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Michael Richards

@mrichards12

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💪🏽89kg weightlifter/ 93kg powerlifter 🏋
30th strongest Michael in CanPL history

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Still can't believe I pulled this 🤯 now for 600...

@topset.media @canplwesterns

#deadlift#bcpa#CanPL by @mrichards12

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a year ago

💥Master's provincials recap 💥

@bcweightlifting did a great job with this competition and @boldphotosbyshelly killed it with the photos as usual!

Very proud of this performance! Prep was a bit rocky but I managed to PR both lifts and go 6/6 for the second time in a decade.

Snatch: 92kg✅, 97kg✅, 101kg ✅ (1kg PR)

Clean and jerk: 115kg✅, 122kg✅, 126kg✅ (1kg PR)

227kg total +5kg

Huge thanks to @shannon_huff for being an amazing partner, and to @ohhitsmackenzie and @celinash__ for coming to watch 🥹. I definitely felt the love and support from people watching across the country which was amazing 💞

Balancing powerlifting and weightlifting has definitely been challenging but I'm happy with this performance. I still have a lot of room to grow and improve.

8 weeks out from powerlifting provincials 🫡

#weightlifting#olympiclifting#olympicweightlifting#snatch#cleanandjerk taken in Site B Event Venue + Coworking Space by @mrichards12

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2 years ago

FINALLY!!!! I feel like I've never worked harder or been more dedicated to doing anything than #Dunk2020 . This is something I've wanted to do my whole life since I watched Vince Carter in the 2000 dunk contest...I've tried and failed multiple times (as a teenager, early 20s) and now at the age of 27 I finally can say I've dunked. I realize that for some this is such a minor achievement and they do it easily at age 12 or 13 but for me that wasn't the case. I was never the most athletic on any basketball teams I was on but I worked my ass off to get this! Shout to everyone who grinded with me all year no matter the temperature or the weather... @rpeprah_ @mrbadairs @calliicorreia @btakyi @___jacksonk . Jumping, throwing lobs, sprinting... Y'all really pushed me to be better.
Learned a ton from @pjfperformance @projectpureathlete @jump.science @johnevans_thp @isaiahrivera1 and more through YouTube, IG, and podcasts! Can't thank everyone on IG for their overwhelming support this whole time too, it really kept me going when I was feeling down. Every like, message, and reply meant the world to me! Last but not least shout out to @shannybanany012 for being my rock and dealing with my obsession this past 14 months! All those days of you trying your best to help me do things you've never done and supporting me when I was pissed off or annoyed because of a lack of progress will never be forgotten.

#dunk#slamdunk#jump#jumptraining#vert#verticaljump#verticaltraining#athlete#finally#athlete#basketball#nofilter#LETSGO by @mrichards12

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6 years ago

Forever chasing this feeling 🙌🏽 9 weeks out 😈

limitlessmotionmedia 📸 by @mrichards12

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12 days ago

Taking it easy 🏋🏽‍♂️🏃🏽‍♂️🏀💪🏽 by @mrichards12

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a month ago

Had a great time at the @truenorth.sportswear bench competition yesterday!

Hit 130kg to tie a PR. I came into the day with 137.5kg/303lbs in my mind but I couldn't make it happen. I'm not strong enough yet, it'll come. Was a lot of fun and good to raise money for the BC SPCA. Overall a great day with friends and the community! by @mrichards12

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2 months ago

Fun day in Vancouver watching the Toronto Tempo in their first ever season!♀️🏀 by @mrichards12

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2 months ago

Thankful I got to compete after all! One week out it was not looking hopeful I'd get to compete at all due to the wildlife situation in the Okanagan. Huge thanks to @bcweightlifting and @allelite.fitness for stepping in at the last minute and allowing all the athletes to display all of their hard work.

Snatch: 93✅/97✅/101❌

Clean and jerk: 116✅/122✅/127✅

After the missed 3rd snatch I knew the provincial qualifying total I came for was out of reach, but that's how the sport goes sometimes. Rallied for the 127kg clean and jerk for a 1kg lifetime PR with a LOT more in the tank.

Felt the love with all my support in the crowd, thank you @shannon_huff @liamforbes_training @browngirlpowerhouse @mac_lifts_more @celinash__ for coming out to support 💞

Thanks @amanda.braddock for coaching, one day I'll put both lifts together on the same day I promise 😅

#weightlifting#snatch#cleanandjerk#olympicweightlifting by @mrichards12

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2 months ago

10 years since I'd been to Europe, glad I could make the most of it in Croatia with loved ones 💞🇭🇷 by @mrichards12

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4 months ago

Got to watch the love of my life compete at the highest level in her sport after a decade in the gym together!

Soaking in worlds as a spectator was amazing too, and super grateful to have met so many people from around the world.

✌🏽🇱🇹

#ipfworlds taken in Druskininkai, Lithuania by @mrichards12

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4 months ago

First ever 10k race in the books! 🏃🏽‍♂️was great to do it for a good cause @runforwomen

Wanted to do it in under an hour and the chip time was 59:54 😂

Thanks to @shannon_huff and @liamforbes_training for the support 🫡

Getting back into running for the first time in ~15 years has been a challenge. Looking forward to more races in the future, but the summer will be about strength 💪🏽 taken in Elk Lake/Beaver Lake Regional Park by @mrichards12

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4 months ago

Nothing like a little pre-birthday staycation 💅🏽🧖🏽‍♂️🌊🍹 by @mrichards12

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6 months ago