The heavy lifting (Badum tsss) to get the cup mostly came down to this lift.
185kg deadlift.
I fumbled hard on squat, got nowhere near my max (failed on depth 2 out of 3 attempts, sigh).
Bench was aight, but left a couple of kilo’s on the platform there too.
I won a goddamned cup yesterday by picking up things and putting them down again. Hah!
Best lifter of the day of both the men and women (most weight lifted compared to body weight).
I had a technique focused day for the first time in forever, and it felt so good. I was feeling worn down, starting to dread my workout, which was my body asking me to stop stressing it out. A technique week is going to do me good, so I can get back to lifting heavy. This is a wake up call to start considering my mesocycle way more
#gym #exercise #weightlifting #powerlifting #health #fitness #workingout #workout #burnout
New 5 rep max at 450 lbs / 204.5 kgs. Even at 43 y/o I still got it and I'm still not done!
Okay, humans of Mastodon. You need to watch this. It will make you feel wonderful, will warm your heart, maybe will have you shed a tear or two. Very highly recommended.
132,5 kg squat = 2,5kg PB.
RPE 7, so there’s lots of room there.
I think 140kg is in the cards on my next meet!
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Pink squats!!
125kgx2 with two gym buddies on the spotting duty.
Cycle 2 Week 3 in the books. Deload is next week then onto Cycle 3.
Sadly she did not make it. Should have loaded 320kg lol
#powerlifting is quite a niche sport.
Everyone gets 3 attempts on the squat, bench press, and the deadlift.
Your best attempt counts for your total.
If your interest is piqued, you can watch for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da29HBV-bZY
2025 marks my 7th year of consistent strength training.
That doesn’t mean that I’ve been training EFFECTIVELY for all those years. The first 2 years I wasn’t training heavy enough and didn’t really know how getting more muscular “worked”. I did manage to get my first pull-up and get to a 100kg deadlift.
From 2020 onwards, I’ve been coached by good coaches and started adding mass and strength. Went from 62kg bw to 73kg bw and learned what it means to train hard.
60kgx8 bench PB. On January 1st, can you believe it?! #powerlifting #gym
Posting a rare video because after not lifting over 200lbs for all of 2024 as I built back from a wrist injury—I tested my deadlift up to 244lbs tonight! (110.5 kilos) that’s a personal record jump of 28lbs, almost 13 kilos
#powerlifting
Oh, es gibt auch noch andere Nerds mit Liebe zum Schwergewicht 
https://media.ccc.de/v/dhcp-2024-41-code-kilo-schwergewichte-im-etwas-anderen-rack
Ich darf auf der #dhcp24 einen Talk zu #Powerlifting halten https://talks.dhcp.cfhn.it/dhcp-2024/talk/ULLCMW/
Ich nehme auch schon sehr gerne im Voraus Fragen, die ich aufgreifen kann, wenn ihr denn welche habt :D
Indonesia's most decorated Paralympic powerlifter is heading to Paris for a chance at her third medal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/paralympics/2024/08/26/summer-paralympics/indonesia-power-lifter-paralympics/ #paralympics #summerparalympics #2024parisparalympics #powerlifting #indonesia #ninengahwidiasih
Holy shit, after today's lifts I just realized I'm only 5 pounds away from the 1000lb club, which I haven't been in for over a decade. I could toss that 5lbs on the squat or dead lift bar and be done with it.
10 years after really f'n my back up doing deadlifts I never thought I'd be back to lifting this heavy (heavy for me anyway) in my mid 40's.
Stats this week:
Squat: 345lbs
Deadlift: 415lbs
Bench: 235lbs
Let's see what coach has programmed for next week.
Did my first #powerlifting meet! I hit all my lift attempts: squat 150 kg (330.75 lbs), bench 105 kg (231.53 lbs), and deadlift 202.5 kg (446.51 lbs). I likely could have pushed a bit more on squat and deadlift but I’m happy with those numbers, but bench was clearly a max. I got first place! I was the only one in my weight class and age division but I’ll take it! Definitely want to do another meet now!
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