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

17/01/2026

INTRODUCING COACH KIERAN 🏋️‍♂️

Not everyone starts with us as a beginner.

Kieran had some of the best lifting technique I’ve ever seen for someone who was largely self-taught!

But since joining, he has achieved new PBs on all his lifts, with this milestone 100kg sn**ch being a particularly impressive highlight 💪👏

He is now a fully qualified PT and Level 2 British Weightlifting Coach, bringing an unmatched level of kindness and enthusiasm to both our kids and adults classes.

I am so glad he decided to try our group sessions and coaching, and love seeing him repaying the favour by helping the next cohort/generation fall in love with weightlifting as he once did ☺️

01/01/2026

ENSEMBLE AWARDS 2025 - MEMBER OF THE YEAR

Two years ago, Carla simply brought her boys each week to our youth weightlifting sessions.

Then she made the brave decision to try a beginner course herself…and everything changed!

It has been a privilege to see her confidence grow and her achieve SO much in a short period of time. Our other members put it perfectly:

‘She is so consistent, improved so much and tried new things. Such a team player’

‘Super strong. Incredibly modest. Awesome person’

‘She’s super encouraging to work with!’

Well done Carla, you are amazing and fully deserving of such recognition by everyone at Ensemble! ❤️👏

31/12/2025

ENSEMBLE AWARDS 2025 - YOUNG MEMBER OF THE YEAR

As we go into 2026 and reflect on how we could be different next year…

…we should look for inspiration from our kids, and especially young people like Sofia.

✅ she isn’t afraid of trying new things

✅ she wants to improve herself and isn’t bothered about ‘looking silly’ or ‘not being good enough to start’

✅ she strikes a great balance between a working hard and just having FUN

Sofia has been so impressive in her attitude and performance since starting with us this year, continuously setting new personal bests and winning multiple in-house competitions.

And yet there is still so much untapped potential we have yet to discover in 2026! We can’t wait to see it.

Well done Sofia 👏👏👏

28/12/2025

ENSEMBLE AWARDS 2025 - ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR

We have celebrated so many achievements this year that it’s hard to choose a favourite 😍

Olympic Weightlifting is arguably just as much of a mental challenge as a physical one.

And sometimes, hitting certain milestone numbers can feel impossible because the head says no 🙈

Therefore, this award has to go to two people who have overcome this issue to achieve their goals on the board for the year 🙌

Danny - for his awesome 60kg sn**ch, 80kg clean and jerk and target 140kg total 😍

Kirsty - for finally smashing a 35kg sn**ch, even with the 10kg plates instead of allll the fractionals (if you know, you know 🤣)

It was an emotional and very proud moment to see these guys hit these numbers they have chased all year 🥹 well done both!!!

18/12/2025

OUR JANUARY BEGINNER COURSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO BOOK!

It’s amazing to see every year.

More and more people choose not to embark on a radical new diet or worry about losing weight.

Now, they just want to get strong 💪

Or take on a new challenge 🏋️‍♂️

And we are here to fully support that!

If you are new to weightlifting and want all the guidance and motivation to help you get started, come and try one of our beginner courses!

✅ a small group
✅ a private facility
✅ a friendly coach
✅ and no experience needed

For more details, please get in touch via email (annie@ensembleweightlifting.co.uk) or visit the link in the bio ☺️

12/11/2025

THE COACHING TEAM HAS GROWN!

In case you don’t already know these fabulous faces, please say hi to Nat, Martyn and Kieran, who are all essential to the running of Ensemble Weightlifting 🙏

While we all have our own specialties and offerings as coaches, we are united by one thing: we love to help more people get involved with weightlifting 😁

If you are thinking of starting weightlifting or trying a class with us, we will happily welcome you with open arms anytime ☺️ just get in touch or visit our website ensemblefitness.co.uk for details on how to get started.

