Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club

Merry Christmas from everybody at BGWLC!

Christmas and New Year opening times

Martin has summed it up nicely. Well done Ernie Parkes!

And the men's results to go along with it (Catherine was the only female competitor). Big Matt with first place, Lloyd coming second, and Little Matt third. 💪

A few of the lifts from Friday's mini club competition. Thanks to Sauro for putting the footage together and Will, Dom and George for giving up their Friday evenings to help out.

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR OPENING TIMES:
The gym will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Regular opening hours on all other days 👍

Final men's group, best lifts. Featuring Jack, Jon, Chris, Lloyd, Lukasz, Rocky, Luke and Matt.

And here we have all the best lifts from the first men's group featuring Yaw, Julian, Fernando, Jordan, Lee, Imran, Joe and Trevor.

Here are all the best lifts from the three women who competed on Saturday; Kat, Catherine and Eleni.

And here's our 2017 men's champion Matt Marcolin who had the perfect competition, going 6 for 6 and ending on a PB clean and jerk to total 251 at 96kg bodyweight. Congratulations Matt!

Congratulations to Katarina Wiemeyer who was crowned BG club champion 2017! Here are all her lifts from yesterday where she totalled 145 at 62kg bodyweight to take the title. Well done Kat!

Christmas comp 2017 done! A really great competition yesterday filled with plenty of PBs and exciting rivalries. All made possible by the efforts of our volunteers. Thank you to everyone for coming down and supporting, helping out, and lifting. Here's a picture of (almost) all of the lifters, videos coming soon but you can get a first look at some highlights on our instagram @bethnalgreenwlc .
Merry Christmas all!

🏆Congratulations 🏆Fantastic set of results from the BGWLC Lifters at the Masters European powerlifting qualifiers held in Horncastle, lincolnshire last weekend. 🥇June @junestamp 🥇 won her class, getting a PB in the squat and deadlift. 🥈Alison 🥈 came second in her weight class with a PB in squat and deadlift, and🏅 Laura @_lauralifts 🏅got Pb squat and a equal PB total. Coached by Martin Bass the full results are pictured here. Fantastic effort from all Lifters! 👍🏆✨

🏆Congratulations 🏆 to the BGWLC lifters who took part in the Masters European qualifiers in Horncastle, Lincolnshire over the weekend. 🥈Alan 🥈placed second with a full set of PBs, 🥇Ernie 🥇came first and set an unofficial world record 🏆with his deadlift 🥇Robert @chiseledice 🥇 placed 1st despite lifting light in his weight class. 🏅Mike @miked.venum 🏅it was great to see him back after recovering from an injury. 🥇Tom @thomas.celestin 🥇 took Home yet another 1st place. Fantastic lifting and a great effort from all. Thanks to @hcpowerliftingclub for hosting. All results written by Coach Martin Bass are pictured here.

Please note there will be no open training session in the gym on Saturday 16th December.

Congratulations to youngsters Dave and Fernando who competed in the Phoenix International in Harrow on Sunday.
Fernando put in a good performance in the Youth 77kg class with a 75kg snatch and 105kg clean and jerk. Dave competed as a light 69kg Junior, snatching 77kg and clean and jerking 100kg which was enough for 3rd place! Shoutout to Jon who helped out the boys on the day. Here's a picture of Dave showing off his trophy which he was over the moon with as you can see.

🍀 Good Luck 🍀 to Martin Bass and the BGWLC masters competing this weekend in lincolnshire at the British Powerlifting Masters Championships ✨ hosted by @hcpowerliftingclub @gbpowerfed : June @junestamp 47 M1 Rachel 52 M1 Alison 63 M1 Laura @_lauralifts 72 M1 Ernie 74 m4 ... Alan 83 M2 Robert @chiseledice 93 M2 Thomas @thomas.celestin 105 m1
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✨Congratulations✨ to the BGWLC lifters who took part in the junior British powerlifting Championships over the weekend...🏅Jack 🏅66kg came 4th place with a PB total of 425kg, with a PB squat of 152kg, bench 82.5kg, pb deadlift of 190kg 🔸🥉Dapo 🥉93kg came 3rd place with a PB total of 690kg with a squat 254kg bench of 140kg, deadlift of 305kg 🔸 🥉Moa🥉63kg came third place with a total of 365kg with a Pb squat of 130kg, bench 72.5kg, and deadlift of 162.5kg, 3 magnificent lifters 🏆🏆🏆

Here's a blast from the past. Longstanding BG member Micky Roach competing at the 2012 British Masters Championships up in Mytholmroyd where he came 2nd in the M45-50 77kg group (weighing 73kg). His final lift of 117kg was a massive jump from his second attempt and would've secured him the title on bodyweight. A whisker away from making it as well!

