About Wood Weightlifting

Adler Edwards

Adler started his strength journey with Crossfit in 2016 and transitioned to the sport of Weightlifting in 2018 and has been a student of the sport ever since. Adler competed as a junior athlete at the national level for several years, during training Adler always asked questions, paid attention to details, and enjoyed helping other lifters. 

Adler got his USAW Level 1 certification and began his coaching journey in 2020. With a desire to learn and grow as a coach Adler took every opportunity he could find to improve his coaching between internships, courses, books, weekend seminars, all the way to just taking every chance he could to sit down and converse with other coaches. Adler has spent the last 5 years coaching in the sport of Weightlifting and continuing to learn and improve as a coach. 

Adler is the founder of “Kilos Against Cancer” a charitable organization that uses the sport of weightlifting to raise money and awareness for the fight against cancer. Hosting events throughout the entire country, Adler aims to gather the weightlifting

community together in the fight against cancer and share the stories of cancer survivors that are currently weightlifters such as himself. 

Adler is dedicated to making his athletes the best version of themselves both in and outside of the gym.