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Jason
ABPU <100kg Classic M1
AWPC World Championships: [<100kg Classic Open]
2018: 2nd | 2019: 1st
A/WPC European Championships: [<100kg Classic M1]
2024: 1st
British Record: [<100kg Classic M1]
Bench: 150kg
World Record: [<100kg Classic M1]
Deadlift: 255kg
Sylwia
ABPU <56kg / <60kg Classic Open
A/BPU Single Lift British Championship: [<60kg Raw Open]
2024: 1st
A/BPU British Championship: [<60kg Classic Open]
2021: 2nd*
*whilst 12 weeks pregnant
Mark
ABPU <100kg Raw M5
After coming to powerlifting from OCR and Strongman, Mark has achieved a lot in the last 3 years! With more to come in the 2024 season where he will attempt multiple WORLD RECORDS.
A/BPU British Championships: [<100kg Raw M5]
2021: 1st | 2022: 1st | 2023: 1st
A/WPC European Championships: [<100kg Raw M5]
2024: 1st +Best Lifter
AWPC World Championships: [<100kg Raw M5]
2022: 2nd | 2023: 1st
British Records: [M5 <100kg Raw]
Squat: 155kg | Deadlift: 210kg | Total: 462.5kg
Katarzyna
ABPU <60kg Raw Open
With just over a years training under her belt, Kasia made her powerlifting debut in January 2024. She is now in prep for the British Championship, with sights set on some big PBs!
Comp PBs [<60kg Raw Open]
Squat: 110kg
Bench: 47.5kg
Deadlift: 135kg
Total: 292.5kg
Joe
ABPU <90kg Raw Jnr
Entering his first season in 2024, Joe qualified for both the British and European Championships in his first comp. This meant a trip to Finland for Euros, and coming home a European Champion 🥇.
Next stop Brits and then, hopefully, Worlds
A/WPC European Championships: [<90kg Raw Jnr]
2024: 1st
Comp PBs [<90kg Raw Jnr]
Squat: 190kg
Bench: 145kg
Deadlift: 237.5kg
Total: 572.5kg
Bhonae
ABPU <90kg Raw Open
After a somewhat rocky start to the year, Bhonae found her groove on her second outing and will be heading up to Manchester for the British Championship in July (where we're expecting to see some big numbers!). With any luck, from there it'll be on to AWPC Worlds in Ireland.
Comp PBs [<90kg Raw Open]
Squat: 130kg
Bench: 72.5kg
Deadlift: 165kg
Total: 367.5kg
Dan
ABPU <82.5kg Raw Jnr
Dan started the season with his eyes firmly fixed on one thing, qualifying for the British Championship. When his first competition didn't go quite to plan he rallied, went straight on to the next, and... hit the total he needed and then some! Next stop, Brits.
Comp PBs [<82.5kg Raw Jnr]
Squat: 170kg
Bench: 102.5kg
Deadlift: 220kg
Total: 492.5kg
Louise
ABPU <60kg Raw Open
Busy mum by day, powerlifter by other time of day!
In her first year competing Louise has already achieved a lot, including a European title, a Best Lifter award and a World Record!
With Brits to come soon Lou has her sights set on more records and not just qualifying for Worlds, but coming back with something shiny.
A/WPC European Championships: [<60kg Raw Open]
2024: 1st +Best Lifter
World Record: [<60g Classic Sub-Masters]
Squat: 132.5kg
Lesley
BPU <67.5kg Raw M5 [deadlift only]
18 months ago Lesley had never thought of entering a powerlifting competition! Now... she entered, she hit the number she needed, she went on to the single lift British Championship, she came home with 🥇 and an invitation to the WPC World Championship '24 in Illinois.
Maciej
ABPU <125kg Raw Open [bench only]
A/BPU Single Lift British Championships: [<125kg Raw Open]
2023: 1st | 2024: 1st
After a very comfortable win at the Single Lift British Championship to retain his title as British Champion, Maciej received his invite to the World Championship '24 in Limerick, Ireland.
Next step: break some records. 💪
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Sylwia becomes a powerlifter
September 2020... gyms had just re-opened. Lots of people were still unsure how they felt being around other people after months at home and gyms across the country were still adapting to new Covid-19 protocols put in place by the government and UK Active. In the midst of these uncertain times, Strength Lab hosted the first post lock-down, federation affiliated, open, powerlifting competition in the UK.
A no-show at weigh-in lead to the president of the A/BPU offering Sylwia a last minute opportunity to compete. At Strength Lab we always try to lead by example. So she borrowed a singlet and some knee sleeves (never having put knee sleeves on before) and went for it.
Sylwia had only squatted on a mono lift once before. She'd never lifted to commands before. She had no preparation of any kind! She had also given birth to her first child just 11 weeks prior AND suffered a ruptured appendix a week after that!
So, 9 weeks to the day after being on a respirator, in a medically induced coma post appendectomy, she stepped on to a platform for the first time - loved it, smashed it and qualified for the ABPU British Championships 2021. Despite having to breast feed between deadlift attempts! 😮🤣
If you're looking for motivation postpartum - look no further!
