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St. John’s High School Classic and Worcester Open (MA-2016-01)

01/11/2016 Mass-Lift 0

Attention Lifters and Coaches, We are pushing the start time back by 30 minutes to accomidate some of the lifters that are traveling the day of the meet. Weigh-ins will now begin at 8am and lifter at 10am for both Saturday and Sunday. if you have any questions please let me know. Also, Please find the start lists for both championships below. Yours in strength, Mike Zawilinski Championship Director 781.706.4009 mike@mass-lift Start Read More

2016 USA Powerlifting Collegiate National Championships

12/09/2015 Mass-Lift 0

The website for the 2016 USA Powerlifting Collegiate National Championships hosted in Providence, RI can be found at http://nationals.mass-lift.com/

2015 USA Powerlifting American Open

12/07/2015 Mass-Lift 0

14th Annual USA Powerlifting American Open December 4-6, 2015 Hyatt Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts The 2015 American Open was hosted in Boston on two platforms, over three days, and 250+ lifters. Results can be found on the results page.

SSPT Pull-up Program

01/21/2015 Matthew Gary 0

Every human should be able to do one pull-up. If you can’t, you’re either too fat, weak, or both. Pull-up ability is largely a function of strength to bodyweight ratio. This explains why some men can deadlift 700+ pounds while some women are well into the 400s and beyond, but neither is able perform a single pull-up. While deadlifting may be the truest test of total body strength with a barbell, pull-ups demand greater balance Read More

SSPT Training the Deadlift

10/14/2014 Matthew Gary 0

How many times has some curious onlooker at your gym come over to and asked, “So, how much can you lift?” My stock reply is, “I can deadlift 639 pounds.” (see picture to the right). For a powerlifter, the deadlift is the purest test of total body strength. This is true for a myriad of reasons. Firstly, the deadlift recruits and utilizes as many muscles as any other exercise. The only exercise that rivals the Read More

2014 Massachusetts Open State Championships

05/22/2014 Mass-Lift 0

Attention Athletes: Due to the large number of lifters entered and venue size restraints, the Championship will be held over two days (Saturday, May 31 – Sunday, June 1, 2014). All female lifters and male lifters up to and including the 181 lb weight class will compete on Saturday, May 31. All other lifters will compete on Sunday, June 1. Anyone who still needs to purchase a USAPL Membership, I strongly encourage you to do Read More

2013/14 High School Season in Review

03/16/2014 Mass-Lift 0

With the Ryan Moore Invitational this past weekend the 2013-2014 USAPL New England powerlifting season came to a close. Overall a total of four championships, more than in any other High School powerlifting seasons, were held this year. After getting off to a slow start with the New England Open (only two athletes, Kendra Currier of MASCO, and Matthew Wandrey of Fall River, competed) the season kicked into full gear with the St. John’s High Read More

Ryan Moore High School Powerlifting Championship- Update!!!!

03/07/2014 Mass-Lift 0

Attention Coaches and unattached lifters, There has been a flurry of last minute entries for this meet. I will be making an announcement Friday 3/7/2014 by 1pm as to updated times for this championship. We are set at 78 lifters which would project an end time around 9pm which is too late in my opinion for high school students on a school night. I am going to explore every option to run this as Read More

How to Qualify to Represent the USA at International Championships

03/04/2014 Mass-Lift 0

Do you want to represent our country and the USAPL by competing on a national team? There are eight primary international championships that the USAPL participates in. Here’s everything you need to know about how to qualify, purchase team apparel, and remit all team fees . Your Team Head Coach or Manager will give you instructions on what you need to do as a team member and the deadlines for each team. Team Uniforms Read More

2014 Winter Classic

02/20/2014 Mass-Lift 0

On Sunday February 23 at Baystate Athletic Club in Scituate, Massachusetts 39 lifters from New England will square off in the 2014 Winter Classic, an open only meet. The open meet format hasn’t been used in New England in many years, the outcome of this should prove to see a deep competition at each weight class, squaring lifters of all ages against each other. Also of the 39 lifters, 31 are attached to team making Read More