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mettle<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>is a weightlifting, strength and fitness club based in Sheffield. But it is so much more than that.\u00a0<\/p>

The club is dedicated to building healthier, happier, and stronger communities through lifting.<\/p>

It offers a variety of programmes such as Olympic Weightlifting, Girl Strong, youth sessions and Strength & Fitness, all aimed at developing fitness, strength, and confidence.\u00a0<\/p>

Driven by community, mettle not only provides training and coaching but also promotes positive change and social responsibility.<\/p>

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Through it\u2019s initiatives and training programmes, mettle strives to transform young lives for the better and lift communities to new levels of health and happiness.<\/p>"},"borderRadius":{"id":103582897,"value":"#{text.border.radius}"},"textColor":{"id":103582898,"value":"#{text.color}"},"backgroundColour":{"id":103582899,"value":"#0000"},"truncateHeight":{"id":103582900,"value":null},"template":{"id":103582901,"value":"text"},"padding":{"id":103582902,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":103582903,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":103582904,"value":"#{text.fullBackground.color}"},"published":{"id":103582905,"value":"1"},"conditions":{"id":103582906,"value":"[]"}}},{"id":4312432,"type":"textBlock","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":4,"items":[],"properties":{"html":{"id":103582939,"value":"

Founder Dave Hembrough started his strength and conditioning career in performance sport, delivering to the top teams at Sheffield Hallam University.<\/p>

This included the high performing volleyball team that featured Kitlocker.com<\/a> founders Mike and Tom. Dave then continued his work in volleyball by delivering to the England volleyball team, along with other world champions and Olympians before moving into community sport and health.<\/p>

But the early friendship with Mike and Tom continued through the years and now combines their strengths to maximise impact in the community.<\/p>

Back in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic brought crisis to many community sports clubs and mettle was not immune. Unable to use it\u2019s indoor facility, it was forced to move sessions to parks and car parks to continue it\u2019s programmes.<\/p>

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Keen to offer a helping hand, Kitlocker.com<\/a> opened their doors to mettle and provided a safe and warm space to continue delivering sessions.<\/p>

Without which, mettle\u2019s programmes and the amazing community that had been built over years would have ground to a halt.<\/p>"},"borderRadius":{"id":103582983,"value":"#{text.border.radius}"},"textColor":{"id":103582984,"value":"#{text.color}"},"backgroundColour":{"id":103582985,"value":"#0000"},"truncateHeight":{"id":103582986,"value":null},"template":{"id":103582987,"value":"text"},"padding":{"id":103582988,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":103582989,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":103582990,"value":"#{text.fullBackground.color}"},"published":{"id":103582991,"value":"1"},"conditions":{"id":103582992,"value":"[]"}}},{"id":4312436,"type":"textBlock","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":6,"items":[],"properties":{"html":{"id":103583025,"value":"

My co-founder Tom and I have had a strong relationship with mettle\u2019s founder Dave for almost two decades, pre-dating the birth of <\/em>Kitlocker.com<\/em><\/a>. His passion for what he does and the benefits mettle brings to the community are plain to see. So when we heard that they were struggling to find a home during the pandemic it was a no-brainer for us to offer a space.<\/em><\/p>

It\u2019s been amazing to see the club grow and develop since they moved in with us and we\u2019re very proud to have played a small part in helping them to achieve that. I also know that many of our employees (including myself) really enjoy using mettle\u2019s facilities and it has turned into a real perk of the job for our staff.<\/em><\/p>

Sheffield has always been a city of sport and community. This is a perfect example of that.<\/em><\/p>

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There\u2019s a great synergy between <\/em>Kitlocker.com<\/em><\/a>\u2019s brand and mettle\u2019s vision. It\u2019s a great relationship, where we offer <\/em>Kitlocker.com<\/em><\/a> staff training and exercise space in the mornings and the lunch times where they\u2019re working, and then we use the facility evenings or weekends.<\/em><\/p>

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It\u2019s really inspiring to see how the team at mettle are helping to transform people\u2019s lives through the the power of strength training.<\/p>

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