“For me this is the first …
“For me it is actually the first time, because this time it is precisely in the three movements, therefore in Powerlifting, that I was able to sing the Marseillaise, Flo points out, adding, I didn’t expect to get on the first step of the podium this year .. . In my mind I still needed one or two years of training and competitions to be able to access what is called the Holy Grail “
The Power Lifting consists of 3 movements: squat, bench press and deadlift with equipment: knee pads, bra and leggings. Qualified in – 69 kg, Flo Leccese had as main rivals: Amémie Izindre, Swede with performances over 400 kg and the American Kim Wilson, with performances close to hers.
Well prepared mentally and physically, with 2 daily sessions in her gym in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Flo Leccese finds herself pushed to the top with a 142.5 kg squat, a 87.5 kg bench press and a deadlift. 127.5 kg.
“In a competition like the World Cup one cannot be satisfied with a basic technique. You have to look for the movement close to perfection, so that there is no possible doubt in the validation of the movements: go low enough below 45 ° for the squat, stabilize and control the movement of the bar during the bench press and lock the shoulders well when it comes to deadlift, ”he adds with great precision.
Bench vice-champion
Five days earlier, on 10 October, Flo Leccese had qualified for powerlifting with the three movements: squat, bench press and deadlift without equipment where she did not want a place on the podium in the female category, under 63 kg., Master 2. “The most difficult great for me was getting under the bar by less than 63kg. In fact, I qualified for this during the French Championships in Beuzeville last June… “
His main opponents were a Canadian, Holly Lassante, an English Sharon Holmes and another Canadian who had performed much better than the French this year. A priori, Flo could hope for a fourth place. But very motivated, she won the silver medal in the bench press, then she misses the squat and behaves too badly in the deadlift with 122.5 kg …
