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Get to know coach Max ✨ - In this short video, we talk to coach Max to learn more about who he is, his coaching philosophy, and some Welsh championship 2026 predictions!

Get to know Coach Howard ✌️ - In this sit down video, you can learn more about Howard. From his coaching philosophy, to his love hate relationship with straps and grip.

Welsh Championships 2026 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 - As the dust settles from the past weekend’s competition, we are so incredibly proud of our athletes’ incredible performances and the training journey leading up to the big day! - @jamiecadogan winning the 93kg weight class, taking home Welsh Squat and Total record + Best Male Lifter with 788kg - @l0z_lifts hitting a huge competition total PB, placing 🥈in stacked 76kg weight class. - @bigtomos our very own competition manager hitting a huge 815kg total securing 🥈in the 120+kg weight class. - @jtumlift managing one of the more challenging preps heading into comp, killing the process and placing 🥈in the U93kg weight class. - @sionjones.pl mr muscle almost put together the day he wanted, hitting comp pbs none the less! - From myself and coach Max 🫰 - And a special shout out to Mia @miatazii for managing all the warm ups and final numbers selections, absolute hero!

A fantastic outing this weekend with some of our KCL lifters! Securing huge PBs and BUCS qualifying totals! - @emily.kinzler QT for BUCS and best female lifter at KCL UCL varsity - @luke.bonnici.3 hitting a BUCS QT one weekend prior due to some hybrid rock star fun! - @megan_edwards485 fantastic pbs across the board! Big final pull to round off a great day! - @marc_leen almost in position for BUCS QT with a huge final pull! Very proud and some mega PBs - @freddie_davenport_ the smiliest powerlifter on comp day, massive congratulations to the huge pbs! - @_max_reps @bigtomos fabulous weekend of handling! - Always stunning photos @alif.ullah 📸

[BRONZE SPONSOR- INT Strength] Happy to announce that @intstrength will be our bronze sponsor for the event, with many of their athletes participating in LUQ25! Designed by @designedbybilz

2025 Phil Richard Classic Team Recap ✨ - Immy Barr 100/52.5/140- 292.5 +15kg Came in and secured the Nats QT on the perfect day. Tihana Draves 157.5/85/160- 402.5 +45kg Queen of making her thirds look like openers, broke past the 400 total mark with kilos in the tank. Now we look to build into BUCs. Reanna Sell 95/42.5/117.5 - 255 Awesome to see Reanna smash through the BUCS QT, following an almost perfect prep. Her hard work and dedication since commonwealth has been rewarded Ffion Grant 105/50/107.5 - 262.5 Heroic effort making weight after a busy prep. We are 8 weeks out from Varsity to secure an even bigger total! Jamie Cadogan 290/180/270 - 740 Best lifter, confidence boosting performance, much more at Welsh Championship! Joe Williams 200/117.5/207.5- 525 +32.5 Depth call on second meant a retake on third. Hail Mary final pull but still a massive total PR for Joe. Leighon Otteson 202.5/135/220- 557.5 first comp 9/9 and 27/27 white lights on his first comp, perfect day and strength showed up better than expected. JC Pesario 187.5/130/235- 552.5 (+15) Frustrating day for JC with his true strength not being expressed. Still a total PR, and no doubt that he will smash this out of the park at the next one. Will Trott 212.5/115/232.5- 560 (+55) Squat attempts got better as they went on. Some great data for bench. Did pull 242.5 but unfortunately called for soft lockout. Next comp everything will be undeniable Will Greaves 275/180/260- 715 (+2.5) Will hit a 285 squat on his third attempted but jumped the rack command. Following this a speed bobble on his third dead of 275 saw him be called for downwards movement. Welsh Champs will see a HUGE total from this man. Patrick Gill 255/157.5/267.5- 680 (+20) Unfortunately a flare up of previous shoulder issues meant Pat only hit his opening bench. However, a big final deadlift saw him qualify himself for nationals. Kayla Barrett 6/9 +12.5kg Comp PB Kayla added on 12.5kg to her Comp Total with only one block between peaks. Some comp day jitters meant some missed kilos on platform and a punt 3rd deadlift for Welsh Champs QT. Kayla will be back for those 3rds at the Welsh Varsity in 8 weeks.

We are really excited to announce that INT will be the official coaching partner of CUBC starting this January! Our mission is to help CUBC grow both as a strong powerlifting community, but also many great athletes across all level. If you are interested in finding out more about the club coaching programme, in person coaching sessions and online seminars, please message CUBC or INT, and we will get you started!

In 2023, we launched INT with a mission to create an athlete focused, highly interactive and evidence based coaching service. - We’ve worked with over 70 athletes since our launch from the local competition level to the IPF international platform. - In 2025 we have refreshed our branding, whilst continuing a sharp focus on our mission. - Happy holidays, and cheers to a great 2025!