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Winter 2021 – Life in Corona times

Posted on December 20, 2021 by admin

I continue to lift either at home or at the club, depending on the governmental decisions. I won the European masters and Belgian masters champs in my age and weight category this year, two of a handful of live competitions … Continue reading →

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Winter 2020 – Life in Lockdown

Posted on December 20, 2020 by admin

As Belgium went into its second lockdown this Fall from the Corona virus, I took part in two different virtual weightlifting competitions. One was the European Masters (where I won a silver medal for my category, see below) and the … Continue reading →

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Lifting in Spring 2020 in the time of Corona

Posted on April 27, 2020 by admin

I still lift at Brussels Weightlifting School (BWS), albeit virtually right now. As you will see below, I took home my barbell which was sheltering at the local CrossFit, borrowed a CrossFit set 0f 5kg discs as I did not … Continue reading →

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Spring 2019 – Life at BWS

Posted on May 29, 2019 by admin

I chose to change clubs when we moved house three years ago, and am celebrating two years now at Brussels Weightlifting School (BWS) under the watchful eyes of Anna Van Bellinghen and the rest of the team. In addition, I … Continue reading →

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2018 international, in a nutshell

Posted on November 15, 2018 by admin

It has been a busy year, and as my new coach points out, I compete a lot.  I finished off 2017 in Australia in October as a visitor to the Open section of the Australian, Oceanic and Pacific Rim Masters … Continue reading →

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Belgian Masters 2017 – Waregem

Posted on July 4, 2017 by admin

Saturday 2 July 2017 was the Belgian Masters, along with the International Masters and Ladies Open in Waregem.   Got six goods lifts, my Belgian Masters title and a good ranking in the overall event. Onward to Halmstad, Sweden, and the … Continue reading →

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First interclub – Rochefort, Belgium – 4 Feb 2017

Posted on February 4, 2017 by admin

Got all my lifts and a decent total.   Saving the big stuff for next month at the Arnold in Ohio.   Meanwhile, lifted, refereed and went home to grade exams.  🙁    

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2016 – Japan, Tenerife, and on to Germany….

Posted on July 19, 2016 by admin

In April, I did the ultimate in roadtrips to lift in the World Cup Masters in Tokyo.    I had a good time, did some international refereeing and won the silver in my group. In June, right after moving house and … Continue reading →

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Belgian 2016 Interclub series

Posted on April 2, 2016 by admin

Back to form, did my first one in early February, missed the second one due to work commitments, and today (2 April) did the third one with my best total since the surgery. Leave next week for Japan for the … Continue reading →

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A little lie-down… 22 Nov – Bench press single

Posted on December 13, 2015 by admin

  Did one more bench press competition in November, got a little better at it.  Now on two months of what my coach kindly calls “active rest”, looking forward to the new year. Happy Holidays!

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