Olympic and Powerlifting
It Never Gets Easier, You Just Get Stronger
Auburn University Campus Recreation is excited to provide Olympic lifting and powerlifting in our, state-of-the-art facility. The entrance is located in the southeast corner of the Recreation and Wellness Center facing Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum. This facility comes complete with four Olympic lifting platforms, full racks, specialty barbells, bumper plates, chalk, jerk table, and more. This is a monitored, controlled space where members who meet specific criteria may perform Olympic and power lifts, and reserve their training space in advance.
The Power Pass
Auburn University’s weightlifting facility requirements:
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Schedule and attend a free orientation by emailing opl@auburn.edu.
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Email to schedule, and complete an evaluation (test out) performed by a Campus Recreation professional team member. See the rubric here.
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Purchase a "Power Pass" under "Passes and Memberships" for full use of weightlifting facility:
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Semester Power Pass: $50
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Monthly Power Pass: $25
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If you are logged in, and do not see the OPL Power Pass option, you may need to complete the orientation and test-out. For question, email opl@auburn.edu.
After passing the test-out and purchasing the "Power Pass," you may access the facility, and perform Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting with friends in a safe, monitored environment.
Get Started
1. ORIENTATION
Email OPL to schedule an orientation time. Orientations take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Orientation must be completed before scheduling a test-out and purchasing a Power Pass.
2. TEST OUT
Test-out can be completed immediately following the orientation or at a later date. After successfully completing your evaluation/test-out, you will then be eligible to purchase the Power Pass.
3. PURCHASE PASS
Purchase the Power Pass under "Passess and Memberships" on RWC Connect.
It will only be available for purchase after the test-out and the eligibility has been added to your member profile.
4. RESERVE PLATFORM
After you have completed the orientation, test-out, and purchased a Power Pass, you may reserve a platform on RWC Connect. Platforms may be reserved up to a week in advance.
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