Maryland Powerlifting

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 1/15/09

2009-01-15T12:45:00.000-08:00

Matt and Sioux-z Gary announces the opening of their new training facility:

Supreme Sports Performance and Training, Inc. (SSPT) serves Washington, D.C. and suburban Maryland athletes by providing the best strength and conditioning environment in the area. The facility is founded on the belief that athletes and dedicated trainees want a training environment that cultivates enhanced performance and fosters success. Training results are more easily obtained in an environment with the best training tools, free of distractions that might spoil a competitive and winning atmosphere.

At SSPT we provide the best training environment for serious trainees. We believe that traditional approaches to physical achievement are often based on current industry trends and past methods that have been proven ineffective. Accordingly, we employ methods based on time-tested ideas, proven scientific principles and new research, as well as our own experiences. Our facility emphasizes only the necessary training implements without nonessential items that waste an athlete’s time and interfere with progress.

An individual will work harder and risk more in the company of knowledgeable and trustworthy peers. In addition to providing the best training tools, we’re also home to the best and most knowledgeable strength coaches in the area. SSPT creates a culture and a physical surrounding within which athletes can achieve desired results most efficiently. Overall performance increases and injuries will decrease due to the quality of the training environment. Personal gains, such as improved performance and well-being, combined with measurable benefits, will create tremendous advantages for both the trainee and coach.

SSPT is owned and operated by Matthew Gary and Suzanne Hartwig-Gary. For additional information please explore the website or email us personally at MLGary@aol.com or Siouxz5@aol.com.

Supreme Sports Performance & Training, Inc.
12054 Parklawn Drive
Rockville, MD 20852-1802
301-231-SSPT (7778)

Hours of operation:
Monday - Friday: 6AM - 9PM
Saturday: 8AM - 4PM
Sunday: CLOSED

100% RAW Proposes 2 Nats'
by Woody "3Speed" Leonard

I spoke with Paul today about the Nationals. He asked me to post this.

The Full Power Nationals this year will be split. There will be a West Nationals (Regional?) and an Eastern National (Regional?). The West National will be in Arizona - no other info at this time.
Paul is considering holding the Eastern Nationals in Maryland in conjunction with the Single Lift Nationals. He has a been offered a large venue that would provide separate areas for the 2 events.

Here is a question for those of you who would be competing in the Nationals: The proposed date for Eastern Nationals is June 20. Father's day is June 21. Would that be a problem for any of you? The 4th of July is just 2 weeks later so if the meet is moved back a week, it will fall very close to the 4th.

To read more and see comments; click HERE

Unofficial-USAPL Best of 2008
by Brad Madvig

I present to you.. Voted by the USAPL membership

"THE BEST OF 2008"

Being best of does mean different things to different people. To some its the sheer tonnage of weight you lift. Some its the dedication you give to the sport, some its all that and much more. We have an interesting cast of folks here covering all corners of lifting. Without further delay.. The Best of 2008 on the Original USA Powerlifting Forum

MASTER BENCHER OF THE YEAR ( FEMALE) - DEB FERRELL

MASTER BENCHER OF THE YEAR ( MALE) - DENNIS CIERI

OPEN BENCHER OF THE YEAR ( FEMALE ) - JENNIFER THOMPSON

OPEN BENCHER OF THE YEAR ( MALE ) - TIM ANDERSON

MASTER POWERLIFTER OF THE YEAR ( FEMALE ) - SUZANNE "SIOUX-Z" HARTWIG- GARY

MASTER POWERLIFTER OF THE YEAR ( MALE ) - BRAD GILLINGHAM

OPEN POWERLIFTER OF THE YEAR ( FEMALE ) - PRISCILLIA RIBIC

OPEN POWERLIFTER OF THE YEAR ( MALE ) - MIKE TUSCHERER

JR. POWERLIFTER OF THE YEAR ( FEMALE ) - KENDRA MILLER

JR. POWERLIFTER OF THE YEAR ( MALE ) - MIKE KUHNS

RAW POWERLIFTER OF THE YEAR ( FEMALE ) - ELLEN STEIN

RAW POWERLIFTER OF THE YEAR ( MALE ) - TONY REID

MEET DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - DIRECTORS AT THE ARNOLD (ALL OF THEM)

STATE WEBSITE OF THE YEAR - http://WWW.USAPOWERLIFTINGNATIONALS.COM

To read more and see comments; click HERE

USAPL Women's Nationals

Robert Keller (Meet Director) has added additional updates: click HERE

The USAPL Women's National Committee Meeting will take place on Saturday evening, February 14, 2009, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. The location will be the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Miami.

2008 USAPL Membership
by Larry Maile

This year, USAPL finished with 3897 members, up from 3588 last year. There were 94 pending memberships in addition (couldn't read the card, card returned to us, etc.). That takes us to right about 4000. Thank you all and congratulations for making us the best powerlifting federation in the country.

If you are one of those who paid and didn't receive your card, please contact the national office: nationaloffice@usapowerlifting.com

Source; Original-Unofficial USAPL Forum

NOW!!! NextLifter.com...live on the net!
by Cathy Markensteiner

It is my pleasure, as Joe's biggest cheerleader, to share with the powerlifting world some great news---the launch of Joe Marksteiner's powerlifting score program web site Next Lifter

Welcome to NextLifter.com, my online contribution to Powerlifting. Over the last 30 years, I’ve been a lifter, ref and coach and I’ve put together this set of tools to help you run your Powerlifting contests. If you know how to use Microsoft Excel, all you need is a laptop, a printer, and a projector to run meets better, faster, and more accurately. The scoring program started as a simple Excel spreadsheet with a barload graphic has grown to a full blown suite of programs and tools to help you run PL contests from local level to world championships – and it’s all free.

Good luck and good lifting.

Joe Marksteiner

Source; Original-Unofficial USAPL Forum

Team Ivanko Wins 2008 PW Fantasy Season
by Powerlifting Watch

The 2008 Fantasy Powerlifting Season has ended. Tim Anderson's TeamIvanko has won the competition with 1,905 points. Jon Rock's Super purple monkey dishwasher squeezed out second place, scoring 1,610 points. Roanoke Barbell's Team RBC finished just 10 points back in third position.

Source; Powerlifting Watch

PW 2009 Fantasy Season Opens
By Powerlifting Watch

The 2009 Fantasy Season kicks off this weekend (January 17-18). Included in the weekend's meets is the IPA LexenXtreme Pro-Am. This could be the first meet of the year where you can earn your team points. You can begin assembling your 2009 teams immediately. Remember to have it set by 10 pm tonight for the coming weekend.

Source; Powerlifting Watch

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 1/6/09

2009-01-02T06:17:00.000-08:00

IPF Anti Doping-Q & A
by Robert Wilks, IPF Anti-Doping Commission

IPF ANTI-DOPING Q & A (pdf)

IPF Tested Lifters 2008- 12/24/08

USAPL-Best of 2008
From Brad Madvig

Click here to vote for the Best of 2008. Brad Madivg will announce the winners on January 9, 2009.

2008 All-American & All-World Powerlifting Teams
from Powerlifting Watch

Powerlifting Watch has assembled first and second team All-American and All-World Powerlifting Teams for 2008. The criteria used to put the teams together were based on top lifter totals from 2008 which were then evaluated on:

• The totals themselves.
• The level of the meet in which they were achieved.
• Head to head competition.

