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Kiloween Results
Sinclair Winners Open Female 1 – Anna Sierra – 228* 2 – Demi DeLorenzo – 226* 3 – Jessi Oehler – 213* Open Male 1 – Grant Pierson – 332* 2 – Mike Garcia – 315* 3 – Francis Bui – 280* All Weight Class Winners – If you won Sinclair prize money I will …
Bexar Brawl Results
Thank you guys for coming out last weekend and making it a huge success. Please look over the results posted above and let me know if there are any errors. If you have placed top 3 in your weight class please email us at brittany@bexarbarbell.com with your address and I will mail out medals!!
Bexar Barbell Spring Throwdown Results
Sinclair Winners Youth Female 1 – Celeste Godinez – 163* 2 – Imogen Esme Leonard – 86* 3 – Olivia Valle – 112* Open Female 1 – Carla Noel – 226* 2 – Gabriela Reyes – 213* 3 – Jennifer Disher – 198* Master Female 1 – Jessica Herzik – 203* 2 – Melissa Steerman …
Why I don’t actually care about how much weight is on the bar.
Okay hear me out. Sometimes I care but only if you’re on a platform. And honestly even then only if its to make an international team, or to qualify for an event. Otherwise, yeah I really don’t care. Let me explain. When I program for an athlete my number one priority is getting the correct …
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TL;DR Better people make better athletes
It’s the one thing they don’t teach in a USAW course that will make or break any team, gym, or atmosphere. Over the past five years I have seen over 150 athletes come and go from the platforms on a team I either was on, coached, or ran. Each athlete, a little different from the …
The story behind Burn The Ships
What exactly does burn the ships mean? The question we have been asked multiple times since dropping our “Burn the Ships” tee and cropped tee last month. Now with a second design being printed, we guess it’s time we explain. Storytime: “In 1519, the Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernando Cortez decided that he wanted to …
12222 Vance Jackson
As much as I would like to say Bexar Barbell started in my detached garage off Woodlawn Ave that isn’t where the seed was first planted. Woodlawn Ave happened out of need, but the one car apartment garage at 12222 Vance Jackson happened out of desperation. For many lifters, this sport is their sanity. It …
Yes, the x is silent.
Our first official day as Bexar Barbell was May 20, 2020 (we will get to the unofficial stuff later). We started with just under 65 athletes, a few sets of Pendlay plates, six barbells, and an oversized, detached garage in my backyard. The majority of our athletes transitioned from a different club in town along …