Mass-Lift Powerlifting

Author: ryanlapadat@hotmail.com (Ryan Lapadat)

About ryanlapadat@hotmail.com (Ryan Lapadat)
The mission of Mass-Lift Powerlifting is to promote drug-free powerlifting competitions, training seminars, and fitness events throughout the country. Overall, our goal is to promote a healthy and active lifestyle that will encourage strength and fitness enthusiasts to compete at local, national and international level.
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The Courage of a Champion: Brittany Schlater

11/27/2021 ryanlapadat@hotmail.com (Ryan Lapadat) 0

IPF World Champion Brittany Schlater joins KOTL to discuss her rise as Kimberly Walford’s apprentice.  Brittany discusses her dramatic title win in Sweden, her thoughts on the USAPL suspension, and the behind the scenes story that had her nation’s team coaches rattled. Brittany also discusses the terrible Reddit thread that had her on the brink, and the Powerlifting community appalled. The courage it took for her to share the Reddit thread, and the reaction from Read More

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Julius Maddox: Discipline Beats Motivation

11/24/2021 ryanlapadat@hotmail.com (Ryan Lapadat) 0

Julius Maddox returns to KOTL to discuss how breaking Bench World records landed him on ESPN, working with the Chicago Cubs, and put him in a position he can make a living Powerlifting.  Julius discusses his quest for an 800 lbs raw bench, the trials and tribulations that have come his way since beginning his journey, and sets an end date for his goal.  Hosted by 6 Pack Lapadat. 

IPF DOPING HEARING PANEL IMPOSES CONSEQUENCES ON USA POWERLIFTING (USAPL) FOR BREACHING THE IPF ANTI-DOPING RULES

09/01/2021 Mass-Lift 0

09/01/2021 On 25 August 2021, the IPF Doping Hearing Panel decided to impose a number of consequences on the USAPL as a sanction for breaching the IPF Anti-Doping Rules (ADR). The decision can be accessed via the following link https://www.powerlifting.sport/fileadmin/ipf/data/news/2021/files/210825-Decision-IPF-v-USAPL.pdf. From 1 January 2021, the World Anti-Doping Code has stipulated that International Federations must require their National Federations to conduct testing only under the documented authority of the International Federation. As a Signatory of the World Read More

USAPL suspended by the IPF!!

08/31/2021 ryanlapadat@hotmail.com (Ryan Lapadat) 0

The USAPL has been suspended by the IPF. We discuss how we got this far, what this means for the future, and what the 2021 IPF Worlds will look like without the USAPL. Also discussed is the new USAPL pro series.  6 Pack Lapadat, Arian “Messy” Khamesi, Wild Bill McCarthy & Rory Lynch host. 

Europa Games 2021 – Phoenix

08/03/2021 Mass-Lift 0

Mass-Lift Productions will be live streaming this year’s USA powerlifting Europa Games in Scottsdale, Arizona on Friday, August 6th through Saturday, August 6th. We have a special page dedicated to the coverage of the event which can be accessed HERE or by clicking on the logo above.

Building Technique as an Emergent Property

03/10/2021 precisionpowerlifting 0

Written by: Kevin Cann For some reason technique in the powerlifting world seems to be quite controversial.  I have never participated in a sport that technique was not emphasized.  Seems quite a few coaches believe that as long as you can lift by the rules that your technique is fine.  I could not disagree with this statement more. Over the years I have gone back and forth with this.  Sheiko really hammered into me the importance of technique, but Read More

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Arnold 2021 Postponed until 2022

03/03/2021 USA Powerlifting 0

We have been informed that the Arnold 2021 in Columbus will be postponed due to COVID.   The organizers will be holding their bodybuilding and strongman competitions in fall of 2021, but are looking to bring back the expo and the other sports in March 2022. As we get closer to 2021 Fall/Winter, we hope to have additional news on the format for the 2022 Arnold. The post Arnold 2021 Postponed until 2022 first appeared on Read More

Why Slow Incremental Progress is Important: A Neurochemistry Approach

02/24/2021 precisionpowerlifting 0

Written by: Kevin Cann A coach I follow had asked this question on his Instagram, “Is it ever warranted to hold back an athlete’s rate of progress?”  This is a great question, and one that I have wrestled with over the years.   When I started with Sheiko, he literally told me what to put on the bar when we had our test.  It was always a 2.5% to 5% increase in each lift.  I actually surpassed this number Read More

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: USA Powerlifting Takes the IPF to the Court of Arbitration for Sport

02/15/2021 USA Powerlifting 0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 15, 2021 USA Powerlifting Takes the IPF to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Anchorage, Alaska) Today USA Powerlifting filed a case in the international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). The case is an appeal challenging the IPF’s decision not to recognize the World Records earned by [9] powerlifting athletes at the 2020 Arnold Sports Festival. After pursuing our case for recognition of these World Read More

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