and athletic lifter.
Women’s 75+kg
This was all Seledina Nieves of Ecuador. Seledina, at a 91kg bodywieght, was far ahead of the rerst of the competition and went after the South American Games record.
105+kg
Ecuador’s lifter, Julio Arteaga, who with beautifully smooth technique, won. He did give go at 228kg and missed the jerk.
Brazil’s Fernando Reis sqeezed into to 2nd with an all out 3rd attempt clean and jerk. Colombia’s Santamaria. showed great technique finishing in 3rd by one kilo behind Brazil.
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