Stockport Spartans Weight Lifting Club

Antonio Capavanni secures a silver medal at today's British open ! ⚔️🏴

The first results of the British Open...

Men's 67kg Category
1️⃣ George Rudge
2️⃣ Antonio Capavanni
3️⃣ Michael Glenn

Women's 49kg Category
1️⃣ Hannah Powell
2️⃣ Tammy Wong
3️⃣ Kelly-Jo Robson

Women's 55kg Category
1️⃣ Jane Lee-Isted
2️⃣ Sinead Lenihan
3️⃣ Ashauna Green

For all the results including the Sn**ch, Clean & Jerk lifts and totals please head to the news section of our website.

Let's help out these fantastic lads !
3 northern weightlifting legends doing something great to help others !

Help raise £1000 to Help two of Northern England's best amateur weightlifting clubs, North Tyneside Barbells (Newcastle) & Triple X weightlifting (Manchester). Weʼre raising money to Help two of Northern England's best amateur weightlifting clubs, North Tyneside Barbells (Newcastle) & Triple X weightlifting (Manchester).. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

Antonio Capavanni - Our very first athlete at the the British Championships and Silver medalist.

This has been 2 years of dedication and hard work. It takes commitment and belief to reach your goals in weightlifting, but the rewards are worth it.

Congratulations Antonio !

Next year we plan to bring more athletes to the British and bring home more medals !

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Happy Birthday coach James Stonehewer !

James leads our beginners courses and is likely the first coach you will encounter when beginning your Stockport Spartans journey.

Campbell & Muskett make weightlifting history at European Championships It was Britain's best performance at the event since 1948

Exiting news!

Meet our new coach Dionn Hargreaves 🏴

Dionn has recently completed her British Weightlifting Level 1 course and will be running some classes in the new year when we return to normal.
So I sat her down, we drank coffee and went over some of our favourite Dionn moments.

The Dionn interview;

How long have you been weightlifting and what got you involved?

I got involved when I took a strength and conditioning class and the coach thought I might like Olympic Lifting. I ended up getting introduced to Spartans and started in the beginner’s classes in 2017! I've been lifting ever since

What do you love most about weightlifting?

This is going to sound lame, but I love training with the team. Getting a nice lift on your own is really satisfying but having a big session with everyone and having that atmosphere is what it's all about. Even better when your lifts feel really good and it’s like "I have done all of this work and this is the result, and these are the people I've done it with".

What got you interested in coaching?

Having the very best coach, obviously!
I feel like I was slowly becoming confident enough to throw out some cues and help out people who asked for advice, so I think becoming a coach was the next step. I like helping out!

Favourite weightlifting moment?

My favourite weightlifting moment was our very first in-house competition when I did a terrible sn**ch, and everyone laughed and clapped for me anyway. Really solidified for me that I was with people I loved and that I wanted to hit that weight next time... properly!

Favourite lift?

Jerk! Always Jerk

Favourite lifter?

Only one? In the whole world or out of Spartans?
Can I choose Jess Mellor?
Great to train with, lifts like a queen, gives great hugs. Makes me proud to be part of the Bad Bi***es Club.
Otherwise Mattie Rogers

Any advice for new lifters or people wanting to get involved?

There's something really satisfying in knowing how much weight you can get above your head. It’s almost worth doing it just for curiosity.

What are your training goals for 2021?

For 2021 I'm planning on getting stronger than ever before. I'm taking back the gains 2020 stole! I’m really looking forward to seeing where I can help take the beginners too. It'll be my first year as Coach D so there'll be a lot of firsts, I'm sure.

We are really looking forward to seeing Dionn’s coaching skills develop and build some more strong Spartans! Thanks for getting involved Coach D!

Our signature club logo T-shirt is now available for anyone to buy in Black, Burgundy or cool as hell Tie Dye !

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As some of you may know our club at Lifeleisure is open from tomorrow but with restrictions due to the current situation.

At this moment in time we are unable to return to our normal timetable so we will not be open to beginners or drop in's until we can run a full timetable and what we feel are meaningful coaching sessions.

We are hoping to get back to normal service as soon as possible!

We recently lost one of our very first members, it has been absolutely devastating to realise we have lost David. He was a remarkable and beautiful soul, loved by everyone and brought a smile to us all.

He will be forever missed.

We have replaced our annual Spartan Sprit award with the David Jarvis Spartan Captain award. This person will show the attributes of a courageous and kind team member just as David always was.

I'd anyone would like to donate to David's favourite charities in his name please do so in the link below.

Thank you.

Help raise £500 to to have a bench placed in Lyme Park in memory of David Jarvis, and if more raised it will be shared to 3 charities close to David's heart. Weʼre raising money to to have a bench placed in Lyme Park in memory of David Jarvis, and if more raised it will be shared to 3 charities close to David's heart.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

Sunday positive memories !

Our first in house competition was a lot of fun and a great experience for those who had never competed before. We hired out the sports hall for the day exclusively to give our members their first taste of competition on home soil.

Apart from all the great lifting and PB's, we laughed and celebrated as a team !

I am exited to run another one of these again once we return to normal operations !

Stockport Spartans club sessions will be postponed for the next few weeks to allow these crazy times to pass.

We will announce when the sessions are back up and running so we can all get back to some good old weightlifting !

Stay safe everyone !