A lifter can only appear in one weight class per equipment type. No Raw All-World team was named due to a lack of coverage in 2008. That team will debut in 2009.

Here are the teams:

1st Team Multi Ply All-Americans
2nd Team Multi Ply All-Americans

1st Team Multi Ply All-Worlds
2nd Team Multi Ply All-Worlds

1st Team Single Ply All-Americans
2nd Team Single Ply All-Americans

1st Team Single Ply All-Worlds
2nd Team Single Ply All-Worlds

1st Team Raw All-Americans
2nd Team Raw All-Americans

Powerlifting Watch Announces 3rd Annual Award Recepiants

2008 Powerlifting Awards:

• Powerlifting Performance of the Year - Yevgen Yarymbash's 2,799 Total @ 275
• Story of the Year - Donnie Thompson's Retirement
• Male Powerlifter of the Year - Shawn Frankl
• Female Powerlifter of the Year - Priscilla Ribic
• Male Bencher of the Year - Marcus Hirvonen
• Female Bencher of the Year - Becca Swanson

• Squat Moment of the Year - Vladislav Alhazov's 1,250
• Bench Press Moment of the Year - Ryan Kennelly's 1,075 @ 308
• Deadlift Moment of the Year - Andrey Belyaev's 826 @ 198

• Top Powerlifting Country - Russia
• Top Powerlifting Gym/Team - Lexen Xtreme

• Male Equipped Powerlifter of the Year - Shawn Frankl
• Male Raw Powerlifter of the Year - Ryan Celli

• Female Equipped Powerlifter of the Year - Priscilla Ribic
• Female Raw Powerlifter of the Year - Ellen Stein

• Male Equipped Bencher of the Year - Marcus Hirvonen
• Male Raw Bencher of the Year - Dmitry Kasatov

• Female Equipped Bencher of the Year - Becca Swanson
• Female Raw Bencher of the Year - Michelle Borzok

2008 Forum & Website Awards:

• Best Powerlifting Forum - Powerlifting Russia
• Best Training Information Website - Elite FTS
• Best Community Forum - Fortified Iron
• Most Entertaining Forum - Outlaws
• Best Federation Forum - APA
• Best Gym Forum - Super Training Gym
• Best Powerlifter Forum - Andy Bolton

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The Maryland Powerlifting Report 12/23/08

2008-12-22T14:27:00.000-08:00

IOC; No Recognition for the IPF:

In a letter dated December 19, Detlev Albrings (President-IPF) announced the decision made by the IOC concerning extending recognition to the IPF.

IOC-letter

Dear Mr Albrings,

We would like to inform you that, at its last meeting held in Lausanne, 10-12 December 2008, the IOC Executive Board decided not to grant recognition to the International Powerlifting Federation. The Executive Board recognised that most of the criteria were in line with requirements, but it was also noted that the IOC has a policy of zero tolerance in respect to the fight against doping.

Read the entire announcement here.

3rd Annual Powerlifting Watch Powerlifting Awards:
by Staff

With many great performances in the books, the 2008 year in powerlifting is drawing to a close. It's time once again to recognize the sport's top accomplishments. Please take a few minutes to vote for your favorite powerlifting accomplishments of the year in the 3rd Annual Powerlifting Watch Powerlifting Awards. Here are the categories:

Click here to see nominated catgories and vote.

3rd Annual Powerlifting Watch Forum & Website Awards:
by Staff

Please take a moment to vote for your favorite powerlifting forums, websites, and online resources of 2008 in the 3rd Annual Powerlifting Watch Powerlifting Forum & Website Awards.

Click here to see nominated websites and vote.

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The Maryland Powerlifting Report 12/18/08

2008-12-16T14:06:00.000-08:00

Results:

December 6-7, 2008- AAU World Single Lift Championships (Laughlin, NV); RESULTS

December 12-14, 2008- USAPL American Open & Police/Fire Nationals; RESULTS

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The Maryland Powerlifting Report 12/11/08

2008-12-10T08:40:00.000-08:00

Results:

November 22-23- 2008 IPA Senior National Powerlifting Championships (York, Pa); RESULTS

December 7- ADAU Coal Country Classic (Bigler, PA)- RESULTS

Meet Information:

USAPL American Open
December 12-14, 2008
St. Louis, MO
Harold Gaines (Meet Director)

Website

Roster

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 12/9/08

2008-12-08T05:53:00.000-08:00

Results:

December 6, 2008- 2008 USAPL Virginia State Pl/BP/DL/Ironman (Stanardsville, VA); RESULTS

Meet Information:

100% RAW Christmas Classic
December 13, 2008
Stanardsville, VA
John Shifflett (Meet Director)

ROSTER

Note; the meet director is accepting late entries for those wishing to lift in the Christmas Classic.

Captain Kirk to the USPF HOF?

Kirk Karwoski has been nominated to be inducted into the USPF Hall of Fame.

The class of 2009 is a crowded field of powerlifting notables that includes; Mary Jeffrey, Vicki Steenrod, Ruthi Shaffer, Anne Levrette, Jill Mills, Ed Coan, Chuck Dunbar, Ausby Alexander, Vince Anello, Gene Bell, Larry Pacifico and Mike Bridges.

Kirk's powerlifting successes include 7 straight National Championships and 6 World Championships. During this span of time, "he increased the World Record in the squat by 100lbs from 903lbs to 1003lbs and increased the Total record from 2204 to 2309lbs." (quote from Critical Bench interview)

On December 9, 2004, after an eight year absence, Kirk totaled 2066 in the AAU world Championship held in Laughlin, NV, wearing only a lifting belt. Marty Gallagher wrote the following account;

On December 9th, 2004 I assisted Kirk Karowski when he totaled 2066 in the three power lifts wearing nothing but a lifting belt. It was a retro-throwback powerlift festival staring Captain Kirk Karwoski in his first public lifting appearance in eight years. Physically he has never looked better: he lifted in the 242-pound class and was shredded and ripped. Through a combination of muscle maturity and low body fat, his arms and legs rippled and roiled with every step. Like a lifting Ulysses, Kirk had been away from powerlifting for nearly a decade and everything changed in the interim. At this competition, the AAU world championship held in Laughlin, Nevada, Kirk went backwards in time and rather than gear up' decided to gear down.' He made eight out of nine lifts and started things off with a squat exhibition. In staggering succession he made 749, 804 and finally an explosive 826-pound effort. He wore a loose tee shirt and a wrestling singlet. Kirk experienced a severe thigh pull on his final squat with 826. On the previous 804 he barely averted a total wipeout. He lost concentration and tension on the descent for a split-second and his lapse caused him to be pushed downward past his normal turnaround point. He caught himself and through sheer willpower and guts pushed 804 to completion. His post-lift analysis was that he had set up' with his feet slightly narrow. This gut-buster lift took a lot out of him and the selection of 826-pounds was conservative. Had the 804 gone the way it should, 840 would have been the realistic 3rd attempt. The 826 actually went a whole lot better than 804. As Chuck Deluxe would say using another of his endless football analogies, Kirk jus needed to get the snot knocked out of him to clear his head.

