Yorkshire Strength

05/05/2026

The 2026 Yorkshire Spring Open 🌷

People don’t see the months of organising, the day to set up, the day to dismantle and the big team it takes to run these on the day itself

They are hard to pull off, but when it’s done

The above images remind you why it’s vital to the lifting community 🙌

We Thankyou

Huge thanks to all the TOs, bar loaders and everyone whole helped stay to clean and come watch

Welldone to lifters and coaches 🙌

See you in October/November ✌️

21/04/2026

We’re extremely proud to be in the shortlists for 5 categories for this years BWL Annual Achievement Awards, it’s as per an absolute honour to be mentioned alongside our peers 🥹

Congratulations to all the other shortlist nominees 🏆

29/03/2026

Fantastic Charity competition from these absolutely wonderful humans 💕

Raising money for the Boyle Family that sadly lost their mum/wife to Brain cancer

Super total (squat, bench, deadlift, sn**ch, C+J) followed by heavy Grace WOD to find our top athlete 🏋️‍♂️

The final standings as follows:

🥇 156 points
🥈 151 points
🥉 147 points
4th 140 points
5th and 139 points
6th 137 points
7th 136 points
8th 135 points
9th 133 points
10th 123 points

32 people competed
AND most importantly…
£730 RAISED for the Boyle family! 🙌🙌🙌

We couldn’t be prouder of all these humans getting stuck in for a good cause 🥹
What a gym fam! 🥰

And in the words of coach Luke
“The old 🦁 , showed the Hyena’s, that he’s still a 🦁 ”

27/03/2026

Want to learn Olympic lifting or Powerlifting?

Nervous about joining because you feel you don’t know enough?

YS is FINALLY doing introductory courses for BOTH our Olympic lifting and powerlifting

Both start with a seminar on 23/24th of May 12-3pm

Both include two free class access for the week after

Come learn all you need to know in complete beginner crash course seminars with head coach then come see how lifters train once you know the ropes

£80 for full seminar and course

Limited spaces available
If you’re interested and would like the sign up link comment OLY or POWER below 👇

14/03/2026

We’re very proud to announce that Yorkshire Strength has been confirmed as 1 of 8 talent academies in England 🏋️

This is due to the high level of work we’ve done over the years and continue to do, within our club youth, junior teams and development programs

Our community, local schools coaching and involvement

This status will mean big future plans with Castleford schools teaming up with YS so keep your 👀 peeled and will enable us to keep growing our own kids classes building bigger and better pathways into competitions

Feel free to drop us a message for any information to what kids strength and weightlifting options YS has to offer 🙌

03/03/2026

*** ENTRIES NOW OPEN ***
The Yorkshire Squat Championships, 18th of April

To enter go to our website www.Yorkshirestrength.com click JOIN NOW and select your category, more info below ⬇️

Unsanctioned One lift, classic raw IPF squat style competition, four categories: Novice women, Novice men, Open women, Open men, winners decided on Wilks score calculator.

Entries close April 1st
Schedule to be realised by April 5th
Including weigh in times, start times and copy of IPF style rules and protocols

Novice entrants must have:
•never competed in a sanctioned powerlifting/weightlifting competition
•compete with a starting/first attempt squat weight under 200kg for men, 150kg for women

Open entrants must have:
•Competed previously in sanctioned powerlifting or weightlifting event
•compete with a starting/first attempt over 150kg for men, 80kg for women

Limited spaces for each category so grab yours quick

01/03/2026

***ENTRIES ARE OPEN***

YORKSHIRE SPRING OPEN - 2ND of MAY

Entries are now open for The Yorkshire Spring Open 2026 via competition calendar

Entries close April 20th

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04/01/2026

29/12/2025

22/12/2025

*** 2026 TimeTable and membership options ***

Here is all our timetable and membership options from Yorkshire Strength Classes, Movement Lab open gym and ._

Start your New year off right, book a trial class drop on
Or for more information, feel free to drop us a message ✍️