This past weekend, Team BCB traveled to Smithfield, RI to support Coach Shawna Mendelson as she competed in the 2016 SPF Northeast Showdown! Shawna won 1st place in the Women’s Division and best lifter overall, with an incredible 700lb squat, 415lb bench press and 485lb deadlift! Check out some pics and videos of the meet and our trip below! Yesterday […]

Check out some pictures from Shawna’s recent women’s only seminar at Lightning Fitness in CT! Thank you again Matt Mills for having Shawna! If you haven’t checked out Lightning Fitness in South Windsor CT and you live in the area, its a must!!! Happens to be an AMAZING facility!!! Check out what 2 seminar participants had to say below, and […]

Check out Coach Shawna Mendelson setting the all-time Finnish bench record!

Check out Shawna Mendelson as she prepares for Finland Record Breakers 2016!

Check out Team BCB and Shawna Mendelson on PowerliftingWatch.com!

So here is a quick write up. The meet was amazing!! We had such a great turn out of both competitors and spectators!! We had a full house!! The meet ran efficiently and on time! We tried our best to make sure the lifters had what they needed in order to give it their best on the platform. Thanks to […]

From Shawna Mendelson: “What an amazing day yesterday at Skiba’s Gym in Carteret NJ!! Skiba has an awesome facility, and great people!! Thanks again to Henri Skiba for having us, and to everyone who came out to join us!! If you missed this one, Our next clinic will be April 12th at Blue Collar Barbell in Bohemia NY!!” Click on […]

The IPA Night Before Christmas Toys for Tots benefit meet on Dec 6th at the Clarion Hotel in Ronkonkoma NY was a huge success!! Before I get into some of the honorable mentions, I’d like to give a big huge shout out to my unreal, unstoppable team Blue Collar Barbell. Vic Delacroce, Peter Lodise, Little Steve, Andrew R. Aline, Steve […]

Our coach, Shawna Mendelson, achieved 2 all-time rankings with her performance at the Westside Pro Invitational 2014!