The People Behind the Barbell
Ten years ago, in a small basement, a fire was lit.
There were no showers, no luxury renovations—
only the sound of barbells and a group of people willing to push against their limits.
At that time, there were no truly commercial weightlifting clubs in China.
Ten years later, Venus Weightlifting is still here—
a grassroots home for weightlifting.
Over the past decade, hundreds of thousands of people
completed their first snatch
and their first clean and jerk here.
Some came from CrossFit gyms, simply wanting to learn weightlifting properly.
Some hit their first personal record and cried like children.
Some stayed, and made weightlifting part of their lives.
National teams from other countries have trained here.
World-class athletes have walked through this space— not for medals,
but to learn and to experience the atmosphere here.
For ten years, we have never thought of ourselves
as just a gym.
We are a home for people who love weightlifting.
Celebrating 10 Years of Community
This year marks our 10th anniversary. To honor this milestone, we spoke with our members and collected the stories behind their love for weightlifting — the challenges, the breakthroughs, and the joy that kept them lifting with us.
Buffalo — “A place where I don’t need to pretend.”
“Walking through the long entrance felt like discovering an urban peach blossom garden—a rare space in the city where I could drop the mask, train with honesty, and prove that starting again at my age is its own kind of victory.”
Iwasaki — “My back pain disappeared. My passion came back.”
“After years without training, finding Venus reignited something in me. With proper coaching, old injury issues faded—and my dream totals came back to life.”
A Yun — “I want to lift until I’m 80… maybe even 100.”
“I joined after watching this place for two years. Ten years later, I'm still here because Venus is the one place where consistency, curiosity, and joy can live together.”
Francesco — “I came as a beginner. I stayed because I grew.”
“From struggling with the empty bar to lifting with confidence, I found a place where coaching is precise, people lift happy, and progress feels inevitable.”
Jouka — “I found strength I didn’t know I had.”
“From barely lifting 40kg to feeling 60kg is no longer ‘that heavy,’ weightlifting became my way of breaking past old injuries and proving to myself that I can grow stronger.”
Gary — “It’s not about how heavy you lift—it’s the spirit.”
“Despite old injuries and objections from family, I stayed because Venus feels like home. Here, people share, support, and lift with heart.”
Luo Hui — “I came for health. I stayed for happiness.”
“With long office hours and poor physical condition, I wanted real strength, not intensity for intensity’s sake. Here, training became fun, social, and sustainable.”
Xiao Ming — “Warm-up changed everything for me.”
“The logical, progressive warm-up here keeps me injury-free and performing better. With technical coaching this detailed, you can’t help but improve.”
Xiao Li — “A place where professionalism meets personality.”
“Weightlifting taught me discipline, but Venus taught me structure. My motto? ‘Give everything, quit anytime.’ Train hard, but stay light-hearted.”
Fan Shuning — “Weightlifting made me stronger, not just physically.”
“Every lift feels like a quiet battle with myself. When I do even a little better than yesterday, that victory—small but real—keeps me coming back.”
Dong Liwen — “Weightlifting made me a better athlete.”
“Coming from a basketball background, I was drawn to weightlifting’s power, technique, and the way it transfers directly into explosiveness on the court—and the pure passion of everyone training here.”
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