Brightside Barbell

Brightside Barbell We are a Strength and Conditioning facility located on the bright side of the Bay near Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA.

We focus on small group and 1:1 training, incorporating HIIT, conditioning, gymnastic skill work, and Weightlifting & Powerlifting

09/09/2026

Feeling kinda sn**chy lately.

Tues/Thurs Barbell Technique class has been putting in WERK over the last few weeks, with some folks prepping for the October meet at Max’s Gym Oakland 🤘🏋️

If you can't make it Tues/Thurs night, we are also doing an 8 week sn**ch cycle in the Sunday 9am classes with Coach Kristen Miller so come through and dial in your technique!

📢💥NEW COACH ALERT💥📢Meet CorinnShe is our most recent addition to the class schedule, leading Tuesday Noon Pump Club and ...
09/03/2026

📢💥NEW COACH ALERT💥📢

Meet Corinn
She is our most recent addition to the class schedule, leading Tuesday Noon Pump Club and covering classes all over the place (bless her 🥹)

She has a ton of experience both as a competitive athlete and as trainer, helping people fall in love with lifting. One of the best things about Corinn's approach to coaching is her growth mindset. She already knows so much, but is always excited to learn new skills, coaching methodologies, and science based protocols. Coaches with that kind of eagerness to continue learning are valuable assets to any team. She also genuinely loves helping people learn to lift, find their inner AND outer strength, and embrace doing hard things. And that's what we are all about!

More about her:
💥 lifelong mover, recovering corporate girlie, and full-time believer that lifting heavy things makes life better.

Her fitness journey has taken a few plot twists — modern dance ➡️ CrossFit ➡️ powerlifting ➡️ Olympic weightlifting ➡️ current arc: aspiring muscle mommy 💪

Corinn thinks the best workout is the one you'll actually stick with (bonus points if it involves a barbell). These days she's on a mission to help the people of Oakland get strong AF, and she's bringing her USAW-L1 and competitive Olympic weightlifting background to the Brightside team.

Catch her running Tuesday noon Pump Club or ask her about 1-on-1 strength training

09/01/2026

The evening Pump Club classes are BLOWING UP and we are stoked to see it! That being said, we cap our classes

👻 Phantom of the Platform is BACK 💀🎭Unmask your MAX at our Phantom of the Platform Deadlift competition and fundraiser! ...
08/27/2026

👻 Phantom of the Platform is BACK 💀

🎭Unmask your MAX at our Phantom of the Platform Deadlift competition and fundraiser!

🌈🏳️‍⚧️A portion of the proceeds raised from this ✨beginner-friendly✨, unsanctioned deadlifting event will be donated to the Transgender Law Center.

💸Last year, with YOUR HELP, we raised over $1,500! Let's see what we can do this year!

In addition to feats of Spooktacular Strength, athletes and spectators can participate in a Costume Contest and purchase Raffle Tickets to win delightful prizes.

🗓️ WHEN: Saturday, October 17th, 11am - 2pm

💪 Rather conveniently, this competition coincides with the end of our latest deadlift cycle. We are deadlifting in our Functional Fitness classes EVERY FRIDAY until meet day!

YOU'LL BE READY FOR THIS AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT! 👻

📍WHERE: Brightside Barbell, 1920 Park Blvd, Oakland, CA

💸 REGISTRATION FEE: $75 per athlete registration (reduced fee available for low to moderate income athletes)

⚰️ REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Sat. October 3rd

CATEGORIES:

😤 Competitive: This category will be awarded medals and requires athletes to complete a weigh in.

🥳 Just-for-Fun: This category allows athletes to participate without a weigh in. Medals will not be awarded.

🤠 Gender: Female, Male, Nonbinary/Gender Non-Conforming

WAYS TO PARTICIPATE:

💥Compete! (For prizes or just for funzies)

💥Spectate! (Cheer the homies and vote on the best costume contest)

💥Volunteer! (Plz halp, DM for sign up sheet)

💥Donate! (WE NEED RAFFLE PRIZES! Ask your boss/PR department/friends and family if they have swag, beverages/foods, gift cards, or handmade items they can donate for the fundraiser)

📨 Email admin(at)brightsidebarbell.com if you'd like to donate a raffle prize or provide a sponsorship

🔗 LINK IN BIO FOR EVENT INFO, REGISTRATION, AND FAQ!

