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Glenn Branch

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Ingatestones Strongest @bionic_branch_barbell_club was another great comp, and brilliant outcomes for a bunch of clients.

@karlpayne1981 taking 1st place in the Beginners category, after battling for the win in a tie breaker event

3 lads in the Opens category with:
@tiny_lifts_stones returning to his 1st strongman comp in years, taking 2nd, which a bunch of PBs, and our most important goal, come out the other side of the comp injury free.

@jks.lxo2 taking 3rd in his first opens, with 3 PBs and actually, minus an error which is a huge part of learning, could have potentially taken the win.

and @anthony_theogresm taking 5th. Another bunch of PBs showing ongoing progression, throwing himself into the most challenging categories

Along with @angies.body.conditioning (split before the photos) taking 4th in Women’s Cat1, after only just being back in the country a couple of days after competing in Static Monsters in the US of A, which a heavy cold, also taking a bunch of PBs.

Well done to everyone on a whole bunch of great performances, racking up a whole host of PBs, and importantly, remaining injury free.

#alternationpt #ingatestonesstrongest #strongman #competition #strengh by @alternationpt

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@luke1floyd went out to his first International Competition recently, in Belgium, competing in the WDFPF (Word Drug Free Powerlifting Federation) World Single Lifts Championships.

He came away with a very easy PB Deadlift, along with 1st Place in the 90kg Junior category……World Champion then ay 😎

He’s got plenty of kilos left, and he will be back on the platform again in just over 2 weeks for full power.

#pb #deadlift #worldchampion #wdfpf #winner by @alternationpt

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9 days ago

BATTLE OF INGATESTONE STRONGEST.
OPENS CAT

Had 6 weeks to prep for this comp,
whilst still cutting body mass at the same time. As of yesterday a total 21kg loss.

3 of the events I was not touching atall prior to prep.

Honestly couldnt be happier with how it ended up.
Managed a decent 2nd place finish, a few pbs and the first comp ive had both my daughters there. So was special.
Even managed one event win and one event joint 1st.

Event 1: 280kg trap bar deads - managed 6- pr for me on this.

Event 2: 24kg sandbag shot put, 3 throws and a combined total, 4th place.

Event 3: 120kg sandbag shoulder to shoulder- managed 11 reps in 60 seconds with a commanding win, great practice for stonelifting.

Event 4: 71kg 60mm handle cyr circus dumbell- 4 reps, pb for me on this dumbell- joint 1st.

Event 5: ingatestones for timed hold 144kg and 106kg - only event i came away not happy with, ripped my little finger and lost it at 33 seconds, should have gone better but still 2nd place after a tough day.

Coached by the best of the best and a great friend- @alternationpt

A massive thankyou to nina for the world's best banana bread and being a great bag bitch, along with world class mum.

#competition #strongman #conditioning #strength #fat taken in Bionic Branch Barbell Club - Club3B by @alternationpt

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20 days ago

🌎 Pro Strongman League u90kg World Championship 🌎

📍 Texas, August 15th.

4th place, 0.5 points behind podium.

Travelled from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to 🇺🇸 to throw it down against the strongest under90s in the world.

6 events, 4 hours, testing every aspect of strongman.

The best competition I have been a part of and an experience I won't forget.

Proud of how I performed and I know I can be even better, this is just the start.

Congrats to the 3x champ @thebamahamma who was in a league of his own all day. 🏆

Thank you to my coach @alternationpt I would not have achieved this without him, novice to world stage in under 3 years. Did not imagine this journey when we started out.

Also to @shannonsnutrition who has made a massive difference this year allowing me to compete in the best shape I have been at this weight.

Finally @csacoach_connor and @csacoach_adam for giving me the opportunity to get here by putting on PSL Europe's, not one to be missed next year.

🫡 taken in Texas, USA by @alternationpt

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2 months ago

SOUTHERN QUALIFIER FOR KING'O' STYANS.

First comp back in 2 years, chose a big one to come back too 🤣 probably wont leave it that long next time.
Placed 7th out of 21 people, so top 3rd of the pack.
There was some absolutely class lifters, was great to compete at this level and hold up.
Most important was that I did the best to my current ability.

What a great comp set up, was run really well.
Thanks @biglifters and all the crew

I lost 15kg prior to comp, hit all my targets and other than hurting my hand(which i did in warm ups 🙄) ,I have come away barely damaged.

Surprisingly my best event was shouldering with a 3rd place.

Event 1 - shoulder for time - 43 seconds
92kg>100kg>105kg>125kg ✅️

Event 2- 156kg carry for distance- 43.7m ✅️- due to old injuries training this was limited, so naturally my legs gave up after 35m and the fight began. On the plus didnt hurt me and I wasnt totally fatigued.

Event 3- throwing stone shot put-
Best of 2 throws, managed 8.85m ✅️

Event 4- pressing medley- 5 stones total for time.✅️
50kg>60kg>75kg>85kg>74kg awkward.
Thought I had the down on the 4th so had to press it again, losing time. Still 60seconds for 5 stones.

