CH Fitness and Performance

CH Fitness and Performance Founded by US Olympian Cara Heads Slaughter, CH Fitness & Performance provides Olympic weightlifting coaching and education to athletes and coaches. ft.

CH Fitness and Performance provides expert Olympic-style weightlifting instruction and coaching to create optimum fitness and enhance athletic performance. CH Fitness and Performance was founded by US Olympian and USAW International Coach Cara Heads Slaughter and offers an extensive menu of coaching services and educational programs to meet each individual's specific goals- for the person interest

ed in learning weightlifting, for elite athletes and experienced coaches, and for everyone in between! Designated by USA Weightlifting as a Community Development Training Site since 2019, our 7200 sq. training facility provides a weightlifting training area with 13 platforms; 4 dedicated pulling block stations, 2 dedicated jerk block stations, a 24 feet-long wall-mounted rig, 30 yards of turf for agility training, Rogue Concept Rower and Echo bikes, dumbbells, kettlebells, med balls, and other strength and conditioning equipment. Our greatest asset and resource is our team of dedicated coaches. We are committed to and exemplify a core belief that teaching proper technique combined with a thoughtful approach to planning weightlifting training is essential to optimum performance on the platform. CH Fitness and Performance is located at 6295 Edsall Road, Suite 182, Alexandria, VA 22312.

04/17/2026

Masters Nationals RECAP: This was a special and unique meet since this was the last time our team prepared for a national competition together and in person at our HQ. We had 17 athletes compete, and the squad collected multiple personal bests and medals. Overall, another outstanding championship!

CONGRATULATIONS to our seven medalists:
Karen Agena [W45/53] 🥇🥇🥇
Elise Caron [W35/63] 🥈🥈🥈
Ashley Neal [W35/86+] 🥈🥈🥈
Sam Artiga [W50/69] 🥉🥉🥉
Jana Berhow [W50/86+] 🥉🥉🥉
Lisa Bagby 🥈
Liz Korchnak 🥉

Shout out to the seven athletes who went 6for6:
Ashley Burnell, Ashley Neal, Courtney Lee, Jana Berhow, Laura Godfrey, Shelli Poe, and Tiffany Pan

And congrats to our Women’s Team who placed 5th in the Women's Team Results. 👏🏼

Collectively as a group, our 17 team members:
☆ notched 17 competition PRs, with 5 PRs for total
☆ 11 Top 5 placements for total
☆ were successful on 85 of 102 attempts – 83.3%
☆ picked up several DMV WSO records

A very busy competition schedule prevented us from getting everyone in one place to take a proper team photo, so we are offering a brief look back on how our squad warmed up and prepared for their first attempts on the platform. Enjoy!

Featuring in order of appearance: .korchnak .antha_22


Next up: Nationals Week in Colorado Springs!

A huge SHOUT OUT to a member of the CHFP family and LSU Shreveport student-athlete Mav Holloway, who absolutely CRUSHED ...
04/13/2026

A huge SHOUT OUT to a member of the CHFP family and LSU Shreveport student-athlete Mav Holloway, who absolutely CRUSHED her University Nationals debut on Sunday.

Mav [86 kg] was locked in, successful on 5 of 6 attempts with 4 being personal bests. She went 3/3 in the sn**ch with the 3rd attempt a personal best at 81 kg.

All clean and jerk attempts were competition PRs, and her successful 2nd attempt at 104 kg matched her lifetime best, adding 8 kg to her best total.

Scoreboard: 76-78-81*/99*-104*-×107/185*

Next up: Junior Nationals!

MastersNats FLASH REPORT: A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Ashley Neal Wooten for a truly outstanding performance in the final s...
04/13/2026

MastersNats FLASH REPORT: A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Ashley Neal Wooten for a truly outstanding performance in the final session at this year's Masters National Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ashley was successful on all six attempts, four of which were personal bests, with top lifts of 77 kg in the sn**ch and 100 kg in the clean and jerk. Her lifts and 177 kg total (+10 kg!) earned a Silver medal sweep in the W35/86+ class. 🥈🥈🥈

Scoreboard: 73-75-77*/94*-97*-100*/177*


MastersNats FLASH REPORT: Laura Bleiler had herself a day at Masters Nationals. Laura [W35/69] got assigned an early mor...
04/12/2026

MastersNats FLASH REPORT: Laura Bleiler had herself a day at Masters Nationals. Laura [W35/69] got assigned an early morning session on the final day of the championships, but still excelled and set new personal bests in the clean and jerk and for total.

