For club members wanting to know what sessions are on or off over the break please view the club website for details.
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE CLUB MEMBERS NEW AND OLD FOR SIMPLY MAKING WHAT CAPILANNO WLC IS ALL ABOUT! ON BEHALF OF THE CLUB WE WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR (which will include lots of pulls and heavy squats!)
The new venue at Beatty St is set now to open Monday May 23rd at 7pm. Members put it in your diary.
ATTN to all athletes, coaches & spectators planning to attend A&R next weekend - the schedule & start list is now available online, make sure you check it out and arrange travel plans accordingly.
Interested in becoming a weightlifting official? Check our the BCWA website for more info on how to get certified.
Competing this weekend? Make sure you check out the updated heats/start times on the BCWA website
Remember....If you want to perform at a high level, you need to eat differently than someone who wants to lose fat.
Close-up of the new 'Gravitas Est Theorem' Capilano Weightlifting Club T-Shirt! Get em while they're hot #clubshirts #capilanoweightlifting #olympicweightlifting #GravitasEstTheorem #bcweightlifting #teamcapilano #oly #liftingapparell
Huge congrats to all the Capilano lifters who competed this weekend at the 43rd Annual Sea Festival. Unfortunately we were unable to get the entire team together for a photo, but hope to do so soon.
Sarvenaz Heirani Moghaddam totaled 84kg and placed 4th in the 75+ category
Sarah Haggerstone totaled 143kg placed 3rd in the 75+ category and qualified to compete at Provincials in December
...Taryn Haggerstone totaled 136kg, placed 1st in the 63kg category & qualified for Provincials.
Mahyar Ghorbanzadeh totaled 175kg in the 77 category and qualified for Provincials.
Kyle Karstunen totaled in 144kg in the 69kg category and placed second.
Lance Gallagher totaled 150 in the 94kg class
Peter Quelch totaled 135kg in the 77 category
David Marsh totaled 167 in the 77kg category
Curtis Roussel totaled 211kg. Placed 1st in the 94kg category & qualified for Provincials.
Nathan Schnarr totaled 195kg, placed 3rd in the 94kg category & qualified for Provincials.
Coach Mike Cartwright totaled 226kg, won gold and set NINE provincial masters records.
See MoreCan I remind all members that their 2014 BCWA memberships are due from January 1st. It is a club rule for each member to be fully signed up to the BCWA and registration and payment can be made on line. Thanks.
To all the members of the Capilano WLC - I am sure that you have had a great Christmas and here's to a great New Year including many more successes!!!! Remember we will be training on the 28th and the normal schedule begins on the first Thursday - see you there!