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    Putting something back

    All this talk about Total Science on here may have confused a few people. I'll go back to the start. I first met Gawain at the CAPO 2010 States. He was providing protein for all the competitors. Max's wasnt, Horleys wasnt, Musashi wasnt. These companies make lots of money from gym rats. I...
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    CAPO comps at PTC

    Sunday the 29th of May – CAPO National Qualifier Last chance to qualify for Nats. This will be a National event, so National records can be broken. Raw and equipped Entry fee is $50 for members. Non members can’t lift Weigh in Saturday the 28th of May at PTC from 11.00am till 1.00pm. From...
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    PA lifters at ProRaw Rep Challenge

    There were a couple of PA lifters at the CAPO Southern States on Sunday. We were discussing ProRaw and they said they were going to compete at the RC. It seems a rep comp is not classed as a PL comp, so they are free to compete. Last year a PA lifter won a SM comp, so I guess its cool. We have...
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    Biggest Single Ply bench in Oz.....ever

    I think this may be the biggest single ply bench in Australia ever. Steve Pritchard did 300kg recently, which as far as I know was a record. Sean Bostock did 305kg at the CAPO Southern State Titles today, here is the vid If someone else has done more in competition, apologies YouTube - PTC...
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    Pat Casey

    An article by Bruce Wilhelm in Milo. When I visited him on a hot, smoggy L.A summer day, I watched him work up to a 600lb bench for three singles - with a true 2 second pause. This was at a bodyweight of 300lbs. There was not a hint of arch, leg drive, arm lag or any of the associated problems...
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    Injuries

    The subject on this forum does my head in. Lots of talk recently in Ghostys thread. He must get injured because of his form, general assumption. Big Nick, worries obsessively about form. He gets injured plenty. Nathan Jones, one of the best lifters in Oz, gets injured warming up at ProRaw...
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    CAPO National bench press comp

    I am going to hold the National bench press comp at PTC this year. I have been discussing it with Paul Nay, and he gave the go ahead. The comp will be for raw and equipped lifters. It is a National Bench comp, so Australian Records and World Records can be set. With no Pro Bench this year, we...
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    Squat depth

    Lots of conversation on this subject lately, lets stick it all in this thread and leave John's alone. Those that competed or watched ProRawOne know where I stand on this subject. A squat is a deep knee bend, you must break parallel, says so in every rule book. You must also start with locked...
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    Stepping down as a mod

    I have just sent an email to Admin, informing him of my decision to step down as a mod. I am posting in this section, as its where 99% of my posts are done. I never wanted to be nor did I ask to be a mod, here or on ns.com. I was asked by the forum owners. To be honest, I'm not comfortable...
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    Andrey Malanichev at PTC

    Preliminary talks, most likely will happen, around June or July. I need to work out costs etc, so if you are interested in attending a seminar with this guy, let me know, apparently he's strongish lol Still waiting for word from 4 others US/Canadian lifters
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    Seriously heavy duty strength equipment

    I put this thread in here as it is only suitable for guys searching for over the top strong squat racks and bench presses. We used a set of squat stands that belong to Barry Murray for ProRawOne. We had guys squatting 300kg from them. I was VERY impressed. We took measurements and pics. Alen...
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    ProRaw/ProGear

    I'm going to really step up promotion of ProRaw now. I want to double the prizemoney for ProRawTwo First off, I am speaking to some overseas lifters. I will organize a seminar for them to help with their travel expenses. These guys are Elite, really elite. Dates is the biggest issue. Once its...
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    PA raw Nationals - Melbourne

    Who here is competing at the PA raw Nationals on Saturday the 26th of March? The comp will be held in Hawthorn at the Weightlifting Centre. This is the first raw Nationals that PA have held. I'll get down there after sessions at PTC on Saturday afternoon Anyone else going, competing, refereeing?
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    New bars at PTC

    I didnt want to hyjack the other thread I started, so I've started a new one. Today I picked up a Pendlay bushing bar and an Ironedge $180 bar. The Pendlay bar has a very nice finish. It looks the goods, we'll see how it goes The Ironedge bar looks identical to the Gym Direct bar, same...
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    Rory Dew in the Sun

    There is a pic and article in the Herald Sun today on Rory Dew, the young guy who is a member on here, its on page 75. Nice to see some exposure to athletes in Australia who dont play footy and cricket.
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    Attention SA and Tassie lifters

    I spoke to Paul Nay today about the lack of CAPO in SA and Tas, so the Vic titles are now the Southern States Championships. Any lifter from SA or Tassie wishing to compete, please contact me here or email on markos@prorawpowerlifting.com 0404 453 542 Wayne Howlett is competing from Tassie...
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    Images from a great day

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    The Eagle has landed

    Letting everyone know that the 80kg Kettlebell from Ironedge has arrived, and the first one in a gym in Oz is at PTC. Ironedge have one in the showroom, I have the other. For those of you looking to buy one, pick up from Bayswater is easiest. I think they bought in 20. I managed to pick it up...
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    ProRaw Training

    With the hype surrounding ProRaw, I thought a thread where lifters training for the meet can post there vids. Powerlifting is a sport where everyone should be friends. While your opponent is trying to out lift you, he actually cant play defence, you only compete against yourself. Some feel...
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    Gym Direct sub $200 bar

    As you guys know, I have a couple of Gym Directs $200 bars, rated at 600kg. On the weekend at ProRaw, we used them during the warm ups, along with Ironedge bumpers The place stopped when Gawain was squatting 270kg on a GD bar, full of bumpers. The bar handled it easier than you guys will...
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