Mass Lifters Come Up Big in PA

12/09/2011 Mass-Lift 0

This past week at the USAPL Northeast Regional Championships in Oaks, PA, Massachusetts saw two of its own capture great success.  Two of the biggest proponents of powerlifting in Massachusetts, regarding size, strength and influence took home best lifter in their respective divisions.  Coach of the Iron Revolution, Con-Cret Powerlifting Team and Northeastern University  Powerlifting, Mike Zawilinski decided to show everyone that his knowledge of strength has even given him an edge to achieve huge Read More

Blyn Takes Home the Bronze at IPF World Championships

11/11/2011 Mass-Lift 0

Pilsen, Czech Republic, Nov. 11, 2011 – Liane Blyn (Milford, Mass.) finished in third place overall in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 32nd Women’s World Championships. In route to her bronze medal performance in the women’s 84Kgs/ 185.2Lbs weight class; she also picked up silver in the Bench Press and another bronze in the Deadlift. Blyn who is no stranger to the IPF World Championships earned her chance to compete with her victory at USAPL Read More

Kupperstein Lifts for USA

11/08/2011 Mass-Lift 0

Pilsen, Czech Republic, Nov. 8, 2011 – Eric Kupperstein (Cohasset, Mass.) placed ninth overall and fourth in the deadlift in the 59Kgs/130Lbs weigh class at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 41st World Open Men’s Championships.  This just 44 days after his victory in the IPF World Men’s Masters Championships. Kupperstein is veteran of USA Powerlifting (USAPL) and IPF competition. He earned the chance to represent the United States with his victory in the USAPL Men’s Read More

World Open Powerlifting Championships, 8th to 13th November 2011, Pilsen, Czech Republic.

11/06/2011 Mass-Lift 0

Czech Republic is playing host to the 2011 World Open Powerlifting Championships in Pilsen, Czech Republic from 8 – 13 November. Some 157 Men in the Open class and 93 Women in the Open class from thirty four different countries will be going for GOLD. There are 15 individual gold medals to be won in each weight group –eight for the men and seven for the women. We are expecting to see a number of Read More

Removal of APT Gear from IPF approved list

10/05/2011 Mass-Lift 0

In a statement today the IPF has announced that APT-Pro Wrist Straps will no longer be approved for competition. This ruling will go in effect on January 1st of 2012. This means that at all USAPL sanctioned meets as of January 1st you will no longer be able to wear APT gear. The only gear that will be approved is made by Titan, Metal and Inzer. Here is the statement that was posted on the Read More

World Record Performance for Kupperstein

09/28/2011 Mass-Lift 0

St. Catharines, Canada, Sept. 28, 2011 – Eric Kupperstein (Cohasset, Mass.) placed first in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 28th World Men’s Masters Championships. In route to his victory in the Masters 1 (age 40-49), 59Kgs/130Lbs division, Kupperstein deadlifted a new world record of 245Kgs/ 540.1Lbs. Kupperstein is veteran of USA Powerlifting (USAPL) and IPF competition. He earned the chance to represent the United States with his victory as USAPL Masters Nationals earlier this year. Read More

Kupperstein To Lift at IPF Masters Worlds

09/26/2011 Mass-Lift 0

Massachusetts resident Eric Kupperstein lifts at IPF Masters Worlds Tuesday September 28th at 9am in St.Catharines, Canada. Eric is coming off victories in the Masters Nationals, Men’s Nationals and Raw Nationals this year alone. 2011 World Masters Powerlifting Championships- Live! score sheet lifting schedule Live video from your Android device on Ustream

2011 Bench Press Nationals

09/08/2011 Mass-Lift 0

Congratulations to the Massachusetts resident and Northeastern University Lifters Shaina Petit and Luis Jaimes for their victories at the 2011 Bench Press Nationals. Joining them was Mass lifter Steven Ritucci and New Hampshire lifters Lizz D’Entremont, Jeffrey Hadad and Peter Hubbard. Shaina weighed in more than 10lbs light for the 72Kgs/158Lbs weight class but that didn’t hold her back when she locked out 120Kgs/264.5Lbs. This press gave her first place victories in both the Junior Read More

2011 Raw Nationals

08/23/2011 Mass-Lift 0

The 2011 Raw Nationals in Scranton, PA saw 22 lifters with New England ties and one Massachusetts based team. The highlights were Heather Crocker who won Best Female JR/Teen Lifter award and Eric Kupperstein who won both Best Light Weight Lifter and Best Masters Lifter awards. Team Con-Cret won the Women’s Team Championship and came in second in the Men’s and Combined Team Championships.     New England Based Lifters Name Div(s) Body Wt Wt Read More

2011 Boston Open

08/05/2011 Mass-Lift 0

Meet Director: Eric Cordeiro All USA Powerlifting rules will apply. Pre-registration required limited to the first 40 lifters. BBQ will be available on site. August 27, 2011 Hosted by Powerfit Gym, Peabody, MA Entry Deadline 8/10/2011 Entry Form              

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