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Sweat it All Out: Cutting Weight for Strength Sports
Several sports have weight classes where the athletes compete against other athletes of similar weights. There are two different types of sports that have weight classes; Sports that pit one athlete against another in a combative format such as boxing, mixed martial arts or wrestling, or sports that demonstrate strength or power, such as weightlifting or powerlifting. Regardless of the type of sport, weight classes exist so one athlete does not have an advantage because Read More
Death of Squatting, I Think Not!
I attended Mike Boyle’s “Death of Squatting” presentation at the 2nd Annual Boston Hockey Summit and Basketball Symposium at Northeastern University Sunday, May 23, 2010. I come from a powerlifting background and consider myself a student of periodization. I have traveled the country to train with some of the best in powerlifting from Louie Simmons to Mark Bell, but perhaps the most influential person I have meet is Saul Shocket. He has trained some the Read More
Boston Open Final Update
Directions: (click on link or scroll down) Walker Memorial- Morss Hall Parking (Hayward Street Lot) Hayward Street Lot to Morss Hall Final Nominations: Name State (Team) Birth date Division WtCls Lot # Event Raw/EQ Flight/ Group Eunice Giarta MA (MIT) 2/14/1991 FR-JR 105 14 PL Raw A Syler Wagner MA 9/1/1992 FR-O 105 18 PL Raw A Minna Song MA (MIT) 9/17/1991 FR-JR 132 3 PL Raw A Joanne Craig PA 2/25/1961 FR-O+M2a 132 Read More
10th Annual IPF/NAPF North American Regional Powerlifting Championships
Finalized Timetable of Events *Updated* July 26, 2012 Lifting: [All Women] 10:00 AM est. July 26, 2012 Lifting: [Men 59.00kg and 74.00kg] 3:00 PM est. July 27, 2012 Lifting: [Men 83.00kg to 105.00kg] 12:00 PM est. July 28, 2012 Lifting: [Men 120kg and 120+kg] 12:00 PM est. Complete Women’s Nomination List Complete Men’s Nomination List Live Scoring Link Live broadcasting by Ustream Team USA is proudly sponsored by:
2012 USAPL New England Open Powerlifting Championships
Date:Saturday May 26th Location: Xaverian Brothers High School, Westwood, MA Athletes please remeber to bring your photo ID for weigh-ins and please review current IPF approved equipment list There will only one session! We will see everyone at 7:00am for weigh-ins! Roster (as of 5/23): Joanne Craig PA 132 FR-M2 Tom Kerrigan CT 242 MR-M3 Kevin J. Conroy MA 198 M-M3 Kyle Gorenski RI 242 MR-O Andrew Poggie RI 220 MR-O Charles Cocci MA Read More
Official Site for the 2012 Norteastern Regional High School and Collegiate Powerlifting Championships
Entry Form Click Here Attention we will condense the meet to one day, all lifting will take place on Sunday, January 29th. More Details to come! Meet Director: Mike Zawilinski 781-706-4009 mike@mass-lift.com or mike@ironrevolution.com Event Records(coming soon) Colleges Represented (as of 1/7) Boston College Bridgewater State Colby Swayer Massachusetts Institute of Technology Northeastern University High Schools Represented (as of 1/7) Hanson High School Hershey High School (PA) St. John’s High School Xaverian Brothers Read More
Selection of USAPL Teams Entering 2012 IPF Classics Powerlifting World Cup (unequipped)
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
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
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