Metro Elite Club Locations
Metro Elite has several training facilities across the Metropolitan NY area, on in NYC, another one Long Island, and two in New Jersey:
Lost Battalion Hall - Rego Park (Queens), NY
The Lost Battalion Hall (LBH) Weightlifting
program is conducted at at a facility owned and operated by the NYC
Parks & Recreation. Created in 1961 by Morris Weissbrot, Lost
Battalion Hall has produced some of the top lifters ever to come out
of the NY Metropolitan area. It is located at 93-29 Queens Blvd and
is easily accessible by highway (Long Island Expwy. to the Queens
Blvd. exit heading East and the Junction Blvd. exit heading West.
The R subway train stop at Woodhaven Blvd. is 2 blocks from LBH.
Olympians, Stan Bailey, Leston Sprauve, Jerry Hannan, Butch Curry
and Phil Grippaldi all trained extensively at LBH. Women's
World Champion Karyn Marshall trained at LBH as well, during her
years of highest performance at international levels, including her
World Championship victory in 1987. Pan American and multi-time National Champion, Gary Hanson
trained at LBH, as did Jr. World Record Holders, Victor Schreiner
and Artie Drechsler and Jr. World Team members Mario Lazzaro, Tom
DiFillippi and Ed Herger. Coach Artie Drechsler is available at LBH Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 7 PM to 10 PM and Saturdays from 1 PM to 5 PM. He is
recognized by USA Weightlifting as a Sr. International Coach and is
the author of "The Weightlifting Encyclopedia". Coach Joe Triolo, a
USA Weightlifting Club Coach works at LBH Mondays and Wednesdays
from 6:30 to 10 PM. Membership at LBH cost $100 per year (payable by credit card or
money order). Coach Peter Roselli has a club in Flemington, NJ.
A former national level lifter, coach Roselli has developed
multi-time National Champion and Jr. World Championship medalist,
Danica Rue. He has also coached Matt Rue, who has been Jr. National
Champion and Jr. American Recordholder, as well as a Jr. World Team
member. Peter is also recognized by USA Weightlifting as a Senior
International Coach. You can contact Peter at:
ptroselli@earthlink.net. Coach Nick Curry coaches at FDU. He has developed
a number of National level lifters as in as assistant strength coach
at FDU. He is recognized by USA Weightlifting as a Senior Coach. You
can contact him at: w8liftah@comcast.net. Coach Chris Smith coaches at Totally Fit in
Bethpage. Coach Smith has a Masters degree in Physical Education and
is recognized by USA Weightlifting as a Club Coach. He has coached
numerous athletes to the national level. You can contact him at:
eleiko2@aol.com. Flemington, NJ - Central NJ
Farleigh Dickinson University at Florham, NJ - Northern NJ
Bethpage, NY (Long Island)