Apologies for the lack of updates on my blog, it seems the world and his wife wish to get in shape for the upcoming festive season so consequently I have been kept incredibly busy!
A couple of weeks ago I took part in the British Drug Free Powerlifting All English competition held in Bournemouth. This competition was run by Paul Rees from Bournemouth Barbell Club who always puts on a great day. The All English was the first opportunity to qualify for the British Championships next year and my goal on this occasion was to qualify.
On the build up to the competition I took it upon myself to drop a weight category from the 82.5kg Class to the 75kg Class. This was mainly due to me wishing to be more competitive by holding onto my current strength levels while reducing body fat.
Prior to the cut I was walking round at a body weight of 85kg and over the course of 6 weeks dropped to 75kg on the morning before the competition. My approach consisted of lots of strength training combined with high intensity conditioning using kettlebells and Bulgarian Bag training. The result is I look and feel so much more athletic which is always a good thing!
On the day of the competition I weighed in at 74.3kg after a little fluid manipulation the day previous. Perfect!
I had a great day and managed the following lifts:-
Squat 135kg, 142.5kg, 150kg
Bench Press 110kg, 115kg, 120kg
Deadlift 180kg, 187.5kg, 195kg.
Each of the top lifts was a personal best at this body weight and my total of 465kg qualifies me early for the British Champs next year.
Now I have the winter to prepare and gradually get stronger while keeping my body weight around the 77kg mark. So far it is going incredibly well and last week I hit a 170kg * 6 rep personal best and 190kg sumo deadlift.
Here is a clip of the 190kg Sumo Deadlift.
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