Denver Barbell Club — Attraction in Denver

I wanted to share some feedback about Lindsay's coaching style. I saw her working with a new member on the snatch, and she's a pro! (For what its worth, all of the other coaches seem great - but due to the times I go, I usually only see Lindsay.) Lindsay struck a great balance between offering positive feedback for what the newcomer did well and providing constructive criticism without overwhelming them.

Was there like a dozen things she could have corrected about their snatch? Sure, but what good would it do to drop all of that on them day 1? Lindsay chose to focus on just one or two corrections at a time. She had the person try again, then introduced another point for improvement, and so on. I’ve been reading Greg Everett’s olympic weightlifting book (nerd alert 😅) and her coaching approach aligns perfectly with his ‘error corrections’ section. Specifically, coaching what to do instead of what not to do, limiting the critiques to just one or two at a time, and finding something positive to focus on. I really appreciate Lindsay's approach.

A few things about the gym itself.. It’s all competition-style kilogram plates, actually nice olympic barbells (I.e no rusty, bent, trash barbells. There’s also a good split of 15kg and 20kg bars), plenty of racks, and restrooms that don’t look like a tornado went thru them. Parking is also never an issue....

This is kind of a weird review but let me start with my experience.

I was just getting into powerlifting and heard about this place through a mutual friend. It sounded promising so I did a free day pass and fell in love with it.

The facility is amazing. It has everything you could want for powerlifting or Olympic weightlifting. The only thing I would add is one of the machines with a lat pull down, cables, push down, etc. The deadlift jack was my favorite thing. I’ve seen them in videos but never in a gym I’ve been to so I was so excited when I was there.

The staff, coaches, trainers, whatever you want to call them are amazing as well. They all have really solid advice and took some time with me since I was newer which I really appreciated.

I ended up moving away about a month after signing up, so I didn’t get to spend much time there but it was great while it lasted.

I wanted to say all this but also add this note: I didn’t know who to contact but I need to cancel my membership. The last time I was there was May I believe. Not because I don’t love the gym but because I moved. Please contact me via this...

I trained at DBC for about six months, and I have to say it's one of my favorite weightlifting gyms I have trained out of to date. Joey has done an incredible job both with providing an excellent space to train in (the big remodel in the spring of 2020 was a huge step up from the previous edition, which was already good), but more than that the gym culture and atmosphere is even better.

Coaching at DBC is really high quality as well. During my time at DBC I was still training under my own coaches from Calavera Barbell in Reno, Nevada, but what I saw from the way the full-time DBC athletes were coached and instructed, as well as the occasional help that I solicited from the coaching staff there, all the coaches are knowledgeable, helpful, and have the best interests of each athlete in mind.

Whether you're looking for a gym to drop-in at while in the Denver area, or a full-time training home, DBC is absolutely the best weightlifting club in the Denver area. Go...