Former national olympic lifter turns attention to helping high performance athletes with strength and conditioning training
Founder and Head Coach of Solitude of Strength, Lewis Chua is an 11-time national olympic lifting champion. PHOTO: SPORTPLUS.SG
He is an 11-time national champion and a Singapore national olympic weightlifter who represented the country at the Commonwealth Games.
Beneath the dry humour and tattooed frame, Lewis Chua is a fierce competitor both in and out of the arena, one of the fundamental reasons he decide the pursue the life of an olympic weightlifting athlete.
It all started when Chua was 13 years-old, when his best friend brought him to the gym, and he really enjoyed the experience.
Having incredible leg strength as a child, he was then scouted into the national team to do competitive olympic lifting, and the rest as they say is history.
Helping High Performance Athletes
With those days behind him now, Chua turns his attentions to coaching and helping high performance athletes with strength and conditioning training.
Lewis Chua enjoyed strength training ever since his best friend brought him to the gym when he was 13 years-old. PHOTO: SPORTPLUS.SG
This was a key reason behind the founding of Singapore functional fitness training gym Solitude of Strength, where Chua is also head coach.
So what do beginners who are curious about trying out olympic weightlifting need to know?
Chua shared: "Be patient, it is very dry to start off with. But once you start practising and getting better, the movement is actually really graceful."
Lewis Chua had incredible leg strength as a child, and it did not take long before he was scouted into the Singapore national team. PHOTO: SPORTPLUS.SG
And while some may be intimidated to try, Chua insists that it is not as difficult as it looks, so long as you are properly looked after by professionals.
For lessons in olypic weightlifting, or other strength and conditioning training, you may wish to make a visit to Solitude of Strength, located at 48 Woodleigh Park, Unit #6, The Arena, Singapore 357844.
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