Southern Illinois Barbell Club · Carterville, IL
Where world-class lifting meets family-first coaching. Home to record-setting benches, a Silver-medal national coach, and lifters who train like it's their birthright.
The mecca
From southern Illinois to national platforms, this is where raw power is refined. A serious iron facility where the bar never stops moving.
Powerlifting racks, heavy bars and the platforms to match the mission.
Multiple top-ranked bench pressers call this floor their home gym.
A gym built on faith, family and the discipline to show up daily.
The coach
Founder & head coach of Zion Barbell Club. IPF World Championship silver medalist and national-level champion — coach to seven men who have benched over 500 lbs. He leads by rep and by example, turning raw lifters into ranked powerlifters.
"Train like you were made for this. Because you were."
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The training
Squat, bench, deadlift programming with competition technique.
The specialization that's produced multiple 500+ lb bench pressers.
Base-building strength for beginners to seasoned lifters.
Find us
1130 Carterville Colp Rd, Carterville, IL 62918
All levels welcome · the mecca awaits