BrackenGate Barbell Club

Ready to host our 1st official Weightlifting Interclub meet tomorrow. Starts at 9AM.
R10 spectators fee

Mind blowing! The King off 77kg

Watch Lu Xiaojun's Insane 180kg Sn**ch (at 77kg Bodyweight) - BarBend The 2012 Olympic Champion and 2016 Silver Medalist goes 3kg above his own world record in training!

Proudly South African, Well done Mona Pretorius

Mighty Mona picks up Commonwealth gold | SASCOC By Mark Etheridge Three-time Commonwealth Games competitor, Mona Pretorius has struck gold at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Penang, Malaysia. Pretorius was part of a small six-strong contingent of South African lifters who took part. Competing in the Under-63kg category, she picked...

IWF Approves 8th Women's Weight Class, Eliminates Bodyweight Tiebreaker from Competition - BarBend In announcements that will have a big impact on weightlifting, the IWF today announced the new weight class and the elimination of a longstanding tiebreak.

I'm a Weightlifter: Here's What I've Learned From CrossFit Athletes - BarBend Both groups can learn a lot from each other. BarBend contributor Mike Dewar highlights 10 specific areas of overlap and learning.

Thats whats up!

Super excited to announce that we will be hosting and for a olympic Lifting Camp in January 2017 - In partnership with

Jared is one of the top weightlifters in the US and was the US National Champion in the 94kg class in 2013 and 2015. He was also a 3 x world team member for the US. If enough people sign up his dad, Dave Fleming will also attend. Dave is a USAW level 4 International Coach and has coached on multiple World Teams. This year he was the Team Leader for Team USA at worlds.

The cost of the weekend camp is $299. If you interested in seeing what the weekend will cover then click on the link below.
http://theoutlawway.com/training-camps-outlaw-barbell/

CrossFit Brackengate in Cape Town will be hosting the camp on the 21-22 January and CrossFit Fetish/Fetish Barbell will be hosting the camp on the 28-29 January.

To book your spot, follow the link below and get ready for some knowledge bombs!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outlaw-barbell-camp-cape-town-south-africa-tickets-27441594548

**ch

Congratulations to every lifter that took part at Western Province Champs today, job well done! We had three members compete today and came away with 2 Silver Medals and Gold as a club.

We are beyond proud and are very excited to see these lifters compete at SA Champs on 8 October.

As we head into WP Champs this weekend, here's a good read

How to Mentally & Physically Prep for Your Next Personal Record: The 24-Hour Approach - BarBend Learn how the right mindset can add pounds to your max lifts — and how to get your head in the right space, starting 24 hours before that attempt.

A full ZKC Weightlifting setup..just in time for final WP Champs prep..

Our new Mens T Shirt and Ladies Vests are now in..get your orders in asap! 1st order being done Monday 12 September.