Don McCauley is one of the most accomplished coaches around, and in particular specializes in teaching and correcting the pull for both the snatch and clean. I seek his advice regularly for my own athletes.
-Glenn Pendlay
Don McCauley is the most knowledgable, astute teacher of olympic weightlifting today in the U.S. If you wish to know how the top lifters in the world train to develop technically, Don is your man. I have known Don for 10 years and value his insight and experiance when developing my own lfters.
- Stephan Powell
Very knowledgable coach who has a passion for coaching and teaching!
–Mike Burgener
“Coach McCauley is one of the most knowledgeable weightlifting coaches in the United States. He has developed several lifters to the national and international level. If you are looking to improve your ability to teach the Olympic lifts, Coach McCauley can help.”
-Jesse Reynolds
1. “I began working with Don McCauley in 2001. In less than one year he helped improve my total by more than 42 kilograms. Coach McCauley succefully coached me for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 National Championships where I was a silver medalist. He also helped prepare me for the 2001,2002, and 2003 American Open Championships.
2. “Don McCauley was my coach from 2001 to 2006. During that time I gained the foundation I needed to become a high-level long term competitior in Olympic Weightlifting.”
3. “Coach McCauley gave me the foundation I needed to become a several time medalist at the U.S. National and American Open Championships. His coaching style is unmatched.”
-Anthony Hernandez
Coach McCauley’s passion, technical expertise and his ability to communicate his knowledge is enlightening and refreshing. The fact that he continues to evolve and make difficult common obstacles easy to overcome with simple solutions makes him ever relevant.
-Shane Miller NSCA-CPT, USAW, Crossfit, 2011 Masters National Champion
“No athlete new to the Olympic lifts could find themselves in better or more professional hands than Don McCauley’s. He is one of a tiny handful of American coaches to whom I would entrust my own athletes.”
-Dan Bell, USAW Senior Coach
“Coach McCauley’s does an excellent job breaking down the Olympic lifts into simple, effective, and easy to follow progressions. His explanations are straight forward, insightful, and appropriate. His weightlifting clinic was a great experience that immediately improved my Olympic lifting technique, knowledge, and results.”
- Jeff Martone
Don McCauley is a committed and passionate coach who knows his craft in every detail, lucky are those who elicit his advice and attention.
- Jeff-Mikki Martin
… Having Don and Suzanne come in for a day to teach the Olympic lifts has proven to be a great investment. Their experience and knowledge has allowed for our members and trainers to truly understand not only the lifts but how to best teach them. Since our seminar we have seen PRs from every single one of our members that attended.
-Blake Schaub – Crossfit Pittsburgh
“Coach McCauley is simply one of the most knowledgable and technically sound Olympic weightlifting coaches in the US. I was having problems with one of my lifters and he “fixed” it in 5 minutes. His book Power Trip is a must have for any athlete or coach who wants BIGGER totals! I have learned so much from Coach McCauley!”
-Steve Lewis, Emory Strength and Conditioning Coach
We hosted an Olympic Lifting Seminar at CrossFit Pittsburgh last month with Don and Suzanne.In one day I learned more about what my O-lifts had been lacking than I had in the past 5 years. Two weeks later I took first in the Clean & Jerk (Ground to Overhead) and 2nd overall in the Master’s Division at RAW Training’s Fall Brawl. Thanks to Don and Suzanne.
-Mike Pietragallo, Co-Owner-CrossFit Pittsburgh
I wanted to send you a line and thank you for working with Sarah and I the weekend before Thanksgiving. We had a great time and it was an invaluable learning experience for me, both as a lifter and an aspiring coach. This past Saturday I cleaned 135, a 4 kilo PB and just missed the jerk. I also worked up to 100 in the snatch with consistency and took several attempts with 102.5, locking a few out only to miss as I stood up. These PB attempts were quick and dynamic–I simply need to stay tight and finish the lift.
–Chris Theoharis, CrossFitter
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Don for years. He is one of our best Olympic Lifting coaches in the U.S. He is dedicated to the development of his athletes, and bringing out the very best of their individual talents.
-Bob Giordano- Olympic Weightlifting Olympian, Head Coach Team New Jersey