Calavera Barbell

Calavera Barbell Calavera Barbell is a weightlifting club in Reno Nevada that is focused on the continual improvement in weightlifting and athletic performance.

Weightlifting barbell club in Reno Nevada.

06/12/2026

What a privilege it has been to watch you grow strong. We are so grateful to be a small part of your strength journey. The lessons you built at Calavera will echo far beyond the gym. You will always have famOLY and a home at Calavera.

Congratulations Penny Myers keep chasing excellence and doing the hard things!

-Your FamOLY


06/06/2026

Moving on purpose with purpose.


06/03/2026

High School Weight Comp Recap
Varsity Boys

Maddux Hernandez
Junior, Galena
Squat: 365 lbsšŸ„‡
Bench: 205 lbs
Clean: 285 lbsšŸ„‡
145lbs Class Overall: šŸ„‡
And new state record for clean at 145lbs bodyweight!

Hunter Bellin
Junior, Galena
Squat: 345 lbs
Bench: 245 lbs
Clean: 255 lbsšŸ„‰

Keep growing strong boys! Proud of you!


06/02/2026

High School Weight Comp Recap
JV Boys

Jordan Hernandez
Freshman, Galena

Grant Anderson
Freshman,Damonte

Keanu Talancon
Sophomore, Manogue

Fred Lee
Sophomore, Damonte

Jaden Moore
Freshman, McQueen

Logan Garcia
Sophomore, Galena

Jackson Greene
Freshman, Manogue

Way to go boys- proud of you!
Keep working hard!


06/01/2026

High School Weight Comp Recap
The Fab Four Freshman Girls

Stella Mares
Damonte

Jayla Kirkland
Galena

Reese Matter
Damonte

Zaley Garcia
Galena

So proud of all of these girls and congratulations Reese for bringing home some hardware! Pursuing excellence under tension!


05/22/2026

Lo Hysell
Sophomore
Manogue Softball

So proud of this girl! A little over a year of training at Calavera and she continues to put in the work like day 1.

*5A North All League First Team, OF

Congrats Lo! Keep working hard!



05/08/2026

Let me tell you just how amazing this girl is..
She started her day off in Utah collecting her triple crown belt for winning Nationals, American Open and Worlds in 2025. Then she went out and did what she does- crushed an 88KG/194lbs sn**ch and a 105KG/231 lbs clean jerk to win her 8th National Title! With that total she not only qualified for Senior Nationals but also earned enough points to be inducted into the USAW Masters Hall of Fame!

Proud is an understatement!



05/01/2026

So proud of Nathan and Brad- Lifting on the big stage for their first time and they absolutely crushed it! Hereā€™s what they had to say about it:

Favorite part about competing in Utah?

ā€œHonestly coming to this huge stage knowing I put in the work. Regardless of how I performed before hitting the stage I knew all the work we put in and commitment to preparing for the event was worth it. I felt super confident (even though I was absolutely sh**ing my pants the morning of) and it made being their awesome.

I also really enjoyed shadowing you and Sean in the back coaching all the athletes. That was really cool seeing all that madness from a different perspectiveā€
-Nathan

Iā€™d have to say my favorite part of competing in Utah was the level of support that Calavera extended to me. To be able to witness the heartfelt commitment each coach had to every athlete was something I had never experienced before. Truly felt like I was part of a fam-OLY and I walked away very grateful with a new appreciation for all that goes into competing in a meet!
-Brad

Biggest takeaway?
ā€œOh man Ive drank the koolaid forsure lol I definitely feel like Iā€™ve learned so much about myself and how much more I have in me because im the smallest fish in the pond. Iā€™m really excited to get back to work and hopefully hit a huge stage like that again. Iā€™m also really excited to get my L1 started as well.ā€
-Nathan

ā€œMy biggest takeaways would be that technique is key, motion is lotion, and trust in your coaches!ā€œ
-Brad

Just getting started!

04/26/2026

Paige had herself a day at Nationals in Utah hitting personal bests in Sn**ch, C&J, Total! Leading up to the event, she had let me know how good she was feeling so I had a really good feeling about this meet. Sometimes it takes 11 years and 23 meets later to hit personal bests. Some just get better and stronger as they age!
Way to reverse the aging process Paige!

Sn**ch: 64KG/141lbs
C&J: 74KG/163lbs
Total: 138KG/304lbs

Mountain South ChampionshipšŸ„ˆ
Masters Nationals 7th place


04/19/2026

The Hernandez brothers swept gold medals at the Mountain South WSO Championships in Utah!

Payton šŸ„‡
Sn**ch: 14kg/ 30.9lbs
C&J: 21kg/ 46.3lbs
Total: 35kg/ 77.2lbs

Jordan šŸ„‡
*Sn**ch: 73kg/ 160.9lbs
*C&J: 95kg/ 209.4lbs
*Total: 168kg/ 370.4lbs

Maddux šŸ„‡
Sn**ch: 90kg/ 198.4lbs
C&J: 113kg/ 249.1lbs
*Total: 203kg/ 447.5lbs

*Maddux broke the Mountain South 71KG record in Total.

*Jordan broke Mountain South 65KG records in sn**ch, clean and jerk and total and also earned ā€œBest Lifterā€ honors!

Proud Dad-Coach- I get to see them share a platform and grow stronger together. Means the world to me! Proud of you boys!



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5655 Riggins Court #12
Reno, NV
89502

Opening Hours

Monday 3pm - 7pm
Wednesday 3pm - 7pm
Thursday 4pm - 5:30pm
Friday 3pm - 4pm
Saturday 7:30am - 11am

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