Mankel Over Matter - Strength Coach

Repost .pwrlft WRPF Horncastle Qualifier 🥇

Second comp completed. First place 67.5KG opens and qualified for Nationals. Couldn’t have asked for anything more from the day, had the best time, still on an absolute high🙌🏼

Squat
100KG
107.5KG
112.5KG +2.5KG

Bench
52.5KG
57.5KG Matched comp PB and moved like an opener
60KG 🔴🔴🔴 (really wanted to make this official on the platform after hitting it in training but sadly just wasn’t there on the day)

Deadlift
130KG 🔴🔴🔴 (debatable soft lock out)
130KG played it safe to secure my qualification for Nationals
140KG +2.5KG full power PB and absolutely flew up

310KG total and a 12.5KG PB from last comp with more in the tank🙌🏼

Big up to coach for handling, salting and abusing on the day, top notch.

Very much enjoyed sharing the platform with .fordham.3158 .plifts

Amazing support from .powerlifting , my parents and Jaxon🖤

Reshare .fordham.3158 WRPF East Midlands qualifier

My first ever full powerlifting meet and what an experience it was leaving with a 1st place medal, qualifying for nationals AND 4x British records!🥳

A massive thank you to my coach for every training session, programming, your words of wisdom and for being there and having my back on the day, I absolutely could not have done it without you! After a bit of a wobble you were there calming me down and knowing exactly how to get my head straight! Really looking forward to seeing what the next few months bring!

A massive well done to .pwrlft .plifts, it was lovely sharing the day with you!!

Squat
97.5kg opener ❌
100kg second attempt ✅
105kg third attempt ✅ British record

Bench
52.5kg opener ✅
56kg second attempt ❌
56kg third attempt ✅ British record!

Deadlift
110kg opener ✅ British record
115kg second attempt✅ extended British record
117.5kg third attempt ✅ extended British record and a total 287.5kg British total record ✅

.fordham.3158 crushed her first official powerlifting meet at the East Midlands Qualifier! Competing M1 in the 56kg class (54.2 weigh-in), she set 4 British records and smashed a 21kg total PR since our last meet!

Squat:
97.5kg opener ❌
100kg second attempt ✅️
105kg third attempt ✅️ British record!

Bench:
52kg opener ✅️
56kg second attempt ❌
56kg third attempt ✅️ British record!

Deadlift:
110kg opener ✅️ British record!
115kg second attempt ✅️ Extended British record
117.5kg third attempt ✅️ Extended British record & British record total!

Couldn’t be prouder.. huge day for Kate!

Now onto Nationals 🫡

If you’re ready to level up your strength and step on the platform, let’s make it happen.. drop me a message and let’s get you lifting!

.pwrlft absolutely smashed it at East Midlands Qualifier In the 67.5kg class (weigh-in: 66kg), she hit a 112.5kg squat PB, a 57.5kg bench (equal PR), and a 140kg deadlift that’s close to her next PB. Total: 310kg.. +12.5kg since her last comp! Confidence and experience on point 👌

Squat:
100kg opener ✅
107kg second attempt ✅
112.5kg third attempt ✅ PB!

Bench Press:
52kg opener ✅
57.5kg second attempt ✅ (equal PR)
60kg third attempt ❌ (Will hit that at Nationals)

Deadlift:
130kg opener ❌ (debatable soft lockout)
130kg second attempt ✅
140kg third attempt ✅ (Absolutely flew up!)

Now we're on to Nationals!

If you’re ready to push your limits and hit the platform and get bigger totals, drop me a message.. I'm here to get you stronger🫡

THE IMPORTANCE OF PROGRESS PHOTOS (FOR POWERLIFTING)

Physique isn’t the goal.

Performance is.

But your bodyweight and composition still directly impact how you lift.

That’s where progress photos come in.

Not for aesthetics.. for control.

👉 Weekly
👉 Same time, same setup

They give you a visual check alongside your bodyweight and performance.

Because the scale alone doesn’t tell you enough.

👀 Are you gaining unnecessary body fat in a surplus?
👀 Are you losing too much size during a cut?
👀 Are you filling out your weight class properly?

That dictates your calories.

Not guesswork.

🍎 If weight is up but you’re spilling over → pull slightly
🍎 If weight is static and you look underfilled → push food up
🍎 If performance is climbing and physique is stable → hold

Photos keep your diet aligned with performance, not just the scale.

Most lifters ignore this…
Then wonder why they feel heavy, slow, or underpowered.

Get it right and you stay in the optimal spot for your class.

If you want this managed properly alongside your training:

Link in bio👆

Most people wait.
Wait for time.
Wait for confidence.
Wait for the “right moment”.

It never comes.

The ones you look at and rate?
They just started… and didn’t stop when it got hard.

Fed up with "ifs" "buts" and "maybes"?

Link in bio 🫡

Hit a PR total or bomb out. Imo it doesn’t change the fact that it takes serious balls to step on the platform and put yourself out there.

Most won’t.

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles…
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena"