June 2011 – Mass-Lift Powerlifting

Selection of USAPL Teams Entering 2012 IPF Classics Powerlifting World Cup (unequipped)

06/25/2011 Mass-Lift 0

In order to be considered for the USAPL Teams (Men’s and Women’s) for the 2012 IPF Classics Powerlifting World Cup (unequipped) an athlete MUST first meet all of the following criteria: 1. Compete at the 2011 Raw Nationals in Scranton PA 19 – 21 August 2. Compete as an OPEN lifter at this meet 3. Win their weight class at this meet Primary Selection Process: National champions will be crowned in each USAPL weight Read More

Last Chance Raw National’s Quickie Qualifier

06/25/2011 Mass-Lift 0

Meet Director: Michael Zawilinski Date: Thursday, August 18th Location: Hilton Scranton & Conference Center Group Name: USA POWERLIFTING Group Code: PW3 100 Adams Ave., Scranton Phone Number: 570-558-7320 Requirements/Eligibility Requirements: Must have application for RAW NATIONALS postmarked on or by July, 18th This is a USAPL Sanctioned Powerlifting Event. Lifters must be a registered USAPL Member (memberships sold at weigh-ins $45 adults, $30 high school. No qualifying totals required.) Rules of performance will follow Read More

2011 New England USAPL Raw National “Quickie” Qualifier-Results

06/21/2011 Mass-Lift 0

Results 2011 New England USAPL Raw National “Quickie” Qualifier June 25th, 2011 Official National Championship Qualifier Location: Baystate Athletic Club Annex, 28 New Driftway, Scituate, MA 02066 Meet Director: Michael Zawilinski Event: This event is for the Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift. It is highly encouraged that you make just a qualifying total for Raw Nationals, so that is just one squat, one bench and one deadlift. There will be no trophies, no event Read More

News: 2011 Raw Nationals is Qualifier for IPF Raw World Event!!

06/19/2011 Mass-Lift 0

The IPF Classic – June 12-17th, 2012 in Sweden One more reason to come out August 19th-21st, 2011. The USA Powerlifting Raw Nationals is going to be a qualifier for the first IPF Classic, which is the first IPF sanction Raw World event. This is a big step to the movement of Raw and I am very excited about this event. Check out the IPF Forum for more information related to this event IPF Classic Read More

2011 USAPL New England Powerlifting Championships

06/13/2011 Joe Cassaro 0

Full Results On Saturday May 14, 42 lifters arrived at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood Massachusetts for the 2011 USAPL New England Regional Championships. The small, all-boys catholic school has created some of Massachusetts best lifters in the past two decades under the direction of strength coach and co-meet director Al Fornaro. The alma mater of multiple national caliber lifters served as the perfect venue for the event, offering a generously equipped warm up Read More

Men’s Nationals

06/13/2011 Mass-Lift 0

Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, the site of this year’s USAPL Men’s Open, Teen and Junior National Championships saw several lifters from Massachusetts and New England. This year’s championships was special because 30 years ago it was Brother Bennett of St. Stanislaus in Bay St. Louis, whose passion for drug free weightlifting and Powerlifting gave birth to the American Drug Free Powerlifting Association which later became the USAPL. Friday, the first day of the competition it Read More