Karwoski took the 826 down quickly and exploded it upward from 3-inches below parallel to ¾'s erect when his vastus internus on his right thigh tore. He actually heard a noise. He recalled that, I heard it {the thigh muscle} go pop' but I was through the sticking point and I was not going to lose this weight after getting past the hard part. This lift was a thing of beauty; pure athletic poetry in motion, 8-and-a-quarter squatted deep and explosive by a guy weighing 240 and wearing a lifting belt and nothing else. This was as fine a lift as I'd ever witnessed by anyone anywhere. In the bench press Kirk made an explosive 446 opener and a fine 463 second before experiencing his only miss of the entire competition: a 479 3rd attempt bench press. He had trained hurt. I had been nursing a torn rotator cuff for the last ten weeks. It was a work-related injury, nothing to do with training and before injuring it I had bench pressed 500 with a pause without a shirt. Kirk said. I had hoped for a double body weight 480-pound bench press. This was not to be. The deadlift would be touch and go on account of the thigh injury. He decided to dramatically curtail the number of deadlift warm-ups. Julie Scanlon and myself, his handlers, applied ice to the injury but it would be anyone's guess if he would be able to deadlift effectively. He felt confident of being able to pull 705 regardless how bad the leg hurt. The competition was dragging on and on and on and fatigue was becoming a real factor. His opening 705 deadlift felt better than his final warm-up. His second attempt with 749 felt better than 705. The thigh injury would not a factor but fatigue might be his undoing. Kirk took his first squat at 10 am and pulled his final successful deadlift, 771-pounds, at 7pm, a full nine hours later.

IPF News:

Tested Lifters- UPDATE 12/7/08

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 12/6/08

2008-12-05T04:00:00.000-08:00

Results:

November 22-23, 2008- 100% RAW World Bench Press Championships (Norfolk, VA); RESULTS

Meet Information:

Fit Expo
January 24-25, 2009
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA
Fit Expo

USPF American Cup

Roster-Updated (12/5/08)

123 Open Women
Suzanne Hedman, confirmed

132 Open Women
Alison Barnhill, confirmed
Morgan Hefley, confirmed

148 Open Women
Kimberly Walford, confirmed
Leonetta Richardson, confirmed
Monica Di Giuro , confirmed

165 Open Women
Liisa Caminita, confirmed
Cara Westin, confirmed

181 Open Women
Nicolai Stern, confirmed
Rolanda Dixon

198 Open Women
Janet Loveall, confirmed

148 Open Men
Darren Matsumoto, confirmed
Scott Layman, confirmed
Daniel Sorenson, confirmed

181 Open Men
Edward Kinsey, confirmed
Bob Benedix, confirmed
David Jurgens, confirmed
Craig Saewong, confirmed

198 Open Men
John Pena, confirmed
Ed Koo, confirmed
Josh Stottlemire, confirmed
Greg Buffington, confirmed

220 Open Men
Brandon Cass, confirmed
Michael Laney, confirmed
Anthony Letto, confirmed

242 Open Men
Brandon Cass, confirmed
Jeff Douglas, confirmed
Antonio Didomenica

275 Open Men
Charles Bailey, confirmed
Alan Best, confirmed
Justin Ransbottom, confirmed

308 Open Men
Scott Cartwright, confirmed
Dan Harrison, confirmed

308+ SHW Open Men
Lance Karabel, confirmed
Sigfús Fossdal (Iceland), confirmed
Thad Coleman, confirmed

IPF News:

Suspended Lifters and Officials- Updated; 12/5/08

Anti Doping- by Detlev Albrings

According to our IPF-Anti-Doping rules 14.2 all member nations must send their National Doping reports to the IPF President at latest 31st March.

"14.2 Statistical Reporting

National Federations shall report to the IPF President not later than 31st of March each year results of all Doping Controls within their jurisdiction during the previous year.
The report must give the total number of Doping Controls together with the number of positive and/or negative test results, and whether the tests were conducted In-Competitions or Out-of-Competitions, and the name of the WADA approved laboratory in which the samples were analysed. Annual reports are required even if no positive test results were found to exist among the test results during the year from which the report shall be provided.
A failure to report such results by 31st of March disqualifies offending National Federations from scoring team points at all International Events during that year."

So I want to ask you to send me your reports for 2008 in time.

Thank you very much for your support and I wish you all a happy, successful and healthy New Year.

The WADA Coach’s Tool Kit(zip doc)

The Coach’s Tool Kit, elaborated by WADA in collaboration with a Working Group made up of various stakeholder representatives, contains a ready-to-deliver doping prevention workshop for elite coaches. The modular format of the workshop offers a core 3-hour training program that can be extended up to a full day with the inclusion of ‘à la carte’ optional modules.

The workshop is designed so that most of its content is delivered interactively, through scenario analyses, problem-solving and small group discussions. Workshop participants will hone their awareness of an elite coach’s roles and responsibilities with respect to doping-free sport; increase their knowledge of applicable regulations and of issues relevant to their context and athletes; and benefit from useful reference materials for doping-prevention.

The Tool Kit provides all the necessary tools to stage the workshop, from its promotion to its evaluation, including an Organizer Guide, Facilitator Guidelines, a slide presentation with speaking notes, audiovisual material, a Participant Workbook as well as numerous reference documents and practical handouts.

Click here to view handouts and read more.

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The Maryland Powerlifting Report 12/5/08

2008-12-04T05:41:00.000-08:00

IPF WADA Compliant:
by Detlev Albrings & Robert Wilks, for the IPF Executive & Anti-Doping Commission

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has released it's report on the compliance of international federations & national testing agencies with WADA's Code. WADA thoroughly reviewed each organization's anti-doping rules & testing programmes, in a process extending throughout 2008.

As the recognized Anti-Doping Organization for Powerlifting, the IPF was reviewed by WADA. The outcome was that then IPF was found to be compliant with the Code & also to be conducting drug-testing programme. This was in contrast to a number of sport federations & testing agencies, which received comprmised or qualified assessments.

In recent years the IPF has marshalled extensive resources in its fight against drugs in Powerlifting. It is most gratifying for our federation to receive this acknowledgement from WADA, the universal agency leading the war on drugs in sport.

The IPF will not be complacent in continuing it s anti-doping work. We will continue to advance our performance in legislation, testing & detection, enforcement & education as the key components for achieving a level playing field in Powerlifting.

Link here for the WADA report.

IPF News:

Lifter Rankings- 2008 Updated

Powerlifting Watch Adds World Power Rankings:
by Jon

Effective November 1, 2008, Powerlifting Watch began tracking and compiling Power Rankings for lifters from around the world. The Powerlifting Watch Power Rankings is a ranking of the top totals from the prior year, after adjusting for weight class and federation rule differences. Like the existing American Power Rankings, the new World Power Rankings include an equipped and a raw set of rankings.

From Critical Bench:

Interview With Exceptional Bench Presser Jeremy Hines
As told to CriticalBench.com by Curt Dennis Jr. "The Brute" of Planetrage.com - December 2008

JEREMY HINES...there is only one word that comes to mind when that name is mentioned...BEAST. He's pretty much in the shadows a lot and not many have heard of him. How about this? A 500 raw bench at the age of 20!! I don't think I've heard many that have that gift and being that strong that quickly! A 765 raw deadlift to go along with it and this kid isn't close to his potential and has yet to show the world what he's really made of! He trained out of his basement where a lot of freaks and monsters seem to. Who and What is this person, right? Well...read on below...

