SoCal Weightlifting Club

It wouldn’t be a SoCal meet if we didn’t give out some awesome stuff to every participant weighing in tomorrow 🤩

This year at the Spring Classic at SoCal, every competitor is getting a 2Pood Belt, an insulated 750mL SoCal water bottle (choice of color), wrist wraps, a keychain, lanyard, pack, SoCal thumb tape (choice of color), and 10% off at the booth 🤤

Our friends at are also hooking up all the senior weight class winners with prize packs and we’ve got some goodies from for youth and masters weight class winners (along with medals for everyone of course!).

This whole weekend will be streamed on Twitch so be sure to head over to our socal_weightlifting account and check it out there! Women on Saturday, Men on Sunday.

If you are looking to see what time someone competes, the start list is available in our linktree > Upcoming Events at SoCal > 2Pood Spring Classic

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There’s only 22 spots left in our SoCal Spring Classic on April 27-28!! 🏋🏻‍♀️ If you’ve been on the fence or thinking about competing in your first meet, snag your spot now before it’s sold out. Women compete on Saturday, men compete on Sunday. Sessions will be organized by entry total. Sign up now at our Linktree 🔗

What is sniffing?
Wrong answers only.

🐾 Zoë says…
My colleague Brandon is hosting an Intro to Weightlifting class next Saturday, Jan 20 at 1pm-2pm at our gym and it’s going to be SO fun!

He says it’s for individuals who have never weightlifted before so to not be intimidated if you’re new!

Last time, I saw him teach the class how to Sn**ch from Hip and they seemed to laugh a lot too.

Unfortunately I won’t be there on the Saturday to greet you but maybe we’ll meet another time when you come back 🥰

Register for free at the linktree > Upcoming Events at SoCal

✨HOLIDAY PARTY✨ Don’t miss out on our End of Year Celebration & Award Presentations!! Dress up in your best hippie chic ✌🏼🌼 or disco glam 🪩🕺🏻and join us for a night of fun as we look back in a great year and celebrate what’s to come in 2024! Food will be provided. Link for tickets 🎟️ in bio. DEADLINE to get your ticket is THURSDAY 12/21

You’ve heard of Elf on a Shelf, but have you heard of….

• Sutter on Butter
• Brando in Orlando
• Sar on a Bear
• Kody on a Floatie
• Danielle on Gel
• Chris in a State of Bliss
• Spencer on a Pez Dispenser

Didn’t think so….you’re welcome.

Competing this weekend at our Onyx Winter Classic meet?? Make sure you grab this awesome swag bag courtesy of our friends at

Each bag includes:

• Onyx F***y Pack
• Onyx Lanyard
• Voucher FREE Pair Onyx Wrist Wraps
• Barbell Apparel Shaker
• Barbell Apparel Lanyard
• Barbell Apparel Sticker
• LMNT Sample Pack
• Virus Headband
• SoCal Tape

Can’t wait to see everyone this weekend! 🏋🏻‍♀️💪🏼🏋🏻‍♂️

Come boogie with us at our End of Year Holiday Party! There will be food, awards, and plenty of fun. The theme is 70’s so get your hippie chic and disco glam outfits ready! Have you gotten your ticket yet?! Head to the link in our bio to snag yours. 🪩✨✌🏼🌼

🎵 We see you when you’re lifting, we know when you miss reps, we know if you do your accessory work, so please stretch so you don’t get hurt! 🎵🎄🎅🏼

We’re making a list and checking it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty or nice, SoCal Staff is comin’ to town. 🎄🎅🏼

A story of love and heartbreak in 5 photos for and the pups ❤️💔

Athlete Appreciation Week is wrapping up tomorrow but today we have our favorite gift of all: Our Holiday Card & 2023 Ornament 🎄

Come into the gym, choose your ribbon color, and get your items today 🎁

We hope this little item hanging on your tree reminds you of how much we appreciate you being a part of SoCal
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Next weekend, Nov 11-12, we are hosting a USAW L1 Coaching Course with Instructor Chris Amenta!

There's a ton of things you can do with a USAW L1 certification:
· Personal Training⁠
· CrossFit Coach / Barbell Club Coach⁠
· High School Strength Coach⁠
· Collegiate Strength Coach⁠
· General Strength & Conditioning Coach⁠
· Start a weightlifting program at your gym⁠
· Coach at USAW events⁠
· Take the USAW L2⁠
· Get 13 CEU's for credentialing⁠
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Join us June 10-11 for our USAW L1 and get certified as a weightlifting coach 🏋🏾⁠

🏷️ Register at our Linktree > Upcoming Events with SoCal > USAW L1 Course ⁠
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What you get:⁠
⌚️ 13 hours of education and drills on weightlifting⁠
🥇 USAW L1 Certification run by Chris Amenta⁠
🆓 1 free week of Open Gym of training with us⁠
💲 L1 specific 20% off discount code for ⁠
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Can't make this one? We’ll be hosting our next one in February!

KINGSTON SAYS:
Make sure you have your costumes ready for our HOWL-O-WEEN party tomorrow!! I’m already frighteningly cute so I’m covered.

Festivities start at 6:30pm. We will have a water pong tournament and a costume contest. I won’t do any tricks, but I will gladly welcome all the treats.

