Absolute rollercoaster of a peak and comp but thankfully got what we needed. Came into peak never feeling better, but unfortunately tweaked my knee and pec a few weeks out. Thanks to @andrewblackwood_@evopowerlifting we were able to get myself into a good position for comp. Comp day wasn’t much smoother, going 1/3 on squats and reinjuring my pec. Thanks to Andrew and @shane.mahony acting as both my handlers and therapists I was able to keep my head.
596kg +23.5kg NR 🥇u74
Squats:
200kg ⚪️⚪️🔴 (overturned)
200kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️
211.5kg 🔴🔴🔴
Someday I’ll get more than one of my squats 😂 Disappointing, but now know what to focus on for the future.
Bench:
105kg 🔴🔴🔴
112.5kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️
120kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️
I was finally escaping poverty bench jail but I managed to injure my pec 3 weeks out, recover it for my peak week, and then injure it again during the taper 🤦♂️ Pushed through it to secure the European qualifying total, and put myself in a good position for deadlifts.
Deadlift
255kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️ +2.5kg nat total record
265.5kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️ +0.5kg nat deadlift +14kg total record
276kg ⚪️🔴⚪️ +0.5kg Euro deadlift record +11kg nat deadlift +23.5kg total record
Thank the lord I’m a deadlift specialist 🙌 was able to pull for the remaining records I wanted and the qualifying total. Had more in the tank but wanted to play it responsible seen as how the day was going. Excited to see what we’ll build for Euros.
Honorable mentions: @joetoosmall (for this idea) @maxlee_15 , @cian_lynch05 , @josh.ola , @cjmcdonel@morgan_kelly05 , @andrewryanlifts , @jay_kutai@ryan.mahony_ , @j.b4383 , @davidsherlockk , @ronan_boland , @_tgibbons_ , @powerliftingboi , apologies if I forgot anyone
🥇u74 2026 subjr Nationals, 2nd overall, x2 National records, x1 Unofficial European records. Full recap soon 🙌
Thanks to @barradoherty for the edit 🤝
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