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Pregnancy and Powerlifting – first trimester
Find out what Head Coach Charlie Shotton-Gale has to say about her first trimester of her first pregnancy after a 10 year long international Powerlifting career.
Coaching and Courses
Coaching Course a MASSIVE success!
On Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th January Swindon Barbell hosted what we hope will be the first of many British Powerlifting Coaching courses. Led by Head Coach Charlie Shotton-Gale, 10 students attended from a huge variety of backgrounds. One among them was Swindon Barbell’s own Kat Armstrong, a member for Read more…
Open Day
Swindon Barbell is opening it’s doors to you!
On Saturday 5th January Swindon Barbell is opening it’s doors for an open day, giving you the chance to come and see what Powerlifting is all about! Better yet, it’s free! You can try as much or as little as you like, and we are open to meeting people of Read more…
competitions
Swindon Barbell Coaches Compete at the Powerlifting World Championships 2018!
This week Swindon Barbell sees two of it’s coaches (and one of SBB’s many #powercouples), Matt Watson & Christie Civetta, competing at this years International Powerlifting Federation World Championships in Sweden. Both Matt and Christie also competed at the European Championships this past year: Christie in the -72kg class with Read more…
Member Spotlight
Training Spotlight! Mark Townend – From Pitch to Platform
At Swindon Barbell our members are our greatest asset, watching them train and develop is one of the great joys of being part of this club. Today we are taking a deeper look into our membership and what makes them tick! We begin with Mark Townend, the clubs own man Read more…
competitions
Member Wozza Takes Gold at Bench Press Champs!
On 22nd September 2018 Swindon Barbell’s David Wozniak (Wozza) attended The World Drug Free Powerlifting Federation’s European Bench Press Championships in Dublin to compete in both the Masters 1 (40+) and Open Age (23-40) sub 110kg categories. Accompanied by coach Helen Toms Wozza traveled to Dublin to take part in Read more…