Charnwood Barbell

COME LIFT HERE!! I decided to go to CB last summer after the facilities at my usual gym were subpar during the uni holidays, and it's my favourite gym/club I've ever been to. Although lacking slightly for accessory work, the facilities for weightlifting and powerlifting are fantastic, with ample bars and weights even when it was busy, all in excellent condition. The main weightlifting coach when I attended was James, and he was my introduction to how weightlifting coaching should be done! Attentive and supportive, he gives solid advice at the level of the understanding of the individual he's giving it to. His honesty was valued in my time I was there, helping me out of a trough with my snatches after a competition where I bombed out on them. But the thing that really makes this club are the people that go! Everyone is so friendly and supportive of each other, and I felt like I could be myself around them which is such a refreshing environment. On a couple of occasions I brought my dog with me to train, and despite him being a bit gobby, everyone was happy to see and interact with him. If you want a weightlifting club that you will make you want to go every evening, this is the place for you, I highly recommend!
Jan 29th, 2023

Great place to work on your lifts and technique, only did one class so far but looking forward to more! Coach defo knows what he is talking about and atmosphere is great, got excited for journey to come, let's go
Dec 30th, 2022

Such an amazing find! This club is so friendly, set up for all levels of ability where everyone encourages each other to achieve there goals. Highly recommend and very pleased that I found this club.
Nov 23rd, 2022

This place really helped my get into weight training as the community is so nice and fun!!!
Nov 11th, 2022

Oct 21st, 2022