Peformance Initiatives

Nearly 100 supporters attended a watch party at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Organized by Haworth's home club, Coastal Empire Weightlifting, the gathering attracted Haworth's family and friends as well as fans from around town.

The South Magazine
August / September 2008

Pulling Her Weight
By David Gignilliat
Olympic weightlifting is an elegant yet violent sport. Its quick, aggressive bursts test the outermost limits of the human body. A complex discipline that can easily take a lifetime to master, its explosive lifts take just a few seconds to execute. To watch Olympic weightlifter Cheryl Haworth use every inch of her 5’9, 300-pound frame to thrust massive disks of iron above her head is beyond impressive; it’s a feat that seems to transcend physics and defy convention. Country strong, built like a live oak, she is all trunk and branches moving toward a common goal—winning a medal.

We had a great turnout at the Pancake Breakfast- see some of the photos here:
Community Supports Coastal Empire Weightlifting Watching Cheryl Lifting in Beijing

Video here: Pancakes & Weightlifting
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Watch Cheryl lift in Beijing!

Three time olympic weightlifiting Champion Cheryl Haworth trains at Performance Initiatives in Savannah.  She is now in Beijing China for the Summer Olympics in Beijing China which began 08-08-08.

The official USA weightlifting Team USA site with candid photos and up-to-date news: http://weightlifting.teamusa.org/

Follow Cheryl's journey in China on You Tube - and a conversation with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger here:

Summer, 2008
Click here for video of Cheryl Haworth cooking Boston Butts.

• Performance Initiatives and Coastal Empire Weightlifting will be sponsoring an Athletic Training Camp Monday, July 14 to Thursday, July 17.  Interested?  Please sign up by calling 912-507-7106.