Event 5- loading medley-
92kg>100kg>105kg>125kg>137kg ✅️- 42 seconds.
Even after the full day managed to one motion up to the 125 kg, then slipped a little on the 137kg cant ask any better than loading them all after the heavy day before.

Coached by @alternationpt who has seen me through every injury and curve ball life's thrown(theres been enough)

A massive thanks to @kristina.yelland
For being a great bag bitch, supportive friend and flooding me with positivity, wasnt easy chasing a toddler around in that heat.

Was a pleasure to compete with my brother in stones @fat.boy.grim

Overall happy with my performance, ready to drop more fat, lift more stones and get a little more athletic. 💪

#stonelifting #strength #natural #competition taken in Horsham by @alternationpt

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After the gutting injury of an Anterior Shoulder Dislocation that @strongmanrichbirchmore suffered at 2025s World Finals, he has since worked hard and retained his Englands Strongest Man and Britains Strongest Man 50+ titles.

Work continues to be fit to retain the European title also and then onto Worlds.

Great comeback so far Rich. 👊🏻 Let’s go 👊🏻

#strongman #champion #masters #athlete by @alternationpt

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3 months ago

Just a few of our members from the past weekends Colchester’s Strongest competition.

@alternationpt clients @brumpton_attempts_strongman taking 2nd place in Men’s Opens, @helenoliff19 taking 3rd place in Women’s Novice. @karlpayne1981 placing 6th in a large Men’s Beginners field.

@kristina.yelland smashing Women’s Inters with 1st place. And @jks.lxo2 placing 5th in his first attempt at Men’s Opens.

Great showing by them all. Great to see everyone giving it their best. Including many familiar faces from our own previous events.

And even better……. An exciting Bionic Comp is coming your way very soon…… the best will soon be back. 👌🏻 by @alternationpt

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4 months ago

The u100 APC Winner 2025, client @j.d4ma97 (been waiting for Joe to post about it ever since, but he’s such a humble guy, I’ve had to nudge him into letting me do a post for him 😂).

Joe smashed this comp - came in fit, strong, quiet and under the radar (as above, he works away humbly), and whilst he may have surprised some, for me, I knew he had the tools to fight for the top of the class.

A fully deserved win, toppling some weight class favourites.

Joe is a great client - he’s adherent, doesn’t make excuses - but instead seeks to learn, keeps his head down, communicates well, and absorbs what is presented to him.

He’s gone from 2x @bionic_branch_barbell_club Superleague Winner, to pushing hard in big weight class comps and Opens, despite being on the lighter end, and taking 5th at Arnold’s Europe. Another big comp coming soon, so will be great to see how things go.

Class work Joe. 👊🏻

Drop me a message or comment if you want to find out more on coaching and support 👌🏻

#alternationpt #bionicbranchbarbellclub #apc #champion #strongman taken in St. Mary's Stadium - Southampton Football Club by @alternationpt

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What a weekend of lifting for clients at the BEASTS OF @bionic_branch_barbell_club competition.

I had 10 clients competing. Which is amazing in itself. Achieving
🥇 x II @kam_strongwomen @joshmoss.strongman
🥈 x I @helenoliff19
🥉 x II @j.d4ma97 @man_cat_wine
4️⃣ x I @fat.boy.grim
5️⃣ x III @angies.body.conditioning @karlpayne1981 @anthony_theogresm
6️⃣ x I @brumpton_attempts_strongman

4 of the 10 were in their first comp under my coaching (3 of them making the podium), 1 of which being their first ever comp. And others hitting their first comp levelling up categories.

Really proud of all of them for what they’ve each achieved individually. Everyone hit numerous personal bests and demonstrated how to pull things together on the day really well.

Congrats to all of the team that competed. All of whom are already onto their next targets and goals.

Want to create solid foundations of strength and a greater platform from which to continue your development?

Drop me a message or comment if you want to find out more on coaching & support 👌🏻

#alternationpt #bionicbranchbarbellclub #bionicbranchbarbell #club3b #powerlifting #strength #strengthtraining #strong #strongman #strengthandconditioning #personaltraining #onlinecoaching #coaching #billericay #basildon #ingatestone #chelmsford #deadlifts #personalbest #champion #winner #worldrecord #podium #progress #pbs #strongwoman #winners #winnerscircle taken in Bionic Branch Barbell Club - Club3B by @alternationpt

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🏆 And now also BRITAIN STRONGEST MAN, 50+ @strongmanrichbirchmore

After bagging both 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Strongest Man and 🇪🇺 Strongest Man this year, 🇬🇧 was an obvious route in seeking to make the treble. And despite 🌎 Strongest Man being less than two weeks after Brits, we were confident that we could bag it without having to go all in on it, and that he did. ✌🏻

Less than two weeks before putting up a big fight for Worlds Strongest Man! We are under no illusions of the challenge, but one thing is for sure, with all these titles, Richard should not be overlooked as he seeks the quadruple of titles.

