On Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th April Swindon Barbell attended the Southwest Powerlifting Championships with lifters all hoping to increase their personal bests and perhaps claim a qualifying total along the way. Saturday was ladies day for the SBB crew, with 57kg lifter Kat and 63kg lifter Marie taking to Read more…
This weekend sees most of the Swindon Barbell competitive powerlifters taking stage at the South West Powerlifting Championships. Check out below who will be in the team. South West Powerlifting Championships Date: Sat 6 and Sun 7 April Location: Cheltenham Lifters from Swindon Barbell include: Saturday Marie Morrissey -63k womens Read more…
On Saturday March 16th Swindon Barbell hosted a novice competition with a focus on our schools groups. With lifters from New College Swindon, Royal Wootton Bassett Academy and a few newer club members who wanted to test their skills the competition saw a massive range of weights being moved. In Read more…
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…
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…