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I lost weight and got stronger

"At 40 I started lifting weights as new years resolution to lose weight and get stronger. Making little to no progress on my own I was ready to give up yet again but then I found Jason at Victoria Barbell.

Almost immediately I saw huge improvements in my strength and a month latter in my body composition. Having a plan to follow and an expert like Jason to keep me accountable really made all the difference in finally reaching those life long goals of mine."

Ryan Lafortune

I got 2nd at Nationals!

"Coach Jason and Victoria Barbell have been a tremendous help in facilitating my Powerlifting journey.

When I started training in September of 2016 my goal was to just make it to Nationals in 2018 and compete in the Masters age 40-50 class. Not only did I made it to Nationals, I received 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze medals, and a provincial best lifter award in the 4 meets that I competed in. I also achieved 5 provincial records!

I couldn't have dreamed of getting where I am today without the support from Jason and Victoria Barbell."

Jennifer Hotner

I never thought I could get this strong

"Between technique adjustments to my form and structured programming that was challenging but not over taxing, it was instantly apparent that Jason knew what he was doing and actually cared about my strength progress.

I cannot describe how valuable it was to have him handle me on meet day. He took care of all the thinking and stress so I could just concentrate on lifting, all the way down to and including how many, how heavy, and when to hit my warm ups.

If you want to break plateaus, or be stronger and feel prepared for competitions, Jason is your man."

Eric Brust

Meliah Motchman is a powerlifter from Victoria who shone during the competition at the Special Olympics BC Summer Games held in Prince George July 10 to 12 simply because of her undeniable enthusiasm.

Meliah, a powerhouse who showed off her guns, roared her way through her squats, bench press and deadlifts, engaging the CN Centre crowd with her enthusiasm.

“Let’s go! Let’s do this! Yeah!” Meliah shouted while posing just ahead of her lifts. Jason Klaus is Meliah’s coach and he owns Victoria Barbell, the gym six athletes train out of on a regular basis.

“Meliah’s been doing really great recently. Her bench has really taken off. She was stuck at 85 pounds for a year it seemed like and she did 110 today.”

“She likes to put on a show to get the crowd involved,” Jason said. “And she always lightens up the gym whenever she lifts.”

Shirley Bond, Special Olympics BC Summer Games Director of Public Relations, took in the powerlifting on Friday morning. “It is such an amazing experience to see athletes who work hard and train,” Bond said. “This is the first summer games since pre-COVID and so to have the athletes here in Prince George and see them working hard to do a personal best, seeing how excited families are cheering on their athlete, seeing our community respond to them with such care and support is really heartwarming and I am just so proud of our community and I am so proud of these athlete, coaches and everyone involved with Special Olympics.”