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🇨🇦 CANPL powerlifter
🫀 MSc Human Anatomy
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Ontario provincial championships recap - Last one I promise!

I am extremely grateful for this past weekend. I had a lot of fun handling my own athletes, some friends and helping handle a big chunk of the Afdaptive team. Can't wait for the next one!

Thank you to @bandofbarbells for hosting a fantastic meet!. Thank you to my friends and family who continue to support me and my goals as a coach. Let's keep it rollin!

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OPA Provs 2026

Thank you @bandofbarbells for hosting an incredible event! As someone who has only helped run the odd local meet, I can’t imagine how much work goes into these events!

Overall, team did well, hit some prs, learned some lessons

This is my 11th year in the sport and 7th year of coaching I believe

And to be honest the more I reflect on every major meet the more I realize how much more improvement needs to be done to ensure my people show up at their best

Stoked to have won best team but I know we have so much more to show in future comps!

Shoutout to the squad who represented us so well

@niko.nikolic 🥈105 Kg open
@bstfit_ 🥇120kg bench only
@squato_gelato 🥉76KG open
@derick_barbellrehab 🥈66 kg open
@shira_botzer
@gainsbyquenn
@pdanifit @christian.adaptivesp @lifts.by.jord @chrisjsadsad @_amar.105_ @_jpfitness101

Into the nanaimo nats🤝

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OPA Provincial Championships Recap🥇

Such an incredible and amazing day!! I’m thankful every day for this sport and the opportunity to express strength!!

BW: 75.09 / 165.55
9/9 lifts, 27 white lights⚪️⚪️⚪️

Squat: 182.5 / 402.3 (+5kg / 11lbs)
Bench: 105 / 231.5 (+5kg / 11lbs)
Deadlift: 180/ 396.8 (-2.5kg / 5.5lbs)
Total: 467.5 / 1030.7 (+10kg / 22lbs)

Thankful for so many people!
@ontariopowerliftingassociation judges and volunteers!!
@bandofbarbells for the great meet setup
@austynryan for elite coaching and great song recs
@_melina_ch__ for the love filled homemade Rice Krispie treats that fuelled my strongest lifts
@pellerin.gaby @gouletroch for the positive vibes
@sophiebeaudry_rmt for keeping my body feeling so healthy and ready to compete
@bosssudbury for the best smelling salts that did 10% of the lifting
& for so many others that filled my heart with magical energy!!!

Could not have succeeded without you all and the amazing support♥️ thank you!!!

#powerlifting #squat #bench #deadlift #athlete

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Biiiiig boss month for PRs, trails, and NA Asahi.

Commemorating the last bit of Sunny Daze prep (including my fun squat session in Halifax!) and my white whale: benching 200lbs. Also featuring the return to da gym post-meet and changing in a trail centre bathroom with the ol hover-foot strategy before watching Western States for 9h. Glorious month!

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Catfishing you all by leading with my missed third deadlift because I still think the video is cool. Sue me!

I had the absolute JOY of competing at @catalanoevents Sunny Daze on Saturday. First time getting to rep the Unbridled Strength name on the platform. What a frickin rush! And I got to hit the platform with @squato_gelato and @sigslifts, and so many Unbridled teammates over the course of the weekend.

I went 7/9 with a PR total match, adding 2.5kg to my squat and my bench, and going 5kg under my ATPR on deadlifts. The next time we load three reds on the platform it’s going all the way up I stg 😤

SUPER proud of my squat PR. I think I can be a pretty nervous squatter, and it was a huge confidence boost to grind 150kg like that. Also proud of hitting the poor man’s 200 (198lbs/90kg) on the platform. The rich man’s 200 (203/92.5) evaded me but operation big bench is still underway for this year.

The biggest thanks (and congrats) to @adamfkatz. Getting coached by my brother is one of my favourite parts of competing in this sport, and I was so proud to see him take home the best team prize for Unbridled’s performance! Many thanks to @ian_adaptive.sp for the meet day handling (and for your excellent taste of also enjoying Kevin Rudolf’s masterpiece “Let it Rock”). Big shout out to the Catalanos for organizing a wonderful meet!

This meet got me SO fired up for powerlifting progress. I wanted to go after the new Nats QT and missed it by a hair, but my other goal was to have fun. I was so anxious at my last comp for no discernible reason, and it was such a great feeling to feel both locked in AND like I was having a blast on Saturday. The funny thing about loving and doing two sports is that it’s going to be a while before I’m on the platform again, but I already cannot wait for that day.

