Steel Powerlifting

💥 NEW SEMINAR: Coaching Equipped Powerlifters 💥

Equipped powerlifting can seem intimidating if you’ve never tried it—but it doesn’t have to be.

This seminar is designed for coaches and lifters without any equipped experience. We’ll cover everything from how to put on a squat suit to programming, cueing, and troubleshooting common issues.

It’s hands-on, practical, and patient—no pressure, no egos. Just a chance to learn how to coach equipped lifters safely and effectively.

🔧 Learn the equipment
📚 Understand the technique
👥 Build confidence as a coach

📅 Sunday 20th July : 11am - 2.30pm
📍 Barbell Division, Southampton
🎟️ £45 PP

DM me with any questions or to book 😀

Looking forward to welcoming back lots of Powerlifters into the barn this year for Barbells in the Barn 2025.
Open to all divisions ❤️

After the comp, we will be welcoming everyone to an afternoon social event and we hope you can join us for this too.

Well done to everyone who lifted at the 2025 British Equipped Championships.

What a weekend of lifting, adjustments, planning, communicating and fun.

Everyone on my team did brilliantly and I am so proud of the stats in this post.

The weekend wouldn’t have been possible without some of the team coming up to support and sort out logistics - especially as I was lifting myself! The biggest thanks to and Greg xx

The last few weeks have included lots of fun, success and productivity from the team.

Not a bench shirt in sight for this time.. just an unbelievably solid performance going 8/9 and finishing with a 295kg total. After a tough few years battling some injuries, the months of meticulous hard work and excellent communication came together and I’m very excited for what’s to come. 💪🏼😍

Next up was - in true Sophie fashion (the most laid back Powerlifter I coach).. she arrived, I provided the shirt, she provided the tekkers and smoked an 82.5kg bench press (after only 3 previous shirt sessions) - now all qualified for the British Equipped Bench next month. Stay tuned for this one! 🤩☝🏼

The following weekend was - another equipped family member 🩷🤗 after a few testing weeks where one shirt was being a bit unkind and the other still a little too spicy 🌶️, it was touch and go as to whether she would compete but the ‘aim to get one in and enjoy the rest’ attitude took hold and that’s when I knew this would be the start of a successful equipped career…
Here we are - another qualifying total secured for the British Equipped Bench.

Congratulations all of you 🤗🤩

Brilliant day at the British Classic!

Couldn’t ask for anymore from

After a stacked year involving the British Masters, the All Englands, the World Masters and the British Open Champs… OH… and PB’ing at every comp… it’s safe to say, she’s due a well deserved rest and some good food.

So unbelievably proud of her achievements 🥰🙌🏽

So great to be back to where it all started for me at today. What a brilliantly organised competition too!

I am so happy I came up to support .hmn and see her have the best day on the platform!
First competition- 9/9, PBs on everything and much more in the tank.. 🤩

100kg squat
62.5kg bench
135kg deadlift

Although so new to the sport, she handled the nerves and channeled the training like someone with much more experience! First of many to come I hope 🤞🏼

You should be so proud

Massive congratulations to .liftss for making her first World debut on Friday!

Absolutely brilliant lifting, finishing with a 200kg squat, 125kg bench and a 160kg deadlift.

There’s been a lot to deal with over the past few months but as always, Emily has battled it like the badass she is. This photo perfectly shows her composure even in the most stressful situations 😍 (dis is Y I luv it so much)

We now have some big decisions to make over the next few weeks but one thing is for sure, with myself, and in your corner, you have all the support you need! 🥰🥰🥰

European Equipped Championships last week 🤩
Lifters: Rita Shergold, Denise Westbrook, Emily Shergold and meeee.

I will do more of a breakdown shortly but for now, can we just take a minute to appreciate how cool it is that Rita and Emily (Mum and Daughter) both train and represent GB together 😍

So proud of them both for everything they continue to do!

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of coaching the actual real-life BFG who came down from the West Midlands to compete at the PTU comp.

Toby lifted some absolute solid numbers with a 222.5kg squat, 125kg bench and a 192.5kg deadlift - which moved like an opener.
I really love working with Toby who trusts what I say, pushes himself unbelievably hard (often training on his own) and approaches training with a LET’S F*ING GO attitude!

As an added bonus I got to meet Jordan 😍 and had a brilliant time with both of them all day ❤️❤️❤️

Roll on September where I’ll travel up to his neck of the woods for the next one 😀