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Massachusetts at the 2013 IPF World Championships

11/04/2013 Mass-Lift 0

This year’s IPF World Championships to be held this week in Stavanger, Norway, will feature several well established Massachusetts powerlifters. The lifters include Luis Jaimes of Roslindale, Joe Cappellino of South Boston, Liane Blyn of Southwick, and Sue Elwyn of Western Massachusetts. Michael Zawilinski, Strength and Conditioning coach for Northeastern University, will also be present as a coach for Team USA. Luis Jaimes rose to prominence in the Massachusetts powerlifting scene late in his collegiate Read More

2013 Northeastern University Raw Collegiate Cup

10/28/2013 Mass-Lift 0

The first powerlifting meet to ever be held at Northeastern University will take place on Sunday, November 17. It will feature raw collegiate lifters from several Boston area schools (NU, BC, BU, Harvard, etc) Entry forms are still being accepted!! Please contact meet director Roy Apostle at royapostle@gmail.com for more information. Raw Collegiate Cup Entry form

Northeastern Women’s Powerlifting car wash

09/05/2013 Mass-Lift 0

The 2013-2014 powerlifting season has just begun! Last season due to the generous help of friends and family of the team, we were able to send 16 girls to Collegiate Nationals in Kileen, Texas where we got 2nd place as a team. We also had five girls become All-American by placing in the top 5 of their respective weight classes. It is our hopes that this year, we can bring an even bigger girls team Read More

Massachusetts State Meeting

07/31/2013 Mass-Lift 0

Massachusetts Powerlifting will be holding its annual meeting this Saturday at 12 noon in Wrentham. This meeting is open to all members of USA Powerlifting who are registered in Massachusetts, memberships can be purchased on site for $50 or online for $45. There will be several positions open for election and discussions to further improve our status as the leader for drug-free powerlifting in the state of Massachusetts. Click here for the agenda Location: Read More

Joe Cappellino USAPL Mens Nationals 2013

06/25/2013 Joseph Cappellino 0

So… as I mentioned the last time I updated my training log, which I apologize was so long ago, my back was hurting very badly. After returning from quest weekend 2.o I started seeing a chiropractor 2x per week. I also took a week off of training completely. That left me with two weeks to train for a meet that I have been thinking about for the last 52 weeks. I was frustrated and did Read More

31st. Annual USA Powerlifting Masters National Championships

05/02/2013 Mass-Lift 0

This year’s Masters Nationals set to start Friday May 3rd will have 107 entries of the strongest men in America 40 years or older. The championship is being held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Orlando, if you make there to watch it we have created a unique interactive webpage to stay on top of all the action JUST CLICK HERE. Schedule of Events | Roster | Video &Live Results

Message to USA Powerlifting Members Regarding National Office

03/18/2013 Mass-Lift 0

To all Members of USA Powerlifting: I am writing to inform you of some significant changes in USA Powerlifting. As of today, March 17 the National Office is moving to Anchorage, Alaska so that the functions that are necessary to provide you with timely customer service may be more closely monitored. Many of you have noticed, and have mentioned that there has been a delay in processing memberships, providing meet support materials, and with upkeep Read More

Massachusetts at the Arnold

03/10/2013 Mass-Lift 0

Snow fell for all three days of the weekend at the 25th anniversary of the Arnold Classic, but Massachusetts lifters set the platform on fire posting several amazing lifts. The weekend began with the pro raw event on Friday with Eli Burks, who has competed in Massachusetts State Championships, posting a 1670 total including a 738 pound deadlift. Action from Massachusetts resident lifters would not begin until the weekend. On Saturday, during the Pro American Read More

Powerlines- February 2013

02/15/2013 Mass-Lift 0

To view the latest issue of Powerlines the Official USA Powerlifting Newsletter Please click here Contents: President’s Message Updates Rankings Arnold Sports Festival President’s Message I would like to welcome you to Powerlines. For those of you who don’t remember, we have several versions of our newsletter, including hard copy, and electronic over the years. We feel it is an important vehicle to convey information to our members and to let you know what is Read More

Come out to Support the Northeastern Women’s Powerlifting Team

01/28/2013 Mass-Lift 0

The Northeastern Woman’s Powerlifting team has grown from 8 to 20 members in the past year. Last year the team finished in 3rd place at Collegiate Nationals in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This included an all around champion of champions and two first place winners. Currently 8 women are qualified to compete in the 2013 Collegiate Nationals to take place in Killeen, Texas; more are expected to qualify at the Winter Classic being held on February 24th. The Read More