Category Archives: personal
The Books I Read In 2013
I’ve been posting, since 2009, the books i have read each year and providing a short review on each. This year is the same, except i have read only half as many books as I have done in previous years.…
Don’t Let Goals Stop Your Progress
Every Saturday morning I get up early to do my powerlifting training. Last Saturday was no different, except for the fact I was testing out my max competition lifts, all in the one training session. I hadn’t done this since…
Oceania Powerlifting Championships 2012
Just over a month ago, I competed in my first international powerlifting competition, that being, the Oceania Powerlifting and Bench Press Championship, which was held in Sydney. This competition brought together the best lifters in the region, with competitors from…
The Books I Read In 2012
Between work and my own training, I don’t have a lof of down-time. But when I do get the chance, I love to read. A good novel will help me relax and lets me escape to another place. I also…
2012 Australian Raw Powerlifting Championships
I recently competed in my first ever Australian Raw Powerlifting Championships. I’d been looking forward to this competition since competing in the final competition of 2011, the Matti Tikka Challenge. I took a few weeks off training over Christmas and started the…
Matti Tikka Powerlifting Challenge
On 3rd December, 2011, I competed in the last powerlifting competition for the year, the Matti Tikka Powerlifting Challenge, in North Sydney, following a successful competition I did back in July, 2011. I was hoping to achieve an official Elite…