CMX Powerlifting Club

11/05/2017

Some photos from the weekend. Photos courtesy of GB Photography.

07/05/2017

Wow - where to begin! Unreal weekend at the IDFPA Deadlift Battle of the Provinces in Galway. Massive well done to all involved in the set up of the comp, it was a great day. We had 2 fresh new lifters competing in their first ever comps and they didn't disappoint.
Jakub Obrycki was our first lifter up in the 82.5kg class with a best lift of 160kg and placing 5th overall in his first ever comp...massive things to come in the future from Jakub!
In the same flight was Darren Byrne who competed in the 75kg class finishing with a best lift of 180kg to take 4th place.
Paddy Murtagh was our other first timer and what a comp he had. Competing in the 110kg class, Paddy went all out and left it all on the platform to finish with a best lift of 205kg and taking home 2nd place.
Myself, I competed at 90kg and finished in 1st place with a best lift of 245kg, just missing 255kg by a couple of inches.
Thanks to Maximum Results in Galway for hosting, to the IDFPA committee for their great work and well done to all competitors, referees and the loading team - ye all did great and it was a pleasure to share a platform with everyone!
Next up -- National Full Power!

02/05/2017

Great article here on which deadlift style is best for you and your goals. Check it out!

https://www.t-nation.com/training/deadlifts-which-type-is-best-for-you

Everyone has a favorite deadlift - the one they're strongest at. Here's how to figure out which one you should be doing.

23/04/2017

The conventional deadlift is without a doubt one of the best exercises there is.
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It works more muscles than any other exercise, helps burn fat, improve posture, improves grip and builds serious strength and lean muscle.
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Couple things to keep in mind when you deadlift
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☞Keep your back flat, a little bit of rounding is okay, just make sure you don't end up looking like a dog going to the toilet.
☞Keep your chest up and squeeze you shoulders like you're trying to tuck them in your back pockets.
☞When you start the lift, drive your feet into the floor and push the floor away from you.

23/04/2017

Less than 2 weeks to go now until our athletes head off to Galway for the IDFPA Deadlift Championships representing Team Ulster. Training has been going really well, we're into our last full week of training and we're all dying to get to the platform in Maximum Results gym!

09/04/2017

This has been a very quiet page over the past few months, but that's all about to change. There's lots coming over the next while, including our NEW Intro to Powerlifting Women's Only 8 Week Program. Details on that are coming soon.
And we're heading back to the platform in just under 4 weeks time for the IDFPA National Deadlift competition. CMX Powerlifting Club is bringing 4 lifters to make our mark for the first time this year!

19/05/2016

A great piece in this week's Northern Standard about Rachel's National Deadlift Record which was set earlier this month at the IDFPA National Full Power. It's incredible to see how far our club has come from a small start to multiple national, European and world titles as well as setting benchmarks for future lifters with National records. Well done Rachel!

27/01/2016

First outing of the new season is this weekend to Gorey for the IDFPA National Single Lifts. 3 of our lifters are making the trip and competing in 2 lifts each. On Friday, the veteran, John McMenamin takes to the platform along with Gavin Fee for squats. They will be joined on Saturday by me (Barry) for some benching and then on Sunday, I will tackle deadlifts to round out what promises to be a great weekend of lifting. Best of luck to John and Gavin for Friday and I'll see you guys down there!

25/11/2015

06/07/2015

CMX Powerlifting Club had a great weekend competing in the IDFPA National Deadlift Championships in Castleblayney with 5 lifters, 2 of which were making their competitive debuts. As I'm sure a lot of you are aware we came home with 4 wins and a third place, and PBs for everyone. In the ladies divisions, Joan Rooney and Rachel Sheridan are now national deadlift champions in their respective classes and Barry Donohue and Mantas Ruikis are champions in their classes and with Gavin Fee claiming his best finish to date with 3rd and getting a nice, big, new PB.

11/06/2015

This is a massive weekend for our team. We have 5 incredible athletes heading to Telford in the UK to compete against the best in the world at the WDFPF World Single Lift Championships. Good luck to John, Liz, Remo, Rachel and Barry. Give it everything you have, and leave nothing in the platform!!!