CLASSICAL BARBELL

We are an independent weightlifting club in Hoxton (Hackney, East London) offering Olympic weightlifting, strength training and personal training.

Our Services

  • Olympic weightlifting classes Hoxton

    WEIGHTLIFTING CLASSES

    We welcome:
    - everyone over 18, including complete beginners
    - competitive lifters
    - Masters lifters
    - those wanting to increase explosiveness for another sport

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  • Women's weightlifting classes

    STRENGTH CLASSES

    You’ll learn:
    - all the barbell lifts like squats, deadlifts and presses
    - proper form and technique to avoid injury.

    All levels and ages welcome (over 18 only).

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  • Personal training Olympic weightlifting

    PERSONAL TRAINING

    We offer:
    - one-to-one sessions
    - dual PT if you'd like to train with a friend or partner
    - private classes, including for sports clubs

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  • Remote weightlifting coaching

    REMOTE VIDEO COACHING

    This can be regular training or a one-off consultation - it's extremely flexible.

    Contact us to discuss what might suit you.

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Our Latest Instagram Posts…

Due to high demand, we’ve added a second women-only Intro to Barbells class on Saturday lunchtimes! Book your spot now via the link in our bio.
What a day! 🏋️‍♂️ Classical Barbell held its very first in-house competition yesterday, and we couldn’t be prouder of our lifters. Everyone brought incredible energy to the platform, supported each other, and made it a brilliant day from
85 KG PB clean for relative newbie @metehannyildirim followed by cheers from supportive club members 👏👏👏 #olympicweightlifting #olympiclifting #clean #cleans #lifting #personalbest #personalrecord
@aa.ron5517 was visiting from Korea and popped into Classical Barbell for a PT. Focusing on his cleans, we got him to shift his weight forward and stay much further over the bar. He felt way more powerful and hit about 5 KG below his lifetime PB for