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Redemption on 215
(Dw guys I was good after)

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Believe it or not you don’t need to touch your 3rd attempts going into a competition

In some cases the bench press is an example of needing to touch heavy enough to a 3rd attempt but in general maxxing out or hitting rpe 9.5 in the gym will help you feel more prepared come meet day

It is okay to not know the exact number going into comp since all of these examples were about 91-94% for their final heavy lifts relative to their 3rd attempts

Train/peak to prepare not to test 1 week out in hopes to replicate it on meet day

Again this strategy may not work for everyone but I have found fairly good success with it

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Lifter Highlights Nationals Edition

10 lifters

Some preps went pretty and some were a rollercoaster (that is sports for ya)

Regardless everyone managed to snag some prs across the board and learned lots doing it

I'm incredibly proud of the performances and look forward to many more in 2026!

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CanPL Nationals 2026

Squat 335kg // 738lbs
Bench 217.5kg // 479lbs
Deadlift 312.5kg // 689lbs
Total 865kg // 1907lbs

No excuses, need to be better.

Thank you to @ian_adaptive.sp @jaredburry00 @adamfkatz @evco91 @destiny.bennett @rosiehanrahan @jennahanrahann @the.luisavargas @erinc_lifts @alex.stoyles_83 @mattgenge.18 @phillhann_93kg @abihanrahan for all of your support this prep (and always).

Nationals week always reminds me of how lucky I am to be able to compete in this sport at this level. Whether my performance is good or bad, these meets are always amazing to be a part of.

Back to gym 🫡

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Nationals recap!

762.5 kg//1681 total (2.5kg PR total)
100kg//220 bodyweight
Squat: 282.5kg//623lbs (+5kg)
Bench: 175kg//385lbs (+10kg)
Deadlift: 305kg//672lbs (-12.5kg)
(Took a swing at 320kg//705 on my third)

Pretty far from what I set my sights on when I started training for Nationals in September but proud of the outcome regardless. Can’t have the +40 comps if you sneer at the +2.5’s.

Most of this prep was pretty coloured by piecing together what I could through injuries. A nerve compression in my low back made squat and deadlift training quite inconsistent and there were long stretches this prep where I couldn’t bench much more than 100kg without severe pec pain. Still rallied and managed to earn my keep to stay on the Nationals stage with a PB subtotal.

Big thank you to @ian_adaptive.sp for his attention to detail and support through this prep. Wouldn’t want anyone else at the helm.

A huge thank you and congrats to my rock @squato_gelato for having herself an absolute DAY on the platform and her support through this prep❤️ also I heard she benched 100kg ‼️🍦🐗😤

Stay strong.
@unbridled_strengthperformance

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Nationals 2026 in the John 🏴‍☠️🚢⚓️

15 athletes handled (10 of my own)

Despite some unideal circumstances for some of my lifters preps (injuries etc) and some having the preps of their lives

Every single lifter I coached hit a total PR

114/123 attempts made (92% hit rate)

@felicia_lifts 7/9 4th place 47 kg with a 15kg total pr

@seanyen83kg 9/9 (500 dots barrier achieved)

@bstfit_ 🥈 place 120 KG M1 (27.5 kg total pr)

@adamfkatz 2.5KG total pr with a rocky prep but managed to hit new nats qt

@squato_gelato hit a 10Kg pr and won the b flight 76s which a massive sub total pr and a big conv pr (6 day out tactical switch
@chrisjsadsad 740 Kg (15 kg pr in the 93 open) despite being mostly injured for a lot of prep)

@tableaupablotalbo 5 kg pb total with a few misses that watered down the progress we know we have made (still managed to hit a big 10kg squat pr)

@domingonmore 9/9 🥈 120KG with massive pr total from centrals

@hanrahandeadliftman hitting a huge 335kg squat pr and a solid 865 kg total pr despite a bit of rough circumstances this prep

@phil.electrique finally broke his bench curse with a 195 kg bench pr

@wesleyharpo 🥈place 105 kg bench only with a huge bench pr of 210kg

@eat.after 🥉 place m1 93 kg (sneak attack to get onto the podium with some solid prs)

@bis_4fit post arm break and still showed out at nats going 9/9
@gainsbyquenn hit a 7.5 kg atpr total and hit 405 kg at 69 kg just short of new qt which we plan to hit this year
@ariellescarlet16 pulling for podium spot but managed to rally a solid day regardless! Big things for arielle and her coach @lifts.by.jord

Much needed sleep this week ! Thanks to anyone trusting me with coaching and gameday

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Nationals 2026 x Adaptive 🇨🇦

As always grateful to help each and everyone with their preps to NL

Super excited for a fun weekend of lifting in St Johns 🤝

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