Month: May 2023

Shelly Stettner is the reigning world champion in the Masters 4, 63kg class. She also won best lifter at the world championships and walked away with all four world records in her class. She’s currently under three weeks out from defending her national title at Powerlifting America Nationals in Scottsdale. Shelly talked about her big year in 2022, how she stays motivated while being so dominant, and all of the ways that strength training has enriched her life after picking up a barbell at age 68. Shelly is a huge inspiration, showing the whole world that you can always get stronger no matter what age you are!
 
Thank you to our partners, SBD and Eleiko.
 
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https://www.instagram.com/shelly_ann_28/
 
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https://www.instagram.com/sleepersbd/
 
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Quick check in with US National Team coach Austin Brown. Austin is the 105kg equipped bench press national champion and two weeks out from the Bench Press World Championships in Sun City, South Africa. He talked about his experience coaching on the biggest stages in powerlifting at the World Games and the Open World Championships in 2022. He tells his backstory, recaps some of his notable performances over the years, and gives us a mini preview show for Bench Press Worlds, where he shouts out a lot of the favorites and storylines from the US National Team. Austin is coached by James Townsend and is part of the Elite Iron crew in Georgia and he assured us that they will be bringing a formidable team to equipped nationals in Scottsdale in 3 weeks. After that, Austin will be coaching the US National Team at the North American Regional Championships in the Cayman Islands in August. Make sure to follow him @austinbrown105 and @powerlifting_america for the links to all of these upcoming competitions.
 
Thank you to our partners, SBD and Eleiko.

You can find Austin on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/austinbrown105/
 
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Check out all of our upcoming events on the Powerlifting America events page here:
https://powerlifting-america.com/events
 
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https://powerlifting-america.com/registration
 
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World Champion Meghan Scanlon 6 weeks out from worlds in Malta. We talked about her big year in 2022 where her total went up 42.5 kilos in 8 months, how she won worlds without her biggest weapon, competing sick at nationals and a lot more. Meg has an amazing story that inspires everyone who hears it so please enjoy this one and be sure to cheer her on at the world championships on June 13.
 
You can find Meg on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/megscanlift/
 
Thank you to our partners, SBD and Eleiko.
 
Check out all of our upcoming events on the Powerlifting America events page here:
https://powerlifting-america.com/events
 
Become a member of Powerlifting America here:
https://powerlifting-america.com/registration
 
Visit the Powerlifting America store here:
https://powerlifting-america.square.site/s/shop
 
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The back to back National Champ, Dayna Mcneal talks about her life in Japan, what it’s like being in one of the most competitive and most watched weight classes in the world, competing against her idol and GOAT Kimberly Walford and so much more. Dayna is in the US Military stationed in Japan, so even competing at Powerlifting America Nationals is an international event for her. She has two national titles to show for her efforts despite having to travel across the world for each. Last year she was only a few inches away from making the podium in arguably the most stacked division at IPF Worlds, nearly edging out her idol and GOAT Kimberly Walford on her final pull. But Dayna, and her weight class, has only gotten stronger since then, setting the stage for an epic battle of the 76s at 2023 Worlds in Malta. Dayna is a wonderful person who gives back to her sport, her community and her country so we couldn’t be more grateful for this interview with her.
 
You can find Dayna on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/versus_myself/
 
Dayna is also on Youtube here:
https://www.youtube.com/@daynamac
 
Thank you to our partners, SBD and Eleiko.
 
Check out all of our upcoming events on the Powerlifting America events page here:
https://powerlifting-america.com/events
 
Become a member of Powerlifting America here:
https://powerlifting-america.com/registration
 
Visit the Powerlifting America store here:
https://powerlifting-america.square.site/s/shop
 
Follow Powerlifting America on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/powerlifting_america/
 
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