Bloom Barbell Club
Weightlifting coaching where everyone is welcome.
Formerly META Weightlifting.
Coach David is headed to Worlds
- 2026 IWF World Championships
- Ningbo, China
- October 27 to November 8
David is the head coach for the Virgin Islands team at this year's World Championships. Bloom Barbell Club is David's own club and is separate from the Virgin Islands weightlifting federation.
If you'd like to help with the trip, you can give directly, or pick up the one Bloom design that supports it.
Support payments go to Bloom Barbell Club, not the Virgin Islands weightlifting federation, and are not tax-deductible.
Coaching
Programming built around your lifts, your schedule, and the rest of your life.
- Individualized programming
- Weekly video review
- Nutrition and diet consultation
- Recovery programming
- Competition prep and meet coaching
- Open communication between sessions
Memberships
Want a program written just for you? Request a program.
Coach David Bayer
- USA Weightlifting Level 2 Coach
- NASM Certified Personal Trainer
- Precision Nutrition Level 1
David has competed in weightlifting since 2013, and added strongman in 2020 and powerlifting in 2023. They started the club informally in early 2019 as META Weightlifting, short for Most Effective Tactic Available.
David coaches the whole person, not just the lifts. They're also a graphic designer who has made logos and art for barbell clubs and lifting channels.
Meet Bloom
Bloom started as a character on an AAPI-inspired shirt designed by Jabo Nguyen, and became the club's mascot. Bloom doesn't conform to a gender and uses they/them pronouns.
They're a reminder of what the club is for: a place to train without being judged for who you are.
Merch
Tie-dye club shirts and more. Orders keep shipping within a few business days while Coach David is in China.