Jonathan Akagha - IPF U105kg powerlifter

Crew off to a great start this week putting in that work 🔨 With junior nationals & the silent worker meets only around the corner, training is really starting to pick up here at CityGym Few great shots by @jay_sthetics & @liammalone___ (man of many talents) Also take notes last slide is how not to record a bench PB @jackconstable_ 💀 #citygymlk

That’s enough silly SZN for one year 🎄🕺🪩 #cg #interplanetarycriminal

DECEMBER OPEN 🎄 What A Comp Was great to see so many new & familiar faces back in our gym for another exciting meet Big thank you to everyone who helped with the setup, spotters, loaders, refs & everyone else who was involved in making this weekend one to remember Well done to our own athletes and coaches, watching you put in that work on the platform is what makes powerlifting so special Until next time 🎄✨ #citygymlk #DECEMBER

180KG X 2 Bench Press PR 💥 Another massive milestone hit today on the bench, honestly the last few blocks have been very consistent for bench and it’s finally starting to show, time to bring squats and deadlifts back to this same level of consistency going forward Also 187.5KG comp max on the second slide cos I didn’t post a Nats recap 🥸 #benChing

WHAT A WEEKEND ❤️🖤 First of all big well done to all our athletes, coaches and crew who showed up for this years IPF Open Nationals 25 Was great to see everyone supporting each other both on and off the platform and make this such a special weekend and one to remember Starting off with some highlights from the l weekend Our newest athlete @langaffneyy coached by @cremedel_lacreme placed 2nd in the u57kg in a tough battle for podium, she matched the junior squat bench and total record, unfortunately her last deadlift of 177.5KG was overruled by the jury which would have been a new junior deadlift & total record, she is currently two weeks out for junior euros and we are excited to see her return to the platform again @sazgardiner also competed Saturday with a phenomenal performance in a very close head to head battle coming in clutch with a huge 560KG Total securing her a spot on the open Irish team for next year, her first nationals since 2022 securing her second national title @ciaran_murr placed second in the u66s with a brilliant performance. Ciaran cruised into the comp, picked up a nice bench PB on the day and secured a huge 580kg total to grab silver. So much room for Ciaran to close that gap to a 600 total in the comps to come @_christothor_ had an incredibly tough prep. Unfortunately Chris put his leg through a chair and needed stitches, and then picked up a bug on the week of the comp. Despite a tough prep and really no squats or deadlifts done in the lead up, he still turned up and secured a deadlift PB. Expect Chris to be back to his best and then some next year @elaine.boland.3 had an incredible comp. Competing in the u69s again and earning that National podium that she has deserved for quite some time. Elaine put down an excellent comp and pulled herself into third place with a massive 185kg deadlift PB, narrowly missing second place with her 100kg bench which got overturned by the jury on the day *CONTINUED IN CAPTION BELOW*

Summer 25 was vibes 🌞

182.5KG | 402lbs Bench PR 💥 Finally hit the 400 freedom units on bench 🇺🇸 Another great bench block in the books so time to keep this momentum going @gar_benn #citygymlk #benchpress

310KG Deadlift Now vs worlds/last single of Prep 🪦 Deadlifts have been feeling a lot better with a bit of time off since Worlds, a few pain related issues have been holding me back big time with this lift but we are moving in the right direction again now that the hype is back Smart programming has been essential in speeding up my recovery so big thanks to @gar_benn for getting us back on track 🔨

IPF OPEN Worlds 25 recap 🇩🇪 S292.5 B177.5 D310 8/9 First open world’s ticked off the list and what an experience it was, I knew already coming into this meet It wouldn’t be a true representation of our capabilities but regardless it’s more experience gained and I never take for granted what an opportunity it is to represent Ireland at the highest level in this sport Big thank you to everyone for all the messages of support, the Irish team coaches who made the experience all the more enjoyable & of course my coach @gar_benn for the guidance during this prep Also thank you to @sbd.ireland for the sick shots 📸 Time to get back to work and come back stronger 🔨

Tomorrow at 12:30PM irish time, I will be competing at my first IPF Worlds in Chemnitz, Germany 🇩🇪 Worlds has always been a huge goal of mine to represent team Ireland at, so looking forward to returning to the international stage Live stream will be on the Olympics YouTube channel and the link will also on my story for those asking, almost time to work 🔨 #IPFWorlds25

300KG X 2 💥 (15KG double PB) Great to finish this block with my comp PB for a solid double, big W Session but we got more work to do 🔨 Big thanks to the CG boys for the hype and spotting crew ❤️🖤 @gar_benn @citygymlk #citygymlk

280KG X 3 (10KG PB) 💥 Squats are finally back to normality again since nationals so delighted to be taking a lil PB at the end of this block another great block of training incoming 🔜 #citygymlk #squats