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Powerlifting Club Committee By-Elections Academic Year 2025-26

These are the annual by-elections to decide who will lead your club into the next academic year. Please note that all who are elected will assume their roles as of 1st August 2025, unless agreed upon by both the newly elected exec member and the current exec member that they will handover sooner.

5 posts are up for election.

Nominations are now closed.

The polls open at 12:00 on Friday 23 May 2025 (in 47 hours)

WHAT IS POWERLIFTING?

Powerlifting is a BUCS sport and we encourage members that want to either compete or improve their lifting safely with our expert coaching.

what competitions do you enter?

Eligible lifters can compete at BUCS Powerlifting Championships.

You can find information on local competitions here.

RECENT HONOURS

  • Powerlifting Club established in November 2023
  • 2024 BUCS Powerlifting Championships Overall Team 5th place
  • 2025 BUCS Powerlifting Championships Overall Team 8th place
  • 2025 BUCS Powerlifting Championships Men's Team 3rd place

GET STARTED

To be a part of the club, you need to join up as a member. The different club membership options are listed below with a description of what each membership covers. By purchasing a membership you are agreeing to the club's code of conduct.

You do not need to be experienced in Powerlifting to have a go. We help everyone, regardless of your level of experience.

 

 

 

To register your interest for the Coaching Package Option 1 please click here

To register your interest for the Coaching Package Option 2 please click here (Please note this offer is only available until the end of October 2024)

 

Please note that your membership information will be used in conjunction with Essex Sport (University of Essex) purely for the purpose of providing access to required facilities and data analysis. Your data will not be shared with anyone else or used for marketing purposes. Memberships are uploaded to the Essex Sport system manually and so it may take up to 5 working days before you are able to book onto your session via the Essex Sport app and attend training sessions.

Should you have any problems please email blades@essex.ac.uk

TRAINING TIMES

BUCS TEAM TRAINING

Monday

6.30-8.30PM

Energyze Gym

BUCS Qualified members only

CLUB LIFT TRAINING

Thursday

6.30-8.30PM

Energyze Gym

All club members welcome

TRAINING

Saturday

10-1PM

Greens Gym

All club members welcome

 

WHAT'S ON

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COMMITTEE

President

Social Secretary

Treasurer

Vice President

Welfare Officer