Laura went 2/3 in the sn**ch finishing with 63 kg, and followed with an epic third attempt in the clean and jerk for a personal best 81 kg.

Scoreboard: 60-63-×66*/77-×80-81*/144*

MastersNats FLASH REPORT: Another spectacular evening session at the Masters National Championships in Salt Lake City, t...
04/12/2026

MastersNats FLASH REPORT: Another spectacular evening session at the Masters National Championships in Salt Lake City, this time courtesy of Elise Caron and Laura Godfry with both competing in the W35/63 session.

Laura got it started going 6for6 and producing a PR sweep with personal bests in the sn**ch at 59 kg, in the clean and jerk at 88 kg, and for total with 147 kg.

Laura's scoreboard: 55-57-59*/83-86-89*/147*

Elise was also in top form, credited with 75 kg in the sn**ch and making all three clean and jerk attempts including an incredible fight on her final lift at 96 kg, a personal best as a Master. Those lifts and her 171 kg total earned a Silver medal sweep for W35/63. 🥈🥈🥈

Elise's scoreboard: 72-75-×77*/90-93-96*/171

MastersNats FLASH REPORT: Congrats to Lisa Bagby for her PR breaking, medal-winning performance tonight at Masters Natio...
04/12/2026

MastersNats FLASH REPORT: Congrats to Lisa Bagby for her PR breaking, medal-winning performance tonight at Masters Nationals. Lisa [40/86] went 2/3 in the sn**ch and got credited with 62 kg. That set the table for an incredible finish in the clean and jerk, going 3 for 3, lifting a personal best 93 kg,] and securing a Silver medal in that event and a top 5 placement for total. 🥈

Scoreboard: 59-62-×65*/87-90-93*/155

Tiffany Pan and Ashley Burnell showed up and showed out early this morning with both producing stellar, 6for6 performanc...
04/11/2026

Tiffany Pan and Ashley Burnell showed up and showed out early this morning with both producing stellar, 6for6 performances at the Masters National Championships in Salt Lake City.

Ashley [W40/69] made easy work of her six attempts and recorded top lifts of 50 kg in the sn**ch and 67 kg in the clean and jerk for a 117 kg total.

Scoreboard: 46-48-50/63-65-67/117

Tiffany, also W40/69, looked sharp on all attempts, combining a 64 kg sn**ch with a personal best 74 kg in the clean and jerk. Tiffany's 138 kg matched her competition best total and earned a 4th place finish in her weight class and age group.

Scoreboard: 58-61-64/70-72-74*/138

MastersNats FLASH REPORT: Courtney Lee enjoyed an outstanding debut at her first Masters National Championships this mor...
04/11/2026

MastersNats FLASH REPORT: Courtney Lee enjoyed an outstanding debut at her first Masters National Championships this morning. Courtney [W40/77] went 6for6, matching her competition personal best in the sn**ch with 46 kg, and followed with a personal best in the clean and jerk at 66 kg for a 112 kg PR total.

Scoreboard: 42-44-46/60-63-66*/112*

MastersNats FLASH REPORT: Brian Leung gave full effort and fight today at Masters Nationals in Salt Lake City. Brian [M4...
04/11/2026

MastersNats FLASH REPORT: Brian Leung gave full effort and fight today at Masters Nationals in Salt Lake City. Brian [M40/79] was good on two of three attempts in the sn**ch and got credited with 93 kg, but was not able to record a successful clean and jerk and post a total.

Scoreboard: 91-93-×96/×118-×119-×120/0

MastersNats FLASH REPORT: Congratulations to Kelli Wells for her medal-winning performance at Masters Nationals. Kelli [...
04/11/2026

MastersNats FLASH REPORT: Congratulations to Kelli Wells for her medal-winning performance at Masters Nationals. Kelli [W45/86+] went 2/3 in the sn**ch with a top lift at 57 kg to earn Bronze. She followed with 68 kg in the clean and jerk for a 125 kg total and a solid 4th place finish. 🥉

Scoreboard: 55-57-×59/68-×71-×71/125

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