Oxford University Powerlifting Club

 

Want to get stronger? Come and lift with us!

The powerlifting club operates club sessions throughout term times on Wednesdays at 6.30pm and Sundays at 1.30pm. Lifters of all experience levels are more than welcome. All sessions are led by a member of the varsity squad and take place at the Iffley Road gym.

There will be at least one experienced lifter at all sessions to organise training. All sessions will be held at the Oxford University Sports Centre's gym unless otherwise specified (map).

You can also download our Constitution, Code of Conduct and the Risk Assessment form.

You can also contact the club via email info@ouplc.com

OUPLC twitter feed: (http://twitter.com/ouplc)

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OUPLC News

A report, including video and full results, from this weekend's Varsity match in Cambridge can now be found on the Varsity page.

Please note that the weekend club sessions now start at 1.30pm on Sundays.

 

This means that the supervised club sessions are on Wednesdays at 6.30pm and Sundays at 1.30pm.

A full report, team photo and highlights video from OUPLC's great day of lifting in Coventry yesterday can be found on the "other results" page. Enjoy!

The OUPLC Cuppers Match will be held on Saturday of week 7, or March 6!

This is a full three-lift competition, starting with weigh-in at 9:30AM and lifting starting at 11AM sharp. 

Please come out and test your strength!  The competition is open to newbies and veterans alike, club, squad, and non-members!  Invite all your friends to come along to this event! 

As per usual, the event will be held to IPF standards (www.powerlifting-ipf.com), so please do check the technical rulebook for commands, etc.  There will be a prize awarded to the best wilks score overall!

See you all then!

The Oxford Mail are carrying a short story about OUPLC's success at the BUCS championships last weekend. The full story can be found here.

Full details, including video, of OUPLC's efforts at the BUCS competition can be found on the GBPF BUCS page of this website.

Three OUPLC lifters competed in the World Drug Free Powerlifting Federation Unequipped world championships this weekend in Milton Keynes. The WDFPF is the global federation to which the BDFPA is affiliated.

In the 75kg class, Robin Mihrshahi (180/130/220) finished 3rd in the open, while Adam Sandel (175/120/212.5) finished just behind in 4th. Both medalled in their age categories, with Robin coming 2nd in the senior 75s and Adam winning the junior 75 section; this means that OUPLC has a world champion!

In the 100kg class, Tristan Gray-Davies (175/127.5/220) put in a solid performance despite having his training hit by flu over the past few months.

Congratulations guys! Let's hope that the club can ride the momentum of their awesome lifts this coming weekend at the British University championships. Remember, you'll be able to follow along with OUPLC's progress via our Twitter feed on Saturday and Sunday.

You can now follow OUPLC on Twitter. The username is "ouplc".

Today, the feed will be providing updates on OUPLC club captain Luke Pike's progress at the IPF World Championships in New Delhi. On the 21st & 22nd, I will provide live updates from the British Uni Championships.

@ouplc

The powerlifting club operates club sessions throughout term times on Wednesdays at 6.30pm and Sundays at 11am. Lifters of all experience levels are more than welcome. All sessions are led by a member of the varsity squad and take place at the Iffley Road gym.

Trials for the varsity squad are taking place this coming Saturday, the 17th of October. Please email us at info@ouplc.com to let us know if you intend on competing.

Lifting will start at 10 am, with the weigh-in opening at 9am at the Iffley Road Sports Complex. The trials will be conducted according to IPF unequipped ("raw") standards. This means that bench presses have to be paused on the chest and that squats must be done to a depth where the crease of the hip goes below the top of the knee. The only permitted supportive equipment are a belt, wrist wraps and chalk.

The full rules and judging commands for each lift will be explained on the day. Each lifter will be allowed 3 attempts at each of the 3 lifts - squat, bench press and deadlift (in that order). The lifter's best effort from each lift will be tallied to form the "total". This total will then be converted into a "Wilks points" total using a formula based on bodyweight and gender, allowing the committee to compare lifters across weight classes. Lifters of all levels are encouraged to participate or spectate, although we strongly recommend that lifters have some experience of the correct performance of each lift.