British Unequipped Bench Press 2008

I haven't competed in at least a year so I can honestly say I was very nervous especially that it is a British event. My weight has been an issue for the last few months but I did manage to work very hard over the last few weeks and resist temptation and record my lowest weight of 79.4kg in competition.

I opened the comp with an easy 110kg which I just passed with a 2 to 1 vote by the judges, lift two came around quick so I felt I would go for broke with a 117.5kg, which I pressed with all three judges passing it. By the last lift there was six lifters attempting 120kg and if all completed the lift then we would be separated by body weight. I had my third attempt first and pressed again with three passes to sit in 4th place in the senior category. 4 other lifters also managed to lift 120kg and I was in the middle with two heavier and two lighter. Overall a great day and I came 9th overall out of 15. More to come from me with me hopefully dropping down to the 75kg class and lifting much better. I have videos of all three lifts thanks to Sammy-Jo!!

British Unequipped Bench Press 2008

I was searching the web on some powerlifting websites and found out that I had qualified for this years event through competing last year. So I thought this would be a great chance to get some practice in although it was one month away!!! So my training has changed and I have had to get used to the pauses again which I have found really hard but I have managed 120kg in training. In last years event I managed 115kg in 82.5kg class so I and confident I can Improve on this total. I have one more 1 rep max test before the comp so I hope I can nail 122.5kg, I'll post all results and my placing. My weight is going down slowly also as I'm hoping to slip into the 75kg class and I'm currently at about 81.5kg, down from 84.5kg so I hope to reach the 70's by the end of the month.