Assiduous Training Process

The secrets of the day taper must not be revealed 🤫 707.5kg • S 260kg • B 147.5kg • D 300kg BW 81.4kg @assiduous.tp @_mattbartholomew 📷 @thirds.co

APA Mega Nationals 2026 🥇 M2 U93 Champion 645kg TOTAL Grateful for the win, Grateful for the bench PR/NR, Grateful to be in a position to throw caution to the wind on my third deadlift (that was hella fun), Grateful for the APA community. S 225kg (-5kg) B 152.5kg (+2.5kg NR) D 267.5kg (-13kg) Coach @_mattbartholomew @assiduous.tp 🫡 Physio @lulnex @kintsugi.performance Gym @breakthroughpowerlifting @breakthroughfitness_ Supplements @adrenalinehq 🎥 @thirds.co Edit by my Cobba @adobolix

So many good things to say about MegaNats. Catching up with all the people, seeing all the amazing lifts and the sense of community we’ve built here. In a tight run race with @i_am.maiko I just managed to scrape through with the win. Squat 127.5kg (2.5kg less than my PR) Bench 77.5 (2.5kg PR) Deadlift 145kg (2.5kg PR) Thank you @_mattbartholomew always there with the best advice and making the maths work. @abstarini thank you for having this vision and the know how to pull it off. @mattkim89 thank you for keeping my muscles moving. 📸 @thirds.co . . . . #girlswholift #powerlifting #sbd #strengthtraining #TeamMB @assiduous.tp

Nationals 2026 4th place 🇦🇺 A very stacked class of strong lifters, very happy with the results we came away with, had an absolute blast and can’t wait to be back next year. Shoutout to the main man matty b for yet another perfect comp plan And hats off to all the volunteers who made this event possible (including me 😜) time to cook for next comp 😋 280 S (+15kg) 162.5 B (match, skill issued by 170 💀) 300 D (+20kg) @bylinkyboy for this absolute masterpiece finally a third deadlift 😭🙏

Break All Limits VII My 2nd powerlifting competition and perfect day all around 🌟 S: 90 / 97.5 / 102.5 B: 65 / 70 / 72.5 (+7.5kg) D: 125 / 135 / 145 (+15kg) T: 320kg (+20kg) @ 51kg Really proud of my execution with @_mattbartholomew 's coaching and load selection 🙌 we make a great team 🤝@assiduous.tp 💕Love to Daniel and Gen for cheering me on every step of the way💕 @dan.lqdcheese.brown @gen_leo7 Thank you @thirds.co for the awesome edit, and @xgym_castlehill for hosting a great meet 📸 Excited for what's next ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 starting at a new home gym w/ the BT crew @breakthroughpowerlifting

Dad strength shining through, but only for squats & deads. A few more presses with my baccha should have bench come through for the next comp. Highlight of the day has to be the deadlift. Don't think I've ever expressed myself so boldly after a lift. Brothers anthem coming through clutch to bring out the animal in me. Gracias a mi hermano @_mattbartholomew Big love to @piyumiesselle for being so patient and generous so that I could prepare for this comp only 6 months after we were blessed with our baby girl. Thanks to @thirds.co for the videos. As always, simply amazing. Home gym @breakthroughfitness_ @breakthroughpowerlifting

IPF Worlds Masters Classic Powerlifting Championship 2025 M2 U93 🥈 Overall 🥇 Deadlift 655kg TOTAL (PB +9.5kg) S 230kg (PB +2.5kg) B 150kg (PB / NR +2kg) D 275kg Milking this silver medal for all its worth. Honestly it felt like gold to me! Coming into this comp I was nominated 4th and I was hoping I could get onto the podium with bronze. To get silver exceeded my expectations! On the final deadlift I pulled for silver with BW advantage. I didn’t even realise I was pulling for silver and was ecstatic when coach @jacobsofianos told me I came second. Thanks to my coach @_mattbartholomew @assiduous.tp who continues to have a profound impact on me and my lifts. Thanks to the Australian coaching team @jacobsofianos @coachcam_pl @moe_faour for terrific game day tactics and belief in me. Thanks to physio @lulnex @kintsugi.performance for helping get me to the platform a week out. 🎥 @whitelightsmedia.intl

East vs West Coast recap 2nd comp done and dusted S: 217.5kgs (+2.5) B: 152.5kgs (+10) D: 220kgs (+10) 590 @82.2 (+22.5kgs) Amazing 8/9 day with coach @_mattbartholomew Comp PRs all round, and we continue to build. Thank you @breakthroughpowerlifting for the amazing comp and home ground advantage 😅 Team ATP @assiduous.tp

