Red Beard Barbell Club
Berkshire's only specialist strength training gym
Our Services
We offer a lot at the barn, below is a fairly comprehensive list of what we do with links to get involved!
Weightlifting (sometime called Olympic Lifting) focuses on the Snatch and Clean & Jerk lifts. These lifts are fast, dynamic and powerful, they require finesse and skill and can be great to feed into other sports too!
So if you're ready to try an Olympic Sport and reap the glory that comes with that, Weightlifting might be for you!
Strongman
Strongman is no longer just a holiday TV binge—it's now as accessible as your favorite snack! With the largest collection of Strongman gear in the home counties, we’ve got everything you need for 'Heavy playtime'—because who doesn’t want to lift something that makes your gym buddies question your sanity?
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Looking to break a sweat without committing to a gym membership? We've got day passes just for you! If you're in the neighbourhood or just passing through, give us a shout to schedule your visit. And please, no surprise-ins—our staff might be off saving the world (or just grabbing a snack), either way, sometimes we're unmanned!
Powerlifting is the most accessible of the strength sports and as such is also very popular! We'll focus on the Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift to obtain the highest total possible with these three lifts, so if straight up, raw power fuelled by pizza and poor choices is your bag, Powerlifting might be for you!
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Our Kids Strength sessions are so popular, they might just need their own fan club! We teach our little champions the art of safe lifting, spotting, and gym etiquette—because we all know that looking like a prawn when lifting is not a good look! Plus, we make sure they’re lifting like pros while having a blast, all in preparation for their future careers as superhero sidekicks!
Meet our Head Coach, Charlie Knight, who has been a Strength Coach since 2007. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience with you Whether in person or remotely, he has worked with individuals at all levels and has numerous inspiring success stories. Feel free to reach out to him directly to schedule a conversation.