Lincoln Barbell Club

16/01/2026

Women's Jiu Jitsu sessions are held at Lincoln Barbell Club with Life Jiu Jitsu . Always fun, a great way to connect with yourself, improve how your body moves, and of course, learn a functional art.

13/01/2026

Strength training isn't a quick fix - it is a long and, hopefully, lifelong journey. Enjoying and being committed to the process is important. It's just as vital as learning to lift properly. It doesn't matter when you start, what matters is that you start!

08/06/2025

WOMEN'S STRENGTH TRAINING at Lincoln Barbell Club goes further than mere surface stuff of looking good in a bikini or your summer body. We are more than that!

Training at Lincoln Barbell Club is about you as an individual - not a mum, colleague, or partner. Just you.

Our Strength Training focusses on building strength not only to "look good" but to be able to live your life with vitality, health and the confidence of being able. To be strong physically, especially as women grow older, and mentally to help build confidence and awareness in what you can achieve is empowering.

It's about growing understanding and independence in how to lift weights and train, knowing what is best for you - moving away from the gym fads and gimmicks typically aimed at women - focussing on the essential training that will help you progress and thrive.

We offer a relaxed and comfortable environment with coached sessions as well as one to one sessions, if you prefer, always allowing you to train at your own pace.

Membership includes:
- Club access to train when you want, as often as you want;
- access to coaches to help with your training as and when you need it;
- one to one coaching, if you would prefer;
- access to other in-club sessions, such as kettlebell conditioning
- individual programming and technique coaching to ensure you are lifting correctly and can progress;
- nutrition advice, if you want it;
- beginners welcome as well as experienced lifters. All ages welcome!

Interested? Contact us at Lincoln Barbell Club - Strength Training for Strong minded women!

16/04/2025

"The Leg Press is a great substitute for a Squat" 🤔
There are a hell of a lot of myths and legends around training, particularly when it comes to lifting weights. An old myth, but one that is still circulating is that if you can't get access to a squat rack, a leg press is a good alternative as you work the same muscles.

For a start, if you can't access the squat rack to train, it sounds like you're in the wrong gym!

If a PT suggests that you leg press instead as it hits the same muscle groups, you are definitely in the wrong gym!

So, what is the difference?

A squat is a primary movement. And, just to be specific, we are talking about a good old barbell back squat. It is a primary movement because it hits everything from your shoulders all the way down to your toes. For a start, before you even begin, you have to load the bar. Most of the time, loading the bar is a workout in itself! Once loaded, you have to unrack a barbell on your shoulders. The bar has to be placed in the right position on your back and to do that you have to have your grip in the right position and create a shelf with your shoulders. So, this upper back area has to be engaged. You then have to walk back with the bar on your shoulders. It may be just a couple of steps, but while you are taking those steps, you have to stabilise the weight you are carrying - using your core. Next, you have to squat, taking the bar from a standing position down into a squat position and then stand back up again. A correctly performed squat balances all the forces around the core, knees and the hips, and uses all of the muscles in these areas exactly as they are meant to be used over the squat's range of motion. Again, as a primary movement, a barbell back squat is an authentic - there is no compensatory factor, it is just you and the weight on the bar. The barbell back squat is also magical in that its metabolic affect increases overall strength, systemically, on the body, which means that the body adapts as a whole even though its referred to as a leg exercise (another myth).

Now, for the Leg Press. The leg press, particularly the 45 degree presses that most commercial gyms carry, are particularly comfy affairs. They have a nice padded seat and handles to hold on to, so you can make yourself at home. You may have to select the weight you want to press by removing a pin or selecting a weight to start. So, you sit down in the leg press, put your feet on the plate, unrack the press and push. There is no weight on your shoulders, as with a barbell back squat, and barely any core engagement. You are not having to walk out in the leg press, you can just sit there so no stabilisation needed! As you press with your legs, you do not engage the same amount of muscles as a squat because you are not moving a weight through the same amount of time and space, you are just pressing the weight with your legs. It's not a natural movement like a squat is. And to top it all, when you use a 45 degree leg press, the angle of the press compensates for the amount you are pressing, so it's not a "true" weight.

Want to train authentically? Contact us at Lincoln Barbell Club!

21/03/2025

Posted • Emily Campbell is championing the Make Britain Stronger campaign to show why strength training is key for everyone. Read the full article and interview by UK Active to find out more.

A great incentive to get more of us weight training! It's vital to find a good weight training club where you can learn to lift properly - and not necessarily just Olympic lifts like the amazing Emily Campbell, but the essential core lifts to build strength such as Squat, Bench, Deadlift and Overhead Press.

19/03/2025

Take the step today!

28/01/2025

Deadlifting this morning! Working up to a top deadlift of 45kg. This was the penultimate lift at 40kg, and was very.solid!

Our members at Lincoln Barbell Club are always an inspiration! ❤️

03/01/2025

We've been working on a new website to give you all the information you need about being part of our amazing Club!

Open Gym membership gives you :
- 24 hour access to Lincoln Barbell Club
- Train when you want, as often as you want
- Access to coaching and programming if you need it
- Form checks and technique coaching if and when you want it

All for the one membership price of £55 per month! And no contracts! It can't get better than that!

Interested? Contact us today on social media or our website!

Train when you want to, as often as you want to! Open Club Membership includes optional access to coaching during coach hours as well as programming

28/12/2024

As much as we are enjoying Christmas, it was time to do a little bit of something! Family training at Lincoln Barbell Club!

13/10/2024

What an amazing teacher/mentor/human this man is. Honored & humbled to call him all those things. There are friends & family and then there are friends that become family 🦍🥋🙏

10/10/2024

Out with the Skipper for dinner before the start of our BJJ Camp!