Outstanding atmosphere and couching. There is no other gym like this anywhere in London for sure!!!

One of the best powerlifting/weightlifting gym's in the country with beginners to international lifters. All the equipment you need.Martin Bass is a very good coach with international experience.

My coach Pat Atteridge a 'true great'... Coached me to numerous championships globally as well as breaking many records,both British and World in weightlifting !!!!

I had to come to London for work for a few days and am three weeks away from the first powerlifting competition of the year, so I was panicking a bit a about training, but after a few queries on Facebook this place was recommended, and it didn't disappoint. Thanks Martin for looking after me!

Great place to train. Everything needed for a workout, alongside a great atmosphere with ton of lifting history.

Great club. I was there today for the Southern Masters and it ran to absolute perfection. Great atmosphere and nostalgia about the place.

Gains

Fabulous atmosphere, great coaches and a welcoming environment. Lifting weights is for ladies as well as men, so it was great to find this little pocket of awesomeness in East London. The history of this club means you are a part of something special. It's a place where you can work hard yet have fun at the same time, whilst meeting and becoming part of a great community striving for awesome'ness. I would recommend this club to anyone that is interested in Power Lifting, Olympic weightlifting or general strength training for performance or general health. Thank you for letting be part of a great family of lifters Bethnal Green Weightlifting! Lou x

Awesome place to train, all the equipment you could want for Olympic and Powerlifting with friendly, knowledgeable people. A great club with a long history of weightlifting that's inspiring to be part of.

Amazing gym, world class coaching and equipment, great people, inclusive encouraging environment. Want to get strong, this is the place to train :)

Outstanding atmosphere and couching. There is no other gym like this anywhere in London for sure!!!

One of the best powerlifting/weightlifting gym's in the country with beginners to international lifters. All the equipment you need.Martin Bass is a very good coach with international experience.

My coach Pat Atteridge a 'true great'... Coached me to numerous championships globally as well as breaking many records,both British and World in weightlifting !!!!

I had to come to London for work for a few days and am three weeks away from the first powerlifting competition of the year, so I was panicking a bit a about training, but after a few queries on Facebook this place was recommended, and it didn't disappoint. Thanks Martin for looking after me!

Great place to train. Everything needed for a workout, alongside a great atmosphere with ton of lifting history.

Great club. I was there today for the Southern Masters and it ran to absolute perfection. Great atmosphere and nostalgia about the place.

Gains

Fabulous atmosphere, great coaches and a welcoming environment. Lifting weights is for ladies as well as men, so it was great to find this little pocket of awesomeness in East London. The history of this club means you are a part of something special. It's a place where you can work hard yet have fun at the same time, whilst meeting and becoming part of a great community striving for awesome'ness. I would recommend this club to anyone that is interested in Power Lifting, Olympic weightlifting or general strength training for performance or general health. Thank you for letting be part of a great family of lifters Bethnal Green Weightlifting! Lou x

Awesome place to train, all the equipment you could want for Olympic and Powerlifting with friendly, knowledgeable people. A great club with a long history of weightlifting that's inspiring to be part of.

Amazing gym, world class coaching and equipment, great people, inclusive encouraging environment. Want to get strong, this is the place to train :)

Outstanding atmosphere and couching. There is no other gym like this anywhere in London for sure!!!

One of the best powerlifting/weightlifting gym's in the country with beginners to international lifters. All the equipment you need.Martin Bass is a very good coach with international experience.

My coach Pat Atteridge a 'true great'... Coached me to numerous championships globally as well as breaking many records,both British and World in weightlifting !!!!

I had to come to London for work for a few days and am three weeks away from the first powerlifting competition of the year, so I was panicking a bit a about training, but after a few queries on Facebook this place was recommended, and it didn't disappoint. Thanks Martin for looking after me!

