Shaun
Clegg - GB Weightlifting Team Reserve for Olympics 2012
Shaun Clegg, who missed out on a first team
place for the Team GB Weightlifting team in the 2012 Olympic Games by just
one place, is first reserve for the team. Shaun continues to train
hard and is looking forward to many competitions in the future as well as
his own Olympic 2012 experience.
Shaun
Clegg hit 130kg 155kg @ 69kg Bodyweight
Shaun shows what Power and
strength development can achieve.
26th May 2012 - British Senior Championships
at Derby
Shaun
just broke the British junior record of 123 kg in his 3rd attempt at
snatch bodyweight 68.85kg. 123 snatch 150 clean and jerk Total 273kg. Coming second overall Shaun did break 6 Junior and British weightlifting records.
28th
April 2012 - British Junior and U23 Championships at Lilleshall
Shaun hopes to create a place for himself on
the weightlifting team for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Shaun smashes 4
British records in the clean and jerk and total in the U23 and Junior
divisions.
Shaun makes British Junior Champion + best lifter 3 years in a row,
breaks 4
British records, Olympic B standard at 15kg over double bodyweight clean and jerk weighing in at
68.5kg.
He broke the British u23
the British junior clean and jerk record
with a lift of 152 kg
the British junior total record with 267 kg
total
4 records in all
Shaun did a 115 kg snatch plus 152 kg clean
and jerk in the 69 kg class weighing 68.5 kg .
Its all going to wire at the British
Seniors in 1 months time for the final showdown when the team
will be announced after the competition.
Personal Best at new
bodyweight class posted 04-04-2012
Shaun Clegg featured in
Muscle & Fitness
Shaun
Cleggs’ Olympic Dreams – He was the youngest and lightest of four
brothers growing up in greater Manchester – a prime candidate, you
might think, for someone who might turn out to be a bit on the puny
side!
British Weightlifting Under 18/23 Championships
Oldbury College of Sport
22 October 2011
Shaun Clegg becomes
British under 23 champion in 77kg class with a 115 snatch plus a 155kg clean & jerk total 270kg
Fulda Cup 2011 RESULTS
Lochen, Austria 2nd - 5th June 2011
Shaun Clegg has been selected as part of the
England Weightlifting Team.
UPDATE from Shaun
Clegg, in his own words (06/06/11)
Fulda cup is basically a team international
comp hosted by Austria every year and is sponsored by a wealthy tyre
company owner. His daughter is a weightlifter so this comp is for her
basically and the trophies medals kit etc are top notch.
countries who joined in this year
England
Scotland
Austria
Italy
Czech Republic
Bulgaria
Germany
i came out feeling overly confident and did my usual strut round the
platform i knew it was going to be a nice n easy opener still got a bit
nervous when i went out for it but everybody does on their first snatch,
pull was good and high caught it in a semi-power snatch position stood
nice and easy waited for the buzzer 3 white lights. great success this put
me in the lead on the snatch by 30kg.
Second Attempt 125kg
like the last time i came out really confident almost not taking it as
seriously as you should do for a equal comp PB attempt. went to the bar
sorted grip etc started the pull it felt stable then as i drove my hips in
i caught my "penis" and nearly ripped it off.. this took me off
balance and i lost the bar behind then remained on the platform for about
10 seconds feeling immense pain...
Third Attempt 125kg
because of my previous accident i was a lot more weary and sort of wanted
to change my grip but you can't do that at this stage... I got to the bar
and it occurred to me that 120 was the current Fulda cup 77 snatch record
and i'de only equaled it so i needed it for the record! so i got a bit
more aggressive and i wasn't gonna drop it for anything, the pull was fast
and i got it really high but i clipped my "privates" again in
the exact same place this winded me i sat deep into the snatch my arse
nearly touched the floor but i was determined not to fail it stood up,
held it, buzzer went, I dropped it and walked away happy and the pain disappeared!
Clean and Jerk warm up
20/1
40/1
60/1
80/1
100/1
110/1
120/1
130/1
140/1
(me and my coach misjudged how long i had left and the bar was loaded
wrong in the warm up i wanted 147 so i could go out on 152 but i ran out
of time so i had to go out on 150 after only a 140 warm up.. (i never take
that jump)
First Attempt 150kg
with the mishap in the warm up i wasn't confident and the time was going
down i only had 25 seconds on the clock so i rushed my "bar
approach" short pulled it racked it in the fullsquat position dodgy
fell out in front FAIL!
Second Attempt 150kg
because i had just felt it i knew that this time i'de smash it as the fail
was classed in my head as a warm up i pulled it high stood out really easy
popped the jerk no problem buzzer went and then i knew i'de won the
comp... by a "margin"
Third attempt 157kg
this was a triple wammy attempt.. it was a fulda cup record a British
record and if i got it, it was a fulda and British record total. the
current record was 156kg for both british and fulda.
