Wear fun and/or comfortable attire that you can express yourself and lift safely in!

From Ethos Fitness + Performance: Bare feet are recommended for members. If you would like to wear shoes, we suggest a minimal soled shoe such as Inov-8, New Balance Minimus or Vibram 5 fingers. Outdoor shoes are NOT allowed in the gym.

Since we are in the city, we do recommend carpooling or taking public transportation if possible.

Parking:

There is metered parking available along Albany, Malden and Wareham Street. There is also 2 hour visitor parking on nearby streets. Please be sure to read the signs and note that street cleaning is on Thursdays March 1-Dec. 31st.

There is a lot directly behind the gym that is $10 for 2 hours. Please do not park without paying as you may be towed.

Paid parking is available for $2.50/hour at the GTI lot located under the I-93 overpass, directly across the street from Rotch Playground (Randolph Street) - about a 5 minute walk from our facility.

Public Transportation:

Orange Line: Tufts Medical (5 minute walk), Back Bay (8-10 minute walk)

Red Line: Broadway stop, 5 minute walk down East Berkeley Street, take left at Harrison Ave

Silver line: SL4 and SL5

Buses that stop nearby, < 5 minute walk: 9, 10, 11, 15, 47, SL4, SL5

We are so excited for you to have your first experience at Lift for Pride! Unlike traditional powerlifting meets, this event is deadlift only and weight classes and gender categorizations have been eliminated.

Lifts will be organized into “flights,” or groups of about 12-15 people lifting similar weights in the order of weight attempt selection (this is why we ask for your first lift attempt in the registration form!)

Flights will also be organized by lightest attempt to heaviest attempt.

After each of your lifts, you will indicate to us the weight of your next attempt.

You will have 3 lift opportunities!

All gender identities and all weight classes lift together.

Bring your excitement and enthusiasm and anything that will feel supportive for you for the day!

You might want extra clothes to change into before or after lifting.

Please bring a water bottle - there is a water cooler to refill but no cups.

A hand towel could be useful for you after lifts!

We will have some small snacks on hand for lifters. Please feel free to bring your own snacks!

8:00 am: Doors open with check ins

9:00 am: Warm ups commence

10:00 am: First lift officially commences at 10:00

2:00 pm: We plan to be wrapped up for the day no later than 2:00 pm

We will be organized into 3 flights, A, B, and C.

Flight A will kick us off and each lifter in flight A will cycle through and do their 3 lifts. Then, flight B, then flight C.

You will indicate your estimation of the weight of your first lift on the registration form so we can organize the flights.

We estimate about an hour (depending on how many lifters in a flight) for each flight with a 15 minute intermission between flights

At the end of all the lifts, we’ll have time for celebrating together.

Super! Just email michelle at michelle@michellefarrellcoaching.com with updated lift amount at least 48 hours before the event to update the flights and order of lifters as needed!

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We welcome and encourage your fans to join us!

A donation of $10 is suggested to watch the event.

Please have your family and friends donate using Michelle Farrell’s Venmo @Michelle-Farrell-24

No “hitching”

No dropping the barbell

No straps

Full lockout

Please share this event with friends, family, social media, etc!

We are aiming to raise $15,000 this year for Trans Re!istance MA and Queer Gym Pop Up.

We appreciate your efforts!

We love volunteers! Please email Michelle at michelle@michellefarrellcoaching.com if you or your friends are interested in voluteering so she can add you to the list!