Masters athletes, especially, are crushing it right now. National & International Titles & Records. Ongoing Personal Bests. Health and wellbeing improvements. All part of what we are achieving, all the time.

Masters athletes do not fit the same mould or blueprint. Especially the cookie cutter shite that coaches may get away with for some of their younger, inexperienced lifters.

Programming and coaching requires a very different approach and insight, that is even more highly unique and specific. Combining this with client commitment, the results can be amazing - Richard is a fine example, but still only one of many.

If you are committed to seeing off Old Father Time 🕰️, drop me a message to discuss how we can see you become the next Peter Pan 👶

#alternationpt #bionicbranchbarbellclub #bionicbranchbarbell #club3b #strength #strengthtraining #strong #strongman #strengthandconditioning #personaltraining #onlinecoaching #coaching #billericay #basildon #masters #chelmsford #logpress #officialstrongmangames #deadlifts #personalbest #europeanchampion #osg #champion #winner #worldrecord #giantslayer #britainsstrongestman #englandsstrongestman #europesstrongestman by @alternationpt

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Great day for clients and @bionic_branch_barbell_club members at yesterday’s @iawa.uk Gold Cup event at Derby University.

5️⃣ lifters , 1️⃣0️⃣ lifts 🏋🏻‍♂️, and 1️⃣8️⃣ 🌎 Records.

IAWA has such a huge range of lifts, testing all aspects of strength, so it was great to see such a diverse set of lifts occurring through the day, & within the team.

@kam_strongwomen got 4 World Records in the 115kg category, taking on the Hackensmidt Floor Press achieving 82.5kg for an Masters 40+ & Open WR. & also the Anderson Squat, hitting a huge 150kg which is not only a Masters 40+ & Open WR but now the heaviest weight lifted in any of the female age & weight categories for that lift. 👌🏻

@soozzys got 4 new World Records in the 65kg category, the first 2 being in the Right Leg Deadlift with 67.5kg for a M50 & Open WR, which was also the heaviest weight lifted in any of the age & weight categories for that lift. 👌🏻 Followed by a 30kg Half Gardner Lift which was also a M50 & Open WR

@angies.body.conditioning also set 4 World Records in the 55kg category, starting with 80kg in the Stiff Legged Deadlift for a M55 & Open WR, then Bodyweight Deadlift for repetitions hitting a crazy 62 reps for a M55 & Open WR. Which is the highest reps for any female age and weight category 👏🏻

Michael achieved his 2 World Records in the 75kg Category with the incredibly hard Stiff Arm Pullover with an amazing 67.5kg, and a Stiff Leg Deadlift of 155kg. Both being records in the M60 class.

Then @glenn.branch with 4 World Records in the 90kg category. Starting with the Bodyweight Deadlift for reps, hitting 60 reps for a M40 & Open WR. Followed by the Right Leg Deadlift with 100kg for M40 & Open WR also.

On top of all the lifting successes, Michael was presented with his Certification on being a Fully Qualified International level Referee.

For anyone looking to explore Drug Free All-Round lifting, get in touch. Come & try, or watch some of the huge range of lifts at the Club. taken in The University of Derby Sports Centre by @alternationpt

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WORLD RECORD Dinnie Stone Lifter 🪨🪨

Client @graemestroud recently became the Oldest Person to successful get wind beneath the stones unassisted. At 64 yrs 190 days.

We’ve worked towards this for a while since achieving qualification, whilst waiting on an available date. So in the mean time, he’s hit some crazy numbers. But nothing in the gym would mean as much as this achievement. Not just lifting the legendary stones, but becoming the oldest person to have ever done so.

Proud of Graeme’s effort, commitment and achievement. Fully deserved.

We’ve already got plans for things to come - just as you’d expect of someone demonstrating such focus & determination.

Want to be another person on the elite list of people who have successfully lifted the Dinnie Stones? 6 clients already have (100% success rate), with another scheduled for this year, & 3 more to confirm their date.

Is lifting the Dinnie Stones one of your goals?
Have your technique refined for your personal requirements, along with your individualised programming to ensure success. Comment or DM to get more info. 🪨🪨

Training out of the one & only @bionic_branch_barbell_club home to the Ingate-Stones, and a huge collection of ringed stones and natural lifting stones.

#alternationpt #bionicbranchbarbellclub #bionicbranchbarbell #club3b #powerlifting #strength #strengthtraining #strong #strongman #scottishstones #scottishstonesofstrength #oldtimestrength #onlinecoaching #coaching #billericay #basildon #ingatestone #chelmsford #champion #winner #thedinniestones #dinniestones #dinniestonestraining #donalddinnie #scotland #potarch #dinnielifter #grip #gripstrength by @alternationpt

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