Alternatively, our Strength and Olympic Weightlifting courses for beginners will be back in January! 😍 You can get in touch today to add yourself to the waitlist 💪

01/09/2025

Today marks 4 amazing years of Ensemble Weightlifting ❤️

Happy to see many original members are still here, still getting stronger and fitter, but most importantly, still enjoying training with us ☺️

And the gym only continues to grow and get better - with more kids, more adults, another dog and for the first time this year, permanent additions to the coaching team! 😍

Ensemble was never meant to be a solo operation and I am so grateful to have found the right people to be able to take a slight step back from coaching every class, every day 😆 more about them soon…

Thanks to everyone who has played a part in Ensemble over the years 🥰 the best, most exciting year is yet to come 🙌

29/05/2025

What does the ideal beginner weightlifter look like…?? 🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♀️

Sure, having great mobility and a long torso make weightlifting much more comfortable when you’re starting out.

But the key to success when learning weightlifting has nothing to do with the physical…

The ideal beginner is:

✅ able to put their ego to one side and focus on technique before adding weight

✅ patient - results and improvement take time (a LONG time!)

✅ resilient - understanding that failure is an important and useful part of the process

✅ coachable - realising that feedback is there to help you lift better (and not a vicious attack on your personal character 🤣)

Huge props to Gregory here, who has demonstrated all of the above and is lifting impressively well after just over 10 sessions! 👏👏

If you want to try Olympic weightlifting, our Sunday session (11:30am - 12:30pm) is the perfect opportunity. Come join us anytime - your first session is free 💪

17/04/2025

Another term has come and gone…and again I’ve done a rubbish job of documenting how brilliantly our kids have been doing 🤣🙈

Here’s Oliver, in his second year of strength training to complement his football performance, lifting significantly more than his body weight with great technique 👏

Unfortunately we continue to have waitlists in place for our Wednesday and Friday sessions…

…but we DO have space on Mondays and Thursdays next term (5-5:45pm) ☺️

If anyone would like their child to learn weightlifting in a safe environment and reap all the amazing benefits that come with strength training, please get in touch 👍

25/03/2025

SO PROUD of these three for choosing to compete last weekend at the Crazy Strength Spring Open!

All three started Olympic Weightlifting with us as complete beginners and have done incredibly well in such a short time 😍

Nazat has only been training with us ONCE a week for the last year, and successfully lifted a 34kg sn**ch and 46kg clean and jerk 👏👏

Carlos has only been lifting for roughly 7 MONTHS and achieved personal bests of 66 and 85kg 👏👏

Dan also only gets coached ONCE a week and sn**ched 67kg and clean and je**ed 84kg 👏👏 (look back on one of our previous posts and you can see how much his lifting has progressed in the past 3 years 🤯

Even if you don’t want to compete and just want to lift/learn for fun, I hope you can be inspired by these three ❤️

Our beginner sessions start THIS SUNDAY! There are 2 potential spaces left if you’d like to take on a new challenge in a friendly, supportive environment 😊 just get in touch!

21/03/2025

A snippet of one of the best messages I’ve ever received from a member and previous beginner ❤️

I feel very lucky. Every time we run a beginners course, 30-60% choose to join us afterwards as permanent members of our gym.

I NEVER push anyone to do this.

And when I started, I probably lacked the confidence to say that we would be the best place for them to continue their weightlifting journey.

I have no way of knowing how the other beginners (that do their own thing) are doing now…

But I DO have countless stories and examples of the amazing progress of the beginners who stay with us over the years:

✅ they train for longer and more consistently than they ever have at any other gym

✅ they’re stronger and fitter than they’ve ever been before

✅ and most importantly, they enjoy being active more than they ever have before ❤️

THIS is why I am now running permanent beginner sessions on Sundays.

To better support new people to continue their weightlifting journey with us, because, while I’m biased, I believe Ensemble is for many people, a great place to do it 💪

Our new beginner sessions start NEXT SUNDAY 30th March, 10:30-11:30am. You can join us anytime, and you can try it for free first. Please feel free to message for more details or visit ensemblefitness.co.uk/how-to-start/

Address

Unit 24, Flexspace, Cheney Manor Industrial Estate
Stratton
SN252NL

Website

https://ensemblefitness.co.uk/

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