Athletic Lab is one of the premier performance centers in the country. We take pride in our incredibly diverse community. Our members range from fitness enthusiasts looking to get in the best shape of their lives to elite professional athletes. The common denominator across all our members is that they are hard-working and goal-oriented.

Each month we highlight one or more of our members in our member of the month feature. For the month of March we’ve selected 3 members of the Athletic Lab Weightlifting Team: Brooke Dunkley, Alan Hicks, and Drew Daner. These three athletes recently competed at the USA Weightlifting American Open Series 1 Event held at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH.

You can read about previous members of the month here.

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Name: Brooke Dunkley

What city were you born in? Raleigh

What do you do when you’re not training at Athletic Lab (occupation, hobbies, etc)? I’m a first year biomedical engineering major at NCSU, so when I’m not studying I am either lifting, sleeping, or spending time with friends and family.

What’s your favorite exercise? Least favorite? Favorite: cleans; Least favorite: JERKS

What do you feel has been your greatest accomplishment since you started training? I qualified for some pretty big meets early in my weightlifting career, and I recently placed 9th at my first university nationals!

What motivates you in your training? I’m chasing a lot of goals this year (qualify for American Open finals, hit 100kg on my clean and jerk), but the weightlifting team is really what makes me look forward to lifting everyday and pushes me to be my best!

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Name: Alan Hicks

What city were you born in? Henderson, NC

What do you do when you’re not training at Athletic Lab (occupation, hobbies, etc)? I like to do a little bit of photography, but mostly I’m doing schoolwork in my free time or I’m working.

What’s your favorite exercise? Least favorite? Snatch/Jerk ; Jerk Doubles

What do you feel has been your greatest accomplishment since you started training? Hitting 100kg on Clean & Jerk

What motivates you in your training? I go into every session trying to be better than I was the day before, so that’s pretty motivating for me

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Name: Drew Daner

What city were you born in? Dallas, TX

What do you do when you’re not training at Athletic Lab (occupation, hobbies, etc)? When I’m not training, I like hanging out with my friends.

What’s your favorite exercise? Least Favorite? Back Squat; Lateral Lunge

What do you feel has been your greatest accomplishment since you started training? My greatest accomplishment since I started training is winning gold at the Arnold.

What motivates you in your training? To stay motivated, I like to think about future meets.