This shows Martin’s dedication and ambition to fitness and it’s wonderful to have him as a member of staff and an ambassador for Gedling Leisure at Carlton Forum Leisure Centre.”įollowing on from his title wins, Martin will now be in recovery for three months before beginning his training again for future competitions. “We’re so pleased for Martin to have won not just one, but two gold medals in recent powerlifting competitions. My hope now is to retain my titles and get an even a bigger total lifting score next year.”Ĭouncillor Henry Wheeler, the Portfolio Holder for Lifestyles, Health and Wellbeing, said: When I knew I had won both competitions I was so happy. “Competing at the British and World championships was great experience, the atmosphere was awesome and it was great when you had every person in the building shouting and cheering you on. Within Martin’s category in the AWPC World Championships, he achieved high scores of 192.5Kg in squat, 127.5Kg in bench press and 265Kg in deadlift, accomplishing a winning total lifting score of 585Kg, the equivalent of lifting six baby elephants. Powerlifting is a strength sport involving three different types of lifts being performed squat, bench press and deadlift. Carlton Forum Leisure Centre has an Olympic lifting platform, with specialist flooring and a range of weights, along with a free-weight training area and plate loaded machines.
He used Carlton Forum to train for the ABPU competition for 20 weeks and then a further 8 weeks for the AWPC. Martin is always happy to help visitors to the Carlton Forum gym with advice on lifting, as part of his fitness instructor role. Martin has worked at Carlton Forum Leisure Centre for four years, specialising in powerlifting and nutrition, as well as teaching exercise classes. He also won the same category at the Amateur British Powerlifting Union (ABPU) which took place in July. Martin Wilson, aged 33, won the ‘Open Men Raw Under 82.5kg’ category in the Amateur World Powerlifting Congress (AWPC) World Championships which were held in Manchester in September. Articles Latest News Double gold for newly crowned World Champion Powerlifter from Gedling Date Posted: 2:37 PM on Fri, 21 October 2022Ī fitness advisor from Gedling has become a British and World Champion in amateur British powerlifting.
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