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Kurtis Farmer🏋️‍♂️

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4th 500lb bencher on @anchorstrengthsystems

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RISING TIDE 2026 RECAP

S 3/3 677lb/307.5kg (2.5kg ATPR)(12.5kg meet PR)
B 3/3 507lb/230kg (2.5kg ATPR)(20kg meet PR)
D 3/3 733lb/332.5kg (tied ATPR)(2.5kg meet PR)
T 1918lb/870kg (35kg meet PR)

Squat - was good for probably about 5 more kg on the day but with how the bar whip was tossing people (me included) around we played it safe and honestly I was happy with 305+. Will definitely come up with a game plan for addressing the whip in the future.

Bench - Bench showed insanely well. @dungygains really found the secret formula for unlimited pressing power

Deads - deads have been very stubborn to get going but I think we figured it out in those last 4-5 weeks of training. Didn’t feel like I was at top end with 733 but it was what I needed to secure 870.

Had a great time competing at potentially the last rising tide. On to Nats in Feb to total something really crazy

Thank you @mo.nay for always dealing with me and understanding my training schedule

Thank you @dungygains @sir_gymratfitness @phamishedcoach for being the best handling coaching and nutrition team up in powerlifting.

Thank you @kevinpapa and @petespence for putting on the most fun meet I’ve ever done. by @strongest_nerd

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It’s been almost a year without any ATPR singles so to snag a 7.5kg one on bench is a huge win and a good indicator that we are on the right path.

Huge shout out to @ryansauce03 for coming in clutch with the spot in my hour of need and letting my grind it out by @strongest_nerd

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KM est. 2020 - ♾️

❤️💚

#love #engaged #blacklove taken in Forever by @strongest_nerd

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RT 2026

Finally get back to work on Monday after a self imposed 2 weeks off to prevent any burn out and to make me “miss it”

I very much miss it lol. We have a plan for February and it will be crushed. by @strongest_nerd

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832kg for ✌🏽 by @strongest_nerd

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5kg PR triple on squat & some bench singles by @strongest_nerd

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Short 3 week block

300kg/661lb x 3

Pulls are feeling pretty good. by @strongest_nerd

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Last weeks training

Slide 1 - 628 x 4

Slide 2 - 430 x 3. Soft pad eleiko actually isn’t awful. Smacked the rack every rep

Slide 3 - 562 x 4

Slide 4 & 5 - 474 for a 2x1. I think in done with getting lift offs.

BW roughly around 236/237 @phamishedcoach and I got a lot of space to play around in 120kg class. by @strongest_nerd

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Half way through the macro and we are definitely picking up some steam now.

HUGE shout out to the goat @phamishedcoach for adding me to the team ! The guidance is already making a huge difference in training. Also the reason that deadlift PR was able to happen with travel nutrition (airport straight to deadlift platform pipeline is Wild)

D 694 X 2 PR
S 628 X 2 PR
B 451 X 2 PR by @strongest_nerd

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1st block back post Nats ✅. Things should pick up faster now that we are back to our regular 4 week blocks.

Squat PR Triple @ 584
Bench PR Triple @ 424 by @strongest_nerd

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First block back ✅

Locked in on improving these

655x3 PR by @strongest_nerd

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2025 USAPL RAW NATIONALS MEET RECAP

SQUAT

277.5kg/611lb ❌
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277.5kg/611lb ✅
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295kg/650lb ✅

The walk out on the opener damn near took me to meet my maker. Not sure what happened there and then I got clapped up by depth (first depth calls in my entire career 😭) at first thought about just taking my second anyway but didn’t opted to retake the opener instead of risking a bomb out situation. 650 wasn’t hard at all and is still a meet PR

BENCH

197.5kg/435lb ✅
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210kg/463lb ✅
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217.5/479lb ❌

Bench felt a little off on the day. I think I was lacking my usual pop. Still executed and hit the first two planned attempts and on the third I must’ve sunk the bar or something along those lines to earn a long pauses command. Even still another meet PR.

DEADLIFT

297.5kg/655lb ✅
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317.5kg/700lb ✅
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330kg/727lb ✅

Kinda surprised how well pulls felt on the platform with how progress kinda slowed down in training. Definitely had a bit more on that final pull but still extremely happy with call to secure the PR total and another meet PR.

First time at a national event was insane. Finishing top 5 was even more nuts. Im extremely thankful to be coached by @dungygains and to have been handled excellently by @barbellsandcats

As for the next meet im not certain. I have an idea in my mind but even now im still tempted to run this meet back next year and really put on a show 🫠

Back to training in a week ! by @strongest_nerd

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