The Athlete Profile
Olympic Weightlifting Coaching
FIND YOUR NEXT 10KG
Most weightlifters think they're limited by technique. Sometimes they are. But often the real bottleneck sits further upstream — and that's exactly what this assessment is built to find.
4 minutes · Free · No obligation
Mike Causer — Head Coach, Refugee Olympic Team, Paris 2024
"Your next 10kg probably isn't hiding inside a better technique session. It's sitting in the gaps between what your body can currently do — and what your lifts actually demand."
The athlete profile maps those gaps. Not to tell you what you already know — but to show you what's sitting between where you are and where you want to be.
Where Kilos Are Lost
The Performance Chain
Every kilogram on the bar depends on the thing before it. When any link is missing, the chain breaks — and the number doesn't go up.
Your body needs to be able to get into the positions the lifts demand. Range of motion, tissue quality, aerobic base — the foundation the whole chain sits on.
Positions that hold under load. Efficient movement patterns. The ability to repeat quality across a full session — not just the first set.
Back squat, front squat, snatch deadlift, push press — these aren't accessories. They're the load-bearing structure your Olympic lifts sit on top of.
Most athletes focus on step 2 while steps 1 and 3 are the real bottleneck. The assessment identifies which link in your chain is limiting your total — so you can stop working on the wrong thing.
The CSR Method
Capacity. Skill. Resilience.
Three pillars. Built in sequence. Every Causer Strength programme is structured around this framework — because this is the order that actually works.
Build the environment. Tissue quality, mobility, aerobic base, and unbroken movement. Your body needs to be able to house the positions before you load them. This comes first — always.
Develop the efficiency. Technical patterns that hold under increasing load. The density of quality reps that turns a good lift into a reliable one. Skill sits on the capacity you've built.
Express the strength. Heavy loading, near-max exposure, benchmark performance. When capacity and skill are in place, resilience is where the kilos move. Not before.
The physical environment is assessed before load is ever discussed. Positions first, weights second. Always.
Your back squat, front squat, and snatch deadlift have specific levels they need to reach for your Olympic lift targets to be achievable. If they're not there, the ceiling is structural.
The Athlete Profile
Your digital first coaching session.
When you finish this profile, you'll know exactly where you are, what your targets require, and what's sitting between here and there. That's not a quiz result — that's a coaching conversation.
The free Causer Strength athlete profile. No fluff — just an honest diagnosis of where your performance opportunity sits.
START MY PROFILE →Takes 4 minutes · Free · Results sent to your inbox
The Coach
MIKE
CAUSER
Head Coach — Refugee Olympic Team, Paris 2024
I've spent my career working with athletes at every level — from beginners finding their first positions to Olympic competitors chasing tenths of a kilogram. The thing I've learned is that the gap between where an athlete is and where they want to be is almost always more specific than they think.
The athlete profile is my way of having that first conversation with you before we've ever spoken. By the time you book a call, we already know what we're working with.