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265kg 4 weeks ago / 270kg this week.
Less than two weeks out, let's get it @depaepenoa
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#powerlifting #pr #deadlift #fail #gym

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Me vs. me.

@maltapowerlifting - Iron Island 2026🇲🇹

#fypage #foryou #powerlifting #malta

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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.

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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

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Comp recap Malta🇲🇹
De leukste comp met de leukste mensen🫶🏻

S: 152,5kg (+7,5)
B: 80kg (+2,5)
D: 170kg

Total: 402,5kg
Bw: -57kg

🥇female sub-junior/junior
🥇female open

Coaching & handling @specific_strength @depaepenoa @maxim_stepman
Media @soenensmedia
The best spotters team @sxp_spotting_loading

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+18.5kg comp pr // +1 kg SQ 🇧🇪 record // +5 kg DL 🇧🇪 record

#powerlifting #gym #sbd

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I had to make a reel of this 😝
157,5 kg squat for a 2,5 kg comp PR and an equal ATPR.

@maxim_stepman @specific_strength @jess.clarysse
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#sbd #powerlifting #gymreels #squat #gymgirl

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Regionals '26

Squat: 175kg (+7.5kg U63 // -5kg U69)
Bench: 90kg (+10kg U63 // equal U69)
Deadlift: 207.5kg 🇧🇪 record (+12.5kg U63 // +2.5kg U69)

Total: 472.5kg (+32.5kg U63 // +2.5kg U69)
GL: 103.8

This comp was mainly a test to see if my body could handle prep and competition again after a year full of injuries and rehab. Most fun competition to date and got everything I came for:
✅ First place overall
✅ First place -63 class
✅ First 9/9 comp (finally broke the bench curse)
✅ First 27/27 white lights
✅ 100+ GL
✅ Open National DL record in two weightclasses

After a year of chillings in the 69kg, BW stagnated at 67.5kg for a few months and I wondered how my performance would be influenced by losing a few kilos. Since I never really filled out the 63s before going up a weightclass, this comp was the perfect opportunity to test a small deficit and gut- and watercut together with @jess.clarysse. Everything went very smoothly so let's see what the future brings. Glad to say I'm fully back.

Big shout-out to the coachman @depaepenoa and the great handling from @mikavankerckhove, always an epic fun day with the team @specific_strength.

A final big thanks to the volunteers and @vpf_powerlifting.vlaanderen for making these meets possible 🙏

📷 @lift__media

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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

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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.

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