About
Powerlifting is a sport where you train to increase your Squat Bench Deadlift (SBD). Most lifters train typically 3-5 days a week (it looks different for every lifter). It is an independent sport with some team aspects; university comps have team points for the university team events. As a team we are looking to support students as individual lifters and create opportunities to lift together as much as we can.
Training Details
Contact the team to find out more: powerlifting@uws.ac.uk
Competitions
The two university competitions are SUCS (Scottish university championship) and BUCS (British university championship). BUCS requires a qualifying total (QT) to compete, these numbers are available on the BUCS website. To achieve the QT, you must compete at an IPF competition within the year before BUCS. SUCS would qualify a lifter for BUCS if a QT is achieved.
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Last updated: 24/09/2026