Seattle Barbell Club — Local services in Bothell

Derek and SBC have been very welcoming & supportive.

From 2016-2018 I was at an Eastside-based Crossfit gym focusing on their barbell club programming (= Olympic Weightlifting + powerlifting). Good times were had, progress was made. When the 1 barbell coach left, the owner let our club fizzle and our community scattered.

Tail end of 2018, I tried another local barbell specialty gym on the Eastside. I liked the main coach and was easing into the community. Then, the owner mistreated me so I only lasted 1.5 months.

Early 2019 I jumped in with Derek's cozy gym at Strength University in South Bothell, later re-branded Seattle Barbell Club. I haven't looked back. The community has always been fun and supportive. People come and go (life, right?) but the vibe remains good. I continue to make gains in technique and strength.

We have nearly as many women as men working out there and I chip in on spot-coaching also.

Come ready to self-organize with the programming tools, and ready to be part of the community and positively contribute. The occasion risqué joke or expletive happens so that keeps...

I trained here for 4 months during my sport's off season. I was looking to get stronger for the national championships and Derek sure delivered. While I own a home gym, learning Olympic weightlifting on my own proved to be problematic so I signed up for the Olympic weightlifting program. In the time I spent here I added 20 kilos to both my snatch and clean/jerk. Outside of weightlifting, this translates to more flexibility and more strength which means all the drills I do in my sport are now much easier, my gear feels lighter, and it's much harder to push me around the court. In addition to the excellent coaching, the community is also fun and supportive. I highly recommend Seattle Barbell Club to anyone looking to improve their weightlifting technique and/or make strength and...

Derek has been my trainer for almost two years. In that time, I'm down one shirt size, and have lost several inches off of my waistline. I feel a thousand times better and really enjoy the new sense of healthy living that working with a trainer has given me.

Derek's style is very personal and hands-on with each person getting his complete attention when they need it, as well as the space to do their own thing.

The facility itself is a tight-knit community of individuals with diverse abilities and goals. We celebrate each others gains, and encourage each other to excel.

Strength University is the perfect place for those who don't want to be in a high-volume, impersonal gym. It doesn't matter if you're new to strength training or have been in the gym for years. All are...