UQ Challenge, Powerlifting Competition

I spent the day coaching at the UQ Challenge in Brisbane, a great day was had by all and included a new Australian Squat record among the mix.

As a coach I had 1 lifter participating in this powerlifting meet with great success. Declan in the Under 59 kg Division, opened with an easy Squat of 100 kg with 2nd and 3rd attempts at 110kg and 115 kg respectively. 115 being a new meet PB.

For the Bench Press round, Declan put up an easy opener at 70 kg, followed by a solid 75 kg for the second lift. An attempt at 80 kg failed with a rushed set-up. 75 kg was still a new meet PB.

In the Deadlift again the opener was a conservative at 110 kg followed by a 120 kg Deadlift. For the final lift a new all time personal best was attempted and achieved at 130 kg beating the old mark by 10 kg.

With a total of 320 kg, this meets the qualifying mark needed for both National Championships and Asia/Oceania Championships at the end of the year.