Weightlifting · Australia

Find your next weightlifting partner nearby.

Find local lifters looking for a training partner, reliable spotter or focused strength session.

Two adults training together in a modern gym, one performing a barbell lift while the other spots

From discovery to your next lift

Getting started takes a few minutes. Here is how most weightlifting connections begin.

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Find

Browse local lifters by suburb, experience, training style and strength goals.

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Connect

Send a message, choose a gym and arrange a training time.

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Lift together

Meet up, warm up and enjoy a focused strength session.

Choose your level

Find a weightlifting partner at your level

Match with local lifters based on your experience, training style and strength goals.

Beginner

New to lifting or returning after a break. Build confidence with technique, form and foundational movements.

Intermediate

Comfortable with the main lifts and ready to improve strength, programming and consistency.

Advanced

Experienced under heavier loads and focused on refined technique, performance and personal bests.

Two people weightlifting together in a bright modern gym with safe technique and supportive partnership

Lift your way

Choose the kind of weightlifting session you're looking for and find Hobbimates with similar training goals.

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Casual

  • Enjoy a relaxed social gym session with a Hobbimate.

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Competitive

  • Challenge yourself and push your personal bests with a Hobbimate.

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Training

  • Practise your technique and build strength with a Hobbimate.

WEIGHTLIFTING ACROSS AUSTRALIA

Weightlifting players, wherever you are

Discover where Australia's weightlifting community is most active on Hobbimate.

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Sydney

Sydney city line-art illustration

From Rushcutters Bay and the eastern suburbs through to the inner west, north shore and beaches, find a gym buddy in Sydney on Hobbimate.

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Melbourne

Melbourne city line-art illustration

From the inner city through to local spots across the east and bayside, find a gym buddy in Melbourne on Hobbimate.

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Brisbane

Brisbane city line-art illustration

From New Farm and Paddington through to West End and the southern suburbs, find a gym buddy in Brisbane on Hobbimate.

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Perth

Perth city line-art illustration

From Subiaco and Cottesloe through to Leederville and the northern suburbs, find a gym buddy in Perth on Hobbimate.

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Adelaide

Adelaide city line-art illustration

From the city parklands through to the eastern, inner-south and coastal suburbs, find a gym buddy in Adelaide on Hobbimate.

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Canberra

Canberra city line-art illustration

Across Belconnen, Woden, Tuggeranong and the inner north, find a gym buddy in Canberra on Hobbimate.

01

Sydney

Sydney city line-art illustration

From Rushcutters Bay and the eastern suburbs through to the inner west, north shore and beaches, find a gym buddy in Sydney on Hobbimate.

02

Melbourne

Melbourne city line-art illustration

From the inner city through to local spots across the east and bayside, find a gym buddy in Melbourne on Hobbimate.

03

Brisbane

Brisbane city line-art illustration

From New Farm and Paddington through to West End and the southern suburbs, find a gym buddy in Brisbane on Hobbimate.

04

Perth

Perth city line-art illustration

From Subiaco and Cottesloe through to Leederville and the northern suburbs, find a gym buddy in Perth on Hobbimate.

05

Adelaide

Adelaide city line-art illustration

From the city parklands through to the eastern, inner-south and coastal suburbs, find a gym buddy in Adelaide on Hobbimate.

06

Canberra

Canberra city line-art illustration

Across Belconnen, Woden, Tuggeranong and the inner north, find a gym buddy in Canberra on Hobbimate.

01

Sydney

Sydney city line-art illustration

From Rushcutters Bay and the eastern suburbs through to the inner west, north shore and beaches, find a gym buddy in Sydney on Hobbimate.

02

Melbourne

Melbourne city line-art illustration

From the inner city through to local spots across the east and bayside, find a gym buddy in Melbourne on Hobbimate.

03

Brisbane

Brisbane city line-art illustration

From New Farm and Paddington through to West End and the southern suburbs, find a gym buddy in Brisbane on Hobbimate.

04

Perth

Perth city line-art illustration

From Subiaco and Cottesloe through to Leederville and the northern suburbs, find a gym buddy in Perth on Hobbimate.

05

Adelaide

Adelaide city line-art illustration

From the city parklands through to the eastern, inner-south and coastal suburbs, find a gym buddy in Adelaide on Hobbimate.

06

Canberra

Canberra city line-art illustration

Across Belconnen, Woden, Tuggeranong and the inner north, find a gym buddy in Canberra on Hobbimate.

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