Swindon Barbell had 3 coaches competing on the IPF World Powerlifting championships final week together with Matt Watson, Christie Civetta and Charlie Shotton-Gale.
Matt, who had not too long ago competed on the Western European Championships and now finishing his first ever World competitors, was aiming for some good private bests on this competitors and, began strongly attaining a PB squat.
Subsequent up was bench, and after a simple opening try, sadly, Matt miss-grooved his second try which means he took it once more for his third try however it flew up leaving him with a private greatest by 5k in competitors however nonetheless off that magical 200k mark, with 195k. His deadlift was at all times going to be his weakest elevate however he was decided to try to he actually did, attaining success with each his opening makes an attempt he went for 237.5k for his third and managed to only about grind it out.
Christie, who additionally competed not too long ago on the Western Europeans, was getting into her second ever worlds however her first as a 72k lifter and he or she was up towards some loopy competitors! High 10 ladies squatting over 200k and prime 6 benching over 150k.
Though her squat didn’t deliver her a private greatest, her bench actually did and he or she had 3 profitable makes an attempt leaving her with 112.5k. Christie completed the competitors with 3 profitable deadlifts ending on 185k, 5kg greater than her 84kg private greatest. Christie is extremely motivated and hungry for extra PBs within the 72k class in 2018.
Charlie was getting into her 7th World championships and was ending up a rocky 2017 full of accidents, private obstacles and notably missing in private bests. However she had her fingers crossed this competitors can be the one to show the yr round and that her shoulder would maintain out throughout bench and never blow on her.
Charlie was manner down on her squat, attaining solely 210k, however managed to efficiently enhance her personal British bench report as much as 142.5k. She was very excited throughout the deadlift part and actually fired as much as try to interrupt the British deadlift report that stood at 208k. Though she did arise with 210k it was deemed not locked out and so she was not giving the elevate. This has left her hungry for extra and hoping to smash all her private bests on the British championships in January.
The British Championships will see 5 full Powerlifting and 3 Bench only rivals attending from Swindon Barbell displaying what a qualitative membership, supporting surroundings and good teaching can result in!
