Ensemble Weightlifting Club

A PB that deserves a place on the grid 👌👌

I have to confess that like many I’m guilty of only posting the highlights on social media.

What this lift doesn’t show is the HUNDREDS of lifts done quietly at 80-90% in the weeks and months leading up to this.

We haven’t shown the random failures at 70% and sessions where the mind gives up at a weight that was easy the week before.

It takes time, consistency and a f*ck load of patience to make any improvement in Olympic weightlifting.

So proud of all our members who do this every week, and especially chuffed to see it all pay off for this weekend 😍👏🤌💪

Bring on Max Out Week and Ensemble’s Strongest next week!! 🤩

A snapshot of a busy Wednesday weightlifting session for our 10-13 year olds!

There are so many children in Swindon who are taking an interest in weightlifting and not enough places that offer them the chance to learn it under careful qualified supervision.

So we are putting on a new session on Mondays 5-5:45pm, starting 2nd March!

Please get in touch if you’d like your child to come and try it with us ☺️

Even if not, please tell your friends we exist! The number of times we hear ‘I’ve been looking for something like this for ages and didn’t know it existed in Swindon’ - every share is greatly appreciated ☺️🙏

INTRODUCING COACH KIERAN 🏋️‍♂️

Not everyone starts with us as a beginner.

Kieran had some of the best lifting technique I’ve ever seen for someone who was largely self-taught!

But since joining, he has achieved new PBs on all his lifts, with this milestone 100kg sn**ch being a particularly impressive highlight 💪👏

He is now a fully qualified PT and Level 2 British Weightlifting Coach, bringing an unmatched level of kindness and enthusiasm to both our kids and adults classes.

I am so glad he decided to try our group sessions and coaching, and love seeing him repaying the favour by helping the next cohort/generation fall in love with weightlifting as he once did ☺️

ENSEMBLE AWARDS 2025 - YOUNG MEMBER OF THE YEAR

As we go into 2026 and reflect on how we could be different next year…

…we should look for inspiration from our kids, and especially young people like Sofia.

✅ she isn’t afraid of trying new things

✅ she wants to improve herself and isn’t bothered about ‘looking silly’ or ‘not being good enough to start’

✅ she strikes a great balance between a working hard and just having FUN

Sofia has been so impressive in her attitude and performance since starting with us this year, continuously setting new personal bests and winning multiple in-house competitions.

And yet there is still so much untapped potential we have yet to discover in 2026! We can’t wait to see it.

Well done Sofia 👏👏👏