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Riley Bresky

@_bresky_

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IPF -93kg (18) Powerlifter
🇨🇦 Sub-Jr Deadlift Record
Sub-Jr Worlds Team ‘24 🇲🇹🇨🇦
All Time MPA Sub-Jr

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my experience at sub junior and junior worlds this year was unforgettable. seeing all my favourite people whether the first time or not was so much better than any performance i could’ve put up on the platform. making it here felt like such an unattainable dream even a couple months ago. i will be back and i will be better.

@chris._figueroa @srwbandit

#18 #18yrsold #06 #lift #lifting #powerlifting #powerlifter #powerlift #bodybuilding #bodybuilder #better #gym #gymmotivation #morivation #strong #strength #strongertogether #fyp #foryou #recover #ipf #ipfworlds #theipf #cpupowerlifting #canada #canadian #teamcanada by @_bresky_

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2 years ago

ipf worlds🇨🇦🇲🇹

squat
210 🔴⚪️⚪️
225 ⚪️⚪️⚪️
240 (too heavy)

bench
135 ⚪️⚪️⚪️
140 ⚪️⚪️⚪️
145 ⚪️⚪️⚪️

deadlift
277.5 ⚪️⚪️⚪️
287.5 ⚪️⚪️⚪️ (overturned to good lift by jury🙏)
292.5 (too heavy)

total
657.5kg (7kg meet pr)
bw 90.15kg
GL 87.34

massive shout out to my whole family for bringing me across the world to chase my dreams. @chris._figueroa for coaching me since the beginning. @kornerstonebarbell for welcoming me into their community since the beginning. huge thanks to all the coaching staff from team canada for putting in work and making incredible attempt selections for all the athletes for 2 weeks @ryan.fowler1 @danii_cbb @emma_makeyourmark. @munroquinn @jayms_k @kurtkornelsen for being the best handlers in the business helping me with every meet until this point.

it was so cool to be here and meet everyone that i did as well as make so many new friends with such cool people. massive thank you to @srwbandit for being my number 1 fan and supporter also for jumping into my arms after deadlifts. she really made this the best week of my life❤️

saving excuses for the end cause they don’t matter
this meet meant so much to me to beat my best total even by a little bit considering all of the circumstances. this was my first time flying and it was not kind to me. between not sleeping for 32 hours as well as throwing up in the rome airport and on the plane from rome to malta. basically undoing the peak and weighing in extremely light (not to mention the stress my gut was under for the entire week leading up to lifting…) a couple days out i was just so ready to compete and get it over with. my third squat i simply set the bar too high on my back and got pitched forward.
but with all of that said i know as an athlete my job is just to show up and perform no matter how i’m feeling on the day or the weeks prior, so i did that. although i might not have achieved the total i was looking for i still hit a total pr and proved to myself i can do well no matter how much doubt i might have.

@manitobapowerlifting @cpupowerlifting @theipf @ipfworlds @sbd @sbdcanada @sbdapparel
@um.powerlifting taken in St. Pauls Bay, Malta by @_bresky_

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2 years ago

today marks 1 year working with my coach @chris._figueroa and 1 year starting powerlifting. this sport has taken me farther than i ever could’ve imagined. i want to thank absolutely everyone who’s helped me begin and continue this journey. obviously my coach @chris._figueroa who has helped me add nearly 200 kilos to my total. my sister and mom for always being the ones to drive me to meets and support this crazy dream. @munroquinn for always being there to handle me during meets and be the older brother i never got. @jayms_k and @kurtkornelsen from @kornerstonebarbell for being extremely welcoming and supportive to a new young lifter, taking me in and showing me what an amazing community we have. all of these people have been with me from local to provincial to regional to national level meets and i’m confident i’ll have this amazing support at the world level too. also everyone at @manitobapowerlifting and @cpupowerlifting for allowing such an amazing sport and community to exist in canada. i love the way the sport is progressing and i’m excited to be one of the forces to push it to even bigger heights❤️

#17 #06 #17yrold #power #powerlifting #powerlifter #bodybuilding #better #getbettertoday #betterbrand #thebetterbrand #gym #gymmotivation #strong #strength #fyp #foryou #strong #stronger #canada #canadian #strongertogether #recover #ipf #theipf #ipfworlds #cpupowerlifting by @_bresky_

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3 years ago

2026 Nationals Recap (not late)

Squat:
220kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️
235kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️
245kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️

Bench:
152.5kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️
160kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️
165kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️

Deadlift:
270kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️
290kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️
305kg 💔💔💔 (dropped)

By far the most fun I’ve ever had during in a meet. Feeling fantastic weighing in 94.3kg in the 105s (sorry Emma) and being able to watch @tatelifts put on a clinic in the second flight, I was half watching, half competing.

PR squat, PR bench, and just barely missing out on a PR deadlift, with a 700kg total. Finally breaking into the 700s and just barely missing out on 715. Need to eat more and get my squat and bench up, but I’m super excited to see where I’ll end up in a few months time. Training feels like it’s really hit a stride and this was the first peak I didn’t fail a single lift in training.

@emma_makeyourmark hit the nail on the head these past few months and I’m super excited to see where we’ll go in the future.

Everyone who made this prep and meet special:
@emma_makeyourmark @srwbandit @yumalifts @emilyftss @tatelifts @makeyourmark_fitness @lyle_babin_ @jtnichol.lifts @math_gougeon @vero.doree @mrhailemariam @khameron.s @malicious_lifts @taterbuglifts @_argies

I love my friends and the powerlifting community🙏 taken in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador by @_bresky_

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7 months ago

Bench Only Nationals 🥇
152.5kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️
160kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️
165kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️

“Cut” to 93 for this (I was 94.5 when we left)
3/3 with a 7.5kg platform PR. Second ever bench only meet, finally figured out how to not lose kilos on the platform with bench🙏
Not doing bench worlds this year, but commonwealths may be an excuse to go visit my friends over at @kornerstonebarbell.