Critical Bench: Hey, thanks for doing this interview. Please introduce yourself.

Hi my name is Jeremy Hines. I am 6'2 and I am around 270 pounds! I am 22 years old and I am currently in college to become a PTA (physical therapist assistant) with hopes of becoming a physical therapist one day. I live with my fiancé Ashley and two year old daughter Jade! I have been lifting weights since age 11 and powerlifting/lifting weights in general is my favorite way to spend my time. There is nothing more satisfying to me than lifting!

Critical Bench: What are some of your PR's?

My best gym lifts are a raw touch and go bench of 560, 630 squat (belt only), and a 765 Deadlift. I have not competed for a year in a half, but I am looking forward to getting back into competition and putting up some big raw benches and totals! My best raw bench in a competition is 500 from June of 2007. I also benched 630 shirted at 19 years old weighing 235 in the APF. At 6'2 235 Lbs is skinny!!!! I believe that 630 shirted lift is still a teenage all time record for the 242's!

Critical Bench: How long have you been into powerlifting?

Wow ! I have been training the three powerlifts for about 6 years. I have been benching since age 11. I have been doing bench and deadlift competitions for the past fives years on and off. I really cannot wait to get back into competition!

Read more here!

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 12/4/08

2008-12-03T09:39:00.000-08:00

Meet Information:

2008 USAPL Virginia State Powerlifting Championships
December 6, 2008
Stanardsville, VA

Flights

Roster-(Updated 12/3/08)

World Powerlifting Federation- 10th Annual Congress

Representatives from 10 member nations attended. The meeting was held November 14, 2008 at Max Studio Gym, Vienna, Austria

Minutes

Meet Information:

Fit Expo
January 24-25, 2009
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA
Fit Expo

USPF American Cup

Roster

123 Open Women
Suzanne Hedman, confirmed

132 Open Women
Alison Barnhill, confirmed
Morgan Hefley, confirmed

148 Open Women
Kimberly Walford, confirmed
Leonetta Richardson, confirmed
Monica Di Giuro , confirmed

165 Open Women
Liisa Caminita, confirmed
Cara Westin, confirmed

181 Open Women
Nicolai Stern, confirmed
Rolanda Dixon

198 Open Women
Janet Loveall, confirmed

148 Open Men
Darren Matsumoto, confirmed
Scott Layman, confirmed
Daniel Sorenson, confirmed

181 Open Men
Edward Kinsey, confirmed
Bob Benedix, confirmed
David Jurgens, confirmed
Craig Saewong, confirmed

198 Open Men
John Pena, confirmed
Ed Koo, confirmed
Josh Stottlemire, confirmed
Greg Buffington

220 Open Men
Brandon Cass, confirmed
Michael Laney, confirmed
Anthony Letto, confirmed

242 Open Men
Brandon Cass, confirmed
Jeff Douglas, confirmed
Antonio Didomenica

275 Open Men
Scott Smith, confirmed
Charles Bailey, confirmed
Alan Best, confirmed
Justin Ransbottom, confirmed

308 Open Men
Scott Cartwright, confirmed
William Lee
Dan Harrison, confirmed

308+ SHW Open Men
Lance Karabel, confirmed
Sigfús Fossdal (Iceland), confirmed
Thad Coleman, confirmed

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The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/28/08

2008-11-26T09:07:00.000-08:00

Meet Information:

2008 Virginia State Powerlifting Championships
December 6, 2008
Stanardsville, VA

Roster

2008 ADAU Coal Country Classic
December 7, 2008
Bigler, PA

Roster

ADAU News- A Note to Meet Directors:

From Allan Siegel;

When naming your meet and printing applications, please remember the following, which was voted on at the last Director's Meeting:

All meets must have as part of it's name the following: ADAU Raw Power.

This must also be used in all advertising, including PL USA, so that potential lifters are aware of the type of meet.

IPF News:

IPF Technical News Letter- No 6/2008

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/26/08

2008-11-25T13:27:00.000-08:00

Results:

November 13-16- WPF World Pl & BP Championships (Vienna, Austria);

BenchPress Thursday
Deadlift Thursday
BenchPress Friday
Deadlift Friday
Powerlifting Saturday
Powerlifting Sunday

November 20-23- WPC World Powerlifting Championships (Palm Beach, FL);

Thursday- Women's Pl & BP
Thursday- Men's Teen & Junior Pl & BP
Friday- Men's Masters (60-90 kg)Pl & (60-100) BP
Friday- Men's Masters (100-140+ kg) Pl & BP
Saturday- Men's Open (56-90 kg) Pl & BP
Sunday- Men's Open (100-140+ kg) Pl & BP

November 22- USAPL Stars & Stripes BP Championships (Clarks Summit, PA); Results (xl doc)

November 22- USAPL Maryland State Powerlifting & BP Championships (Annapolis, MD); Results

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/25/08

2008-11-24T15:22:00.000-08:00

Pictures- AAU Worlds:
November 8-9, 2008
AAU World Powerlifting Championships/International Push-Pull & Sinlge Lift Championships/Military Nationals
Hampton, VA

Pictures

Information- Scheduled Meets

2009 USAPL Women's Nationals:
2009 Women's Nationals
February 14 & 15, 2009
Miami, FL

Robert Keller (Meet Director) has provided the following updates;

November 10-

As a strong reminder, it is important that you make your reservations by the deadline date of February 01, 2009. The Hyatt-Regency is located in downtown Miami and will serve as the official championship hotel.

Hyatt Regency - Miami
400 South East Second Avenue
Miami, Florida
USA 33131-2197

Please call 305.358.1234 to make your hotel reservations – Group Code: USA Powerlifting
The following is the web-link for the hotel: Miami Hyatt

Please make your hotel reservations early by and by NLT February 01, 2009 to receive the group rate of $109.00 per night + tax. This is an exceptional rate for this time of year, so please make your reservations early -- Group Code: USA POWERLIFTING

November 13-

As a reminder, the [deadline] for application forms, to enter the Women's National Powerlifting Championships, is February 01, 2009.

November 22-

The USAPL Women's National Committee Meeting will take place on Saturday evening, February 14, 2009, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. The location will be the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Miami.

3rd NAPF/IPF Caribbean Bench BP & PL Championships:
by Robert Keller

The date/location for the 2009 NAPF/IPF Caribbean Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships will be finalized this coming week. Tentatively, event is scheduled to take place on April 16-19, 2009 inthe United States Virgin Islands [USVI].

More details will be released next Friday, November 28, 2009.

In the meantime, If you're interested in taking part in this championship, please contact me at: Robert Keller or 954.790.2249.

12th NAPF/FESUPO/IPF Pan-American PL Championships-Guatemala:
by Robert Keller

The 12th NAPF/FE.SU.PO/IPF Pan-American Powerlifting Championships are tentatively scheduled to take place on August 3 - 8, 2009, in Guatemala City/Antigua, Guatemala.

All details will be confirmed during the first week of December 2008. Once complete, the official invitation will be posted on the NAPF Homepage.

