West Chester Weightlifting

Fantastic experience: Very welcoming and supportive atmosphere! Learned a lot during my training sessions; would highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: I have signed on to clean up bad form habits in my oly lifting. Session one w Ryan and I saw improvements after his corrections. Same experience during session two. Truly Impressed w the knowledge and ability to turn that into understandable corrections !

Fantastic experience: Been going to WC weightlifting with my fiancé for a week now and Ryan has been amazing at accommodating and gearing our personal training sessions to our specific wants and needs! After one private lesson with Mo, I was introduced and felt comfortable with the Olympic lifts. She helped a tremendous amount with my form!

Fantastic experience: Ryan and his Team are awesome! They are always there to offer advice and always keeping you motivated to help push yourself to the next level!

Fantastic experience: Great experience. Staff is very knowledgeable and super helpful. The members of WC Weightlifting seem to be very enthusiastic about their personal progress. I always hear encouragement yelled across the room from both staff and members.

Fantastic experience: Love this gym! Super individualized and helpful. I was pretty scared when I first attended because I had never lifted before and it seemed like a serious gym, but everybody was very respectful and helpful! Coaches take time to know you well and it feels like a family.

Fantastic experience: Fun and super friendly environment! Amazing coaches! Super cool workout plans!

Fantastic experience: The perfect place if you're looking to be around good people while getting stronger and more athletic. I wish I started coming here sooner!

Fantastic experience: West Chester Weightlifting has everything I look for in a gym: well-kept and clean equipment; friendly and approachable members; and a great staff with knowledgeable and helpful coaches. I walked into WCWL after taking a few years off from lifting, but I learned so much in the month I had trained there before I relocated out of the area. I felt like a beginner again, but Ryan and team really stress the fundamentals over everything. This allowed me to feel safe and confident in lifting after rehabbing an unrelated low back injury a few weeks prior. The programming is awesome and scalable to every level. Most importantly, WCWL feels like a community and I know I have a great spot to get a workout in when I'm in Chester County!

Fantastic experience: Yes, you should go. The community is small. There are some teens, some twenties, some professional aged and some retirement age. It's very familiar. It's like one big highschool team but with people of all ages. The bars and stuff are in ultra good condition. You won't be yelled at that much if you don't want. The coaching is fastidious. You won't find a better place for oly lifting.

Fantastic experience: WCWL is my refuge! Great team, excellent coach, comfortable gym. And Olympic Weightlifting is a great sport: you get feedback instantly!

Fantastic experience: A really great and inviting gym filled with supportive coaches and teammates. Everyone is very nice and wants to help you achieve your fitness goals. I highly recommend joining! -Arnelle

Fantastic experience: There is a lot of great things to be said about this gym but we’ll keep this short and sweet. Great gym, great staff, and great experiences. You can’t go wrong by trying this place out!

Fantastic experience: Highly professional, and genuinely cares about athletes. Goes well above and beyond what you pay for in a monthly membership.

Fantastic experience: Awesome Olympic lifting gym- Ryan is an amazing coach who provides real feedback and will make you a better lifter- everyone is super supportive and approachable, great gym culture- couldn’t be happier

Fantastic experience: I've been training at WC Weightlifting since November. The thing that makes this gym is Ryan. The care, time, and skilled training he offers is bar none. I'm in my mid forties, came from a short stint at crossfit where I learned the olympic lifts, so im out of shape with a lot of chronic issues and pain, and Ryan has always been there to help me through everything. It's his constant encouragement that keeps me going.

Fantastic experience: I found them through Instagram, their posts are reality, West Chester Weightlifting is a slick, well run program that is accommodating to people from all levels of experience. For this review to be helpful, I want to share a little background about where I came from. I was a 5 day a week gym goer who felt like the lifts were getting boring, and I loved the athleticism and grace of olympic lifting. So I joined, and being a bit older, I felt a bit out of place. That was quickly put to rest. There is a special camaraderie among the more experienced lifters, but it's not by any means exclusive. Everyone was extremely friendly, but this isn't a gym where people sit around and talk, everyone is definitely focused on their program. Ryan puts together a great tailored program for each person, and it's varied each week so never boring. As a coach, Ryan is detailed, motivating, and he doesn't put pressure on you, but works with you to achieve your goals. The equipment is the best of the best, it's mostly all Eleiko, but there is some Uesaka, Rogue, and other stuff, and it's kept meticulously clean and in functioning order. They also have the most essential gear: reverse hyper, a real hyper extension, and a few other things I never found in my local weightlifting gym. If you are on the fence about this program, I encourage you to dive right in, it is a gem in the area. I would be there now, if it weren't for the fact that I moved, and am currently overseas in Africa. :)

Fantastic experience: I’ve been there for over 2 months with no prior experience. Ryan and his staff have been amazing at coaching, ensuring great form, and providing a supportive, fun gym environment. They definitely tailor the program to your goals and what you need. Highly recommend to anyone interested in weightlifting!

