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Happy to announce our newest addition. Mika has been helping behind the scenes for a while, coaching his team in Powerlifting. Being a passionate lifter himself, let’s bring it to a higher level!

Welcome Mika!! by @specific_strength

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We are honoured to welcome Maxim!

Maxim is an already very dedicated coach, his passion for learning and understanding the principles of strength make him a great addition to our team.
Maxim has been helping out our team for a while so this will be a fluent merge into our training systems.

Interested in working with Maxim? Shoot us a message or visit:
Specific-strength.com taken in Belgium by @specific_strength

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Meet Jess! We are excited to announce our first expansion.

Jess joins the team as a certified nutritionist and dietitian, ready to provide tailored guidance to meet all your nutritional needs. Whether it’s weight management, prep for competitions, or general health support, Jess brings expertise and a passion for helping athletes excel.

As a respected athlete within the Specific Strength community, Jess understands the demands of the sport firsthand and is eager to share his knowledge to fuel your success.

Note: You don’t need to be an existing Specific Strength athlete to work with Jess—everyone is welcome!

https://www.specific-strength.com by @specific_strength

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Some time ago i competed at Iron Island. My first international competition. Unfortunately I was dealing with some injuries along the way, therefore I wasn’t able to lift the weights we had hoped for.

I’m still incredibly grateful for the experience. It was an amazing opportunity to meet new people and the team @specific_strength , make great memories, and share an unforgettable experience with so many awesome athletes.

A huge thank you to coachman @mikavankerckhove for the guidance and support throughout the whole process. taken in Malta, Europe by @specific_strength

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My first international competition — Iron Island. 🇲🇹
It’s been a long journey to get here. The results weren’t what I was aiming for, but that’s part of the sport.

My preparation wasn’t perfect because of all the travelling we did over the past few months..., but at the end of the day, that’s just an excuse. I take full responsibility.

What matters most is the experience I gained. I learned a lot, and I’ll use it to come back stronger.

From this point on, we’re locked in. Time to put in the work, train harder than ever, and get ready for the next competition. 💪⚔️

A special thanks to @mikavankerckhove @specific_strength and @maltapowerlifting for making this experience possible. 🙏

S: 87.5kg (+17.5kg)
B: 62.5kg (+2.5kg)
D: 127.5kg (+25kg)

Total: 277.5kg (+45kg Comp PR)
BW: 68kg

#powerlifting #malta #fy taken in Pembroke, Malta by @specific_strength

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Upcoming weekend the team is competing at the Iron island in Malte.

Best of luck to all!!
@maltapowerlifting huge thanks for organising this competition.

Specific strength athletes:

@lieze.vancoillie 🏋️‍♀️

@dylan.vndbl 🏋️‍♀️🍃

@maite_dew 🏋️‍♀️

@colemontbrecht 🏋️‍♀️

@rnstrwn 🏋️‍♀️🍃

@lottevdweghe 🏋️‍♀️🍃

@the_83_ghost 🍃

@guliano.pottier 🏋️‍♀️

@emmyfonteyne 🏋️‍♀️ by @specific_strength

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Unofficial National squat record🇧🇪 290kg/639lbs
+9kg

Huge shoutout to my coach @depaepenoa x @specific_strength , I would never have been able to do this on my own.

Grateful for all the people around me in this sport.

7 weeks out from KW3, where we might have to load something crazy.

#powerlifting #gym #pr #squats #records taken in Fit Factory Evergem by @specific_strength

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Last week @cas_vervoort.pl competed at the junior World Championships in Sun City, South Africa! 🇿🇦 In the end, he posted up a 832,5 kg total (2 kg total PR) with a 312,5 kg squat, 185 kg bench press and 335 kg deadlift. He ended up placing 6th in the 120 kg jr weightclass!

Squats made amazing progress in training, where he was able to squat 310 kg for a double two blocks out and 320 kg for a single five weeks out. On the day, warm-ups went fluently. The opener of 290 kg flew. We jumped to 307,5 kg for the second attempt, and admittidly this moved a bit tougher than expected. 312,5 kg was the logic number for our third and this one ultimately moved better than the second attempt. Great start to the day!

Bench press went solid in training. I felt like we definitely achieved some more consistent output by delineating the days a bit more where we would and wouldn’t push. Cas experienced some elbow pain here and there, but pacing ourself and loading accordingly definitely helped to manage this a bit more aswell. Bench felt strong on the day and the opener of 175 kg moved well enough to jump to 185 kg on the second attempt. This one slowed down quite a bit at lockout. 187,5 kg for the third attempt was just a bit to much, but in the end we were happy that we got everything out of bench on the day.

Deadlift was another lift that performed pretty strong in training, pulling 345 kg five weeks out. We knew with his nominated deadlift we would probably have a high chance at a deadlift medal, so the goal there was clear. The opener of 310 kg moved as snappy as it gets. After this, we jumped to 335 kg on the second to pace with the total of one of our competitors. Everything was still moving well and this pull practically secured a deadlift medal.

Moving into the third round of deadlifts, the other competitors were looking at eachother to pull for a (higher) podium place. The only thing we had to do was wait and see what we needed to pull for a potential podium place on total. Most of our closest competitors missed their third deadlift. 350 kg was the number needed for Cas to pull into third place. A very strong attempt, but unfortunately not quite there on the day. taken in Sun City South Africa by @specific_strength

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Junior worlds South-Africa 🇿🇦
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First international meet hell yeah, i wanna thank @mikavankerckhove for the incredible coaching and guidance for the past 3 years. Thanks to @maxim_stepman and @depaepenoa for the amazing gameday handeling!

Huge thanks to @jess.clarysse for the nutrition guidance, making sure i’m fueled and i had and easy time making weight.

A big thank you to everyone who supported me!!🙏

82.15kg bw
665kg total( +15kg)
232.5kg squat (+7.5kg)
162.5kg bench
270kg deadlift (+7.5kg)
#powerlifting #sbd #pl #kaasrandjemedia #gym by @specific_strength

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Miel Loonis competed at his first international competition being the World stage.

Our goal was quite clear, getting as much attempts possible, have a great experience and possibly get a comp PR along the way. Weighing in at a solid 104.6kgs

Squats started off great. This immediately showed he was in the groove that day. We managed to hit a solid 2,5KG comp PR with 272,5kg being a quite conservative 3rd this being the world stage.

Bench aswel, instead of getting back to the (currently) cursed 200kg on the platform we wanted to go for a 5KG comp PR. As we did with 195. And also here I would dare to say 200 was surely within reach.

Deadlifts are not our consistent lift YET, so there we knew that matching the comp PB would be great. Unfortunately just not within reach that day after a very solid 250 2nd attempt.

With that being said: time to adres the deadlift and make sure that predictability is way higher here.
Off season has started, let’s build! by @specific_strength

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