Robert Earwicker

Title:  Personal Trainer / Barbell Club Head Coach
Certifications:  CPT, USAW SPC, USAW CC

Robert, originally from England, moved to the United States in 1999. Robert has numerous coaching certifications from the British Amateur Weightlifting Association (BAWLA). He trained as a full time athlete at the British Olympic Training Center. In between training sessions, Robert coached a variety of athletes in sports ranging from tennis, rowing, rugby and track and field. Robert has worked as a Personal Trainer and Weightlifting Coach at various health clubs in England.  After moving to the United States, Robert was the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Cabrillo College football team in Santa Cruz.

Rob spends the majority of his time working with a diverse population to help them achieve a variety of goals.  He feels his competitive sporting background helps his clients remain motivated, enthusiastic and often exceed expectations.  He is also a coach for the youth programs, FIT Kids and FIT Teens.  He enjoys acting as a role model and positively influencing kids to develop greater life skills through physical activity.  Rob is the head coach for the FIT Barbell Club.  Over the last two years all of his lifters have qualified for national level weightlifting competition at every level; i.e., Schoolage, Juniors, Seniors, and Masters.  Additionally, many of these lifters have won medals at this level. He looks forward to helping some of his lifters reach a higher level of National and International competition while at the same time promoting the sport of Olympic weightlifting for individuals of any age and ability.

Rob took a 5-year break from his own competitive weightlifting career, but his competitive nature has brought him back to the sport.  He hopes to reach new personal records in the coming years.

Robert’s USA Weightlifting accomplishments:
2003 NorCal Championships, 2nd Place
2004 California State Championships, 1st Place
2005 PWA Championships, 2nd place
2006 Golden West, 1st place
2007 Norcal Championships, 1st place
2007 Redwood Empire Championships, 3rd place

Robert’s International Weightlifting accomplishments:
1994 Junior European Championships, 18th Place
1995 Junior European Championships, 11th Place
1995 Junior World Championships, 18th Place
1997 European Union Championships, 8th Place
1997 Silver Dragon Championships, 2nd Place
1998 Commonwealth Games, 10th Place

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