Tag Archives: powerlifting
Arnold Sports Festival 2015
It’s been two and half weeks since I competed at the 2015 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It was a turbulent trip away with some great highs and some personal lows. But all in all, it was a wonderful experience.…
The pain game: Coping with injuries
Injuries suck. Suck big time. They can be devastating to people who have an active lifestyle and/or are training for an event or sport. One such injury happened to me just over 10 weeks ago. My training for the upcoming…
NSPC Powerlifting Challenge
On Sunday 28 September I competed at the NSPC Raw Powerlifting Challenge. The aim of this competition was to build confidence for the major competition to come in December, that being the Oceania/Asia Championships. I weighed in at 50.75kg and…
2014 Australian Raw Powerlifting Championships
Last Friday I competed in the 2014 Australian Raw Powerlifting Championships. It was a high profile event, with the Championships being held at the Australian Fitness and Health Expo in Melbourne. It was my most enjoyable and successful competition to…
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…
5 Reasons Why Women Should Lift Heavy
Being a competitive powerlifter, I obviously have a love for lifting heavy weights and being a personal trainer, I love to share this love with my clients, especially women who before training with me would never have thought about giving…