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Incredibly grateful for 2025, ready for the challenges of 2026! by @professionalweakbench

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10 months ago

August Recap, what a month.

First off want to thank @canadapowerlifting and @fqd.dynamophilie for giving me the opportunity to go to those meets, as a Team Canada Assistant coach and a Team Quebec Head Coach. I would also like to thank all the athletes who trusted me on their most important day and for giving me the opportunity to help them.

I knew it would be a challenge, but I did not expect to have this much fun. 3 meets, 2 internationals, total travel time of 96 hours, 54 athletes coached, 36 sessions, 2 World Records, too many medals to count.

A lot of sleep was sacrificed, but I was able to keep the training on track, hitting multiple PRs in warmup rooms after sessions. Can't thank @coach.ken.sthpowergym
enough for keeping me on track with training and adapting what we could during the month.

When I started coaching, I never imagined I could reach this level, but now I know this is where I belong. I thrived in this environment, I want to be there again and again. I'm still learning, and I want to keep growing the amount of experience on the International stage.

Now it's time to get back to the boring life for a week, until I leave again for Commonwealths in a few days. Let's keep stacking those meets now. by @professionalweakbench

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Nationals recap - Coach edition

Incredibly grateful for @fqd.dynamophilie @phil.electrique and @coach.ken.sthpowergym for the opportunity to be part of the team Quebec coaching staff alongside @nicocharbonneau1 and @clovishkov . This was a golden opportunity for me to learn and show that I have the skills on the National stage. I believe that throughout the week, I proved it.

Final stats compared to last year:

2025:
2 athletes handled, 1 ATR athlete
2 medals 🏅 🥉
1 International selection
3 attempts missed

2026:
11 athletes, 2 ATR athletes
9 medals 🏅🥈🥉
8 International selections
6 attempts missed

The first and biggest accomplishment of the week is by far being able to secure the 4-peat of best province for Quebec! ⚜️

Alongside this, I was able to pass my National Referee exam, becoming the current youngest @canadapowerlifting National Referee. I am beyond grateful for this chance to help in the community by being present for everyone at competitions.

Being able to see everyone I had seen at 2025 Nationals and even meet a lot of new faces was also incredible. A lot of great discussions, banter and silly antics were also part of the week.

I am so thankful for everyone who I was able to help and of all my athletes, wether present at Nationals or not, for their trust and belief in me, it means everything to be able to do the best job in the world. Extra special shoutout to @gab_pwr for being present with me once again, repping the KSS stuff with him was a very cool moment and I'm hyped to keep improving with him

This is only the beginning, bring on the pressure.

If you also want to shine on the platform, from local to International level, send me a DM to join the team 🤝 by @professionalweakbench

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6 months ago

In the age of social media, don’t be a Peter-Poster while your coach hasn’t received coachable videos in weeks. A quick fix to progressing faster is making sure communication is of high quality. This takes effort from both the coach and the athlete and having poor camera angles is the first feedback issue I resolve with new athletes.

I hope this helps some of you guys get better faster and be coachable faster. 🫡

Coaching spots still available, let’s get to work!

#onlinecoach #powerlifting #powerliftingmotivation #coach #squats by @professionalweakbench

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The team is EATING this past week

Yuma with a massively undershot double at 87.5kg, 5kg under her best double ar 57kg bodyweight.

@ollycantpull smoking his meet PR from last year's provincials. The hunt for the Nationals QT is looking good.

@josephelliotbabin with a beautiful 143kg/315lbs bench, entering the 3 plates club. We found the formula this block for a crazy bench and it really showed in the end result.

@tristan.mc_ with a quick 250kg, a weight he had previously missed in training and in competition due to downward motion. He will pull big in 2 weeks time.

@viviane_bis playing with 70kg for a +2.5kg PR, the bench frequency has been proving to be a success and it's looking good ahead of her final week before Provincials.

If you want this kind of result too, click the link in my bio and let's get to work on building your total 🤝 by @professionalweakbench

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Week 1 of peak going splendid (we don't talk about the bodyweight)
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6 days ago

6 weeks out by @professionalweakbench

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11 days ago

It's super easy to take too much caffeine thinking you need to be super hyped at a meet, but seriously this will most likely have an adverse effect on you. Have a dose that can be easily manageable, and that will be enough for you to feel ready. 3-6mg per kg of bodyweight is more than enough, and you should split your total dose in two so you can have more before deadlifts to keep your energy and avoid a crash. by @professionalweakbench

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15 days ago

EXTERNALS ARE NOT REAL!!!!
Je sors du grappling le plus demandant de jiujitsu que j’ai jamais fais et j’ai dormis 4,5h

J’en reviens absolument pas, je pensais même pas bencher 600 lb avant 2027 cet été

Merci tellement @professionalweakbench for saving my ass

Immense merci à mon coach @charliecaron.mofo pour tout son knowledge taken in Gym le Podium by @professionalweakbench

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@eesaahmed1 @heng_lifts @sirj.rana @professionalweakbench @owenwilson.pt
Wouldn’t of been any fun without yall by @professionalweakbench

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18 days ago

August & September Recap

Les dernières semaines ont été incroyable

1 semaine de coaching à St-John pour les NAPF 🇨🇦

À peine de retour à la maison, on part à Toronto pour les Centraux 🚅

On a lancé la 5e cohorte de Ascend ⚡️

J’ai décidé de build un home gym

Juste avant de repartir 1 semaine à Winnipeg pour les Commonwealth 🇨🇦

Et passer 1 jour à la maison avant de se rendre à Rouyn Noranda pour le mariage de @kayla_monstertruck et @olivier_belleau 🚙

Je ne pourrai pas être plus reconnaissant de pouvoir vivre cette vie et de le faire en étant aussi bien entouré 🫶

The crazy summer is over, time to chill and drink pumpkin spice latte 🍂 by @professionalweakbench

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18 days ago

Being that close to the goal while spotting/coaching for 2 weeks everyday is definitely a win. Time to have a chill week and sleep in my bed for the peak.
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