Our Head Coach, Ivan Abadjiev, produced 29 Olympic and 60 World Championship Medalists and was a former Silver Medalist in the World Championships. Our elite strength development program is not easy but produces results. We train athletes in all major sports.

Call me to arrange a free week of training and evaluation to see what it takes to get you to the next level.


- Coach Alex Krychev, Silver Medalist, 1972 Munich Olympics, 925-658-2323


WEIGHTLIFTING AND FITNESS
Welcome to Podium Gold Weightlifting and Fitness.

Our elite strength program is designed to accommodate any athlete involved in a sport requiring explosive strength and speed. We train athletes involved in many sports, including football and track and field. Our coach has prepared many college athletes and continues to train them during the summer.

If your focus is on competitive weightlifting, we have a USAW weightlifting team. Most of our lifters are ranked in the top of their weight classes in the United States and have  set many National and Pacific Weightlifting Association Records. Our Team Members and Guests include:


2012 National Champion, 94kg Class
2012 Silver Medalist, 69kg Class
2012 Junior National Champion, 85kg Class
2012 USA Youth World Team Member, 62kg Class
Record Holders in the 62, 69, 77, 85 and 94kg Class 

Training is conducted at our new facility in Danville, California under the supervision of Olympic Silver Medalist, Alex Krychev (former Monte Vista High School Strength Coach), and Ivan Abadjiev, former Olympic Weightlifting Coach. Abadjiev's famous training system, the "Bulgarian Method" has produced more Olympic (29) and World Championship (60) medalists than any coach in the history of Olympic Weightlifting. The foundation of our program are the Olympic lifts. These lifts activate a high percentage of fast twitch muscle fibers. These muscle fibers are responsible for generating explosive power, absolute strength, speed, quickness, muscular endurance and flexibility, all of which can benefit athletes in sports such as track and field, football, soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and swimming.

Alex Krychev 925-658-2323
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