About KBYD

Registered charity in England and Wales: 1206576

What is KBYD?

Kingdom Barbell Youth Development Programme is a newly established charity, based in Salisbury, UK.

We provide free, coached weightlifting classes for local young people.

What is weightlifting?

Olympic weightlifting is a sport comprised of two lifts, the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk.

Mastery of the two lifts requires speed, precision, strength, flexibility, courage and determination!

Click here to learn more about the sport.

What are the benefits of weightlifting?

Olympic weightlifting has a positive impact on physical health and psychological wellbeing in young people. Weightlifting enables young people who do not enjoy team sports to access the health benefits of participating in sport and exercise.

Click here to learn more about the benefits of weightlifting.

What impact has KBYD had to date?

We have a group of young people who regularly train in our classes. Quotes below from young people and their parents describe the impact on physical and mental health and wellbeing.

One of our young people recently spoke to a local radio station about the impact of KBYD classes.

Click here to read about his experience.

 

Click here to read more from our pilot project report.

Who can come to our free weightlifting classes?

Our classes are open to all young people aged 13-17 and completely free! 

We work with other local community organisations to particularly promote our work to young people who would not otherwise have the opportunity to access the benefits of sport and exercise.

What to expect in our classes

The classes involve a mixture of supervised general strength training (like squats and deadlifts) and coaching in the more technical Olympic weightlifting movements.

Click here to learn more about what to expect in our classes.

Want to train with us?

If you are a young person aged 13-17, you are welcome to join our classes!

Click here to sign up.

Something holding you back?

Our free classes remove financial barriers, enabling young people to access weightlifting.

If you experience other barriers, do contact us to let us know as it may help us to support you and others to access the benefits of our favorite sport!

Click here to contact us.

How can you support our work?

Thanks to supporters of our start-up fundraiser in 2024, we commenced our classes in January 2025. We aim to keep the classes free long-term.

 

Could you support us to continue our work by fundraising, making a donation or through your business?

 

Click here to find out how you can support our work.