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European M1 84+ Classic Champion 2026 🏆 Claire had a decent prep for this championship, the European Masters Classic 2026 in Finland. After having a bit of an off-season break after British last summer we were able to make some technical changes on Bench and really get Claire back to full health and some! Despite some mental wobbles going into this Championship, and a close call on squat, Claire kept her composure right to the end and secured the win on her final pull with a new European Deadlift Record of 220KG! Squat 197.5KG (Equal Best) Bench Press 115KG (+2.5KG) Deadlift 220KG 9/9 532.5KG Total, a European record deadlift and most importantly the win! 🥇 Congratulations Claire, so proud! 👏 @sarambradley @rawstrengthgym @nwpowerlifting

What DOES it take? 🤔 For the first few years the answers seem simple; lots of Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift! But this mistaken belief gets you a fast track to plateau or even injury! Eventually you will have to address multiple areas in order to continue seeing progression in strength and put up podium-worthy performances. Poor yearly planning, continually lifting heavy in the 3 powerlifts and following online strength templates with no real guidance can only take you so far. Eventually you will need to address the other (less interesting) things that all successful athletes focus on if you want to really compete with the best in the sport and reach your true potential. Our coaching system centres around 8 Pillars that we believe are key to seeing serious strength gain over the long-term. Getting stronger really takes years, but life as part of a wider community of lifters will provide you with the knowledge, skill and longevity needed to compete at the highest levels in Powerlifting Take a look at the 8 pillars; how many do you have in place? __________________________ Build your Raw Strength Raw Strength Training Systems ▪️Online Programming▪️Nutrition▪️Technique Sessions▪️Powerlifting Courses▪️Open Gym▪️Competition prep DM for info @sarambradley @antshawstrength @rawstrengthgym #powerliftingcoach #strengthathlete #powerliftingtraining #rawstrength #powerliftinguk #rawstrengthtraining #rawstrengthtrainingsystems #powerlifts #strengthgains #powerliftingcompetition #PowerliftingPrep #strengthcoaches #powerliftingprogram #strengthandconditioningcoach #strengthcoaching #PLCoach #PowerliftingCoach #PowerliftingCoaching #liftingcoach #novicepowerlifter #powerliftingforbeginners #liftingprogress #strengthprogress #liftinglifestyle #trainingmotivation #PowerliftingJourney #powerliftingproblems

Competing this week at the EPF European Equipped Championships in Pilsen, Czech Republic we have Dominic Coman in the Open 120 Class lifting off today at 1pm GMT and Adrian Murphy in the M2 83 Class lifting off on Friday at 2pm GMT. Good Luck lads! 👏🙌🔥 ————————— Build your Raw Strength Raw Strength Training Systems ▪️Online Coaching ▪️In-Gym Programs ▪️1:1 Coaching ▪️Open Gym ▪️Powerlifting Competitions DM for info @sarambradley @alexlikeslifting @swole_mami #NWPL #NorthWestPowerlifting #PowerliftingUK #GBPowerlifting #BritishPowerlifting

Competing today at the All England Masters Championships 2026 are Adrian Murphy and Gill Lomax. Gill lifts off at 9am in Flight C and Adrian is in the afternoon session lifting off at 4pm in Flight A. @swole_mami_coaching will be at the helm 👩🏻‍✈️ Good luck team! 🙌 @sarambradley @rawstrengthgym

MEET RECAP Meg Robertson Mission accomplished 🫡 This was our first competition in the 7 months we’ve been working together and we stepped onto the platform with one main goal - secure the QT for Nationals in June. But, I also wanted to make sure that @the_athletic_arthritic put up the absolute best total she was capable of. We’ve put in some hard yards recently, working on positioning and bracing over all 3 lifts, keeping Meg injury free and allowing her to handle some of the heaviest loads she has in a good while. It was great to see Meg have a well-deserved excellent performance only a tiny bit under her lifetime best, especially as she’s also cut a considerable amount of weight since the summer. BW 96.1 (-6.4kg) Squat 142.5kg (Equal to Masters in June) Bench 80kg (+5kg since June, -2.5kg under lifetime best) Deadlift 185kg (+7.5kg since June, +2.5kg on lifetime best) Total 407.5kg (+17.5kg since June, -7.5kg under lifetime best) 🥇 M2 84+ class Now we build on this momentum into Nationals 👏🏼 @sarambradley

Competing today at the European Masters Classic Championships in Oulu, Finland is powerhouse Claire Roberts. Competing in the 84+ M1 category she will be lifting off at 9am GMT Good luck Claire!

Competition Recap WRPF West Yorkshire Qualifier 2026 We had both @daz_jrbr and @david_paul_giles take to the platform for their first sanctioned competition last weekend and they both had a day of ups and downs! Darren has been struggling in training due to shoulder pain so Bench Press was a fair bit off his best, having not really had anything heavy in his hands for a while. Some mistakes on set up meant that he didn’t manage to get 130KG however, he more than made up for this with 185KG on his Squat (+5KG Comp PB), a lifetime best deadlift of 255KG and his QT secured for WRPF Masters Nationals. Dave had a great prep but unfortunately picked up a bit of a hamstring strain a couple of weeks prior to the competition which slightly affected the peak. Some small technical mistakes meant some missed lifts but overall a great performance with a PB Squat of 220KG (+10KG), a PB Bench (+2.5KG) and overall 5KG added to the total. Really proud of these guys for really pushing themselves in training and how far they have both come technically, it’s not been easy creating new habits but they both have worked really hard. Now to work on some movement issues and put it all together next time around! Thanks to @vikingstrengthgym and @wrpf_uk for putting on another top tier competition!