Came out abit nervous but knew what it was gonna feel like (the 156kg i
did 2 weeks earlier taught me a few lessons about what these
"biscuits" can do) i approached the bar a lot more aggressive
than usual knowing that it would be won/lost in the pull pulled with
everything got it nice and high it landed on me hard i caught it dead
stood up it was a grinder on the way up sorted my hands out jerked it had
it in a good position but the bar went slightly forward (cheeky) so i had
to chance it for 4 steps held it above head heard the buzzer go, 3 white
lights!
GOLD - England - 282kg total
SILVER - Germany - 200kg total
BRONZE - Austria - 185kg total
I love Representing England..
Massive Thanks to the England Coaches (Sam Hayer & Dave Sawyer) - pair
of legends.
Competing for the £200 1st
Prize at Northern Senior Weightlifting Championship at Mytholmroyd, Hebdon
Bridge on 14th May 2011
Result - Shaun Clegg
breaks another British record 156kg clean and jerk at 75kg bodyweight
About
Shaun
Shaun has followed in the foot-steps of big
brother Mark and went into weightlifting at a very early age. Shaun
has set many British records and in his early teens set the U14’s
snatch at 95kg at a body weight of 69kg. Since those early days,
Shaun has gone from strength to strength; although he did have some time
out from lifting and tried his hand a strongman. However, Shaun’s
passion for weightlifting came back and in April 2010 at The British
Junior Championships held at Lillishal, Shaun was awarded best lifter
for 120kg snatch and 140 clean & jerk a great result for someone who
had had a break.
Shaun, in his
own words
roughly 50 under 14 records, i've honestly lost count
2 British under 18 records 123kg snatch 276kg total
Tri-nations 2010 and 2011 champion & best lifter (in both)
British junior champion 2010 & best lifter
Northern Junior champion 2010 & 2011 & best lifter
Northern Senior champion & best lifter
Bristol open champion and best lifter
European juniors 13th place (poor performance)
this years aims - 140kg snatch 175kg clean and jerk win the British
seniors & win the commonwealth juniors (77kg bodyweight class)
British Junior Weightlifting Championships
2011
Shaun, his writeup about his experience
The day before the
competition me and my coach for the comp and Training partner (David
Oakes) went up to Dave's caravan in Rhyl - Wales to have a day or R
& R before the competition in Holyhead (about an hour away in the
car as apposed to 3 hours from Manchester when we got there we just
chilled out for the full day had a really rubbish sirloin steak for £5.95
but i guess you get what you pay for! i asked for rare and it was at
best "well done" but i'm not a food critic, so my opinion
doesn't count! It was made up by though however by a kebab we had later
that night!
Day of the comp
Woke up that morning at about 7:30 we was leaving at 8am to get there
for 9am weigh in was in at 11am for me but i wanted to see the lighter
lads (56kg and 62kg) lift and i also had a good friend in the woman's
class who i was looking forward to watching, got there slightly later
than planned but i dn't miss anything important, gave Steve Cannon (BWLA
Boss) my form for the Olympics so now i've covered my back and can definitely
do the Olympics providing i hit the totals..
I watched some good lifting, saw Hannah Powell (48kg woman) break 5
British Records and this got me pumped because i was looking for records
myself on the day.
In The Warm Up Area
I Weighed in at 75.1kg
I was feeling good in the "Warm Up Area". Sam Hayer (A Top
Class British Coach) was in there with one of his lads and he gave me a
tip when i was snatching which really worked for me and i was feeling
good, got up to about 80kg on the snatch and i had a couple of wobbly
ones and Dave Oakes said "Look mate stop thinking about it you know
how to snatch go up to the bar don't think about it and just do it"
and i did and something clicked into place and i was feeling really good
my line was good etc, then Gareth Evans (Commonwealth Games 2010
Athlete) a really good mate walked into the warm up and was helping Dave
coach me and he was really encouraging and as a team (Dave and Gaz) it
reminded me a lot of Mark Clegg and Kev Stewart (both ex-coaches and
they were the guys who got me started in weightlifting and taught me
everything i know) I was meant to be coming out light roughly 112kg kind
of area but in the warm up i did a really good 110kg snatch and then an
even better 115kg snatch so i put up my opener by 5kg! (which is quite a
large increase)
1st Attempt Snatch 117kg
Came out really confident as i just did a 115kg
snatch easy in the warm up nice and casual walking about the platform
waited for the 30 second buzzer and then approached the bar centered it
at the back of the platform pull was easy drove hips in got underneath
really easy stood up (it was easier than the 115!) blew a kiss to the
crowd n walked off happy.
2nd Attempt Snatch 122kg
After the 117 i knew this was going to be fine
again nice and confident walked past then towards the bar as i always
do then approached the bar positioned it got myself set, started to pull
it felt really light massive hip drive got the bar really high punched
hard underneath and stood up smiling nodded at the center ref and walked
away happy with how easy it was 3 white lights.
