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Watch the 2012 Arnold Sports Festival Powerlifting Events via Mass-Lift

03/01/2012 Mass-Lift 0

Watch Massachusetts residents Lian Blyn, Heather Crocker, Luis Jaimes, Ben Schlafman, Michael Zawilinski and Joseph Cappellino lift at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio. All of these lifters will be lifting on Saturday in the Brown’s Gym Pro American. Lian Blyn will also be lifting on Sunday at the Titan Pro Bench Press Invitational. The full schedule is below. Streaming live video by Ustream Friday, March 02, 2012 NAPF Raw Challenge Powerlifting Championships Read More

THE 2012 PROHIBITED LIST INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

01/08/2012 Mass-Lift 0

The Prohibited List is a cornerstone of the World Anti-Doping Code and a key component of harmonization. The List is updated annually following an extensive consultation process facilitated by WADA. The 2012 List is valid from January 1 to December 31, 2012. 2012 Prohibited List (PDF) What is the Prohibited List? The Prohibited List (List) was first published in 1963 under the leadership of the International Olympic Committee. Since 2004, as mandated by the World Read More

The 2012 IPF approved equipment list

01/03/2012 Mass-Lift 0

Updated: 1st of January 2012 Approved supportive equipment: Only costumes, support shirts and wraps from commercial manufacturers officially registered and approved by the Technical Committee shall be permitted for use in Powerlifting Competitions. This applies to all championships and records, from Local to World. Only bars and plates, squat racks, bench racks and benches from commercial manufacturers officially registered and approved by the Technical Committee shall be permitted for use in World, Regional and Continental Read More

Blyn Takes Home the Bronze at IPF World Championships

11/11/2011 Mass-Lift 0

Pilsen, Czech Republic, Nov. 11, 2011 – Liane Blyn (Milford, Mass.) finished in third place overall in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 32nd Women’s World Championships. In route to her bronze medal performance in the women’s 84Kgs/ 185.2Lbs weight class; she also picked up silver in the Bench Press and another bronze in the Deadlift. Blyn who is no stranger to the IPF World Championships earned her chance to compete with her victory at USAPL Read More

Kupperstein Lifts for USA

11/08/2011 Mass-Lift 0

Pilsen, Czech Republic, Nov. 8, 2011 – Eric Kupperstein (Cohasset, Mass.) placed ninth overall and fourth in the deadlift in the 59Kgs/130Lbs weigh class at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 41st World Open Men’s Championships. This just 44 days after his victory in the IPF World Men’s Masters Championships. Kupperstein is veteran of USA Powerlifting (USAPL) and IPF competition. He earned the chance to represent the United States with his victory in the USAPL Men’s Read More

World Open Powerlifting Championships, 8th to 13th November 2011, Pilsen, Czech Republic.

11/06/2011 Mass-Lift 0

Czech Republic is playing host to the 2011 World Open Powerlifting Championships in Pilsen, Czech Republic from 8 – 13 November. Some 157 Men in the Open class and 93 Women in the Open class from thirty four different countries will be going for GOLD. There are 15 individual gold medals to be won in each weight group –eight for the men and seven for the women. We are expecting to see a number of Read More

World Record Performance for Kupperstein

09/28/2011 Mass-Lift 0

St. Catharines, Canada, Sept. 28, 2011 – Eric Kupperstein (Cohasset, Mass.) placed first in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 28th World Men’s Masters Championships. In route to his victory in the Masters 1 (age 40-49), 59Kgs/130Lbs division, Kupperstein deadlifted a new world record of 245Kgs/ 540.1Lbs. Kupperstein is veteran of USA Powerlifting (USAPL) and IPF competition. He earned the chance to represent the United States with his victory as USAPL Masters Nationals earlier this year. Read More

Kupperstein To Lift at IPF Masters Worlds

09/26/2011 Mass-Lift 0

Massachusetts resident Eric Kupperstein lifts at IPF Masters Worlds Tuesday September 28th at 9am in St.Catharines, Canada. Eric is coming off victories in the Masters Nationals, Men’s Nationals and Raw Nationals this year alone. 2011 World Masters Powerlifting Championships- Live! score sheet lifting schedule Live video from your Android device on Ustream

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

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