Thank you so much to @srwbandit @yumalifts and @emilyftss for being awesome roommates for the week. Thank you to Syd’s mom for driving us to and from everywhere AND for getting front row seat footage of my lifts :)
Thank you @emma_makeyourmark for making this prep so successful and Dave @makeyourmark_fitness for handling me on the day❤️🙏

#powerlifting #canpl #nationals #nationalchampion #benchpress taken in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador by @_bresky_

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7 months ago

So happy to finally be hitting these numbers at this kind of speed and confidence. My deadlift has always been strong but it’s never felt as refined and comfortable as it does right now. Excited to make even bigger numbers move even easier.

#06 #lift #lifting #powerlifting #powerlifter #powerlift #bodybuilding #bodybuilder #better #gym #gymmotivation #morivation #strong #strength #strongertogether #fyp #foryou #recover #ipf #ipfworlds #theipf #cpupowerlifting #canada #canadian #teamcanada #deadlift by @_bresky_

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a year ago

A weight I’ve fought with for a year and a half. A breakthrough on a massive plateau. 300 kilos. 661lbs.

#powerlifting #deadlift #ipf #canpl #lifting #gym #bodybuilding #strength #strengthsport #ipf #ipfpowerlifting #teamcanada #canada by @_bresky_

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a year ago

Keystone 2025 recap

S: 230⚪️240⚪️245🔴
B: 152.5⚪️157.5⚪️160🔴
D: 260🔴275⚪️287.5⚪️ (forgot socks on 1st)

T: 685 +27.5kg

This was a weird one, never done a GL/cash prize meet before, treated it like a regular meet having done my first full prep with @emma_makeyourmark
Slept about 6 hours (it happens) and got myself so worked up about competing that I actually threw up a few mins before putting my singlet on, it’s never actually competing that gets me so nervous, just the anticipation. Weighed in at 95.52kg (pre barf) Something to work on going forward.

Squats progressed beautifully and I hit ATPRs in prep with some room to spare, really excited to see where we can take them as I continue to move up to 105. Surprisingly seemed to keep most if not all of my strength for squat on the day. First 2 attempts moved beautifully, thank you to @a_bald_wookiee for the words of encouragement in my ear before the commands, after second squat I was told to “not move the rack too much” so I guess it wasn’t secured quite right, came out for my third with this in mind and just set the bar in the wrong spot (rookie mistake)

Bench was incredible this prep, definitely wasn’t prepared for the pauses here so that’s on me. Couldn’t seem to set my feet or back quite right on the day and bench took a bit of a hit because of that and the other factors of travel, still satisfied with the progress I’ve made in training and the platform.

Deadlifts were super chill all of prep and I never came into the gym nervous about what I was going to hit that day, our goal for this prep was to especially get that subtotal to do more, and I hit a 27.5kg meet PR on just sub total so I’ve got no complaints there. Me and @uncle_ledainian forgot our socks on 1st attempts, I ran to grab them but ran out of time, luckily was able to give them to LeDainian for his first and snatch them back after. Hit my first in the warm up room, came back pissed and hit my second and third smooth as butter. Old reliable deadlift is always there for me. Hit the Jr 105 Nats qt so I’m excited to keep building until then.

@yannickbohm for media🙏🙏🙏 by @_bresky_

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a year ago

So pumped about my bench gains this prep. 15 kilos above my previous comp max while only gaining 4 kilos in bw. 2.5kg away from benching my girlfriend’s deadlift…

#18 #18yrsold #06 #lift #lifting #powerlifting #powerlifter #powerlift #bodybuilding #bodybuilder #better #gym #gymmotivation #morivation #strong #strength #strongertogether #fyp #foryou #recover #ipf #ipfworlds #theipf #cpupowerlifting #canada #canadian #teamcanada taken in Fit 24/7 Swan River by @_bresky_

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2 years ago

Give me a couple more weeks and @srwbandit deadlift is GOING DOWN (and back up)

#18 #18yrsold #06 #lift #lifting #powerlifting #powerlifter #powerlift #bodybuilding #bodybuilder #better #gym #gymmotivation #morivation #strong #strength #strongertogether #fyp #foryou #recover #ipf #ipfworlds #theipf #cpupowerlifting #canada #canadian #teamcanada taken in Fit 24/7 Swan River by @_bresky_

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2 years ago

S: 240 “NO GRIND ON THIS” sorry coach
B: 160 not that easy
B: 160 not that hard
D: 265 ok 600 time
D: 277.5 611 yippee!!

Pretty happy with this week in training, stood way too narrow on squat so will clean that up next week and hit something smoother. Bench was spooky but now I’ve done the blue 3 times😎. Deadlift finally feels back in form and strong as ever. (Swipe for dorg)

#18 #18yrsold #06 #lift #lifting #powerlifting #powerlifter #powerlift #bodybuilding #bodybuilder #better #gym #gymmotivation #morivation #strong #strength #strongertogether #fyp #foryou #recover #ipf #ipfworlds #theipf #cpupowerlifting #canada #canadian #teamcanada taken in Fit 24/7 Swan River by @_bresky_

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2 years ago

First week of singles. Hamstring held up nicely, hit an ATPR on bench and felt the most confident I ever have under these kinds of weights.

S: 230x1
B:160x1
D: 260 2x1

650 week 1. 7.5 under all time total PR at 93. Sitting at 96bw this week feeling strong :) swipe for pretty lights by @_bresky_

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