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Malcolm Chavez | Powerlifting & Strength Coach

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🪽I help serious lifters add 50lbs+ to their total
📝For coaching: click link below or dm “COACHING”
📚𝘕𝘈𝘚𝘔 𝘊𝘗𝘛, 𝘊𝘚𝘕𝘊 - 𝘜𝘚𝘈𝘗𝘓 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣, 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘧
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Something real about heavy weight. Something honest.

There's no hiding behind it. There's no pretending.

Voluntary suffering is the greatest catalyst for adaptation.

📍Legion Gym, Milford CT

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End of block lifts below
475 1x2 ATPR double +5kg 150bw
385 1x2 @ 8 .5
455 @ 6
330 1x5
309 warmup

Great block hit a double PR and my squat is back climbing after 6 months after my herniated disc .
#gym #powerlifting #sbd

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This past weekend, I had the opportunity to not only speak but co- host the first ever Transformation Blueprint Seminar alongside @purposedriven_power

Where we discussed a variety of different approaches and strategies towards building one’s foundation towards nutrition, recovery, resistance training, and life style behaviors.

We couldn’t be more appreciative to everyone who came out, sent messages, and the feedback we received.

And most importantly excited to start planning for our next seminar this coming September!

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Time to stop being poverty and eat food again .
#sbd #powerlifting #gym #deadlift #ihatemyself

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Building back what was lost.

Pushing doubles on deadlifts this block has me excited to explore top end for these.

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135/297 for 3 singles

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240/529x1

Haven’t had a day off in like 3 weeks - elated to be building some momentum in training. 240 is always a good marker for where I’m at and is the heaviest squat I’ve taken since I competed in November. Still down 15# BW and continuing to move forward in that regard.

I don’t like making reels so here’s another photo from the weekend.

#HVPL

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USAPL Spring Fling 2026

Malcolm had himself a fucking DAY!! 9/9 with a ATPR squat, PR bench, and ATPR deadlift while adding 10 keys to the total!! Came in 1st place in the open 90’s and my man got his first drug test!!

Massive day that makes it hard to believe it’s just the start. Excited for what’s next. My bro is a GAMER on every level!! Had such a blast today.

Home bound.

#HVPL

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was there any doubt?
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CT states media is in! big thanks to @zkmedia__ for capturing the moments i’ve worked so hard to achieve.
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this may be the last meet day post (well until my records are posted up on USAPL database) and now a couple days post meet, i’m feel happy reflecting back on it. however, i don’t feel SATISFIED yet. i feel as if i have more to give in this sport. 8 months in, i still have a longggg road to go to conquer what i believe is mine. to me, the DOTS score isn’t just some random number, it’s label of how much you’ve given and how hard you worked for what you have. until that number is past 500, i have more work to do. making a statement in the teens isnt good enough for me. i desire to leave a mark in the OPEN for years to come.

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🏋️‍♂️ USAPL CT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP 🥇

as always this is gonna be a LONGGGG thread so get ready to read along (or not!). for ease of reading, i’m gonna break this into “typical” meet recap + the ly.liftss part in the comments below.

1/1 🥇| Teen 3 | 67.5kg
bodyweight: 67.3kg / 148.3lb
total: 597.5kg / 1317.26lb
DOTS: 461.51 / 480 (age adjusted)
6/9 on the day

SQUAT (2/3)
215kg/474lbs (⚪️⚪️⚪️)
225kg/496lbs (🔴🔴🔴) depth
225kg/496lbs (⚪️⚪️🔴)

~ went into the meet with the goal of taking the squat, deadlift, and total record and opened up with the squat record. opener was terrible lol. i was scared under the bar and misgrooved it and fought for my life lol. 2nd attempt was wayyy faster but missed depth by like an inch or two. retook it and broke my previously set record by 23lbs

BENCH (2/3)
120kg/264lbs (🔴⚪️⚪️)
125kg/275lbs (🔴⚪️🔴)
125kg/275lbs (⚪️⚪️⚪️)

~last meet i set my rack height too high and it scared me into setting my rack height too low this time around lol. it made unrack feel more awkward and maybe effected lift but who cares lol no excuses. i admit im a big ego bencher and never practice commands and im not hard on myself for butt lift so i get what i deserve. my cheeks came up on one side first attempt, both on second attempt but on 3rd my coach gave me a cue to better engage leg drive and i nailed 275 on third attempt. i will beat the poverty bench one day 🥀

DEADLIFT (2/3)
230kg / 518lbs (⚪️⚪️⚪️)
250kg / 551lbs (⚪️⚪️⚪️)
252.5kg / 556lbs ( 🔴🔴🔴)

deadlift aka best lift! ever since i got hurt a year ago i turned into a deadlift god. best lift by far and opened up this lift with a big 518 pull. one of my other goals was the total record and i only needed to pull 480 something to get it but we strive for greatness not just a bit better. pulled 518 to secure my spot in the meet and in the record books. went to 551 and pulled it as well. sticky around lockout but stayed patient and got the full extension lockout to secure a good lift all around. it also gave me the deadlift record too! after that pull me and my coach decided i was good for the day and just ran the clock out to give other people more time.

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It’s showtime⚔️

@fairfieldbarbellclub @teamgpt @legiongymct

#powerlifting #gym #collegeathlete #meetday #statechampionships

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