Mega Nationals Complete, with @australianpowerliftingalliance running an excellent event! M1 U83kg 🥉Place. We’ll & truly humbled by the occasion, as well as some very strong competitors. Cheers lads! Lucky to have the family along for the ride & their support was top tier. @arelibyrikkilee @_indieibbo Coach @_mattbartholomew thanks again for all your help leading upto & on the day. On point as usual 🤝🏻 📸 @thirds.co coming through with a fire edit of the day & adding the family at the end was perfect 👌🏼

APA MegaNats 2025 🥇 M2 U93 645.5kg TOTAL (+3kg PB) S 227.5kg (+5kg PB / +7.5 🌍) B 137.5kg (-10.5kg PB / -5 🌍) D 280.5kg (+0.5kg / +0.5 🌍) My first comp post bicep repair and absolutely stoked to achieve a Total PB, Squat PB and Deadlift PB/NR—chipped my own National Record for the moral victory. My first comp with coach @_mattbartholomew @assiduous.tp and it was everything I expected it to be and more. Matt’s belief in me gave me confidence (especially to do my first 500 pound squat 😤). Thanks to physio @alex.s.fomin @grounded.strength.solutions for guiding my bicep rehab and speedy recovery. Now we prepare for 2025 Masters Worlds at Cape Town in October. 🎥 @thirds.co @joshtukua

The last seven months have been some of the hardest of my life. I came back from the worst comp I’ve ever had in South Africa only to have my life as I knew it fall apart. I didn’t just lose my confidence. I lost the love I had for the sport. And somewhere in the middle of it all, I lost myself too. There were days I couldn’t get out of bed, couldn’t face the gym, and couldn’t remember why I ever cared about lifting in the first place. There were voices. Some came from others. Some were in my own head. They echoed the same message: That I had already peaked. That my performance at Worlds proved I wasn’t capable of more. That I couldn’t bounce back from rock bottom just five months later. That there was no way I could run Australia’s biggest powerlifting meet and compete in it. That I wasn’t strong enough. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally. And honestly, under the weight of all that pressure, I started to believe them. But @_mattbartholomew told me to have a little faith. He believed in me when I didn’t. And right when it counted, I found just enough belief in myself to get my ass on that platform. My goals for this comp were simple: Make lifts. Nail that bloody squat. Hit some PRs. It wasn’t about placings. It was about putting together a performance I could be proud of. Something that showed me, and anyone watching, that the comeback is always stronger than the setback. I went 8 for 9. Hit four PRs. Improved my Worlds total by 37kg. And walked away with an all-time 22kg total PR. Even better, I had my favourite battle to date with the incredible @aussielex This comp means more to me than any medal or title. This one reminded me who I am. To my support crew - thank you. For pushing me when I had nothing left. For telling me to eat when I forgot how. For dragging me back to the gym when I was spiralling. For showing me love when I was doing the opposite for myself. This community picked me up and reminded me of something important. I’m a boss bitch. And I’m just getting started. I’ve remembered why I love this sport. And I’m back. Coach: @_mattbartholomew Dietician: @thestrengthdietitian Gyms: @genfitau and @breakthroughfitness_ 📷 @thirds.co

APA MEGA NATIONALS Team @assiduous.tp shot by @thirds.co 👑 - @abstarini U84 M1 second place🥈 167.5/90/189.5 (447kg) Lifter highlights: Hitting 37kg more than World Champs last October and a 21kg all time total PR. PRs across all disciplines. - @joel_ibbo84 U83 M1 third place🥉 197.5/117.5/240 (555kg) Lifter highlights: Executing a deadlift and total PR, to secure the regional qualifying total and a podium position. - @littlefrankie78 U57 M1 first place 🥇 130/75/140 (345kg) Lifter highlights: Deadlifting 140kg after years of dedication and executing a perfect PR 9/9 day for the win. - @seano_the_muss_mints U93 M2 first place 🥇 227.5/137.5/280.5 (645.5kg) Lifter highlights: Hitting a squat, deadlift, and total PR 7 months after rupturing his bicep at the World Champs. - I had an excellent time coaching at @australianpowerliftingalliance Mega Nats. I coached my own 4 lifters and also had the pleasure of game day coaching @petadayzee , @sketchpad and @teresa.macginley.pt for @kellymann_performotion , @tomchaplin22 and @rob___flett . Thanks to my good friend @alexhayes_process for the coaching assist, you are the man. All round it was an amazing event from start to finish and I want to thank the amazing volunteers of @australianpowerliftingalliance who made it so seamless. We are in the golden era.