Fantastic experience: very cool place w even cooler people

Fantastic experience: I have been coming to this gym since Oct 2020 during the pandemic and I was looking for something different. I met Coach Ryan and decided to join. Since coming to WCWL my strength has progressed to a point that shocked me! I am doing things that I never knew my body could do. Ryan and the other coaches want the best for their athletes and want them to succeed. The coaches here are very knowledgeable about the lifts and safety overall. If you are thinking about joining or are looking for sports performance help, come try it out you will not be disappointed!

Fantastic experience: Love this place! I have been lifting at WCWL for over 6 years and the environment is unbeatable. The people are so friendly, and it’s always a good time. Ryan has a lot of knowledge and experience in olympic lifting, and his coaching is the best around. Nothing bad to say, if you are looking for a quality, safe, and comfortable oly gym, WCWL is the best.

Fantastic experience: I've been an athlete here for 5.5 years, and I've been able to add 60kg to my total. They have a great community environment, and the best equipment around!

Fantastic experience: West Chester Weightlifting is an amazing place to come to for weightlifting! All the coaches are very knowledgeable and will transform you into a better person no matter what your experience level is. Ryan has been coaching me for 6 months and I have made progress far beyond what I could ever imagine and continue to get better every day. What makes this place special is the atmosphere. Each person always has a positive attitude and is incredibly supporting towards one another. They will always be there for you even on your hardest days. Everyone shares the same journey with one other to get stronger in weightlifting and desires to support each other along every step of the way.

Fantastic experience: West Chester Weightlifting is an awesome place to train! They have a very welcoming environment! They offer solid advice on loads, weight jumps, technique and mobility. Everyone is extremely nice. You WILL leave an improved lifter. I highly recommend West Chester Weightlifting! Have fun, make friends and get better baby!! ️‍♂️️‍♂️️‍♂️️‍♂️

Fantastic experience: WCWL is such a great Olympic Weightlifting gym. Ryan is such an amazing and dedicated coach. The support I’ve received from him and all the members there have made this last year such a great experience for me. My technique and confidence are on the rise. Come and check it out.

Fantastic experience: Has an amazing atmosphere! The coaches are very knowledgeable and their critiques are not forced in anyway. The equipment is top notch, I would definitely recommend coming here if you are in the area and want to focus on Olympic Weightlifting. ‍♂️‍♀️‍♂️‍♀️‍♂️‍♀️

Fantastic experience: Awesome environment, great coaches, supportive team, I’ve made more progress in one month here than I have in the past year on my own! So glad I joined!

Fantastic experience: Great facility. Solid atmosphere. Passionate coaches and athletes. Definitely a great place to workout and hangout.

Fantastic experience: Great place to train. The people are friendly and it is the best equipped weightlifting gym I have ever seen.

Fantastic experience: This is a wonderful place to train. Ryan is an excellent coach, highly knowledgable and helpful. He has a particular talent for giving clear and well-explained technical cues, so that they are easier to translate into improved lifting. This gym has a really special atmosphere, everyone was friendly and encouraging. Truly the best equipped gym I have ever trained in, immaculately kept, with only high-quality bars, plates, blocks and racks. Cannot recommend more highly for those who want to train, learn and improve.

Fantastic experience: Great place to train Olympic lifts with good people, awesome coaching, and no distractions.

Fantastic experience: Best place to lift!!! Amazing community, perfect programming and hands down greatest coaching! Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: West Chester Weightlifting will make you a better lifter. But the intangibles are what will make you a better person. The atmosphere makes it worth showing up every day. Best equipment, coaches, and one of the cleanest facilities you will find.

Fantastic experience: Found so many friends here. Amazing coaches, great equipment and the best atmosphere.

Fantastic experience: The atmosphere at WCWL is one that you won't find anywhere else. Regardless if you have been lifting for years, or are a new lifter who's never touched a bar before, there is a place for you at this gym and as a part of the family. Ryan's coaching is unparalleled and he has helped pave the way for me to grow as a lifter and as a individual ever since I started working with him.

Fantastic experience: Nothing negative to say about this place! Only that I don’t live close enough! Fantastic atmosphere, knowledgeable and personable coaches, top notch equipment. Every time I come out to West Chester Weightlifting it is a great time. If you’re looking for good coaches, good programming, good training environment, and good people, then West Chester Weightlifting is the place.

Fantastic experience: Ryan is super knowledgeable along with so many of the other coaches here. Not only do you get specific cues and technical help but we have so much fun while training. The atmosphere is amazing!

Fantastic experience: Great gym, great people, quality equipment. Everyone is friendly and welcoming. I drop in when I'm home visiting family. Wish I lived closer and could come more often. Ryan has given some great pointers/cues that have helped improve my form.

Positive experience: Very cool place. I went to watch my friend complete lifting. She's been doing it for years and loves this gym.