3rd Attempt Snatch 129kg
I said 126kg for the final attempt as it would of
been a Personal Best in competition but then Gaz said "lets go for
the record you can do it mate its all been easy!!" so i said
"Alright fuck it, lets do it man" and so i came out the bar
looked scary 2 red a side with the collers and little 2's on the end, i
knew it was gonna be heavy and this was a big PB attempt it was also a
British under 20 and under 23 record ! i approached the bar same as
before and a little thing in my head said "you can do this
mate..." i set myself pulled it, it didn't feel to bad off the
floor it was coming up in the perfect position got my hips in pulled it
really high dropped underneath Punched it
out as hard as i could i had it in the bag and then i let my shoulders
relax i was shocked it was where it was and then my left elbow buckled
and i lost it behind i was so happy with the attempt i was even
bothered that i failed it walked away with a smile!
In The Warm Up Area
I was still really pumped after that snatch attempt Dave told me to
calm down because that was only the 1st half and now i've got to
concentrate on a big Clean and Jerk everything in the warm up felt
good, got up to around the 120kg mark and it was feeling fine i did abit
of a dodgy 130kg clean and jerk landed it a bit dodgy so i just
remembered what Dave said earlier and just relaxed and not to think about
it. 135 easy 140 easy 145 the jerk was a bit shite, if anything this
helped me cause when i was about to go onto the Platform i knew exactly
what i had to do with the Jerk to make it right.
1st Attempt Clean & Jerk 148kg
After the rubbish 145 in the warm up i knew i had to give this some
extra effort walked up to the bar poulled it it felt really light racked
it in stood up with it easily and then popped the jerk i punched extra
hard almost too hard but it was fine good lift walked off casual i knew
at this point i'd won the competition which is always nice.
2nd Attempt Clean & Jerk 152kg
The 148kg was easy so i knew this was going to be
fine too as i weighed in at 75.1 so it was over double bodyweight, i
enjoy doing that... came out pull was light got under nice and easy sat
into the clean then drove up as hard as i could at the top of the clean
i knew the jerk was going to be easy popped the jerk it was far better
than the 148 atempt. Gave the crowd a nod, walked off please
knowing i'd already done a PB total for this year.
3rd Attempt Clean & Jerk 156kg
this again was a British record attempt for under
20 and under 23 got to the bar knowing i'de have to give this some i
wanted to catch the bounce s i could get out of the clean really easy so
i could do an easy jerk. I've got these new weightlifting boots Adistar
ones only been training in them 3 weeks they are good boots especially
for getting the bar high on the pull. I started the clean it felt light
and i thought as i was doing it "I'm gonna smash this!!!"
caught the bounce was standing up easy but the i went onto my toes on my
left side and i lost my footing, right knee touched the floor and i had
to leave it.. i was dissapointed because i knew i could of done it
easily!!!!! ah well..
274kg total
1st Place
Best lifter award.
Good day out and an even better night out with the lads to celebrate..
I've got the Northern seniors on the 14th may and i'm hoping for good
weights.
Big thanks go to
Olympic Sports Gym
Wright robinson sports college
StrengthShop.co.uk
Vyomax Nutrition
David Oakes, Terry Surridge and Gareth Evans
Holyhead Weightlifting club for sorting out the venue and working hard
all day.
Tri-Nations 2011
Shaun, his write up
for the Tri-Nations 2011
England V Norway V Sweden
i weighed in at a modest 74.48kg second lightest guy was 88.64kg the
norwegian my main competitor on the total weighed 93.88kg the way the
Tri-Nations works is its Round robin, PowerLifting style round system
whatever you want to call it usually in Olympic Weightlifting its Rise
of the bar which means say if i started 117 and another guy was starting
125 and i went 117 then 120 i'de do more 120 first and if i went 126 he
would go Rise of the bar What it say on the tin basically!
Me and England Coach for this comp had worked together in the past and
it didnt go well we had arguements anyways we discussed at the beginning
the first attempt is his the second attempt is a negotiation and the 3rd
attempt is mine i could put on a World Record if i liked (im nowhere
near this standard)
113kg Came out like i own the show just
walking about nice an controlled went to the bar pulled it out on the
middle of the platform i like to stand at the back just incase i go for
a walk forward, strong pick up felt really light huge pull got
underneathe stood up fine took a couple of steps to control it waited
for down signal 3 white lights Good first attempt
117kg again came out really cofident knew i
was going to get it walked up to bar again pulled it to back of platform
pulled it came abit forward which was concerning got a nice big pull on
it sat in with it above head at the bottom sat for 2 seconds stood up no
probs waited for the buzzer, down good lift
coach for third attempt was saying what would you like? 120 121? i said
"No, 125 please mate, this ones mine" and to be fair to him he
said "okay i'm a man of my word"
125kg came out hungry for this lift first
time i'de ever attempted it in competition and really wanted it (meawhile
my norwegian rival had just failed 122kg snatch and finished on 117kg) i
came out really cofident almost cocky kept quite no screaming or
anything just if you like in the metaphorical zone pulled it back to
back of the platform same as the others waited for 30 second buzzer took
the weight from the floor i wont lie this felt heavy got a nice big pull
on it got it behinde my head landed beautifully stood up with a slight
walk and was absolutely estatic with the lift put it down n shouted
"Who's The Daddy!!?" Glen ross style (arrogant Yes worth it
Definately!)