Competition Recap Dominic Coman Dom’s first equipped nationals so naturally there were a lot of nerves but we went in with a plan and I’m really grateful to Dom for trusting in me and executing when it mattered. He’s come a long way in the kit since we started just over 12 months ago and everything we set out to achieve we have done! I’m super proud of him and excited for what’s to come 💪 S 380 (opted out of 3rd) B 237.5 (+15KG) D 287.5 (+2.5KG) T 905 (+17.5KG) BW 119.4 (down from 132 at the beginning of 2025) Silver in the U120 Open class 🥈 Big thank you to @nwpowerlifting equipped club and @kc_pl for all your assistance 🙏🏼 Congratulations Dom! 👏

Competition Recap Adrian Murphy Murph decided to have a dabble in some kit earlier in 2025 so we made a plan of how we could incorporate this into his training without it detracting from his prep for the Classic British in June. Whilst not the most consistent prep, and with only a handful of sessions in the kit beforehand, we were a bit nervous going in, however we shouldn’t have worried! Murph trusted completely in me and as I know him so well, I knew after his opening squat he was going to have a good day 🥹 Murph managed a 9/9 day on his equipped debut and won both the Open and M2 U83 class at his first equipped nationals. I do hope he will continue with some kit in the future but with a busy competitive calendar this year, we will see! S 225 B 152.5 D 245 T 622.5 Big thanks to @nwpowerlifting equipped group and @kc_pl @dom.coman16 for all their help in prep and on the day Well done Murph! 🥇 👏 ————————— Build your Raw Strength Raw Strength Training Systems ▪️Online Coaching ▪️In-Gym Programs ▪️1:1 Coaching ▪️Open Gym ▪️Powerlifting Competitions DM for info @sarambradley @alexlikeslifting @swole_mami #NorthWestPowerlifting #PowerliftingUK #SquatBenchDeadlift #PowerliftingTraining #GBPowerlifting

COMPETING TODAY First up we had Adrian Murphy in this morning’s session going 9/9 on his first ever equipped outing, and securing the Gold Medal in both the U83 Open and M2 classes 🥇 This afternoon we have Dominic Coman in the U120 Open class hoping to secure a big total in his first British Powerlifting Equipped Nationals 🫡 Lift off for Dominic is at 2pm! ————————— Build your Raw Strength Raw Strength Training Systems ▪️Online Coaching ▪️In-Gym Programs ▪️1:1 Coaching ▪️Open Gym ▪️Powerlifting Competitions DM for info @sarambradley @alexlikeslifting @swole_mami #RawStrengthTrainingSystems #RawStrengthTraining #RawStrength #RawStrengthGym #NWPL NorthWestPowerlifting PowerliftingUK SquatBenchDeadlift RawPowerlifting PowerliftingTraining GBPowerlifting BritishPowerlifting Strength Lifting Mindset TeamRSG RSG Warrington GymsInWarrington

Competing today at the IPF World Masters Classic Powerlifting Championships in South Africa is Carole O’Neil in the U76 M1 Class. She’s had an incredible competitive season so far and we’re looking forward to seeing her hit the world platform once again, but this time Full Power! Carole competes at 12noon UK Time (Emet Media Livestream on YT). Good Luck Carole! 💛🖤 @caroleoneil @sarambradley ————————— Build your Raw Strength Raw Strength Training Systems ▪️Online Coaching ▪️In-Gym Programs ▪️1:1 Coaching ▪️Open Gym ▪️Powerlifting Competitions DM for info @sarambradley @alexlikeslifting @swole_mami #RawStrengthTrainingSystems #RawStrengthTraining #RawStrength #RawStrengthGym #NWPL #NorthWestPowerlifting #PowerliftingUK #SquatBenchDeadlift #RawPowerlifting #PowerliftingTraining #GBPowerlifting #BritishPowerlifting #Strength #Lifting #Mindset #TeamRSG #RSG #Warrington #GymsInWarrington

COMPETING TODAY Dominic Coman In what will be his Single Ply debut, Dom takes to the platform at the British Powerlifting Union British Championships in the 140 class looking to put up an impressive total. Lift off at 9am Good Luck Dom! ————————— Build your Raw Strength Raw Strength Training Systems ▪️Online Coaching ▪️In-Gym Programs ▪️1:1 Coaching ▪️Open Gym ▪️Powerlifting Competitions DM for info @sarambradley @alexlikeslifting @swole_mami #RawStrengthTrainingSystems #RawStrengthTraining #RawStrength #RawStrengthGym #NWPL #NorthWestPowerlifting #PowerliftingUK #SquatBenchDeadlift #RawPowerlifting #PowerliftingTraining #GBPowerlifting #BritishPowerlifting #Strength #Lifting #Mindset #TeamRSG #RSG #Warrington #GymsInWarrington