Meet the Swindon Barbell 2018 British Open Powerlifting Championships workforce! – Swindon Barbell

January 21 sees a few of Britain’s best Powerlifters competing on the British Open championships in Horncastle, Lincolnshire.

Amongst the lineup we now have 6 of Swindon Barbell’s greatest Outfitted lifters in attendance in addition to a powerful workforce of coaches, managers and supporters

Click on on their names to leap straight to their profile.

Meet The Staff

Girls workforce:

Males’s workforce:

Administration and help workforce:

• Helen Toms
• Karl Marillier
• Joe Humphrey
• Chris Guttridge
• Jon Coe

You will discover hyperlinks to stay stream, line up and extra about powerlifting under:

Emily-Jane Shepard

Emily started powerlifting with certainly one of Swindon Barbell’s grass roots membership, New School Powerlifting Membership solely 12 months in the past in Jan 2017.

Since then she has competed in uncooked competitions however excelled a lot she has certified for each uncooked (traditional powerlifting, with none gear) and this weekend’s outfitted open championships.

She has some very stiff opposition within the Junior class this yr however has been working laborious within the fitness center and is able to attempt her greatest and smash out some private greatest’s.

Christie Civetta

This might be Christie’s third British open championships and is combating to retain her title as Britain’s strongest 72k girl however, like Emily, she is going to face some severe competitors.

She has simply returned from the IPF World Open championships the place she his some superb private greatest’s and, judging by this coaching video, this weekend is ready to be the identical.

Charlie Shotton-Gale

Charlie goes in to this weekend’s nationwide championships aiming to safe her tenth British title, an exceptional achievement from this previous hand.

She additionally has her sights set on breaking the all-time British Powerlifting complete document, at present held by Mertle Augee which is 587.5k.  Charlie’s present competitors greatest is 572.5k, though her particular person bests (within the squat, bench and deadlift) do quantity to greater than this so if Charlie can pull all of it collectively on the day we might be in for an thrilling competitors.

If Charlie can beat her greatest squat, seen right here, of 227.5k she’ll be on for a great begin to hit that document.

Matt Watson

Matt has additionally returned just lately from the IPF World opens, nonetheless, has been battling a long run shoulder damage.  This has not deterred him from coaching laborious when he can and following good restoration protocols when he has to!

Matt, as with all of the lifters, is dealing with a giant battle with lots of the -93k males together with Milton Keyenes Andy Champ.

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Akin Makinde

Akin, who’s spouse gave delivery to their first youngster in 2017, has been working laborious to steadiness a brand new household life, work and coaching.

Nonetheless, he’s thrown himself in to the brand new gear from Titan Help Techniques and is trying to put in some loopy numbers from this comparatively novice powerlifter.

Nonetheless, he’s up in opposition to unreal opposition within the likes of present GB workforce members Jake O’Neil and former IPF World Open Champion Dean Bowring.

Dawid ‘Wozza’ Wozniak

The Sunday will see Britain’s greatest Bench presses battle it out to assert Gold and our very personal Polish Energy might be within the line up.

Wozza has been making unbelievable enhancements utilizing his bench shirt and is de facto excited to get on the platform and smash out private greatest’s, aiming for these medals!

If you wish to know extra concerning the competitors or about powerlifting see the hyperlinks on the prime of this web page or e mail us at lifter@swindonbarbell.com