So many meets, so little time. USA Powerlifting has grown exponentially in the Northeast, mainly due to the hard work of the meet directors and their army of volunteers. As a result, if you are a powerlifter in the Northeast, there numerous opportunities to get onto the platform and smash PRs. Meet directors have loaded up the schedule so far this year, with more meets for the fall in the works. Here is a brief Read More
Maura Shuttleworth of Santa Fe represented both New Mexico and the United States on Sunday, March 5th at the Titan Pro Bench Bash as part of the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio. The Santa Fe resident placed 5th overall in the women’s portion of the international invite only event and also smashed two New Mexico State Records in the process. Maura went 2 for 3 in the competition just narrowly missing her third attempt Read More
Athletes and Coaches, All athletes must have a current USA Powerlifting Membership before arriving. We won’t have forms available at the meet to register as a member. Please do so now at https://www.usapowerlifting.com/member-tools/membership.php Also please remember all lifter must have underwear without legs (no compression shorts or boxers of any kind), and all lifter must have socks that cover their shins for the deadlift. The revised schedule for this weekend will be: Session 1 – 7:00 am Read More
Time is running out to register; we will be closing the registration on Monday, March 13th. This championship will be the only meet in New Mexico in 2017 where you will be able to break American Records, don’t miss out! Register Here: http://nm.mass-lift.com/event/2017-usa-powerlifting-new-mexico-state-championships/ Current Roster:
Can you tell us a little about yourself? Where are you from, how you ended up in MA, what you do for a living, etc. Well, I’m a Taurus so I like long walks on the beach and eating artisan doughnuts. Seriously. But really. I was actually born in Boston, Massachusetts and spent the first seven years of my life here. Then I moved to Maryland, which is where I grew up. I came back Read More
Athletes, First, let me apologize for the timing of this update, I wanted to get this out to everyone at least two weeks out. This competition reached the cap a couple of months ago with dozens of people asking to be added to a waitlist. We tried to accommodate as many as possible as we learned of withdrawals. This meet will be right at our capacity to run a one platform meet over two days, so we had to Read More
Following a training program is crucial to success in powerlifting. Some programs are better-suited to certain individuals than others. Additionally, certain general principles are almost always universally better than others. But any structured and systematic training plan will yield significantly greater results than simply going to the gym and “playing it by ear.” There are many reasons for this. I will focus however on three benefits that highlight the necessity of following a program; confidence, Read More
If you have been around USA Powerliting in Massachusetts at all in the past decade you will have experienced the Joe Cappellino phenomenon. Big Joe, aka the Girth God aka the Sultan of Squat (C. Respect) aka the Italian Stallion, is as strong as he is controversial. Raw with wraps and suit or just plain raw he tends to out-squat everyone in the room, and makes sure that we all know it. From founding a powerhouse Collegiate Read More
The 2017 USA Powerlifting New Hampshire Championships will be held on Saturday, April 29 at Contoocoock Valley High School (ConVal), in Peterborough, New Hampshire. To register for this meet, go to http://mass-lift.com/event/2017-usa-powerlifting-new-hampshire-state-championship/ The 2017 USA Powerlifting New Hampshire State Championships gives local lifters another opportunity to set a state record, set an American record, qualify for a national competition, or lift a bunch of heavy weights just for fun. It’s also a great way to show your Read More
We made it. 2017 is here. A lot happened in 2016 that was pretty impressive. More than a few 1000 lb squats at the World level, several Massachusetts lifters taking medals at Worlds, and membership and interest in meets are through the roof. Many of you though are probably pretty glad 2016 is over. For you all, I would like to share some insight on the never ending debate between Equipped and Raw lifting, something Read More