It is estimated that some 200+ lifters from over 20 member federations/countries will be in attendance from North, Central, and South American as well as from the Caribbean Islands.

In the meantime, I am providing information on the location of the championship. Around Antigua

If there are any questions regarding this event, please contact me at: Robert Keller

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/21/08

2008-11-20T09:45:00.000-08:00

Results:

November 1, 2008- 100% RAW World Powerlifting Championships (Hagerstown, MD)- Results

Meet Director?

Have you considered running a powerlifting meet? At the APA message board, Scott Taylor(President, APA/WPA) posts the following;

How many of you would be interested in running competitions by yourselves if there was no financial gamble involved? I realize awards etc are costly. Just curious if some of the costs were cut out if anybody would be interested in running meets themselves in their state. I have a way for beginning meet directors to get started without some of the associated costs of running meets. If interested email me Scott Taylor

2011 USAPL Women Nationals:
by Priscilla Ribic

We are now accepting bids for Women's Nationals 2011. We would love to have this meet in a more central location, ie, main hub for air transportation and/or easy to drive to. Dates for Women's Nationals is Presidents Day Weekend, (Feb 19th & 20th).

If interested, please email me at pribic@usapowerlifting.com. Bids will be voted on at the 2009 Women's Nationals in Miami.

Thanks,
Priscilla

Sioux-z Records at the Worlds:

World Record Squat

3rd Deadlift Attempt- 363 lbs

Powerlifting Watch Upgrades Server-Updates:
by Jon

Due to the increase in traffic to Powerlifting Watch, for the second time this year we were forced to upgrade to a more powerful server. With over 1.1 million pages served up every month, the site was both running slower and running out of space. The server move now should be complete. I apologize for any inconvenience that you may have experienced during the move. However, the result is that you should now experience faster page loading times and a better viewing experience.

Thank you to all of the Powerlifting Watch sponsors for their help in making this move possible. Also, thank you to the contributors, collaborators, and visitors for helping grow the site into what it is today. Stay tuned as even more features are about to be launched, with others planned for 2009.

Fantasy Leader Board-

The 2008 Fantasy Leaderboard has been updated. TeamIvanko has surged to first place with 1,605 points. Super purple monkey dishwasher jumps to second scoring 1,320 points. Tower of Power remains in third place with 1,315 points.

The Fantasy season ends on December 7. Upcoming major events include 100% RAW Bench Worlds, WNPF Worlds, WPC Worlds, IPA Nationals, AAU Single Lift Worlds, and RAW United Worlds.

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/20/08

2008-11-19T09:10:00.000-08:00

Update: Scheduled Meets

2008 USAPL Maryland State Championships;
November 22, 2008
United States Naval Academy
Halsey Field House
Annapolis, MD

November 18, 2008- by Will Slade

Proposed Flights for the 2008 USAPL Maryland State Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships

Please keep in mind that the following flights are tentative and subject to change the day of the meet due to lifters that don't show or move to a different weight class. With that said and based on current meet entries, here are the proposed flights.

Morning Session One ( for all lifts)
Flight 1: all women lifters
Flight 2: men 132, men 148, men 165
Flight 3: men 181

Afternoon Session Two (for Squats and Deadlifts)
Flight 1: men 198, 220
Flight 2: 242, 275, SHW

Afternoon Session Two (for Bench)
Flight 1: men 198, 242
Flight 2: 220
Flight 3: 275, SHW

Update to Session Two Start Time

We have 36 lifters in the morning Session One of which 4 are Bench Only. To play it safe, we are giving Session One an extra hour to complete all lifts. Session Two will start one hour later than originally proposed, starting now at 2:00pm (instead of 1:00pm) and all related times for Session Two move as well (weigh-in's and rules briefing).

Session Two - 198 and above
2nd session weigh-ins 12noon - 1:30pm
2nd session rules briefing 1:30-1:45pm
2nd session lifting starts 2:00pm

November 17, 2008- by Will Slade

Information on Parking for the Novmber 22nd USAPL Maryland State Powerlifting Championships

According to the meet director, Garrett Jacks, the Navy Wrestling Classic is also going on inside Halsey Field house at the same time as this Saturday's powerlifting meet. This means that parking is going to be nonexistent due to the fact that wrestling gets priority over powerlifting (at the Naval Academy, Wrestling is varsity...powerlifting is club). It is advised that people park somewhere down the street from Gate 1, or in downtown Annapolis. The parking situation was discussed with senior leadership at Navy and that was what was advised.

For entry into Gate 1, walking or driving, everyone must have valid identification (driver's license).

Maps and Directions are on this web page:USAPL Maryland

Also, stay tuned for flights. I hope to post that information in a few days (if not sooner).

Will

IPF General Assembly-2008:

Meeting Minutes- The IPF Congress met on November 2, 2008 at the Harbour View Ballroom in St. Johns, Canada. The following was the agenda items are included;

1. Roll Call of Nations and Delegates Presentation of Credentials of each Nation Certification of Athletes and Referees

2. President's Address

3. Minutes of the last Congress.

4. Treasurer's Report - Auditor’s report

(a)To examine the accounts of the previous year
(b)To approve the budget for the forthcoming year
c) Fees (if requested)

5. General Secretary's Report

6. Committee Reports

(a) Technical Committee
(b) Medical Committee
(c) Disciplinary Committee
(d) Appeal Committee
(e) Law & Legislation Committee
(f) Doping Commission
(g) Doping Hearing Panel
(h) Women Committee

7. Regional Reports

(a) Region 1 (Europe)
(b) Region 2 (Africa)
(c) Region 3 (Asia)
(d) Region 4 (North America)
(e) Region 5 (South America)
(f) Region 6 (Oceania)

8. Elections

9. Proposals

10. New Member Applicants

11. Action on Delinquent Nations

12. Hall of Fame

13. Future Championships

14. Any Other Business

15. Adjournment

IPF Technical Rule Book: 2009

Technical Rule Book-All changes in red and are as follows:

General Rules of Powerlifting

Page 4 - Item 9

Equipment and Specifications

Page 6 - Item 4

Order of Competition

Page 25 - Item 4 (a)

Referees

Page 28 - Item 12

World and International records

Page 33 (h)

IPF News:

Suspended Lifters and Officials- update 10/28/08

Anti Doping Rules- released 11/4/08

Tested Athletes- updated 11/11/08

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/19/08

2008-11-18T06:23:00.000-08:00

Results:

November 8-9, 2008- AAU World Powerlifting Championships/International Push-Pull & Sinlge Lift Championships/Military Nationals (Hampton, VA); Women/ Men

Arnold Sports Festival:
by Priscilla Ribic

The roster for the Quest Invitational has now been posted. USAPL ASF

Please direct any questions concerning rankings, etc to Sherman at: Sherman

Please also note entry form deadlines and acceptance criteria.

Additional information can be found at; USA Powerlifting and Arnold Sports Festival

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/18/08

2008-11-18T03:49:00.000-08:00

Update: Scheduled Meets

2008 USAPL Maryland State Championships;
November 22, 2008
United States Naval Academy
Halsey Field House
Annapolis, MD

November 17, 2008- by Will Slade

Information on Parking for the Novmber 22nd USAPL Maryland State Powerlifting Championships

According to the meet director, Garrett Jacks, the Navy Wrestling Classic is also going on inside Halsey Field house at the same time as this Saturday's powerlifting meet. This means that parking is going to be nonexistent due to the fact that wrestling gets priority over powerlifting (at the Naval Academy, Wrestling is varsity...powerlifting is club). It is advised that people park somewhere down the street from Gate 1, or in downtown Annapolis. The parking situation was discussed with senior leadership at Navy and that was what was advised.

