{"id":19643,"date":"2026-05-08T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=19643"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:30:00","slug":"dislocated-knee-fails-to-stop-powerlifter-from-claiming-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=19643","title":{"rendered":"Dislocated knee fails to stop powerlifter from claiming title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div property=\"content:encoded\">She dislocated her knee last Thursday, then set a national record in powerlifting that Saturday.<!--break--><\/p>\n<p>W\u0101naka\u2019s Romy Guichard strained her way to a record when she squatted 188kg \u2014 the weight of a small dairy cow \u2014 winning best overall junior woman at the 2026 New Zealand Powerlifting Federation age nationals in Auckland, last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2018I was very zen, more zen than I\u2019ve been in years for a comp, which was great,\u2019\u2019 Ms Guichard said.<\/p>\n<p>Her peace of mind came despite a dislocated knee suffered when dismounting a bar stool at her kitchen bench, an injury more common for her following a serious knee injury in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2018I squat with it totally fine in competitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2018But as soon as I\u2019m doing something not cool, like standing or walking, I dislocate it,\u2019\u2019 Ms Guichard said.<\/p>\n<p>She believed she had dislocated her knee 15 times, including after simply standing up from a toilet.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the pain, Ms Guichard squatted 188kg, bench-pressed 105kg and deadlifted 210kg, to win the overall title.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Guichard comes from a sporting family \u2014 her father, Alex, was a strong amateur cyclist and her brother Carter is on the path to becoming a professional cyclist in Europe \u2014 but turned to weight-lifting to strengthen her knee.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2018I switched to powerlifting because I couldn\u2019t ski or do anything that fun any more.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the national record set last weekend, Ms Guichard also holds Commonwealth and Oceania records, and is now deciding whether to compete at the junior world championships in South Africa, the Commonwealth powerlifting championships in Canada or open nationals against older competitors.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Guichard was supported by her partner, team-mates and family at the competition.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.odt.co.nz\/regions\/wanaka\/mailto:evie.sinclair@odt.co.nz\">evie.sinclair@odt.co.nz<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.odt.co.nz\/regions\/wanaka\/dislocated-knee-fails-stop-powerlifter-claiming-title\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She dislocated her knee last Thursday, then set a national record in powerlifting that Saturday. 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