A new club sport has elevated itself on campus this semester and they are looking for students to help bolster membership. The Stevens Lifting Club (SLC) was started by a group of friends who were looking to create a more competitive scene for powerlifting on campus. However, instead of just focusing on the competitive aspect of the sport, the club plans to emphasize the importance of personal growth and strength training, ensuring members improve themselves while also engaging in friendly competition with other local universities.
While a previous iteration of the lifting club once existed at Stevens, the students involved now believe that the focus should be on building a community of powerlifters looking to improve themselves and work towards personal goals. Instead of concentrating on competition, the club hopes to foster a group of friends who are willing to push each other to succeed and improve their physical strength.
The SLC plans to hold their practices, and potentially a competitive meet, at the Hoboken Bar Bell, a local powerlifting gym that shares the same mindset as the club. While there are no scheduled practices yet, they anticipate having four practices a week, hopefully starting in November. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday will consist of three hour training sessions with the coach, and an uncoached Saturday open gym to focus on other types of fitness, or to make up for a missed practice.
The club is in active communication with the school to find a coach for the team, and while there are already a few outstanding candidates, the official search is not yet complete. Once an official coach is selected by the school, the team can begin holding practices at the local gym and will start working towards organizing a meet with another school. The team expects a coach to be hired by the end of November, and to have meets starting next semester.
Since it is an official club sport, the standard dues are expected to be $100 which includes 12 coached gym sessions and four uncoached gym sessions, as well as entrance into any competitions for the semester. There are no other requirements to join, and the team is looking for motivated lifters to get involved. Matthew Werner, one of the founders of the club, believes that “consistency and self control are key […] and as long as you are willing to learn, and willing to push yourself to your limits, you will be a good fit for the lifting club.”
For those interested in joining, or just looking for more information about the club, you can reach out to stevenslifting@stevens.edu, or follow them on Instagram @stevenslifting for updates about practices and meetings.
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