For entry into Gate 1, walking or driving, everyone must have valid identification (driver's license).

Maps and Directions are on this web page:USAPL Maryland

Also, stay tuned for flights. I hope to post that information in a few days (if not sooner).

Will

Garrett Jacks and Joshua Valiani of Navy Powerlifting are the meet directors for this year's Maryland State Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships. The roster will be limited to the first 60 entrants.

The meet will be competed in two sessions;

Session One - 181 and below
1st session weigh-ins 7:00am-8:30am
1st session rules briefing 8:30 -8:45am
1st session lifting starts 9:00am

Session Two - 198 and above
2nd session weigh-ins 11am-12:30pm
2nd session rules briefing 12:30-12:45pm
2nd session lifting starts 1:00pm

Entry deadline is November 10, 2008.

WPC World Powerlifting Championships;
November 20-23, 2008
Palm beach, FL
Kieran Kidder-Meet Director
Amy Jackson- Meet Director

Roster

USAPL American Open;From Harold Gaines

USA Powerlifting's 2008 American Open National Championships is December
13th & 14th in St. Louis, MO.

WHERE
Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center
16625 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield MO 63017
1-636-532-5000

WHO
The American Open is for all lifters who have NOT obtained an Elite USAPL
total in the last 3 years in any weight class. Guest lifter spots are
available for elite-level lifters. No qualifying total or contest is
required. Lifters must be USAPL members. Membership applications and/or
renewals will be available at the meet.

AWARDS
Awards given for First thru Fifth places finishers. Best Lifter awards
for male & female in Teen, Open, Master.

SPECTATORS & COACHES
Spectators $10 for the weekend. Children 7 and under free. 2 coaches
passes will be issued for each team entry. No coaches passes for
individual lifters. No daily spectator rate.

RULES
All IPF/USAPL rules will apply. Lifters must wear a singlet. 10% of
athletes will be urinalysis drug tested.

ENTRY FEE
ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY NOVEMBER 21st, 2008. No refunds. $65.00
(includes 1 Meet T-Shirt). $20 for each additional division. Team entry
$65.00. Team roster must accompany entry.

MEET T-SHIRT
Official, commemorative T-Shirts are available for sale. Pre-ordering is
recommended since a limited number will be available for $15 on meet days.
$12-Adult S, M L, XL, XXL, XXXL.

HOTEL
Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center
16625 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield MO 63017
1-636-532-5000
Mention USA Powerlifting for a discount.

WEBSITE
The Missouri USAPL website has online registration and more information
at: USAPL Nationals .

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, December 12th
7-8:30 PM Equip Check for Saturday Lifters

Saturday, December 13th
6:30-8:30 AM Equip check Session 1 Lifters Only
7-8:30 AM Weigh-in Session 1 Lifters Only
9 AM Session 1 - All Women & Men thru 148 Awards Ceremony
immediately after including Women Best Lifters
12:30-2:30 PM Equip check Session 2 Lifters Only
1-2:30 PM Weigh-in Session 2 Lifters Only
3 PM Session 2 - Men 165 & 181 Awards Ceremony immediately
7-8:30 PM Equip Check for Sunday lifters

Sunday, December 14th
6:30-8:30 AM Equip check Session 3 Lifters Only
7-8:30 AM Weigh-in Session 3 Only
9 AM Session 3 - Men 198 & 220 Awards Ceremony immediately after
12:30-2:30 PM Equip check Session
1-2:30 PM Weigh-in
3 PM Session 4 - Men 242, 275 & SHW Awards Ceremony immediately after
including Men Best Lifters

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/14/08

2008-11-13T09:40:00.000-08:00

2008 IPF Worlds- Pictures

George Marts has published a gallery of pictures taken at the 2008 IPF World Powerlifting Championships that were held in St. Johns, Canada during the week of November 2 -8.

WPC/AWPC Raw Worlds- Raw American Nationals Coming to DC?
by Mike Sweeney-WPC President

“The Lifters wanted it and now they got it! It is all about them!”(this is the secret)

2009 RAW WPC/AWPC Worlds...the location and host country for the 2009 WPC/AWPC RAW Worlds is the city of Rostov-on-Don in Russia! The meet director is Eurasian Group President Yuriy Ustinov. The date will be in September, 2009.
Rostov-on-Don is the second largest city in the South of Russia. There is an International airport. The planning of this World International Championship is in partnership with the Assistant to the Governor!
This meet is going to be massive, major extreme fun and WPC/AWPC powerlifting action! Let’s review. The WPC Organization is tested, non-tested, equipped and non-equipped, young, old, and men, and women, lifters of all calibers or level of interest. The WPC is historically home the strongest strength athletes in the history of strength sports. Sounds like we have everything covered!
2009 Raw APF/AAPF American Nationals... is in the development table for mid summer in Washington DC. This major event is “under the construction” with Mr. Kidder and is in partnership with a major sports convention for maximum exposure!
...so WPC Worlds in less than two weeks and this topic and more details will be discussed/released after the AGM Meeting. Again send all your concerns and questions to your country head or myself! We are “working” for you!
Thank You,
Mike Sweeney

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/13/08

2008-11-12T15:46:00.000-08:00

Update: Scheduled Meets

The 2008 Viginia Powerlifting Championships is now closed! John Shifflett (meet director) has announced that the 60 lifter limit has been reached.

2008 USAPL Virginia State Championships;
December 6, 2008
American Legion Post #128
Stanardsville, VA

John Shifflett (VA State Chairman) and Will Morris are the meet directors for this year's Virginia State Powerlifting/Bench Press/Deadlift/Ironman Championships.

John Shifflett has released the following information;

If you are staying at the Best Western in Ruckersville for the Virginia State meet in December you can now get a discount room for the contest at a rate of $79. If you book your room under the USAPL Virginia State block call the hotel direct. 434-985-1855. Deadline in Nov 21 to book the rooms.

Best Western-Ruckersville, VA

Entries must be post marked by November 20, 2008.

Powerlifting Watch: Fantasy Leaderboard

The 2008 Fantasy Leaderboard has been updated. TeamIvanko has surged to first place with 1,605 points. Super purple monkey dishwasher jumps to second scoring 1,320 points. Tower of Power remains in third place with 1,315 points.

The Fantasy season ends on December 7. Upcoming major events include WABDL Worlds, 100% RAW Bench Worlds, WNPF Worlds, WDFPF Worlds, WPC Worlds, IPA Nationals, AAU Single Lift Worlds, and RAW United Worlds.

Be sure to set your team for the coming weekend by Thursday evening at 10 pm Eastern.

See "Events Scored".

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/12/08

2008-11-06T09:48:00.000-08:00

Results:

September 13, 2008- IPA Pennsylvania State Championships (Allentown,PA); Results

September 27, 2008- APA First State Power Frenzy (New Castle, DE); Results

October 5, 2008- ADAU Raw Power Clarion Bench Press (Claion, PA); Results

October 25, 2008- ADAU Central PA Open (Bigler, PA); Results

November 2-8, 2008- IPF World Powerlifting Championships (St. Johns, NL Canada) Men/Women
note; US men finished 3rd in team points and the US women finished 2nd in team points

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/6/08

2008-11-05T07:50:00.000-08:00

Upcoming Meets:

2008 USAPL Maryland State Championships;
November 22, 2008
United States Naval Academy
Halsey Field House
Annapolis, MD

Garrett Jacks and Joshua Valiani of Navy Powerlifting are the meet directors for this year's Maryland State Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships. The roster will be limited to the first 60 entrants. As of the most recent (11/5/08) update, 41 lifters have been listed on the roster.

The meet will be competed in two sessions;

Session One - 181 and below
1st session weigh-ins 7:00am-8:30am
1st session rules briefing 8:30 -8:45am
1st session lifting starts 9:00am

Session Two - 198 and above
2nd session weigh-ins 11am-12:30pm
2nd session rules briefing 12:30-12:45pm
2nd session lifting starts 1:00pm

Entry deadline is November 10, 2008.

2008 USAPL Virginia State Championships;
December 6, 2008
American Legion Post #128
Stanardsville, VA

John Shifflett (VA State Chairman) and Will Morris are the meet directors for this year's Virginia State Powerlifting/Bench Press/Deadlift/Ironman Championships.

John Shifflett has released the following information;

If you are staying at the Best Western in Ruckersville for the Virginia State meet in December you can now get a discount room for the contest at a rate of $79. If you book your room under the USAPL Virginia State block call the hotel direct. 434-985-1855. Deadline in Nov 21 to book the rooms.

Best Western-Ruckersville, VA

Entries must be post marked by November 20, 2008.

2009 USAPL Women's Nationals;
2009 Women's Nationals
February 14 & 15, 2009
Miami, FL

Robert Keller (meet director) has released the following information;

Dear USAPL Member:

The 27th USAPL Women's National Powerlifting Championships will be held Saturday/Sunday, February 14 & 15, 2009 at the Hyatt Hotel, in downtown Miami, Florida. An application for the event can be found here: www.usaplnationals.com/2009-wome... index.html

I would like to begin by stating the volunteers of USA Powerlifting – Florida are very excited about hosting this year’s championship.

I have placed this year's championship in a location with the highest possible degree of activities for you and your family members. The hotel and venue are located just 10 minutes away from both South Beach and Bayside Marketplace -- two of the most popular attractions Miami has to offer. Information pertaining to these two “Hot” tourist spots can be found at the following web-links: South Side Beach and Bayside Marketplace

The equipment for the championship will be of international calibre, and will include six [6] ER/Combo squat/bench press racks from Denmark, and six [6] sets of calibrated Ivanko bars/weights. This equipment will be used both on the competition platform and in the warm-up area. A computerized scoring system shall be used to direct and calculate the individual and team scoring for the championship. The Florida Gulf Coast University Powerlifting Team will be handle the spotting/loading and are the fastest and best loaders in the game.

Key and important, the championship will be drug-tested in accordance with USAPL/IPF standards. IPF Referees will be in attendance for lifters to set both World and American records. In addition, if you require powerlifting gear, commercial sellers will be available with the most up-to-date equipment to accommodate your specific needs.

As a kind and gentle reminder, please be aware of the deadlines AND Group Code, to make your hotel reservations. It is VERY important that you make your reservations early, as this is high season for tourism in Miami! The competition will be held on President's Day Weekend, which are the same dates as the Miami International Boat Show [largest in the world], so if you miss the deadline, locating a hotel room, in and outside of Miami, for a reasonable price, will be quite difficult.

Information pertaining to the boat show can be found here: Miami Boat Show

If you have any questions regarding this championship, or if I can be of further assistance, I can be reached via e-mail: rhk@verizon.net or by: 954.790.2249 -- I am here to answer all of your questions.

To close, on behalf of USA Powerlifting, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you much success with your training for this competition and look forward to seeing you at the championship in Miami!

Sincere regards,
Robert Keller
Contest Director
2009 USAPL Women’s National Powerlifting Championships

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/5/08

2008-11-04T04:05:00.000-08:00

A Note From Sioux-z:

Sioux-z Hartwig-Gary is currently in Canada competing in her 10th IPF World Championships. She sends the following;

Hello from Canada, my 10th IPF World Championships:

I have great news.? I went 8 for 9 and ended up with 2 new personal records and 2 Master World records!

I got all 3 squats ending with a Master World Record 374 pounds!? (new personal record)
I got 2 benches ending with 220 pounds (only 6 pounds under my best)
I got all 3 deadlifts ending with 363 pounds (only 6 pounds under my best)
And achieved a 959 pounds total a new Master World Record!!! (new personal record)

I placed 5th overall and am very pleased with my performance.

Thank you for all of your love and support.

?Sioux-z :0)

Captain Kirk For the HOF!

The news that USA's Mike Bridge was inducted into the IPF's Hall of Fame is great news that has come out of the '08 meeting of the IPF Congress. But, it has me wondering; what about the Michael Jordan of powerlifting, Kirk Karwoski?

In reviewing the notables currently in the HOF and not including the class of '08, 19 officials, 7 women (1 has been disqualified) and 12 men have received that honor and recognition.

The following guidelines for selection are posted at the IPF website;

There shall be an honorary body titled the "IPF Hall of Fame". Its purpose shall be to honour members who have made an outstanding contribution either by way of lifting achievement or service in general to the sport of powerlifting internationally. A maximum of two lifters and one official may be elected to the Hall of Fame each year but with the added proviso that not more than two men and one woman may be elected in any one year. A certificate of achievement will be awarded. No one who has been involved in drug offences or has been suspended by drug abuse shall be proposed to Hall of Fame. Any lifter or official previously awarded Hall of Fame will loose this distinction if suspended by IPF due to doping abuse.

The Executive decides prior to the IPF Congress, after having received bids from the member nations, whom will be awarded Hall of Fame. The appointed person(s) will be honoured at the Congress.

When I think about how this sport was built on the exploits and accomplishments of lifters, it causes me to wonder why there is such a disproportionate number of officials in the HOF to that of lifters. And why there isn't a greater effort to make sure that at least a lifter is inducted into the HOF each year.

Captain Kirk tribute video

IPF Championships on You Tube:

The IPF World Championships are currently being simulcast at You Tube. Click Powerlifting TV.
In addition to You Tube coverage, score sheets are being updated live. Click for Men or Women.

Westminster Family Fitness Center:
11 Longwell Avenue
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 751-5501

The Westminster Family Center has published pictures of the Fourth Annual Halloween Bench Press Meet at their website.

Click on; Page 1, Page 2, Page 3

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The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/4/08

2008-11-03T08:07:00.000-08:00

Powerlifting Watch- Money Meets

Powerlifting Watch has created a new page where information for Money Meets can be found.

From Jon- Powerlifting Watch:

In response to visitor requests, I've added a new sub-section to Powerlifting Watch which will list powerlifting meets which offer prize money. The new Money Meets is a sub-section of the Powerlifting Meets section and will include meets with at least $1,000 in prize money. Meet directors should note the total prize money which will be awarded in their meet listing to be considered for this section.

