OUR story
Our story began in 1983 with a stack of unstable, wooden blocks. Today, DC Blocks® are modular, lightweight, and durable to enhance strength and power in all active populations.
ABOUT DC BLOCKS®
All things being equal, the most powerful athlete wins. Lifting from blocks allows lifters to correctly place their body and the bar in the optimum position to quickly and repeatedly impart the greatest amount of force with the greatest velocity possible. This violent movement develops huge power output that transfers to many sports, especially weightlifting.
DC Blocks® started out at the Belleville Weightlifting Club in 1983 as a series of stacked, unstable wooden 2" x 6"s nailed together to fit my dimensions. Those blocks were lightweight but not interlocking; spectacular crashes happened when I missed a big lift; the blocks, bar, and weights came tumbling down all over the place in a heap.
Today, patented technology processes previously deemed “un-recyclable” materials into loaves of malleable, warm plastic. These loaves are then placed inside a mold and, using a hydraulic press, the material is squeezed into patented Derrick Crass (DC) Blocks®. Each DC Block® is cooled while inside the mold and then emerges as one solid, stiff construction with superior impact resistance, strong, stackable, and indestructible.
SUSTAINABILITY
We strive to reduce our carbon footprint by using 100% recycled materials to manufacture our products. We encourage Fair Trade by having honest and transparent dialogues with international distributors in an effort to establish an equitable relationship. We outsource our production and fulfillment to companies who share our practices. We provide free or low-cost products to persons, organizations, and countries in need. In addition, we volunteer our time in educational and service settings nationally and internationally on an as needed basis. Since inception we have kept 880,000 pounds of plastic out of oceans and landfills.
WHO WE SERVE
DC Blocks® proudly serves hundreds of locations including training facilities, gyms, major and minor league sports teams, universities, schools, hospitals, rehab facilities, and military bases across the world.
Site photo credits: Anne Lehman, Bruce Klemens and Harvey Newton