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NZ creator 🇳🇿
@stance.fitness “TAFA”
📩: [email protected]
Founder @savais.apparel

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Seki Step (BTS Footage)

Found come cuts i thought would be cool to post and found a performance take i didnt use

More posts soon x

#fyp #reels #sekistep

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2026 Commonwealth Champs 🇨🇦
785KG TOTAL +35KG
Squat: 292.5kg +20kg🥇
Bench: 182.5kg +5kg🥈
Deadlift: 310kg +7.5kg🥈
102 GLP 🥈 Overall

What an EXPERIENCE. Squats had been cooking this whole prep, but I genuinely didn’t expect to walk away with squat gold. Especially since I almost bombed out on squats at my first Commonwealths in 2024🤣 but we learn from each experience 9/9 white lights this time. We opened 2.5kg under comp pb from march and added 20kgs to it.

Bench and deadlifts not going to lie, TESTED ME😭
I was cramping through basically the entire session, to the point spot loaders had to help pry my hands off the bar after my 2nd bench 🤣Then hit a PB with no wrist wraps off James’s suggestion.

Super stocked with my performance regardless because honestly I don’t think this is my top end👀 Massive thank you to my coach @johnstrachan_pl 6 months of prep that put me in the best possible position to do what we needed to do, nominations projected me for 5th place so I’m happy we were able to climb the rankings, our goal was to have fun and we did just that, hasn’t even been a year together yet and we’ve added +50kg to the total.

Huge thank you to James from @atlaspowerlifting for being my game day coach and putting up with me cramping my way through an entire competition your calls saved me out there🙏🏿😭

And to everyone who’s been supporting me through this whole journey the messages, the check-ins, all of it THANK YOU. This will be one to remember❤️

Back home soon to @faultlinebarbell. 4 weeks out from Nationals. Let’s dance 🕺

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#fyp#vairal#nz#wellington#lowerhutt

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3 WEEKS OUT 🇨🇦🫎

On Canadian soil in 3 weeks time representing New Zealand at the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships being held in Winnipeg. excited to show what we’ve built after months of training 🕺🏿

📸: @leocromie
💪🏿: @faultlinebarbell
🏠: @wcpanz

#powerlifting #nz #newzealand #gym

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#vairal#video#nz#barber#lowerhutt

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Lollie slander will not be tolerated at Faultline. All lollies are welcome

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PURPLE HAZE

filmed by: @shot.byshaw

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Lil side quest and first official powerlifting comp done 🤘🏻🥇

Finished out ontop with a 605kg total at 90.22kg BW in the under 93kg Juniors. Failing 250kg squat was a bit unfortunate as I hit 245kg in prep.

Bench went average but was fatigued needed a good feed before heading into deads. Deadlifts even though I hate them so much I can't complain with a 232.5kg.

Thanks to my coach @jannaiafuimaono and everyone who tapped into the livestream or to those who came out to support.

Squat:
225kg ⚪️🔴⚪️
237.5kg 🔴⚪️⚪️
250kg 🔴🔴🔴

Bench:
130kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️
135kg ⚪️⚪️🔴
137.5kg 🔴🔴🔴

Deadlift:
210 ⚪️⚪️⚪️
222.5kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️
232.5kg ⚪️⚪️⚪️

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First Month at FLB in da Books 📚

Ending this block with PRs on every lift regardless of variation and still keeping around 92-93kg bw.

697.5kg Training Total

252.5 x 4 Paused Squat (+2.5kg and paused)
165 x 3 Bench (+2.5kg)
280 x 4 Paused Deadlift (+2.5kg and paused)

Appreciate all the support from my circle! You guys are the best 🫶

Can't wait to see how this translates to comp lifts 🙌

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Born for this… 🖤

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Who had the best fit? 🔥

Thanks @chemofinds for having us at the Sunday Market 🖤
#newzealand #nz #clothingbrand #streetwear

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