News Letter 9/4/06

Congratulations to the lifters, Jennifer Thompson and the USAPL on a very successful National Bench Press Championships that were held in Charlotte, NC this past weekend. In spite of the arrival of hurricane Ernesto which caused some problems with travel, the meet was held as scheduled.

Maryland lifters, Jim Bardsley, III hit a 167.5 (369 lbs) in the 165’s and Jim Bardsley, Jr hit a 167.5 (369 lbs) in the 181’s.

You can see the full results of this meet by clicking; http://purepowerlifting.com/2006-BP-Nationals (Excel file).

Comments and discussion concerning this meet can be found by going to the Maryland Powerlifting message board by clicking; http://mdpowerlifting.proboards82.com/

100% RAW News:

High School/Collegiate Nationals here in Maryland?

More to come soon!

AAU News:

Check your membership card. The fiscal year ended on August 31 and the new started on September 1st. Multi-year memberships are now available through the AAU.

For more information and to renew your membership, click on; http://aausports.org/default.asp?a=pg_membership.htm

ADAU News:

Results of the ADAU Powerlifting Championships that were held in Hagerstown, MD on August 26th are now posted at the message board; http://mdpowerlifting.proboards82.com/index.cgi?board=results&action=display&thread=1157393013

A special thanks to Kevin Prosser (ADAU Maryland State Chairman) for sharing them with Maryland Powerlifting!

APA News:

The APA held their National Championships this past weekend in Fort Myers, FL. Of special note, Ryan Kennelly hit a very explosive 3rd bench attempt of 860lbs. You can view the video of this huge lift by clicking on the following link; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpu4smDMigY

Hopefully, more results will be forthcoming.

USAPL News:

Great news for the powerlifting community in Maryland, the web site has been updated and looks great! You can link it from the old site or click on; http://www.marylandpowerlifting.com/

Maryland Powerlifting is flattered!

USAPL Master’s World team bios can be found at; http://usaplpowerlifting.com/ipfmastersworlds/bios.html

USAPL Women’s World team bios can be found at; http://www.usapowerlifting.com/world_teams/2006/women.shtml

News from the World around Us:

This past week at powerliftingwatch.com:

“What Rep Range Gets You Strong?”
http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/2819

“Updated IPF Suspended Lifter List”
http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/2812

“Do You Judge Who Takes Steroids?”
http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/2804

“Joe Versus the Squat Rack”
http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/2800

These and other topics of interest can be found at; http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/

Upcoming Events:

“Captain” Kirk Karwoski and Marty Gallagher will be conducting a seminar on Sunday, October 8 in Hagerstown, MD. Space is limited so make your reservations soon! For more information, please visit the message board: http://mdpowerlifting.proboards82.com

note; a list of upcoming meets can now be found at the message board (click on Calendar)