Crestview Barbell Club

09/16/2019

I want to give a shout out to these to amazing woman! They competed in the American Open Series 3 in Daytona this weekend. This was a National meet, one that you had to qualify for and had 1200 lifters. The most ever in a USAW sanctioned meet. A HUGE event that took a lot of courage and hard work to get to and compete in.

Dara came in 4th place in 40-44 age 71k women, just missing the medals. So close! But she went 6 for 6 hitting all her lifts. She set two personal PRs in both the sn**ch and clean and jerk. She has only been training/compete in Olympic lifting for 10 months. Such an amazing accomplishment and proving that age is just a number. Its never to late to find something you love!

Alexis competed against 69 other women in the 76k open division and came in 20th overall. She just missed a huge sn**ch PR and more importantly she proved that she can compete with the best of them in her first big time meet. Her potential at the age of 22 is super high. With another year of training she could be one of the best in the country.

I can’t express how humbling it is to have two people believe in me as a coach, stick with the programming, and see them succeed! I love coaching and they make it an absolute joy. To help them through the nerves, motivate them to do what I KNOW they are capable of and watch the smiles on their face as they walk of the stage after a make and even a close miss is amazing!!

PS...this is what you get for taking a selfie on my phone.

Dara Fit

09/14/2019

4 minutes until the start of Staci’s session! Watch below.

09/14/2019

Dara goes 6/6!! Great meet!!!

09/14/2019

Dara Fit getting ready! 20 minutes until go time. Check her out on the live stream

https://www.teamusa.org/usa-weightlifting/live/red-platform

09/13/2019

For all those wanting to watch your fellow athletes/friends lift, American Open Series 3 stream is below!

Below is when everyone lifts and which platform to watch.

For those that dont know, this national series meet is the LARGEST meet ever put on by USAW! Kind of a big deal!

Dara Fit lifts on Saturday at 8am EST (7am local) on the RED platform.

Staci Swotek lifts on Saturday at 10am EST (9am) on the BLUE platform.

Coach Mark Purcell lifts on Sunday 8am EST (7am local) on the STRIPES platform.

Alexis Alexander lifts on Sunday 10am EST (9am local) on WHITE platform.

https://www.teamusa.org/usa-weightlifting/live

The latest news, events and results for USA Weightlifting from the USOC official site.

07/02/2019

Sorry for the late post, but we have been super busy getting the new gym open! Time to share the Club results from the Black Box Open. Thank you to Black box for hosting such an awesome meet!

Starting out Staci Swotek and Bri Lind lifted in session 1 in the 64K weight class.

Bri got 3rd in the 64k division with her best lifts of 60K in the Sn**ch and 80K in the Clean and jerk for a total of 140K! Coming into the day Bri had been crushing her lifts in training and a week prior lifted in Atlanta! She is very close to setting PRs in her meets! Coming soon!

Lifts on the day – 60, 62X, 65X / 77, 80X, 80 (3/6 on the day)

Staci got second overall in the 64k but walked away with top Female Masters Division lifter at the meet. She lifted 67k in the sn**ch and 76k in the Clean and Jerk with a total of 143k for the day. She looked as steady as always even though I know how nervous she is inside. She had to battle a Rolling bar and a questionable no lift on the CJ. She will be shooting for the Masters records in the American Open Series 3 in September!

Lifts on the day – 65, 67X, 67 / 73X, 74, 76 (4/6 on the day)

In the second session Angel Robinson, Dara Smith and Alexis Alexander lifter.

Angel lifted in the 71k division and took 2nd out of 5 overall here. She had a sn**ch of 46K and a Clean and Jerk of 67K giving her a total of 113k. The best thing here is that she MADE A TOTAL! So Proud of her bouncing back after a rough meet a few months ago. She could have given up and walked away but she chose to face her fears of lifting on stage again! Resiliency!

Lifts on the day – 46, 50X, 51X / 67X, 67, 70X (3/6 on the day)

Dara lifted in the 71k division. Dara took 3rd overall in the Female Masters Division, bringing home some hardware! She hit a sn**ch of 46K and a clean and jerk of 61k giving her a total of 107!! Dara gets the most improved award as every day her lifts are getting cleaner and smoother. Noone works harder than Dara! Proud of her hard work!!

Lifts on the day – 43, 46, 49X / 56, 59, 62X (3/6 on the day)

Alexis lifted in the 76K division and had perhaps the most impressive lifts of the meet! She hit a sn**ch of 64k and a clean and jerk of 96k (212lbs!!!!!). She sat in 4th out of ALL the women lifters with her Sinclair total, just out of getting a medal. Alexis is so strong that and her potential is through the roof!!! She was second in her 76K division.

Lifts on the day 59, 61, 64 / 87, 92, 95 (6/6 on the day!)

06/29/2019

Repping in Tally!!!!

06/29/2019

Everyone wish good luck to :
Briana Lind + Staci lifting at 9am est

Dara, Alexis + Angel lifting at 1130 est in Blackbox Open in Tally

06/15/2019

Good luck to Briana Lind as she competes in Atlanta this morning! Do work and represent!!!

04/11/2019

Some upcoming meets for our lifters!

May 4th - Angel Robinson - B'Ham Slam - (Birmingham)

June 15th - Briana Lind - Wags + Weightlifting - (Atlanta)

Sept 12-15 - Staci Swotek, Kristian Swotek, Dara Smith, Alexis Alexander, Carlos T, and HOPEFULLY Angel Robinson - American Open Series - (Daytona Beach)

Dec 5-8th - Kristian Swotek + Carlos T - American Open FINALS - 8th (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Its not to late to join the team and be apart of some amazing events!

03/18/2019

Whens your next meet? Need Programming? Watn to get better at your lifts for Crossfit? Advice? A plan for your meet? We have personalized programming availible specifially for you and your goals!!!

03/05/2019

Time to take a minute and congratulate the members of the Crestview Barbell Club. We won BEST club at the meet. We brought 7 out of the 50 lifters and crushed!

Alexis Alexander goes 5/6 - 59 and 87 with a total of 146. Awesome first meet and lots of potential. She took home silver!

Angel Robinson went 4/6 - 43 and 69 with a total of 112. After a tough sn**ch session she fought back to get a PR in her Clean and Jerk. She won gold in her weight class!

Dara Smith went 6/6 in her debut! 46 and 59 for a 105 total! She took home 2nd place in Masters! Awesome!! Tough to do first time.

Carlos Thillet goes 5/6 - 90 and 120! For a total of 210. At a body weight of 61k he qualified for NATIONALS. Everyone in attendance was impressed with his speed and aggressiveness. He won gold!!

Staci Swotek went 5/6. 70 and 79 for a meet PR total of 149. She won gold in 63k and was 3rd best overall female lifter. Every meet she gets better and better.

Mark Purcell went 4/6. 113 and 135 for meet PR of 248. Won Gold in Masters.

Kristian Swotek went 5/6. 119 and 148 for HUGE total of 267. He won BEST LIFTER and qualified for American Open Finals.