Ben Hwa - San Francisco, CA

Funny enough, my athletic background did not start in Olympic Weightlifting or any strength sport for that matter. My early athletic career was focused on ultramarathons and triathlons. I incorporated the Lifts to improve my resilience for those endurance events, but ended up really loving it. I'm assuming it was because it was so different from what I was doing. I never really had a weightlifting career as an athlete. I quickly realized that I was a way better coach than athlete. Luckily, I was coaching at a school that had a lot of kids who were already weightlifting. I decided to help out at one of the local meets and the rest really is history. Since then, I've coached at almost every level except for the Olympics. I'm hoping that changes in a few months. I've been getting more and more involved in international weightlifting and taking advantage of all the opportunities that come my way. Most recently, I've been able to set up a coaching relationship with the Kingdom of Tonga. It's been an incredible experience so far being the delegate for the island nation. It's been a great way for me to engage with the local AAPI community and expose more people to our program.

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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