Heights Powerlifting (Boston College) Joseph Cassaro, a sophomore in his first collegiate nationals hit several personal records in the 165lbs weight class. His best lifts were a 182.5kg (402.3lbs) squat, 117.5kg (259lbs) bench, 185kg (407lbs) deadlift for a 485kg (1069lbs) total. For his efforts Joseph finished 20 out of 25 in his class. Joseph is a local lifter who is an alumni of Xaverian Brothers High School,
For her performance at the 2012 USAPL Collegiate Nationals Shaina Petit is the newest Mass-Lift.com featured lifter. Her total was the 2nd highest regardless of weight class and smashed the National and American Bench Press records along the way. She is also the founder and president of the Northeastern University’s Women’s Powerlifting Team. Can you tell us a little about yourself? I am a fifth year Physical Therapy student at Northeastern University—I will be Read More
USAPL Masters Nationals is set for this weekend 5/4-6. Come back her watch the live stream. Official Website with Schedule and Roster: MASTERS NATIONALS WEBSITE Live Stream: Live broadcast by Ustream
Liane Blyn of Milford, MA will participate in the 12th World Masters Bench Press Championships this weekend in Aurora, CO. Blyn will look to best her current 175Kg (385.8Lb) Masters 1 (40-49 age group) world record bench that she set earlier this year at the Titan Pro Bench Press Invitational at the Arnold Sports and Fitness Expo. Event Website Video feed: Free live streaming by Ustream Here is footage of Liane setting the current masters Read More
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Video (available starting Friday morning) The USAPL Collegiate Nationals is one of the loudest, most competitive meets you will ever encounter. With deep classes and large crowds, teams come from around the nation with one goal: Win the team title! There are only two divisions, the men’s division and the women’s division and IPF scoring rules are enforced. Historically, it has taken a minimum of 57 points to win the title. To achieve this tally, Read More
For her best lifter performance at the Seventh Annual Northeast Regional High School and Collegiate Powerlifting Championships, Allison Almeida is the March Mass-Lift.com Featured Lifter. Ally has been a member of the Northeastern Women’s Powerlifting Team and she was also an important scorer for Team Con-Cret last August in the USAPL Raw Nationals. Can you tell us a little about yourself? I am 22 years old and grew up about an hour south of Read More
There’s a definite line representing winning and losing. Accordingly, one’s performance is either above the line (winning performance) or below the line (losing performance). As Coach Tomlin advocates for the standard, he characterizes performances as being above or below that line. Since 1969 the Pittsburgh Steelers have had three head coaches. This is fewer than any other team in the NFL during that timeframe. The Steelers pride themselves on consistency and stability. These two constants Read More
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
For his best lifter performance at the Seventh Annual Northeast Regional High School and Collegiate Powerlifting Championships, Brian Phillips is the February Mass-Lift.com Featured Lifter. Brian is an aspiring young strength coach who wants to be strong and he will further his education in the field this summer at his internship with the University of Southern California Football team. Can you tell us a little about yourself? My name is Brian Phillips and I Read More