Barbelles
Olympic weightlifting classes
Barbelles is an olympic weightlifting class for cis women, trans women, as well as non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that centres on the experiences of women. The sport of olympic weightlifting has traditionally focused less and/or excluded women (the first olympics to include women was in the year 2000 and the first trans women to compete was in 2021!). Coach Freya has led many women centric Olympic weightlifting bootcamps over the years and is looking to create a more inclusive class, open to the community!
Barbelles aims to provide a queer and trans friendly, inclusive, safe and welcoming space for folks to learn the foundations of the lifts, practice and improve their skills and get baddass strong amongst a shared group of individuals traditionally overlooked and excluded in the sport.