St Marys Strength

02/07/2026

MEET THE COMMITTEE 26/27

Vice Pres: CJ Marks

On the weightlifting side, we have CJ. Balancing so mang sports at once, she will bring the most fun to our sessions!

Strengths: wine, Wagamamas, her outfits
Weaknesses: Getting injured, forgetting her headphones

01/07/2026

MEET THE COMMITTEE 26/27🩵

Pres: Bianca Vasiliu

After 3 years in the club, it was only right she took over. The most unserious serious powerlifter you’ll ever meet, and also the cause of your sessions taking 3 hours (serious yapper).

Strengths: Buzzballs, Circuit Wednesdays, Eating spag bowl

Weaknesses: Men, Getting injured every block, Gut cuts

28/01/2019

A few members of St Mary’s Strength are taking part in a Classic 8-10mile Tough Mudder this May and are raising money for Help For Heroes.
Please support us by giving a donation towards those who serve our country 🇬🇧

Katie is raising money to help Help for Heroes

19/09/2018

Hey guys! For anyone that has already bought a membership do feel free to join the 18/19 St Marys Strength group on here

19/09/2018

Great to see so many lifters turn up to the taster session today!!💪 Hope you all enjoyed the session and to see you all throughout the year!! Keep Lifting!!

09/09/2018

Please sponsor St Mary’s Strength Alumni Andy Kay to run 100km from London to Brighton in November for this amazing cause.
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Weʼre raising money to help a terminally ill cop travel to the US for life extending treatment.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

20/04/2018

Name: Alexander Ralph Harlow

Age: old enough enough that I should know better but young enough to not. 27.

Which comp are you training for: BUCS / a future olympics / the hunger games

Lifting experience: (this could include how you got into WL/PL) started when I was 16 as part of an S and C program for fencing. Wanted to do WL after school but no bumpers anywhere so I settled for PL. gotta make do.

Uni course/year: S and C, 2018.

Weight class: 105, or overweight if you’re my doctor. D #@*

Proudest lifting moment: Being part of this team 😭😭😭

Favourite lift: either Charlie and the great glass one, or the one that takes me from the ground floor to right outside my dads flat. Sn**ch.

What would your walkout song be?: raining blood by slayer, or candy man by Christina Aguilera

Random Fact: black holes leak energy and fade to nothing.

11/04/2018

🔥 GET TO KNOW OUR SQUAD 🔥
Name: Benedict Millson (Legs Benedict)
Age: 21
Competition: BUCS & British U23
Lifting experience: 3 years. Wanted to be more hardcore
Uni course: S&C
Weight class: hopefully 94
Proudest lifting moment: a small divisional comp where I first qualified for British students
Favourite lift: 3RM paused front squat or failing that, concentration kettlebell curls
Walkout song: Its not unusual - Tom Jones
Random fact: I like to cross the road to avoid people

01/04/2018

Has been a fantastic two weekends for the Strength Powerlifters. The British University Championships was a first national competition for most! Starting off with the men, in the U93’s we had Richard Rorack and Thomas Sibley, unfortunately Tom dropped out after feeling sick.

Richard finished with a 127.5kg squat, 90kg bench and a 155kg deadlift, a 372.5kg. Massive all time PB’s so was great to do it on a national stage.
Next we have Louis, being his first national competition and as a 120 managed 4th overall. 247.5kg squat, 140kg bench and a 285kg deadlift, 672.5kg total. Big performance on a national stage.

Now onto the women, Katie and Talvin both first timers who competed in the U52’s.
Katie finished with a 62.5kg squat, 37.5kg bench and a 80kg deadlift, 180kg total at her first ever competition!
Talvin finished with a 60kg squat, 45kg bench and a 87.5kg deadlift, 192.5kg total. Great showing by both ladies!
Then we have Luisa, this is her second BUCS and she did not disappoint putting up her best performance yet in the 57’s! 97.5kg squat, 50kg bench and a juicy 125kg deadlift finishing with a 272.5kg total, lots more to come!

We unfortunately didn’t have a full squad this year due to the age bracket or injury. However, regardless of that our lifters put together a solid performance, St Marys Strength is proud of you! 🔵⚪️

31/03/2018

Watch our very own strong ladies Katie Vickers (52), Talvin Kaur (52) and Luisa Vargas (57) compete this morning. 10am lift off! Wish them the best of luck 💪🏼💪🏼

Livestream from the British Womens University Championship held at Moulton College. Good luck to everyone competing and if you would like full HD copies of a...