Merton Weightlifting Club

12/07/2026

The New Generation -

This weekend showcased two of our younger team members, Luke and Matthew.

Luke fresh from his debut at the IPF Powerlifting World Bench Champs a few months ago, pressed a huge 155kg pb, more than double bodyweight

Matthew tried a bench shirt for the first time, and pressed almost double bodyweight as well, with several sets pressing 120kg.

The future is exciting!

More content coming soon from our more established benchers and members, plus non-bench related content! We promise we do other things too!

Saturdays are a VIBE!

Great team, great lifting, great community.

27/06/2026

Saturday seems to be a buzzing session every weekend nowadays.

With new lifters, welcome faces returning, newbies, regulars and the elite, all sharing something in common - enjoying the process and each other's company.

On the menu today we had:
Heavy bench press with weight releasers and accomodating resistance
Front squats
Good mornings
And a whole lot of energy and vibes

Well done team

With thanks to:
Wimbledon Leisure Centre & Spa
GLL Sport Foundation

21/06/2026

Saturday is always an exciting session.
This week we had some lifters try out bench shirts, as well as some established lifters crushing it in their shirts, despite having had many months out of them.
Notably, everyone under the bar was an MWLC Queen. We are blessed to have so many great female role models.
Other lifts on the menu included squats with added chain resistance, as well as warm ups for bench specialists, and assorted exercises to stay strong and injury free.
With thanks to Wimbledon Leisure Centre & Spa and GLL Sport Foundation for supporting our club and supporting so many lifters.

13/06/2026

Fun today with some new old-school tools.
Dolica and Luke gave the weight releasers a test run before we implement these in a plan for our bench pressers.
GLL Sport Foundation supported athletes, international medallists and national level benchers visit us often to specialise and improve, and every single one of them is a superb role model, from youth lifters to masters level, and a mix of (mostly) women, and men, we have an amazing team who can advise and help.
Send us a DM for more info on sessions and (volunteer) coach availability.
Next weekend promises to be a busy and fun session with bench specialism plus squat/deadlift training on the go
And did we mention we have several coaches qualified to instruct weightlifting with 10 years of experience coaching the olympic style weightlifts too!?
Drop us a message for more info!

10/06/2026

Congratulations to on being selected for Team GB to lift at this year's Euro Bench Champs.
He joins the long list of lifters who have donned a GB singlet, making his debut on the national squad, just like who made his debut at the World Champs a couple of weeks ago.
We are really proud of you, and all the other club members who had this fantastic opportunity in the past.

09/06/2026

We invite all members to our Deadlift party on July 19th 2026. Hosted by as part of the Open day 2026. We will be loading the bar at 25kg, and we won't stop loading until the last lifter is standing. Come and enjoy expert coaching from our club coaches, members and athletes - and see how high you can go. You can take as many weights as you need, with up to two attempts per weight, to see how much you can deadlift (chalk and belts only, no suits or straps). Come and have fun with us - 9-11am, 19/07/2026

27/03/2026

https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/london/merton/news/powerlifting-at-wimbledon-leisure-centre-is-going-strong

Learn more about us here!!

Better leisure centres, libraries, swimming pools, gyms, spas, pitches and other community spaces. Find you nearest centre and join the movement.

24/03/2026

Throwback to the Merton bench competition winter 2025! Novice lifters smashed it. 🥇🥈🥉

Here's to heavier things in 2026!! 💪🏾💪🏽💪🏻

01/09/2025

01/09/2025

Some of our regular Monday bench press crew sporting the newest MWLC t-shirts.