In any sport there is always a risk of getting injured, however there
are several things you can do to reduce the likelihood of an injury:
1: Always warm up properly before training any strength sport.
Dynamic stretches are a good way to warm up your muscles before lifting.
Powerlifting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0WUFHKuguY
Weightlifting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF5LLh7kmfk
2: Stretching and Rolling.
3: Be careful of over-training, or training too hard!
While it is tempting to lift heavy all the time, making sure our muscles are getting the recovery time they need is vital to preventing injuries. A good way to make sure you’re
not over-training is by following a program - take a look here for our recommendations.
4) Finally, sleep and nutrition are key in both improving your lifting and avoiding injuries!
As with any exercise, the more lifting you do, the more food and sleep your body needs. There is plenty of information around this online, or you can have a chat with our resident expert, Alex Jackson.
Find more info on preventing injury here
In any sport there is always a risk of getting injured, however there
are several things you can do to reduce the likelihood of an injury:
1: Always warm up properly before training any strength sport.
Dynamic stretches are a good way to warm up your muscles before lifting.
Powerlifting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0WUFHKuguY
Weightlifting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF5LLh7kmfk
2: Stretching and Rolling.
3: Be careful of over-training, or training too hard!
While it is tempting to lift heavy all the time, making sure our muscles are getting the recovery time they need is vital to preventing injuries. A good way to make sure you’re
not over-training is by following a program - take a look here for our recommendations.
4) Finally, sleep and nutrition are key in both improving your lifting and avoiding injuries!
As with any exercise, the more lifting you do, the more food and sleep your body needs. There is plenty of information around this online, or you can have a chat with our resident expert, Alex Jackson.
Find more info on preventing injury here
Club Records
Mens GBPF powerlifting records
Class
59
Squat
66
74
83
93
105
120
120+
Blake Davies
145kg
23/11/2019
Ben Allen
200kg
24/03/2018
Max NG
220kg
24/02/2024
Sean-Paul MacKenzie
255kg
23/03/2019
Max Taberham
235kg
25/03/2018
Joshua Lowe
220kg
24/02/2023
Dakwan Elfizgha
270kg
25/03/2018
Bench
Ollie Walker
137.5kg
23/03/2019
Brandon Ring
142.5kg
25/02/2023
Max Taberham
152.5kg
25/03/2018
Joshua Lowe
152.5kg
24/02/2023
Dakwan Elfizgha
160kg
25/03/2018
Sean Saw
110kg
23/11/2019
Deadlift
Blake Davies
195kg
23/11/2019
Zechi Gan
235kg
27/05/2018
Max NG
260kg
24/02/2024
Sean-Paul MacKenzie
290kg
23/03/2019
Max Taberham
277.5kg
25/03/2018
Joshua Lowe
265kg
24/02/2023
Dakwan Elfizgha
292.5kg
25/03/2018
Total
Blake Davies
442.5kg
23/11/2019
Zechi Gan
535kg
27/05/2018
Max NG
607.5kg
24/02/2024
Sean-Paul MacKenzie
685kg
23/03/2019
Max Taberham
665kg
25/03/2018
Joshua Lowe
637.5kg
24/02/2023
Dakwan Elfizgha
722.5kg
25/03/2018
womens GBPF powerlifting records
Class
47
52
57
63
69
76
84
84+
Squat
Elena Wolfson
77.5kg
24/02/2023
Sophie Hadjineophytou
100kg
21/01/2023
Hannah Hickinbotham
117.5kg
14/04/2019
Tara Pigott
132.5
30/10/2019
Téa Clark
115kg
25/11/2023
Kate Pattison
142.5kg
13/04/2019
Jessie Tatchell
130kg
03/12/2017
Haneefah Abdul
145kg
24/02/2024
Bench
Elena Wolfson
62.5kg
25/11/2023
Hannah Hickinbotham
70kg
14/04/2019
Tara Pigott
85kg
30/10/2019
Dhyana Sehmar
82.5kg
24/02/2024
Jessie Tatchell
80kg
03/12/2017
Nicole Rodney
70kg
21/11/2021
Kate Pattison
72.5kg
13/04/2019
Sophie Hadjineophytou
57.5kg
21/01/2023
Deadlift
Nicole Lim
112.5kg
13/04/2019
Hannah Hickinbotham
140kg
14/04/2019
Tara Pigott
155kg
30/10/2019
Téa Clark
152.5kg
25/11/2023
Jessie Tatchell
127.5kg
03/12/2017
Nicole Rodney
155kg
21/11/2021
Kate Pattison
170kg
13/04/2019
Sophie Hadjineophytou
142.5kg
21/01/2023
Total
Elena Wolfson
232.5kg
25/11/2023
Sophie Hadjineophytou
300kg
21/01/2023
Hannah Hickinbotham
327.5kg
14/04/2019
Tara Pigott
372.5
30/10/2019
Téa Clark
332.5kg
25/11/2023
Kate Pattison
385kg
13/04/2019
Jessie Tatchell
332.5kg
03/12/2017
Nicole Rodney
347.5kg
21/11/2021
Silly records for silly people
Lift
Reeve's
Deadlift
Scott
Lift
Zercher
Squat
Zercher
Deadlift
Hack Deadlift
One handed Deadlift
Jefferson
Deadlift
Slingshot
Bench
Men's
Record
Brandon Ring
85kg
28/2/2024
Ben Hutley
130kg
28/2/2024
Ben Hutley
185kg
31/1/2024
Ben Hutley
150kg
Unknown
Johnathan
Forsythe
180kg
4/3/22
Brandon Ring/Ben Hutley
140kg
N/A
Brandon Ring
150kg
28/2/2024
Johnathan
Forsythe
180kg
4/3/22
Women's
Record
Rebecca Meldon
50kg
27/2/2024
Clarissa Mullem
80kg
28/2/2024