Carolina Barbell

Want to test your explosive power? We recently added a Vertical Jump Tester to our ever expanding selection of specialty equipment. Here's a quick video to show you how to set it up and how to use it to test your vertical jump.

Vertical jump provides a reliable measure of explosive power of lower limb muscles, especially muscles associated with ankle, knee, and hip joints.

Vertical Jump Tester - Set up and How to use A tutorial demonstrating how to set up and use the Vertical Jump tester.

Posted • .slothystrong The Arnold Amatuer Strongwoman World Championships, what an experience. These ladies in the 140lb class are fierce! The top placings changed after every event on finals day, and boy were we close on points! Makes for such an exciting competition to be a part of!

I finished in 3rd place, behind 🥇and .lifter 🥈.
Rounded out our top 4 finalists group.

It was an honor being on that stage and an experience I will not forget. Thank you to those who said encouraging things, cheered for me, and all the support. I still can't believe people care about the things I do 🥹🙏🏻

We have some incredible people at CB. Humble, hard working, disciplined people. The kind of people who find a wallet or wedding ring left in the Gym and text us to say they’ve found it. The kind of people who see equipment out of place, and put it back without hesitation. The kind of people who mop up muddy footprints on the floor because someone else walked in and didn’t pay attention to the mud they were tracking all over the Gym.

However there always seem to be a few bad apples that find their way in. Those who try to sneak in a friend, even after they have been caught doing so. Those who share their access key card with someone else, and think the rules of society don’t apply to them.

We’ve been incredibly fortunate since opening CB in December of 2018, to have some amazing people train within our Gym walls. We’ve only had to ban a few individuals from CB in that time, who didn’t respect our policies and exhibited dishonest behavior, on repeated occassions.

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Unfortunately because of a few individuals, we have to implement a new Policy:

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ANYONE WHO SHARES THEIR ACCESS BARCODE WITH A NON-MEMBER, OR ATTEMPTS TO SNEAK A NON-MEMBER INTO THE GYM, WILL BE FINED $150.
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Once that fine is collected, it will be donated to a non-profit organization of our choosing, such as a local animal shelter 🐕🦮🐈🐈‍⬛, youth sports program ⚽️🏀🏈, etc.. Because we don’t want to collect money via a fine, we want folks to be respectful like everyone else. And those who can’t be respectful, can go train somewhere else.

Power is back on⚡️and the Gym is back to normal. That means 24 hour access for our Members!!

Thanks to the those who worked hard to get the power grid back up and running.

Members: We are still without power in Aberdeen, but the Gym will be open for Members Only today/Monday from 9am to noon, and again from 2:30pm to 5:30pm.
Bring your own light to lift! 💡🔦

We'll share any updates about power restoration or hours of access for our current Members here or on our story.

MEMBERS: Just a reminder, DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR TO LET ANYONE IN THE GYM. If their keytag barcode isn't unlocking the door, there is a reason for that and they do not belong inside the gym.

Even if you've seen someone in the Gym before, they may not currently be an active member. So please pay attention to our signs and follow the protocol.

We have a variety of membership options and short term passes, all viewable on our website. When a short term pass expires, the member's barcode is automatically deactivated and no longer unlocks the door. Also, if a member's payment method is declined and their account is not in good standing, their barcode will NOT unlock the door. So please pay attention to signs, and do not open the door to let anyone in the Gym.

If someone is having issues at the door, they need to contact us directly.

Lastly, just in case it wasn't clear: DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR TO LET ANYONE IN THE GYM.

Today is Good Friday, but it's always a Good day when we can help young athletes within our own community.

Looking for a local Strongman & Strongwoman Competition? Check out Rogue Alpha Athletics upcoming event in Raeford, next month. Spectators welcome, and Volunteers appreciated.

Event info, weights, and registration link here:
https://ironpodium.com/browse/event/rogue-alpha-athletics-strongman-1

April 23rd we are hosting another great Strongman Event! Free to watch! Link in bio if you want to give pulling a plane a go! Volunteer opportunities available. Hope to see you there!

Competition photos by BlackJack Images from Lift Me I'm Irish 3 Strongman & Strongwoman competition. Hosted by Spider Strength Gym in Downtown Raleigh, NC, two weeks ago.

We had 6 athletes from Carolina Barbell competing that day, and 4 of them had a podium finish. Great work shown by everyone out there!

Some new training equipment we've added to the Gym lately:
*Hammer Strength plate loadable Iso Row
*Life Fitness assisted dip and pullup machine
*Silver dollar deadlift attachements and custom shorty red axle bar by . If you've never used these, check out the photo of pulling on the silver dollar deadlift setup at 4 a few months ago. Photo credit:

The custom shorty red axle bar can be used with our Multi Squat Hip Extension/sissy squat platform, for weighted hip thrusts.

Hope you all enjoy these new additions to the Gym! 🔥