See you guys & ghouls Saturday night! 🐾🎃👻

Coach Spencer will be in Pasadena at this Saturday for a Sn**ch seminar!

All are welcome to join us at 10:15a for 3 hours to break down technique and do drills to improve your sn**ch.

Registration is available in our linktree. See you there!

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Due to the large amount of SoCal athletes that will be competing at the Barbarian Octobarfest meet, this Saturday will be open gym.

Come join us after your work out to cheer in your teammates!!

SoCal Weightlifting has a big crew going to the Barbarian Octobarfest meet in Van Nuys this Saturday!

This is the schedule for all of our athletes that will be competing.

Come out to Barbarian Barbell and cheer on your teammates, we will see you there!

Join us on Saturday, October 14th for a 90 minute hands on hip mobility seminar with Dr. Christine Na!
All ages and levels welcome
Come in comfortable clothing ready to move
Register on our events page!

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A weightlifting team that supports each other is a team that will find the most success
You'll see SoCal athletes helping each other out in the back room of every competition ranging from the AO Series all the way up to Nationals
We believe that although weightlifting is an individual sport, friendships and common goals amongst teammates are extremely important parts of an athletes competitive career

Love the idea of being a weightlifting coach or furthering your weightlifting education? Join us on November 11th and 12th for our USAW L1 course and get certified as a weightlifting coach!
Every participant in our USAW L1 course will receive the following:
- Two days of personal instruction from Chris Amenta
- Certificate of completion at the end of the second day of instruction
-One full week of Open Gym access to SoCal Weightlifting
Whether you're looking to start your coaching career or simply want to learn more about the classic movements and training mentality of Olympic weightlifting, this course is the right choice for you.
Visit the USAW website to sign up or contact Sarah Amenta for any questions about the course.

Love the idea of being a weightlifting coach or furthering your weightlifting education? Join us on November 11th and 12th for our USAW L1 course and get certified as a weightlifting coach!
Every participant in our USAW L1 course will receive two days of personal instruction from Chris Amenta, as well as a certificate of completion at the end of the second day of instruction.
We are also offering one full week of Open Gym access to SoCal Weightlifting for every registrant.
Whether you're looking to start your coaching career or simply want to learn more about the classic movements and training mentality of Olympic weightlifting, this course is the right choice for you.
Visit the USAW website to sign up or contact Sarah Amenta for any questions about the course.

Team SoCal is officially back from the American Open Series II!
As a team, we were able to focus and execute at this meet, and we are very proud of each and every one of our athletes
We walked away from this meet with medals in the sn**ch, clean and jerk, total, and even managed to snag a team medal
If you see any of your teammates that competed this weekend, congratulate them on their hard work
We hope to see everyone back in the training hall working hard this week!

SoCal Weightlifting is sending a big team up to Pleasanton to compete at the American Open Series 2
This is the schedule for all of our athletes that will be competing this weekend
Be sure to tune into the live streams and support your teammates and friends!
See you all in Pleasanton, and good luck to everyone lifting!

The Onyx Weightlifting Winter Classic still has a few spots available!
Every competitor will walk away with one of the new Onyx F***y Packs and a fresh pair of lifting straps, and every weight class winner will get an Onyx Weightlifting belt
This meet is capped at 150 athletes so these few spots may not last through the day
Go to SoCalwlc.com to register or use the link in our bio for even faster access

We are proud to announce that the SoCal Winter Classic will officially be sponsored by Onyx Weightlifting Co!
Registration will be available through our LinkTree in the bio tomorrow, September 5th, at 9 a.m sharp
The prizes for participants and the weight class winners will be announced shortly before registration opens
These meets always sell out quickly, so set a reminder for tomorrow, and be sure to check in for the video tomorrow morning so you can see what kind of swag you'll get to take home from
We look forward to seeing all of your names on the registration list!

This week's belt Friday champion was .schimmers
Taylor managed to hit a 78kg sn**ch and a 97kg clean and jerk which is 101% and 106%
She brought the energy to big friday and left with a prize
Great job tay!!

You guys already know what day it is
It's the second week of our belt Friday, and we are excited to see what kind of energy you can all bring to the gym
Remember, you have to hit your prescribed volume FIRST, and then you're only allowed one miss
The winner will be the lifter who hits the highest total percentage of their 1rm, and they will get the belt for a week

Outside of a job, the training hall is where athletes spend most of their time
For 2 or more hours multiple days a week, lifters will warm up and lift at a place they consider their home away from home
We are proud of the space we have created and proud of the athletes that have come to fill that space
Comment below with your favorite part of the SoCal Weightlifting training environment

Mark your calenders!!
Registration opens September 5th!
Be sure to register as soon as you can because these meets fill up quickly!
We are looking forward to seeing you all there
Stay tuned for the release of what will be in the swag bags and what the winners will walk away with!

won our first Belt Friday by hitting 103% on both lifts
She left with a 2kg sn**ch pr at 62 and a 3 kg clean and jerk pr at 78
This set the tone for the night and for this peak, Karen had no fear and went after her lifts with perfectly dosed aggression
The standard has been set and next Friday she will defend her title.
Is anybody going to step up to take the belt away?