Powerlifting Double

Early september, Ramon and Claudia attended the yearly powerlifting meet “Jura Cup” in Porrentruy. The competition was sanctioned by the Swiss Drug Free Powerlifting Federation and comprised of the Powerlifting-Disciplines Squat, Benchpress and Deadlift. Ramon competed in the category -95kg, Claudia in -63kg.
 
The competition started well for CrossFit Basel with a 200kg „ass to the grass“ Squat by Ramon during the third try. He was able to increase his lift from an already solid 190kg at the national championships earlier this year. Claudia squatted 110kg but made a technical mistake, which is why the 100kg from the second try were the official result.
 
At the benchpress Ramon failed at trying to increase his PR to 135kg, so that the 130kg of the second try were counted. Claudia surpassed the expectations with 65kg in the second try.
 
Ramon started with 215kg at the deadlift, but was hindered by an injury due to which he wasn’t able to lift the 230kg in second and third try. Claudia showed a good performance with 135kg.
 
With a total of 545kg by Ramon and 300kg by Claudia it was a strong competition for the CrossFit Basel-Team, with a good atmosphere thanks to the other competitors and the organizers.
 
We are looking forward to the forthcoming results of the season!