In any sport there is always a risk of getting injured, however there
are several things you can do to reduce the likelihood of an injury:
1: Always warm up properly before training any strength sport.
Dynamic stretches are a good way to warm up your muscles before lifting.
Powerlifting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0WUFHKuguY
Weightlifting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF5LLh7kmfk
2: Stretching and Rolling.
3: Be careful of over-training, or training too hard!
While it is tempting to lift heavy all the time, making sure our muscles are getting the recovery time they need is vital to preventing injuries. A good way to make sure you’re
not over-training is by following a program - take a look here for our recommendations.
4) Finally, sleep and nutrition are key in both improving your lifting and avoiding injuries!
As with any exercise, the more lifting you do, the more food and sleep your body needs. There is plenty of information around this online, or you can have a chat with our resident expert, Alex Jackson.
Find more info on preventing injury here
In any sport there is always a risk of getting injured, however there
are several things you can do to reduce the likelihood of an injury:
1: Always warm up properly before training any strength sport.
Dynamic stretches are a good way to warm up your muscles before lifting.
Powerlifting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0WUFHKuguY
Weightlifting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF5LLh7kmfk
2: Stretching and Rolling.
3: Be careful of over-training, or training too hard!
While it is tempting to lift heavy all the time, making sure our muscles are getting the recovery time they need is vital to preventing injuries. A good way to make sure you’re
not over-training is by following a program - take a look here for our recommendations.
4) Finally, sleep and nutrition are key in both improving your lifting and avoiding injuries!
As with any exercise, the more lifting you do, the more food and sleep your body needs. There is plenty of information around this online, or you can have a chat with our resident expert, Alex Jackson.
Find more info on preventing injury here
women in barbell
At Warwick Barbell we have a likeminded group of female lifters who form their own tight knit community as well as being firmly integrated within the club.
We aim to remove the stigma surrounding women lifting weights by providing an inclusive and welcoming environment within the club where every single member is supported. Lifting weights not only has a tonne of physical and mental benefits but is also loads of fun and we believe this is something as many people as possible, regardless of their gender, should have the opportunity to experience.
Barbell is a club for anyone who has an interest in lifting weights. This means that the club contains people with a broad range of lifting experience from complete beginners to members who compete on a regular basis. Whatever your lifting ability and experience, you are part of the barbell family and encouraged by the whole club in achieving your goals. Last year, for example, many members decided to test their maxes on their lifts during our November interval meet and it was an amazing atmosphere with lots of cheering and support from members.
Alongside all the usual events we also run regular female only training sessions and socials such as coffee mornings and meals out. These help to cultivate the fantastic female community that we have and are a great way to meet other girls who lift!
Overall, barbell women are a very friendly and inspiring group both inside and outside the gym. We are well represented within the club with an increasing number of female lifters as well as being represented in our Exec by our Secretary and Welfare Officer Madi and our Women's and Campaigns Officer, Sophie. It is always a nice feeling to see another girl you know in the weights section and the barbell family offers just this.
Hello, I am Emmett, the one that is mistaken for a nun! Your Women’s and Campaigns Officer. I'm Second Year Politics and Sociology so I know how to yap.
I'm very new to lifting – my last sport was Rugby and Ballroom dance (odd combo I know)! However, I am so glad I took up this weird hybrid of Powerlifting and Olympic Weightlifting that I have.
I joined Barbell upon the strong suggestion of my friends – I never imagined I would have loved it as much as I have! The community was instantly welcoming and taught me so much!
Both in and out the gym the women of Barbell provide community, friendship and support. Bottomless Brunch is incredible at fostering this and other events will be organised such as charity shop crawls. I know gyms can be terrifying – believe me I had to be escorted in several times and refused to go alone ever!
I hope to establish a buddy-system for women and non-binary people to help that initial fear of entering the gym. This will look like a current member being partnered with a new person to offer advice, train together initially and generally be the first supporter of a new lifter’s journey .
Being Women’s and Campaigns is so important to me as it will allow me to introduce women and non-binary to the joy I have experienced. Having people in your corner is so important especially when competing.
Though I have not competed, I hope to this year 🙏 and hope that many more women and non-binary people will join me. Competitions can be terrifying but I know that building a supportive community of like-minded people will make this a less scary experience and more of a fun one as it should be!
Whether you're fresh into the gym or a seasoned champion there is a place for you in Barbell! Feel free to reach out to myself or any of our lovely women in the exec (Liv, Clarissa and Dhyana). Either come up to us – we are lovely I swear – or message me on @e.a.carter. If you need any advice and I do not know I can guarantee I know someone who does!