Great place to train. Everything needed for a workout, alongside a great atmosphere with ton of lifting history.

Great club. I was there today for the Southern Masters and it ran to absolute perfection. Great atmosphere and nostalgia about the place.

Gains

Fabulous atmosphere, great coaches and a welcoming environment. Lifting weights is for ladies as well as men, so it was great to find this little pocket of awesomeness in East London. The history of this club means you are a part of something special. It's a place where you can work hard yet have fun at the same time, whilst meeting and becoming part of a great community striving for awesome'ness. I would recommend this club to anyone that is interested in Power Lifting, Olympic weightlifting or general strength training for performance or general health. Thank you for letting be part of a great family of lifters Bethnal Green Weightlifting! Lou x

Awesome place to train, all the equipment you could want for Olympic and Powerlifting with friendly, knowledgeable people. A great club with a long history of weightlifting that's inspiring to be part of.

Amazing gym, world class coaching and equipment, great people, inclusive encouraging environment. Want to get strong, this is the place to train :)

Outstanding atmosphere and couching. There is no other gym like this anywhere in London for sure!!!

One of the best powerlifting/weightlifting gym's in the country with beginners to international lifters. All the equipment you need.Martin Bass is a very good coach with international experience.

My coach Pat Atteridge a 'true great'... Coached me to numerous championships globally as well as breaking many records,both British and World in weightlifting !!!!

I had to come to London for work for a few days and am three weeks away from the first powerlifting competition of the year, so I was panicking a bit a about training, but after a few queries on Facebook this place was recommended, and it didn't disappoint. Thanks Martin for looking after me!

Great place to train. Everything needed for a workout, alongside a great atmosphere with ton of lifting history.

Great club. I was there today for the Southern Masters and it ran to absolute perfection. Great atmosphere and nostalgia about the place.

Gains

Fabulous atmosphere, great coaches and a welcoming environment. Lifting weights is for ladies as well as men, so it was great to find this little pocket of awesomeness in East London. The history of this club means you are a part of something special. It's a place where you can work hard yet have fun at the same time, whilst meeting and becoming part of a great community striving for awesome'ness. I would recommend this club to anyone that is interested in Power Lifting, Olympic weightlifting or general strength training for performance or general health. Thank you for letting be part of a great family of lifters Bethnal Green Weightlifting! Lou x

Awesome place to train, all the equipment you could want for Olympic and Powerlifting with friendly, knowledgeable people. A great club with a long history of weightlifting that's inspiring to be part of.

Amazing gym, world class coaching and equipment, great people, inclusive encouraging environment. Want to get strong, this is the place to train :)

Outstanding atmosphere and couching. There is no other gym like this anywhere in London for sure!!!

One of the best powerlifting/weightlifting gym's in the country with beginners to international lifters. All the equipment you need.Martin Bass is a very good coach with international experience.

My coach Pat Atteridge a 'true great'... Coached me to numerous championships globally as well as breaking many records,both British and World in weightlifting !!!!

I had to come to London for work for a few days and am three weeks away from the first powerlifting competition of the year, so I was panicking a bit a about training, but after a few queries on Facebook this place was recommended, and it didn't disappoint. Thanks Martin for looking after me!

Great place to train. Everything needed for a workout, alongside a great atmosphere with ton of lifting history.

Great club. I was there today for the Southern Masters and it ran to absolute perfection. Great atmosphere and nostalgia about the place.

Gains

Fabulous atmosphere, great coaches and a welcoming environment. Lifting weights is for ladies as well as men, so it was great to find this little pocket of awesomeness in East London. The history of this club means you are a part of something special. It's a place where you can work hard yet have fun at the same time, whilst meeting and becoming part of a great community striving for awesome'ness. I would recommend this club to anyone that is interested in Power Lifting, Olympic weightlifting or general strength training for performance or general health. Thank you for letting be part of a great family of lifters Bethnal Green Weightlifting! Lou x

Awesome place to train, all the equipment you could want for Olympic and Powerlifting with friendly, knowledgeable people. A great club with a long history of weightlifting that's inspiring to be part of.

Amazing gym, world class coaching and equipment, great people, inclusive encouraging environment. Want to get strong, this is the place to train :)