Durham Weightlifting Club
79 Taunton Road W. L1G 7B4 Whitby, ON, Canada

An awesome story on Mark!

Some amazing lifting today by all our lifters!!! We came away with another 3 medals and some great experience. DWC has also added another lifter to our Masters Pan Ams team!

Katie's session is up!

Anthony Quaglia and Patrick James Boone's session is up!

Good luck to all our lifters today competing in Quinte!

Best of to our very own Mark 'Golden' Gomes who is back on the platform for the Blue Mountain Open!!

Jules' best lifts from today. A very respectable 51/58/109 to qualify for fall classic in her first season.

Jules' session is up. With our very own Mark Gomes announcing the session. Good luck Jules

Best of luck to Jules as she competes in her first competition tomorrow at Kanama High Performance!

For sometime now I have been meaning to do a post on the most important piece of equipment for the Olympic weightlifter - the bar. Regardless of what type of ba...r you are using - please try to respect and treat it properly because you will want to be able to use that bar for as many years as possible. Unload it with care - don't just rip the weights off of one side and let the end of the bar drop. Where are the pieces in the bar that are most important for that bar to spin properly? You guessed it - right near the ends of the bars. If it is light weight on the bar you do not need to throw or drop the bar down - you can actually lower it in control. Remember - most weightlifters are strong and have good mobility!!! Yes the bar does take abuse from normal use but why add extra stress to the bar? I hate to see mistreatment of bars or improper use which could end up in the result of that bar breaking at some point due to added stress over time and this can be very dangerous. Yes - accidents can happen which can create damage to a bar - this does not make it a quality issue. I have a 20kg Eleiko bar from the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria that is my favourite bar. It still spins great and is as straight as when I received it 23 years ago. Why - because I respect the bars that I own!!! #olympiclifting #eleiko #kelowna #weightlifting #olylifting #olycoach #olympicweightlifting #respectthebar #vikingsweightliftingclub See more

Today was a great day for DWC. We had a great representation of our club at the Barrie Summer Slam with 4 medals won and Best Male Lifter! Congrats to all our lifters today.

Good Luck to The Durham Weightlifting Team competing at this weekend's Barrie Summer Slam! If you're in the area don't miss out on your opportunity to see our very own Mark Gomes announcing and judging the sessions.

The sweaters have arrived. They are $35 each. If you ordered one please contact Laura Arbour about payment and pick up. Thanks