Agata Herbert hosts Glasgow masterclass

Agata Herbert is scheduled to host a one-off weightlifting masterclass in Glasgow on Saturday, May 23, according to a report published by the Glasgow Times on Monday. The session is set to take place at Black Stag Community Fitness and is being pitched at local lifters ahead of a summer in which Glasgow will host the Commonwealth Games. Herbert is identified by the report as a multiple Scottish record holder. The class will focus on the two Olympic lifts — the snatch and the clean and jerk. ### Who is Agata Herbert, and why is she the draw here? Agata Herbert is a Scotland weightlifter who has set multiple national records and competed for Team Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, according to Team Scotland’s athlete profile and the Glasgow Times report. Team Scotland says Herbert finished seventh in the women’s 76kg class at Birmingham 2022. Team Scotland’s profile says Herbert was born in Poland, later made her home in Edinburgh and came to weightlifting after playing basketball at national level. The same profile says she found the sport through CrossFit, a detail echoed in the Glasgow Times report about the Glasgow event. ### What exactly will happen at the Glasgow session? Black Stag Community Fitness in Glasgow is the venue named for the May 23 masterclass in the Glasgow Times report. The article says Herbert will guide participants through a session centered on the snatch and the clean and jerk, the two competition lifts in Olympic weightlifting. The Glasgow Times report describes the event as a one-off masterclass with limited spots. Organizers said registration details were included with the event listing. ### Why are the snatch and clean and jerk the focus? Olympic weightlifting competition is built around two lifts: the snatch, and the clean and jerk. The Glasgow session’s format suggests the class is aimed at lifters looking for technical work on the sport’s core movements rather than a general strength seminar. Herbert’s own background gives that format some context. Team Scotland says she moved from basketball into CrossFit before progressing into record-level weightlifting, a path that mirrors the crossover many newer lifters make into Olympic lifting. ### How does this fit into Glasgow’s current sports calendar? Glasgow 2026 is due to stage the Commonwealth Games from July 23 to August 2, according to the official Games site. The Glasgow Times report said anticipation around the home Commonwealth Games was building as the masterclass was announced. The timing gives the event a local-performance angle as well as a community one. Herbert is one of the Scottish lifters already linked publicly with the Glasgow 2026 cycle through Team Scotland and related Games coverage. ### Where can local lifters find the next step? The Glasgow Times report published on May 18 said the masterclass would be held on Saturday, May 23 at Black Stag Community Fitness in Glasgow. The same report said places were limited and included the registration route for participants seeking to book the session.