The High Performance Centre opened in January 2009 and is a partnership between World Class Lifting and Leeds Metropolitan University  and is the main training base for the World Class Weightlifting and Paralympic  Powerlifting squads.

The centre is equipped with 6 standard and 1 competition size lifting platforms, and for the Paralympic athletes 4 disability powerlifting benches.

There are over 1000kgs of weights and enough Olympic bars to ensure each platform can be fully utilised.

Other equipment has been kept to a minimum to maintain the lifting area however there are two power rack cages, a leg press and a cable crossover machine in addition to the Olympic weights.

New student accommodation (Carnegie Village) built on the same campus as the HPC means that athletes can stay on-site so increasing recovery time and reducing travel costs.  The accommodation is self-catering and is available during term time which means that the athletes can attend camps throughout the year and put into practice their cooking skills.

 

The Yorkshire and North East Division of BWLA currently use the WCL HPC for their bimonthly regional squads.  Any enquiries from clubs or divisions regarding use of the HPC should be directed to the WCL Performance Manager This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

The HPC is shared with Leeds Met University sports scholars and TASS athletes based in Leeds.