Individual.
Responsive.
Proven.
Weightlifting.ai is a totally new system for training which will help you to get stronger, improve your technique and hit more PRs in your snatch, your clean and your jerk
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Individual
Our system builds a unique program for you based on your individual strengths and weaknesses.
Responsive
Your program is updated based on your performance, not just from week to week but after every session and even after every set.
Proven
Max Aita has used his decades of experience to ensure that everything our system does is based on sound, battle-tested principles.
Join the Fastest Growing Team in Weightlifting
What Our Members Think
85% of Users Say the System Exceeds Their Expectations
95% of Users Would Recommend It to a Friend
Meet Our Coaches
Max Aita
Head Coach
Max is Head Coach of Team Aita and the co-owner of Max’s Gym, in Oakland, California.
Max has been involved in the sports of weightlifting and powerlifting as both a coach and an athlete for more than twenty years, learning from some of the best coaches in the world, including Steve Gough, Ivan Abadjiev, and Boris Sheiko. Under them, he trained in the American, Russian and Bulgarian systems.
During his time coaching, Max became the only coach to produce five separate Senior American record holders. Max is also the author of multiple highly influential weightlifting books, including The Technique Triad.
Joshua Gibson
Coach
Josh began weightlifting in 2012 and is now head coach at Clintonville Barbell and host of the most popular weightlifting podcast for coaches in the world, The Philosophical Weightlifting podcast.
Josh has a deep interest in the science of human performance and received his Bachelors in Exercise Science from Ohio Wesleyan University. When he is not reading up on the latest muscle hypertrophy or periodization research he is probably co-hosting the Weightlifting House podcast or trying to perfect a few of his favorite recipes.
Seb Ostrowicz
Coach
Seb is the founder of Weightlifting House.
Seb began coaching in 2016 after several years of competition, and has coached weightlifters from their first day touching a barbell all the way to national champions and international medalists. Having worked alongside many great coaches, Seb has interviewed more elite coaches and athletes than anyone else through the Weightlifting House podcast. He is also the author of The Glenn Pendlay Method.
Jo Ann Aita
Coach
Jo Ann is the Head Coach of Team Aita and co-owner of Max’s Gym and head coach of the Weightlifting Team, Powerlifting Club, and Women’s Strong School.
Despite starting weightlifting in her mid thirties, Jo holds international masters records in the snatch, clean and jerk, and total. She is also an accomplished powerlifter, having broken Masters American records with USA Powerlifting and earning World Team spots in three consecutive IPF World Championships.
More Than A Program
Weightlifting.ai is much more than just a sophisticated program and app. When you join us, you become part of a system that exists to give you the best possible chance to achieve your potential.
Content
With dozens of exercise variations, hundreds of exercises, and even more combinations of complexes, our extensive weightlifting video archive and performance notes perfectly guide you through every set. We have videos for every exercise captured from international training halls demonstrating the movements, as well exercise descriptions and points of performance. Together you can watch and read about how exercises ought to be performed, as well as gain a bit of motivation!
Performance Community
As a weightlifting.ai athlete you will gain access to the Performance Community, a place where like-minded individuals can post their lifts, talk about training, upcoming competitions, share their personal records, and feel a strong sense of community, all from the weightlifting.ai app. We also hold live Q&As with our coaches for you to ask questions, and share exclusive topic specific videos too. We have built an exciting, engaging place for you to spend time outside of the gym in order to feel closer to your fellow athletes and the weightlifting.ai coaches.
Coaching
Our team of coaches are available within the Performance Community to provide form-checks and provide you with technical cues and training advice. With decades of combined experience from rank beginners all the way to international medalists we can ensure you are offered sound guidance. We work alongside the AI to perfect your technique and optimize your performance.
Compared to other online programs...
Most online programing is done through generic templates – basically, you are buying a spreadsheet.
Weightlifting.AI is different and here’s why…
Program Features
Template
Weightlifting.AI
Individually selected exercises
Everyone does the same
Target your weaknesses
Individual volume and intensity
Everyone does the same
Selected based on your age, bodyweight, experience and strength
Customised Length
Fixed length
4-20 weeks
Choose Your Training Days
Everyone does the same
Choose 3-6 days
Training Features
Template
Weightlifting.AI
Live Responsiveness
Fixed Program
The app adjusts your program set by set
Exercise Options
Fixed program
Swap accessory exercises
Dedicated App
Sometimes
iOS and Android Apps
Coaching Feedback
No
Form checks from our coaches
Extras
Template
Weightlifting.AI
Community
No
Free access to our Performance Community
World-Class Content
No
Extensive video library from Weightlifting House
Technique Education
No
Technical cues for every exercise
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! As long as you understand the basics of how to perform a snatch and a clean & jerk, weightlifting.ai will identify you as a beginner based on your current numbers and program for you accordingly, ensuring plenty of technical and strength work.
Yes! weightlifting.ai will identify your classification during onboarding and program accordingly, ensuring the optimal volumes and intensities for continued progress.
Yes! During onboarding we take into account your age and ability level and ensure the doseage of training is correct for you. Our AI then keeps a close eye on your fatigue levels and how you respond to stress, optimising your tailored program over time.
Yes! The beauty of weightlifting.ai is that it accounts for the fatigue you gain from other activities and ensure that you don't overdo it in the gym. We suggest lowering the number of days you train on weightlifting.ai so that you train with us on separate days from your other sports/tough training.
Yes, although it is cheaper to purchase weightlifting.ai here through your browser rather than making an in-app purchase.
Yes! Simply head to the menu within the app, select 'payments' and then 'cancel subscription' and you will stop being charged.
You can select a training cycle as short as 4 weeks or as long as 20 weeks. To get the best out of it you should string multiple training cycles one after the other as our AI learns more and more about you with each subsequent session.
You can select to train between 3 and 6 days a week.
Yes, simply select the days of the week that you prefer to train on and our AI will program accordingly.
Simply select the date of the competition and we will do the rest, ensuring you get the perfect training program to peak you for that competition. Make sure you let us know in the Performance Community how you do!
You need a barbell, some plates, and the ability to squat (a squat rack or jerk blocks). You are able to switch accessory exercises to accomodate your equipment. For example you can substitute back extensions for good mornings, or dumbell press for barbell press.
You will gain access to the Performance Community which will allow you to submit videos. Our team of coaches will be on hand to help you with your technique. The community will also offer advice.
We have a demo library built into the app with videos of every single exercise being performed by the best weightlifters from all over the world. We also have points of performance and exercise descriptions alongside every video.
The first thing you should do is to consult a professional.
You can cancel your Weightlifting.ai subscription for a period and, when you later resubscribe, all your data will be waiting for you ready to get training again.
Still Have Questions?
If you have any questions about the system, we would be happy to answer them. Just use the form below and we will get right back to you.