143kg came out for this knowing it would be
easy the pull felt light but i caught it dead this took me by surprise
stood up easy enough and jerked it fine (this lift won me the sinclair
for the competition at this point i knew i had won gold but i wanted to
win the total too)
norway started 147 got it easy
148kg came out really confident wanting this
one to fly really well weight off the floor felt better than 143 caught
it dead AGAIN! but stood up fine the jerk was just basica rehersal good
lift
norway went 152 got it
155kg wanted this for the 280kg total came out
for it slightly nervous but wanting it pull off the floor was really
hard nearly stopped dead underneathe stood up strong was really dizzy at
the top took a few deep breathes was starting to wake up went for the
jerk caught it okay but then locked it out a couple of times on each arm
knowing it was a fail floored it .. would of been lovely to get it!!!
but this has set me up nicely for a good year and there's talks of 300+
totals before end of this year.
norway missed 157kg by pressout
England Gold 273 total sinclair 349.98
Norway Silver 269 total sinclair 315ish
Sweden Bronze 255 total sinclair 305ish
good comp i would of come third in the seniors
good things to come hopefully.
In May 2010 at The Northern Seniors Shaun took the U18’s record for 77kg class at snatch 123 kg a
record previously held by big brother Mark.
With Shaun’s phenomenal strength he has gone on to lift double his own body weight at 152kg clean & jerk an amazing amount of strength and speed.
Having represented England in the Trinations in York. Shaun will be representing Team GB in European Championships U23’s in Cyprus in November 2010.
With his sights firmly set on Gold for the London Olympics 2012. Shaun has also worked with top level athletes and helped his Dad and other brother Steven with a fitness
masterclass.
The Tri Nations 2010
England v Sweden v Norway
Sat 21st August & England v Scotland
York University Sports Centre
Name - Shaun Clegg Age - 17 Club - Olympic Dragons Region - Northwest Key Achievements - British Snatch & record under 18 Pub's - 123kg Snatch 154kg Clean & Jerk Commonwealth Team - Reserve
A Selection
of Shaun
Clegg Youtube Vids
The significance of that
snatch is it was my last British under 14 record as a 13 year old and it
was also my first British schools championship, it was points based and
you needed every lift to win (6 attempts) and all six needed to be
successful so although i lifted the most weight i came second due to me
missing my last clean and jerk (100kg)
The reason that particular
video is important is because it was 2.5kg (5lbs) over my actual
bodyweight i'm 1 of about 5 that can do that in Britain (bodyweight dumbbell
clean and press) you have to be very explosive with that lift...
and lucky.
That video is still to
this day my PB (personal best) and it was in preparation for the Commonwealth
games in Delhi that unfortunately i didn't get the chance to lift in due
to a poor performance in the British Senior Champs in June.
This video was my first
international as a youngster this was before the British under 13
championships (vid 1) it was a under 14 competition and i was up against
the Best both Austria and Germany had to offer and some how won. it was
my first international win and to this day one of the most significant.
When i was 14 (6 months
after the Fulda cup) i got glandular fever and i was out of lifting
and pretty much anything else for 18 months i lost in total about 12kg i
went from weighing 67kg and was as low as 55kg at my worst. When i was
16 i came in the gym for the first time in 18 months lifted a few bars
but didn't want to snatch or clean and jerk for a while because it made
me so ill so i went into power lifting for 6 months then went on to
strongman and this was my first (and last) strongman competition held at
Olympic Sports Gym in September 2009.
The reason why it was so
important to me is because that day i was only meant to be going light
and weightlifting is the kind of sport where this kind of madness
happens i wasn't even particularly ready for the competition but ended
up taking my Brothers only remaining British record that was held for 12
years.. i hope i can hold mine for 12 years also and one of the Clegg's
son's will come and take it off me!
The significance of this
lift is that it was my first Double bodyweight (i weighed 75.7) clean
and jerk and at the time it was a PB of 5kg so was a very
happy boy with that!
28th
April 2012 - British Junior and U23 Championships at Lilleshall
Shaun
Clegg - Weightlifter
About
Shaun
274kg total
norway went 152 got it
The Tri Nations 2010