About Black & Red

Who we are.

Our philosophy, our coaches, and the standards that guide the work.

Our purpose

The Pursuit of Barbell Excellence

Black & Red carries the mission of improving weightlifting proficiency, consistency of movement, and providing a foundation of knowledge that enables success in all clients and members. From the interested and curious to the competitive and world-class elite, younger, older, and everyone else in between, Black & Red strives to provide the tools needed to meet, and perhaps exceed, the goals of each client.
The Black & Red Barbell Club offers a broad set of comprehensive Olympic-style weightlifting, and Strength & Conditioning programs and services to empower individuals with competitive aspirations in weightlifting and other sports. Black & Red provides deep knowledge through virtuous instruction, rigorous coaching, and thoughtful program design to maximize athletic potential and performance. Overall, Black & Red strives to support the development of your physical strength and fitness through the barbell with observable and measurable data, while improving your capacity for engaging life to your fullest potential. Our training methods prepare trainees for physical excellence coupled with emotional and mental vigor in any competition setting. Our core tenet is strength and health through adaptation and resilience. Come join us and our community of committed individuals to embrace life through strength.

Experience in the room

Our staff.

With over 3 decades of combined athletic and coaching experience working closely with clients as diverse as busy, hard-working full-time parents, weekend warriors, elite athletes, and the first responder/military community, the Black & Red staff strive to provide clients the means to learn and train in a positive atmosphere and challenges them to dig deep to access the strength they have to adapt and succeed.

How we work

Success principles.

The Black & Red community is our greatest virtue and founded on our Success Principles. These Principles word hard, just like we do. Black & Red staff and members use them every day, whether we are discussing movement nuances, deciding how to develop new programs, or interviewing new clients. We uphold these principles so that our clients have the foundation to cultivate their success in any competition setting.

Perfection obsession: Every rep is an opportunity to perform the perfect rep.

Insist on the highest standards: We have fun, but we encourage and challenge everybody to productively be the best they can be, in and out of the gym.

Open minded, but skeptically curious: Treat all information as potentially useful information, but distill what really resonates with, and works for, you.

Dig deep: Like most good things in life, what we do is hard work. Learn to develop physical, emotional, and psychological resilience. Doing hard things is hard, but immensely rewarding.

Enjoy the dark place: You have to be willing to put in the work, and “suffer” now to be prepared for when it counts.

Vocally self-critical: Benchmark yourself against yourself, your peers, and the best in your weight class. Be willing to accept your flaws, so you can conquer them, and become stronger for it.

Raise the bar: Your high standards mean you should be constantly raising the bar on your performance, your knowledge, and your general acumen. Be an example, and constantly aim to be the best you can be, always.

Earn trust and trust your teammates: Be open-minded, listen, and help your teammates with humility and support. In and out of the gym, we are a family. Take care of your family.

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