Oxford Brookes University Powerlifting Club

Meet the committee for OBUPLC 2025-2026

Tomorrow Rowan and Benny step onto the platform to represent Oxford Brookes in the U93kg class at the 2026 BUCS Championships hosted by Nottingham Trent University Session 1 - Platform 1 Flight A: • Rowan Sweeney Flight B: •Benny Malan Go out there, back yourselves, and let everyone know what Brookes powerlifting brings to the platform. We’re all behind you. Let’s get to work. 🩷🔥 The link to the stream will be on the story tomorrow

Rowan Sweeney and Benny Malan will face off at BUCS 2026 in the U93 kg weight class. Rowan has come down from the 105’s and Benny has come up to the 93’s. Benny recently hit a massive 707.5 kg at 92.1 kg BW at SUCS 2025, leaving some kilos in the tank on bench and squat and narrowly missing out on his third deadlift to win 93s and be 2nd best male lifter. Rowan is weighing in at 89.7kg looking to do around 660 in 4 weeks time at London University Qualifiers.Overcoming confidence problems and huge change in bw (-14kg ) Rowan is steadily building back up with plenty of kilos of body weight to gain . WHO WILL SUB-Total more at BUCS 2026( BENNY THE FORKLIFT deadlifts to much to have a total competition )

SECOND PARK RUN ✅ Had a fantastic time running today for @oxfordshiremind (DONATION LINK IN BIO) if you want to join us during November, please dm us!

The first ParkRun has been completed. We're running for @oxfordshiremind this Men's Mental Health Awareness Month - donate on the JustGiving link in our bio. #powerlifterscantrun

@ouplc and @obuplc are delighted to announce that we will be supporting Oxfordshire Mind @oxfordshiremind this November, in support of Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Please head to the link in our bio to DONATE. There is a stigma that “powerlifters can’t run”, just as there is stigma surrounding men’s mental health. Society often expects men to appear strong, composed, and unaffected, which can make it difficult for many to open up or seek help when struggling. These misconceptions can lead to silence, isolation, and a lack of understanding around men’s mental wellbeing. Men are less likely to report a suicide attempt, and are around 3 times more likely to die by suicide than women, a gap which has widened over time. Stigma around mental health has recently taken a backwards step, and scores for knowledge, attitudes, and willingness to engage with mental health problems are lower for men than for women. (The Big Mental Health Report, 2025, Mind) To help challenge these stigmas and improve our own understanding of the daily struggles that many men face in our local community , we’ll be stepping out of our comfort zones and taking part in Oxford Park Runs every Saturday throughout November.

3rd overall … not bad for a team established in 2025 🥉 2nd and 5th best female lifters 5th best male lifter Beyond proud of everyone See you all at BUCS 2026 #barbellsnotbooks

Day 1 session 1 Flight A @mica_liftsss Flight B @kiera_pl Day 1 Session 2 Flight A @j_endeavour_chiln @benning_lifts Flight B @lukestanbridge Flight C @benny.malan Day 2 session 2 @dylanericsson_ Club coach @willsrockcollection Handlers @rspowerlifting04 / @rowann.sw @brookessportoxford Thankyou for all your help setting the club up , we are so excited to represent the uni @sucs25 Thankyou for all your hard working creating this amazing competition, we are so excited to compete

Taster session and welcome social this week. Please sign up to the taster using this link /JiZP3lBFI6LCbKJ4pDVvUW Full details . Taster session Location : Brookes Sport, Headington, Oxford Brookes University, Cheney Ln, Headington, Oxford OX3 0GB Time : 2:30 -4:00 Extra info : it’s free just come along and try it out . Wear gym clothes or what ever you are comfortable moving in. Welcome social Location : 21 Rectory Road, Oxford, OX4 1BU Time 19:00 - 21:00 Have fun

Membership is now available for 2025/2026 Please contact us before purchasing a membership. Please note that the club strongly suggests to join OUPLC as a community member, when NEW THE NEW MEMBERSHIP goes live ,as the we will reimburse you the cost. Please note that the non-competitive does not include NGB fee or contribution to uni comp expenses. Full competitive membership link /product-catalogue/brookes-sport/subscriptions/powerlifting-full-membership Full-Year Non-Competitive /product-catalogue/brookes-sport/subscriptions/powerliftitng-developmentintramural-membership Semester 1 only /product-catalogue/brookes-sport/subscriptions/powerliftitng-developmentintramural-membership