❓Questions?
Email or ask a coach for more info!!!

08/21/2026

Thank you Coach Katie Giampa for providing us with proof that Cross Overs are, in fact, possible.

(Even if I can't do them, personally 😅)

Good job with all the novelty this week, gang. It's been fun learning new things!

Congrats to our Brightside Powerlifting athletes ash and Tilde Thurium for absolutely SMASHING IT at the Heavy Metal Ope...
08/09/2026

Congrats to our Brightside Powerlifting athletes ash and Tilde Thurium for absolutely SMASHING IT at the Heavy Metal Open at Max’s Gym Oakland today. They worked HARD for the last few months through their strength and peaking blocks and both athletes managed LIFETIME PRs in all three lifts! Incredible performance, y'all. It was an honor to be here with you for this.

Big thanks to Brightside athletes Amanda Amato and 🍀lee🍀 for showing up to support and to Suzette Bradley Joshua Gibson, PhD(c), CSCS, USAW-L2 Max Aita | Weightlifting Coach for all your hard work putting this event together.

The energy was awesome and we had a blast.

08/05/2026

💥 We have wrapped up our latest Push/Pull strength cycle and we are STOKED to see so much progress from both our new lifters AND hella lifetime PRs from even our intermediate and advanced athletes. 

💪 We focused extensively on the Bench Press, the Deadlift, and Pull Ups for the last 2 months and with almost 50 gym-wide lifetime PRs across two days, it looks like all your hard work and consistency has paid off. Congrats, fam! 🥳 If you didn’t quite hit what you hoped for this time, don’t stress. Daily strength fluctuates. Just keep your head down, stay consistent, and keep working hard and the gainz will come!

We will be deloading in Pump Club for a few days then we will be back to the grind with a new block focusing on the Front Squat and Overhead Press. If you struggle with these lifts, want to build strength, and generally improve your front rack position, this is your chance to lock in and build up!

🌞 Our summer merch pre-order is up and running! Shout out to the 25 people who have already submitted an order. Don't sl...
07/29/2026

🌞 Our summer merch pre-order is up and running! Shout out to the 25 people who have already submitted an order. Don't sleep on this LIMITED RUN of crops, tees, and tanks, because the pre order ends THIS FRIDAY (7/31) AT MIDNIGHT!

💸 Pre-order price is at 14% discount and comes with a FREE STICKER! WHO DOESN'T LOVE A FREE STICKER?!

💥 We wanted to launch this pre-order to bring a little pop of color and style to our summer threads, while also show the world that we lift at the coolest gym in The Town.

😎 Link in linktree in bio to order. Join the crew in rocking these tees and repping the Brightside of the bay 🌈

06/25/2026

We had a lil mini test with some "pretty heavy" singles around RPE 8, just to see where we are at part way through our deadlift cycle, and folks like Amy here are already karate kicking their old 1RMs in the face.

Looking forward to seeing where the next few weeks will take us!

Hit up Tues/Thurs Pump Club classes or swing by and do the programming during Open Gym hours to really get the full benefit of this Bench/Deadlift/Pull Up cycle.

See you at the bar 😘💪

😎 BE COOL LIKE FRANK. 💫 Here's your reminder ever too late to start: jump start, restart, kick start, head start, start ...
06/23/2026

😎 BE COOL LIKE FRANK.

💫 Here's your reminder ever too late to start: jump start, restart, kick start, head start, start over, WHATEVER! JUST GET YOUR BUTT IN HERE AND START!

💪 Future you will thank you.

♥️ And it doesn't matter where you're starting FROM. Just find a gym or trainer or supportive environment that can meet you where you're at.

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1920 Park Boulevard
Oakland, CA
94606

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