GPC Australia backstage..amazing!

With the 2013 Nationals done and dusted kudos have to go out to Markos, Emad and the GPC team for driving this federation forward. The organisation of Nationals was outstanding with facilities far and away beyond what most national level competitors would have experienced.

Walking into the warm up room early on the Saturday I was dumbfounded by the sheer amount of equipment and the fact that it was all top quality.

Have a look at this picture, 3 mono lifts (2 were EliteFTS), 3 Forza strength benches, calibrated Eleiko plates, 3 deadlift platforms and bars holy shit!!!  If you are a powerlifter and this pic doesn't give you a hard on then you are dead! Some gyms would die for this amount of equipment let alone have it available for the warm up room of a National championship.

Oh did I happen to mention a live feed video screen in the warm up room showing the lifter out on the platform and just for good measure there was a live feed screen updating the score table. Now if that wasnt enough there was a massues available all day for the lifters and he sure as shit had plenty of work to do!

Now thats just back stage, for competitors the platform was in a massive marque with a great stage arch that incorporated the judging lights, check it out on the video (if you can take your eyes of the crazy speed of Dan Green's 382kg squat!)



Truly GPC the officials and organising committee have done an amazing job the only downside is that this was only my second competition and I will expect this every time! Also good to see such a great result for Markos who has been passionate about re-creating the lifting culture of the golden years of the sport!

Stay Strong
Thomo