Member Story: Simon – My 1st Powerlifting Competition
” This is a post Tom has asked me to write in relation to competing in my first powerlifting competitor yesterday at the BDFPA Welsh Qualifier in Cardiff. I’ve been weight training for around 25 years in numerous ways of training such as specific for throwing events in athletics, bodybuilding, strength training and callisthenics. But…
Belt or No Belt?
Should you wear a lifting belt? Roll back a few years and I would have answered that wearing a belt was cheating, along with wearing wrist wraps and any other ‘lifting aids’. Fast forward and my opinion is very different to this. So what is the reasoning behind wearing a belt? When I’m talking about…
Follow Your Own Path
Can you remember the first time you lifted weights? I can remember struggling to bench press 40kg, not knowing how to squat or deadlift. I would look at guys who could bench press the 30kg Dumbbells and think wow that’s impressive, I’d like to be able to do that. I had a good conversation with…
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