Heavy Metal became Malta's strongest group of men last Saturday at the Feelgood Spa, Preluna Hotel. Mario Mifsud and Emanuel Schembri performed true to form and brought along their secret weapon Lawrence Ransley to complete the fine trio. The giant Ransley tipped the scales at a massive 126kgs which means all his lifts were new 145kg category National Records. He enters the National Rankings at 6th place; not a bad debut at all. Schembri again tried to break his own 125kg category National Squat record but narrowly missed out. Malta's number one Mifsud had to hold back on his squatting due to an adductor injury, however benched and deadlifted true to form to accumulate more points than any other lifter present. Together the Heavy Metal lifters achieved a combined tally of 1004 points.
Charles Degiorgio led his Fitness Planet team to second place along with his up and coming young lifter George Bonnanno and another explosive newcomer Alexsandr Dolgopolyk. Dolgopolyk totaled a very respectable 487.5kgs and helped Degiorgio's team along to a combined score of 950 points. The newcomer is ranked number 7 after this stunning debut. Degiorgio himself has now climbed to third place in the overall National Rankings, becoming one of Malta's elite lifters. His total of 465kgs is a new National Record in the 67.5kg category. He now holds two national records in that category, as does Sean Galea.
The 'Raw Power' lifters from Sliema did their best to keep up with Degiorgio's men but had to settle for the third spot. Sean Galea teamed up with his experienced teammates Daniel Debono and Kurt Bullock, who delivered a convincing performance that left them just short of second place with 924 points. Galea lifted conservatively, choosing to focus his sights on next months Nationals, where he will attempt to recapture third place in the National rankings away from Degiorgio. A Degiorgio – Galea face off will add a special flavour to the Nationals in a contest that truly cannot be missed! Debono delivered the performance of a lifetime, upping his points and deadlifing 192.5kgs. As a junior lifter, if he can replicate this lift at the European or World Single Event Championships this year, Malta may gain another entry to the record books alongside Emanuel Schembri's Junior World Record in the 125kg category Squat.
Trailing behind the front runners was the newly formed Zurrieq Powerlifting Club under the tutelage of Matthew Muscat Inglott. He enlisted the services of Chris Schinas and Jean-Luc Micallef to accumulate 859 points in fourth place. Muscat Inglott staged his return to the 90kg category, annihilating his own National Records set just under a year ago.
It's back to the gym now for all our lifters ahead of next month's Nationals which should be an unforgettable experience. Here follow the day's results.
1st Place: HEAVY METAL (Birkirkara)
Mifsud(355)/Schembri(324)/Ransley(324)
= 1004 points
2nd Place: FITNESS PLANET (Zebbug)
Degiorgio(344)/Dolgopolyk(313)/Bonnanno(292
= 950 points
3rd Place: RAW POWER (Sliema)
Debono(313)/Bullock(306)/Galea(304)
= 924 points
4th Place: ZURRIEQ P.C. (Zurrieq)
Muscat Inglott(352)/Micallef(255)/Schinas(252)
= 859 points
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