Swindon Barbell take medals, data and thanks on the South West Championships 2018 – Swindon Barbell

Swindon barbell shone via on the South West Powerlifting championships this

weekend with 2 winners, a bronze medal, many south west data, and a hoard of supporters enabling the competitors to go forward.

The weekend started with the Women on Saturday morning.

The membership had:

The Sunday noticed the Males’s workforce carry out together with:

Operating this variety of lifters would have been inconceivable with out the unbelievable workforce supporting them and the coaches together with:

• Workforce Supervisor and Photographer:  Kat Armstrong

• Head Coach:  Charlie Shotton-Gale

• Supporting Coaches:  Matt Watson, Christie Civetta, Cali Fidget

• MC:  Matt Tate
• Desk organisers:  Vicky Pollard,  Sarah Robinson

• Platform crew, spotters and loading volunteers from Swindon Barbell:
  • Karl Marillier
  • Jon Coe
  • Alex Knox
  • Emily-Jane Sheppard
  • Matt Webster
  • Steve Howsen
  • Chris Gutteridge
  • Daniel Coles
  • Farris Collins

Emily-Jane

Emily, getting ready for the European Junior Powerlifting championships in 3 weeks’ time, was utilizing this competitors as a tester to seek out out what she is succesful in the mean time after just lately experiencing large enhancements in power, It was additionally a chance to check out some methods in competitors to see in the event that they paid off.

They did!

Emily hit a 15kg private greatest (PB) on her Squat, a 15kg PB on her bench and a 2.5k PB on her Deadlift, taking her greatest whole from 290kg on the British championships in January to 322.5kg on Saturday.

She feels prepared and ready for the European championships now!

Kasia

Kasia hoped for an enormous bench at this competitors and though it didn’t go precisely to plan however she nonetheless got here away with PBs on all lifts, in addition to profitable first place in her class! She was happy. Simply not with Bench.

Daybreak

Daybreak, returning to her first British

Powerlifting competitors in a couple of years, battled nerves and incorrect gear choice to energy on via and qualify for the British Masters championship. She additionally managed to win Bronze within the open age class, while being a Masters 2!

Joe

Joe was competing in his first ever geared up championships, so was testing the waters in all areas.

As regular, Joe’s coaching had been spotty however his efficiency was incredible. Solely lacking 1 carry – his remaining bench on a technicality – he carried out fantastically and hit some unbelievable numbers.

We are able to’t wait to see what this 20-year-old has in his future.

Chris

After taking a while away from Powerlifting, and desirous to eradicate all of the errors seen in final yr’s efficiency, Chris was feeling sturdy and centered for this competitors.

He managed to hit PBs throughout the board and got here away feeling motivated, optimistic and pushed towards his subsequent competitors.

Dan

This was Dan’s second ever Powerlifting competitors and first ever affiliated one, so the nerves have been actual.

He managed to joke his method via your entire competitors and was very entertaining for Coach Charlie, albeit barely tough to comply with typically.

Dan’s Deadlift was the excellent carry for him of the day, reaching an easy 200k at simply 93k body weight.

Dan needs to thank coaches Charlie Marillier and Helen Toms for teaching him over the past 3 months and serving to him in his phrases go from ‘Newbie’ to ‘Barely Much less Newbie.’  You’re welcome Dan.

Farris

Nonetheless solely 20 years outdated and beforehand a GB Junior at World degree, Farris got here to this competitors additionally testing out some adjustments to his coaching and seeing what degree he can obtain.

His squats didn’t go to plan, however he pulled it out of the bag for the ultimate one. Although his bench and deadlifts have been hampered by harm barely Farris nonetheless carried out fantastically and is aiming for the English championships with this new whole.

Tom

Like Dan, this was additionally Tom’s second ever Powerlifting competitors and first affiliated

one. Tom managed to compose his nerves extraordinarily effectively and overcome a years’ price of well being points to match his PB on his sumo deadlift, and be inside a gnat’s whisker of PBs on each his squat and bench press. On failing to finish his remaining bench press Tom stated “proper, that’s it, I’ll have to join one other competitors now”. This competitors noticed Tom lastly obtain a really long-term objective; compete in an open Powerlifting competitors, and it appears to be like like he’s caught the bug.

Coach Charlie has expressed simply how proud she was to see him on that platform after supporting his improvement for therefore a few years.

Mark

As soon as once more, Mark was additionally getting into his second ever comp and first ever affiliated one alongside Tom and Dan.

Mark, former rugby participant and referee, was pushed to right the technical errors he made on the Novice competitors, held by Swindon Barbell in March, and hit 9/9.  Nonetheless, among the errors returned and a few new ones arose however he held his composure and sailed via for an unbelievable 20k deadlift PB with masses left within the tank.

The silent assist

Swindon Barbell want to prolong a particular thanks Karl Marillier who has been a relentless assist to the membership, with out being a lifter himself and thus getting the assist again in return. He’s all the time supporting folks throughout coaching classes and at competitions, serving to on platforms to identify and cargo when it’s vital, and guaranteeing everyone seems to be catered for.

It’s volunteers like Karl that hold sports activities going, particularly Swindon Barbell.

What’s subsequent for Swindon Barbell

April

• Head Coach Charlie Shotton-Gale can be doing a Powerlifting Seminar at Battleground Fitness center, Swindon
• We’re sending a lot of our Outfitted coaches to Bethnal Inexperienced Weightlifting membership for a coaching/taster session organised by Martin Bass

Could

July