The AUWC: Powerlifting, Olympic Weightlifting and Sporting Performance. This is what defines the club.
weightlifting (n.): 'The lifting of heavy weights in a prescribed manner as an exercise or in athletic competition.'
The Aberdeen University Weightlifting Club aims to provide the opportunity and means to all students associated with the University to train with weights appropriately and effectively to enhance performance and meet personal goals, with the opportunity to compete if desired. The cl
21/04/2023
Get your bar speed & range of motion measured! 🏋️♀️
fitness are gathering data for their new app and will be coming to our training sessions next week on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th.
Stance tracks speed of movement, power, and time-under-tension to calculate the effort you put in your strength training, set by set.
Come along to find out yours🏋️♀️
02/04/2023
Update on training over summer 📣
We have been granted summer training in Butchart! Here are the updates training times.
It opens tomorrow (3rd April), we are not sure how long but we will keep you updated!
20/03/2023
Finally got round to having our red flag night 🚩
For our next social we are planning something a bit more chill. We are going bowling at lane 7 on Tuesday 28th March. Remember to react to the message in the Facebook messenger chat before Tuesday if you’re coming because we need to book numbers!!
Message us if you’re not in the group chat and we can add you :)) 💬
25/02/2023
AUWC wwill be holding our AGM on Friday the 10th March !!📣
An AGM is an Annual General Meeting, where we will vote for the new committee for next year!
We encourage all members to come along and vote or run for one of the roles if you’re interested 😎
We are currently making a Google doc for people to put themselves forward for roles & also to put anyone else’s name down for a role you think they might be good at!
The roles include:
- President
- Vice-president
- Men’s powerlifting captain
- Women’s powerlifting captain
- Men’s weightlifting captain
- Women’s weightlifting captain
- Performance captain
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Social secretary
- Media officer
- Health & wellbeing officer
All roles will be outlined on the Google document, don’t be shy to put yourself forward for it !!
TIME AND LOCATION TBC 📍🕛
There will be free domino’s pizza for members who come along 🍕
Keep an eye out for the Google doc. it will be in the members group chat and I will also share it on here and the freshers page ⚠️
Any questions just drop us a DM 💬
25/02/2023
AUWC will be holding our AGM on Friday the 10th March !!📣
An AGM is an Annual General Meeting, where we will vote for the new committee for next year!
We encourage all members to come along and vote or run for one of the roles if you’re interested 😎
We are currently making a Google doc for people to put themselves forward for roles & also to put anyone else’s name down for a role you think they might be good at!
The roles include:
- President
- Vice-president
- Men’s powerlifting captain
- Women’s powerlifting captain
- Men’s weightlifting captain
- Women’s weightlifting captain
- Performance captain
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Social secretary
- Media officer
- Health & wellbeing officer
All roles will be outlined on the Google document, don’t be shy to put yourself forward for it !!
TIME AND LOCATION TBC 📍🕛
There will be free domino’s pizza for members who come along 🍕
Keep an eye out for the Google doc. it will be in the members group chat and I will also share it on here and the freshers page ⚠️
Any questions just drop us a DM 💬
21/02/2023
Red flag night !!! 🚩
Our next social is a red flag night on Wednesday 1st March! Meet at spoons at 7:30 and wear a red t-shirt for people to write on. Bring sharpies if you have them ✍️
Look forward to seeing everyone!!🪩🎉🍻
Message if you have any questions or if you want to be added to members messenger group chat 💬
09/02/2023
Northern Districts competition🏆
Outstanding performances by everyone who competed at northerns on the weekend. We are so proud of you all 🤩
More pictures & individual results incoming…🫡
08/02/2023
⚠️ AUWC x AUGC ⚠️
Guys we are very excited to announce that we are joining with gymnastics for a training week and social, as a chance to try out the two sports and get to know another society!!
The plan for the week:
🤸♀️Gymnastics will come and try out a weightlifting session at Butchart centre on Feb 15th from 17:00-19:15
🏋️♀️Weightlifting will then join the gymnastics session on the Thursday 16th Feb at ASV Sports Hall from 19:00-21:00
🍻To finish off the week, we will have a joint social pub crawl on the Friday 17th Feb. We will meet at Archibald Simpson @ 19:00 and the theme is dress up as your favourite meme 🪩
A very exciting week planned and a great way to get to know another sport and group of people, don’t want to miss it !! See you all there 😎
08/02/2023
Some neon night highlights 🪩
Another great night with everyone and RGU, thanks for joining us !!💪
01/02/2023
31/01/2023
AUWC 🤝 RGUWC
We have a new social next Tuesday!! 😱
Our post competition social is joint with 🤩 Come along for a neon night pub crawl and drink to the competition successes 🍻
Everyone is welcome, even if you haven’t managed to make it along to training yet 🏋️♂️
Details
Theme:
dress up as something beginning with the first letter of your name — there will be a prize for best outfit, so make an effort
❓What
Neon night — wear something neon and join us for a pub crawl
📍Where?
Meet at spoons (Archibald simpson)
🗓️When?
Tuesday 7th February at 7:30pm
Look forward to seeing everyone there 🪩
As always drop us a DM if you have any questions 📮