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Olympic Weightlifting and Strength classes for adults and kids of all levels in Swindon.

01/09/2026

SEVEN YEARS OF ENSEMBLE ❤️

Seven years ago today I was sh*tting myself.

I’d quit my steady career, moved to a town where I knew no one, and decided to launch a business from scratch with no idea of what I was doing.

(I wouldn’t recommend doing this by the way 😆)

It started with ten willing individuals (guinea pigs!) doing a 10-session course in my garage. Then one weekly class in a school. Then the chance to rent my first space…

THEN COVID. And zoom sessions, lugging heavy weights up hills in the freezing outdoors, working as a carer during the pandemic to supplement my non-existent income because I refused to give up….

Then finally restrictions lifted. I found a new space, changed from 1-1s to classes, and started an official weightlifting club.

Forward to now - we are seven years in, with hundreds of wonderful people that have passed through our doors, and a TEAM of coaches 🥹

I find it hard to not get emotional about how far we have come. How proud I am to have members that did that original 10-session course and are still coming 7 years later. How thankful I am to have the awesome community that we now have, and that I still get to do this every day ❤️

Thanks to everyone who has made that possible 🥹

16/08/2026

So proud of our biggest ever team at a tier 3 weightlifting competition this weekend 😍💪

Thanks to Crazy Strength for putting on a dedicated Masters comp - the atmosphere was so relaxed and welcoming and helped our first time competitors realise just how fun these days can be!

According to them, the bar has never felt lighter, and from a coaching perspective, we can confirm they have never lifted better 🥹👏

Anyone who says they are too ‘inexperienced’ or ‘not good enough’ to compete - you’re wrong 😜 - come and give this one a go with us next year 👌

28/07/2026

Shameful plea for help..

I never ask for people to leave reviews, but people have still been so kind over the years and left lovely words on google, Facebook and over email 🥹

I’m currently redoing our website and struggling to explain what we do. The best inspiration has come from the lovely words everyone has written over the years, but I would love to get some more specific feedback about our cardio club and our kids classes.

If anyone would be happy to share a few words over message, or write something on google/facebook, I would be so incredibly grateful. I’m really proud of what we offer, but terrible at speaking about it 🙈

Equally, if there’s anything you think we can improve, or anything you’d like to see more of come September, please also get in touch ☺️

THANK YOU ❤️

18/07/2026

‘Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever’

Thousands of dogs are slaughtered each week for meat in China.

Ezekiel is one of the lucky ones who narrowly avoided this fate.

Rescued by

Fostered by the wonderful .toto who helped rescue and rehabilitate him.

Did we need a third dog? No.

Did we know we could give him a loving home and all the walks and fuss that he deserves? YES ❤️

He is the best boy, just like so many best boys and girls that are still waiting in a safehouse in China. Like Ezekiel, most of them have been waiting years for the chance to be given a home.

If you are considering getting a dog, please consider adopting from

Every adoption saves that dog’s life as well as enabling the charity to rescue another.

Welcome to the Ensemble family Zeke ❤️

14/07/2026

SUPERHUMAN GAMES 2026 ❤️

Honoured to join my fellow weightlifters for this, even if I’ve still not recovered a week and a half later 🤣🙈

Thanks to coach .mitch88 for rallying the troops again this year ☺️

12/06/2026

ENSEMBLE’S STRONGEST 2026 ❤️❤️❤️

£480 raised for and .rabbit.rescue 🙏

What an excellent, generous, inspiring, strong bunch of humans you all are 🥹

30/05/2026

A PB that deserves a place on the grid 👌👌

I have to confess that like many I’m guilty of only posting the highlights on social media.

What this lift doesn’t show is the HUNDREDS of lifts done quietly at 80-90% in the weeks and months leading up to this.

We haven’t shown the random failures at 70% and sessions where the mind gives up at a weight that was easy the week before.

It takes time, consistency and a f*ck load of patience to make any improvement in Olympic weightlifting.

So proud of all our members who do this every week, and especially chuffed to see it all pay off for this weekend 😍👏🤌💪

Bring on Max Out Week and Ensemble’s Strongest next week!! 🤩

29/05/2026

I don’t talk or show enough of how amazing our teenage weightlifters are.

Here’s a snapshot of three of them, all strong and confident enough that they now train and/or compete alongside our adults!

They are proof that lifting heavy is safe and appropriate when done under close supervision and in a gradual, progressive manner.

I would argue that 13 in fact is the perfect age for many to start weightlifting!

If your teenager wants to give it a try, we’d love to help. We have some rare spaces available in our final term on Thursdays and Fridays 5pm, so feel free to get in touch 👍

28/02/2026

A snapshot of a busy Wednesday weightlifting session for our 10-13 year olds!

There are so many children in Swindon who are taking an interest in weightlifting and not enough places that offer them the chance to learn it under careful qualified supervision.

So we are putting on a new session on Mondays 5-5:45pm, starting 2nd March!

Please get in touch if you’d like your child to come and try it with us ☺️

Even if not, please tell your friends we exist! The number of times we hear ‘I’ve been looking for something like this for ages and didn’t know it existed in Swindon’ - every share is greatly appreciated ☺️🙏

23/02/2026

STARTING NEXT WEEK: a brand new course for 10-13 year olds!

Due to the increasing amount of interest we have had in our children's sessions, we will be putting on a 4-week course for new children starting next Monday 2nd March ☺

This is the perfect time if your child has been thinking of giving weightlifting a go, as everyone on the course will start as beginners together.

The course is just £28 for 4 weeks but spaces are limited. You can book directly via the link below: https://goteamup.com/p/3574296-ensemble-weightlifting/courses/130350/

Or feel free to get in touch if you have any questions!

Address

Unit 24, Flexspace, Cheney Manor Industrial Estate
Stratton
SN252NL

Website

https://ensembleweightlifting.co.uk/

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