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Training

Four disciplines. One platform. No shortcuts.
Discipline I

Powerlifting

Jack King's Gym is home to some of the top powerlifting competitors in North Carolina and the country. We train the squat, bench, and deadlift with competition-grade equipment — power racks, calibrated plates, and a competition platform.

Whether you're preparing for your first meet or chasing a state record, the platform is loaded and the coaching lineage runs deep.

Equipment Competition power racks, calibrated plates, deadlift platforms
Discipline II

Olympic Lifting

Jack King's roots are in Olympic lifting — the snatch, the clean and jerk, the press. He competed from 1955 through the 1970s, connected to the York Barbell tradition through Bill Starr.

That coaching lineage is still alive in this gym. Heavy squats, heavy cleans, and the kind of technique work that only comes from decades on the platform.

Lineage York Barbell Club → Bill Starr → Jack King → You
Discipline III

Bodybuilding

29 wins. Masters' Mr. America. Masters' Mr. Universe. All natural. All drug-free. Jack King proved that the old way works — heavy compound movements, real food, and consistency measured in decades.

This gym is and always has been a drug-free facility. The results speak for themselves.

Standard Natural · Drug-free · Since 1976
Discipline IV

Strongman

Atlas stones. Yoke walks. Log press. Farmer's carries. The iron doesn't care what shape it comes in — if you move heavy things, you're home.

We have the implements and the space. Bring the work ethic.

Implements Atlas stones, yoke, log, farmer's handles

The Gym

880 Peters Creek Pkwy B, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Mon–Fri 8am–8pm · Sat–Sun 9am–3pm

Call — (336) 723-7275
Walk in. Sign the book. Pick up something heavy.