University of Leeds Barbell Club

The long awaited British University Championships are taking place this weekend

We have 3 lifters taking on the stage

Theo in the u74 weight class (allegedly)
Ivana in the u84 weight class
Katy in the u63 weight class

don’t forget to tune in to the livestream and cheer them on 💚💚💚

Barbell Committee Elections are here!!

Nominations start today (Monday 13th) at 12pm

The last day to nominate yourself is Saturday 2nd May (end of day)

During the nomination period, members can nominate themselves for one or more committee positions. This is your chance to directly support and shape the future of the club!

Voting start date - 04/05/26
Voting end date - 11/05/26

Make sure to vote and have your say in the direction of Barbell. Every vote counts!

Committee Positions Available:

President
Secretary
Treasurer
Weightlifting Captain
Powerlifting Captain
Social Media Secretary
Social and Wellbeing Secretary X2
Kit Secretary

Further information about individual positions is on Engage.

If you have any questions, please feel free to message Barney or the individual committee member about any positions you are interested in!

Good luck to all nominees!

Election page: https://engage.luu.org.uk/election/PJV6F/luu-barbell-club-committee-elections-202627

We’re proud to be hosting a GIAG Session for National Women’s Day 💚🏋️‍♀️

Join us on Friday 27th February, 3:30-5:00pm at Gryphon Performance Hub (LS2 9JT) for a special session run by our brilliant coaches Claire (Weightlifting) and Annie (Powerlifting).

This session is open to women and gender non-conforming lifters. Whether you’re completely new to barbell training or already lifting and looking to get more involved with the community.

It’s a great opportunity to explore Leeds Barbell in a supportive, welcoming environment and celebrate women in strength 💪✨

Come train, learn and lift with us.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-and-gender-non-conforming-powerlifting-and-weightlifting-giag-tickets-1982893494821?aff=oddtdtcreator

We’re delighted to announce that we are working with Avancus 🤝🔥

As part of this collaboration, our members can enjoy 50% off Avancus footwear when ordering through the US website 👟

All orders will be coordinated via a group order sheet, with purchases being placed by our Kit Sec.

Semester 2 GIAG session dates are up. This is a great opportunity to get to experience a session with the club if you have been curious on how we train. Would be lovely to see some new faces there !!

Huge well done to our weightlifters that came to our internal a couple weeks ago! Moved some serious weight and got loads of pr’s 💪💪

A big thank you to for letting us use their amazing gym!

And of course thanks to our weightlifting coach for prepping our weightlifters and judging their lifts!

🎄 Christmas Dinner at Blue Sakura 🎄
Barbell is heading out for an all you can eat night of great food with great people! Come celebrate the end of term with the team!

You’re welcome to bring a +1, just grab their separate ticket on Engage too 🎟️

Tickets are live on Engage…
see you there! 🍣✨

Date: 11th Dec 7pm
Location: Blue Sakura, 2-3 Merrion Way, Leeds LS2 8BT

🧗 Join us for a relaxed bouldering session. £5 tickets, all welcome!!

Barbell's taking on Headingley Sixes this Friday 🏏🍻
8:30pm | £5 | 📍Headingley Sixes

Come join us for our laser tag social this Tuesday!!