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nsharp01

Any lifters in Virginia Beach?

Like the title says I am looking for lifters or a good gym that is near Virginia Beach. So far I have only found one gym that isn't a Crossfit gym but it's a 45 minute drive without traffic; that's not economically feasible for an every day thing. If anyone could help me I would be super appreciative of it. And just to reiterate, I've looked at the USAW website and found that even though there are a lot of clubs they won't let me do what I want because they're Crossfit gyms.

Posted Mar 17, 2015, 12:05 AM UTC

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BlairRB•

I'm not from VA beach but I've heard good things about Brute Strength gym. It has weightlifting, powerlifting and strongman equipment. It is in the Norfolk/ VA beach area.

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oostevo•

I'd second Brute Strength.

It's mostly a strongman/powerlifting gym, but the have bumper plates and several platforms. I think they have a few regionally competitive lifters too.

I train there every time I visit Virginia Beach.

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nsharp01OP•

Unfortunately Brute Strength is the gym I'm talking about, you're right it is certainly what I need but I just can't justify a 1.5 hour round trip every day.

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JMU94•

Wilkes Weightlifting?

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Bicepsandballgowns•

They do not have their own facility. Caine trains at Crossfit Callused in Chesapeake.

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Bicepsandballgowns•

I'm interested as well. Husband is being stationed at Fort Eustis and I too don't see much of anything besides Crossfit gyms.

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soosie•

I believe Va Beach is the biggest city in Virginia, so I imagine the Crossfit gyms there to be plentiful and spacious. Have you tried contacting any of the owners to see if they'll let you do what you want to do?

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johnnyjayd•

I don't know if any weightlifting specific gyms. There are many crossfit hybrid types like brute (like someone said), Cain at callused, and his family owns crossfit Chesapeake. There's a new gym off of dam neck called iron asylum (look for it on Facebook). They're a locally owned gym, pretty new, 24hrs, and just an open gym to do whatever. They have bumper plates from what I know, but I've only seen pictures on fb.

****Also, I stumbled upon some volt romaleo 2's, size 10 for a steal but they're a half size too big. I thought I could make it work, but it doesn't haha. Willing to part with them for $140. I have Adipowers that fit perfectly, so I don't even really need the nikes. Just thought I'd put it out there since everyone here is local and I was trying to figure out a way to get rid of them to real weightlifters.

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johnnyjayd•

I literally bought them last night and did some split jerks with only the bar this morning (maybe 5 reps) and I wasn't pleased with the tiny bit of extra space. So they're perfect, I also have the training and competition soles that came with it

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