Posted by tbone on Apr 23, 2013 in News |

Tamara and Nick have been beta testing their new Wine and Weightlifting YouTube show. Check out this episode for some great lifts by gym members and a bottle of wine that looks like the Cat in the...

Posted by tbone on Mar 29, 2013 in News |

This week, the University of North Carolina at Asheville held a women’s weightlifting week in conjunction with Women’s History Month. The goal was to get more women into the campus gym to learn how to use the strength equipment. Tamara, Chelsea, Amy, and Miriam were there to teach women about squats, deadlifts, and bench presses. There were 48 women who came to the gym to participate and learn how to get stronger!  On Thursday night, there was a mock...

Posted by tbone on Mar 17, 2013 in News |

Thanks to everyone who came out for our snatch seminar yesterday, especially the crews from CrossFit Shelby, CrossFit Brevard, and Blue Ridge CrossFit! We look forward to growing the sport of weightlifting in Western North Carolina with y’all! Here’s a few lifts from the demo session, including a snatch PR by Zach, who will be heading to University Nationals in a few...

Posted by tbone on Mar 13, 2013 in News |

University Nationals are just a few weeks away, and our own Zach Bijesse will be competing in Johnson City at ETSU that weekend! The gym will be there cheering for Zach, our friend Rebecca Gerdon from Mash Elite, and our favorite Caleb Ward. Zach and Rebecca both knocked out some huge PRs this week. Here is Zach with a monster 145 kg jerk: And, here is Rebecca hitting a PR clean of 92 kg at our place over the weekend. She went back to Mash Elite and hit 200 lbs for a clean...