RAISING THE BAR IN WEIGHTLIFTING
Takano Weightlifting is the premier training facility dedicated to the sport of weightlifting. Inside a 5000+ sq ft. facility in Woodland Hills, we provide the highest quality and competition rated equipment along with the very best coaches in the sport. We offer open gym access and class membership with coaching for Weightlifting and Strength & Conditioning for everyone. We also offer educational seminars for both athletes and coaches. Whether you are a Weightlifter, an Athlete, or a CrossFitter looking to better your technique, Takano Weightlifting is the place to be!
UPDATE: Takano Weightlifting closed it’s doors at 6036 Variel Ave, Woodland Hills, 91367 January 31st, 2023. The gym has re-opened as of March 1st, 2023, and is now called Polaris Weightlifting. Located at 21010 Vanowen Street, Canoga Park, Ca, 91303.
The recent explosion of interest in the sport of weightlifting and the performance of the snatch and clean & jerk has created an unmet demand for more and better training and coaching. As a longtime weightlifting and strength and conditioning coach, writer and lecturer Bob Takano and Takano Athletics have decided to provide this expertise by opening a unique training facility solely dedicated to the training of weightlifting and education of coaches. The Takano Weightlifting gym will make available for the first time to the general public the training and coaching methods previously available only to a narrow segment of the athletic community.
Bob Takano - Owner / Head Coach
Bob Takano is a highly respected weightlifting coach who was inducted into the USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame in 2007 for his contributions to coaching. He has been the coach of four national champions, two national record holders, and 27 top ten nationally ranked lifters. Bob has been on the coaching staffs of 17 U.S. National teams to international competitions, five of those being World Championships and the Summer Olympics. His lifters have competed in seven Olympic Trials with one, Albert Hood, the third American to snatch double bodyweight, earning a berth on the 1984 team.
Furthermore Bob has been a CSCS since 1986, having authored six articles for the NSCA Strength and Conditioning Journal, and served as a member of the editorial board of that journal from 1996 to 2000. He has also co-authored a chapter for the NASM’s Essentials of Sports Performance Training, and a chapter on the Training of Weightlifters for the IOC Sports Medicine Commission’s Encyclopedia of Strength and Power. 20 of the female volleyball players he’s coached have earned Division 1 scholarships. Bob is on the teaching staff for the USAW Weightlifting Coaching Education program and presents his own seminars as well. He was also part of the CrossFit Weightlifting Seminar staff.
PROMOTIONS
Takano Weightlifting is now Polaris Weightlifting!
LA's one and only training center dedicated to Weightlifting
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CLASS + 1ST
MONTH UNLIMITED ACCESS!
Sign up right after your 1st class and your 1st month is UNLIMITED ACCESS regardless of which membership package you chose! All our memberships are on a month to month term so you can cancel at anytime with no commitment or hassle! To redeem promotions you must purchase membership in person.
Fill out the form to request your 1st class. Adv. reservations only. Including for OPEN GYM HOURS. No walk-ins allowed.
Takano Weightlifting offers the best coaching of weightlifting along with Coach education and Internship opportunities under USAW Hall of Fame Coach - Bob Takano. if you are serious about learning from the best to become the best, look no further.
TAKANO WEIGHTLIFTING INTERNSHIP PROSPECTUS
The Takano Weightlifting Internship is the answer to an ever growing demand for coaching education beyond the traditional weekend seminar or course. It has been designed to provide the intern with the experiences and tools to begin a career as a weightlifting coach through a process that is unavailable anywhere else in the U.S.A.
Selected interns will have the opportunity to teach and coach weightlifting under the direct supervision of USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame coach Bob Takano.
These activities will take place in the Takano Weightlifting HQ, a facility dedicated to competitive weightlifting, strength and conditioning and coaching education. While other facilities might offer the same equipment, or similar coaching opportunities, it is the wealth of coaching experience that Bob brings to the experience that sets it apart from other coaching education experiences.
Interns will be expected to spend eight or more hours per week (up to a total of 100 hours overall) teaching classes of beginning and intermediate athletes and coaching weightlifters toward an end goal of coaching them in competition.
As a final requirement interns must pass an examination on program planning in order to receive a certificate of completion.
Read more about the Internship HERE.
"The Takano Athletics Coaching Education Internship is one of the most concise and comprehensive internships offered. Whether you are an aspiring Weightlifting coach or a seasoned coach, if you are serious about your development, this Internship is second to none. The Takano Athletics Internship not only gave me the knowledge and confidence to open the first Weightlifting gym in my area, but also develop my athletes to successful careers in Weightlifting. I owe a huge THANK YOU to Coach Bob Takano for putting together such a phenomenal Internship which set me up for success." - Clancy Benton / CTBAthletics
SELECTION PROCESS
There are 5 steps to the application and selection process.
Download /Email completed application to rob@takanoathletics.com (download application below)
Oral interview (in person, phone, or skype).
Background, goals and character references check.
Internship fee payment. (Info/Link to pay fee below)
Notice of acceptance + Schedule / Confirmation of the start date.
All of these factors will be taken into consideration before an intern is selected. There will be a limited number of internships available at any given time.
CLICK BOX BELOW FOR APPLICATION DOWNLOAD
EMAIL COMPLETED APPLICATION TO rob@takanoathletics.com
INTERNSHIP FEE
$399.00. You must make payment to confirm and secure your spot/start date. To pay on-line now - https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=163914&stype=43&prodid=10120
SCHEDULE
NON-MEMBERS MUST MAKE AN ADVANCE RESERVATION FOR DROP-IN OR A FIRST TIME CLASS. NO WALK-IN ALLOWED. ***See above Promotion to reserve a first free class***
For Club and in Person Training, Takano Weightlifting is now, Polaris Weightlifting, go to www.polarisweightlifting.com for more info on class hours and sign up.
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CONTACT
membership@takanoathletics.com
or toby.takanoweightlifting@gmail.com
ADDRESS
GYM MOVED! Takano is Now
Polaris Weightlifting
21010 Vanowen Street
Canoga Park, Ca, 91303
Please note our entrance is on the side of the building facing the parking lot.
REMOTE COMPETITION TEAM
Remote Team Coach Toby Skinner keeping an eye on the warm-ups of U-25 National level lifter Gina Kim at the 2022 AO 1
Polaris Weightlifting:REMOTE
COMPETITION
TEAM
Welcome to our Remote Coaching Competition Team, the place for competitive athletes looking for an experienced coach to help you realize your weightlifting goals!
Although we firmly believe the best way for an athlete to progress is in person under the watchful eye of an experienced coach, we understand that many talented athletes may be limited to this resource based on their schedule or the availability of a high level coach in their area.
To bridge this gap, we are now offering a remote coaching option for competitive athletes at the Senior/Junior National level.
We try to tailor our remote coaching experience to help fit your specific needs as an athlete . As part of our remote competition team you will receive individualized programming, weekly/daily check-ups, live zoom training sessions (if availability permits), video form critique, coaching demonstrations, nutrition advice, competition coaching at
- Senior/Junior/U25 National level events
- American open Finals, AO Series
- University Nationals
-Senior/Junior International events
- local meets in the greater Los Angeles Area
and access to train at Takano Weightlifting when in town.
We have a very limited amount of slots available for the remote competition team, we are currently only taking athletes within qualifying distance of either Nationals, AO Finals, Junior Nationals, Or athletes who’ve already established Senior/Junior National level/AO final totals and want to increase their rankings or make an International team.
Athletes interested please fill out and submit the Remote Competition Team Inquiry.
MEMBERSHIP POLARIS WEIGHTLIFTING
for membership options and inquiries please submit the form below and our head coach will contact you with the current options and links to our online store.