As this is a new section, there may be some meets that will offer prize money which are not yet listed. Please email me with that information and I'll get your meet added. When submitting a new meet, please note the total prize money and, if possible, the prize money distribution.

Money meets will also be listed in the regular Upcoming Meets section.

I hope this section proves to be helpful to both competitors and fans alike.

IPF News:

New Look website- In launching their new look website, the IPF has issued the following statement;

The delegates of the IPF congress 2009 voted for a facelifting of their international federation at 2nd November in St. John's/Canada. They’ve given the IPF Executive Committee encouragement on its way to reestablish the International Powerlifting Federation to a modern and more valuable brand.

Directly after the confirmation for a new logo, the General Assembly was presented a new website. IPF President Detlev Albrings explained: “After my election as new president one year ago in Soelden/Austria, our executive team started to work very close with a German agency for communication management. Its CIO and head consultant Patrick Ries, formerly also active in Olympic sports management, pointed us how valuable our sport is in reality. We’ve known that powerlifting is a great sport by our own for a longer time. But know we’re going forward on a good way to show it more and attentively to public as well as to evolve the organisation of our communication, championship management and sponsoring more professional.”

The official kick off is set with the new logo and the new website. Next steps will follow to improve the internal and external communication via website, newsletter and IPF magazine “The International Powerlifter”.

USAPL News:

Arnold Sports Festival (March 6-8, 2009, Columbus, OH)- Rankings have been finalized for the following events; Titan Pro Bench, GNC Pro Deadlift and Con-Cret Raw Challenge. The Quest Invitational and International lifters will be finalized after the completion of Open Worlds.

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 11/3/08

2008-11-01T11:28:00.000-07:00

Fourth Annual Halloween Bench Press

By Shelly Fulton- Manager Westminster Family Center

And Jim Roberts- The Maryland Powerlifting Report

Cold…windy…downpours…it was a miserable day on Saturday, October 25, 2008, but it could not dampen the spirits of the crowd at the Westminster Family Center’s fourth annual Halloween Bench Press. World Champion, Scott Bixler presided over the event and pumped up the crowd of spectators to cheer on the 27 contestants. GNC (Westminster) and Phil's Lawn Care provided the contestants with commemorative T-shirts and a hospitality bag of GNC products. Tim Fulton and Joe Hanson stacked and spotted. Michele Bahn came down from York to announce the meet and Jim Roberts, writer for Maryland Powerlifting News, enlisted the help of Team Compass (from Sport Fit in Bowie, MD). Team Compass, led by Keith Barrett, served as referees and spotter/loaders. Keith’s teammates include; Jeff Lanouette, Josh Gray and Matt Foxcroft.

The event culminated in a moving presentation of an extra award for 76 year old Don Joy…Comeback Lifter of the Year. Don needed an operation for a heart blockage, but was also threatened by a blood clot. He is still recuperating and had to limp to the stage, but he managed to press 300lbs. and capture the Best Lifter award in the Master’s Division.

The Schwartz/Malone Formula, which factors in body weight, was used to determine winners in all weight classes and Best Lifter for each division. Here are the results of the competition:

Women’s Division: Best Lifter – Meghann Butler

148 lb. Class:
1st Place: Meghann Butler lifted 170 lbs.
148 lb. Class:
2nd Place: Rebecca McPeak lifted 105 lbs.
165 lb. Class:
1st Place: Megan Hardesty lifted 105 lbs.

Teen Division: Best Lifter – Brandon Rolf

148 lb. Class:
1st Place: Brandon Rolf lifted 215 lbs.
165 lb. Class:
1st Place: Nick Reitz lifted 220 lbs.

Men’s Open Division: Best Lifter – Michael Hodge

148 lb. Class:
1st Place: Brandon Rolf lifted 215 lbs.
165 lb. Class:
1st Place: Sam Bogage lifted 250 lbs. (co-efficient factored in – 172.32 lbs.)
165 lb. Class:
2nd Place: Jim Rasch lifted 255 lbs. (co-efficient factored in – 172.20 lbs.)
198 lb. Class:
1st Place: Michael Hodge lifted 395 lbs.
198 lb. Class:
2nd Place: Timothy Gay lifted 360 lbs.
242 lb. Class:
1st Place: Phil Thorn lifted 365 lbs.

Men’s Open (Assisted) Division: Best Lifter – Randy Robinson

148 lb. Class:
1st Place: Stephen Gregori lifted 270 lbs.
165 lb. Class:
1st Place: David Sands lifted 430 lbs.
220 lb. Class:
1st Place: Rusty Pugh lifted 500 lbs.
220 lb. Class:
2nd Place: Jesse Alterman lifted 385 lbs.
242 lb. Class:
1st Place: Randy Robinson lifted 600 lbs.
SHW Class:
1st Place: Jason D’Angelo lifted 355 lbs.

Men’s Submaster & Master I Division: Best Lifter – Mike Mattson

165 lb. Class:
1st Place: Jim Rasch lifted 255 lbs.
181 lb. Class:
1st Place: Mike Hodge lifted 245 lbs.
198 lb. Class:
1st Place: Mike Mattson lifted 300 lbs.

Men’s Submaster & Master I (Assisted) Division: Best Lifter – Randy Robinson

148 lb. Class:
1st Place: Stephen Gregori lifted 270 lbs
181 lb. Class:
Steve Greene heartily attempted 405 lbs.
220 lb. Class:
1st Place: Rusty Pugh lifted 500 lbs.
242 lb. Class:
1st Place: Randy Robinson lifted 600 lbs.
275 lb. Class:
1st Place: Brian Duttera lifted 400 lbs.

Men’s Master II & III Division: Best Lifter – Brooke Blough

198 lb. Class:
1st Place: Arthur Brock lifted 255 lbs.
242 lb. Class:
1st Place: Brooke Blough lifted 270 lbs.
275 lb. Class:
1st Place: Brian Blough lifted 315 lbs. (266.70 using the Schwartz Masters Formula)
275 lb. Class:
2nd Place: Bill Schnepf lifted 365 lbs (266.15 using the Schwartz Masters Formula)

Men’s Master II & III Division: Best Lifter – Don Joy

275 lb. Class:
1st Place: Don Joy lifted 300 lbs.

The Maryland Powerlifting Report 9/4/08

2008-09-01T15:39:00.000-07:00

Results:

August 23- 100% RAW Eastern USA Open (Stanardsville, VA); click here.

August 23- IBP Mountain Bench Bash & Strict Curl (Asheville, NC); click here (results and pictures)

August 30-31- USAPL Bench Press Nationals (Charlotte, NC); click here.

IPF News:

Tested Lifters- updated 9/2/08

Suspended Lifters & Officials- updated 9/2/08

USAPL News:

2009 Raw Nationals, Chalottesville, VA- website launched

2009 Women's HOF Nominations- by Priscilla Ribic

It is that time of year again... nominees for the 2009 Women's Hall of Fame. Please submit a brief history/bio on the lifter you would like to nominate.

Nominees must be submitted no later than September 30th to pribic@usapowerlifting.com. It is helpful if you have current contact information for the individual you are nominating as well as their history and photos. The nominee will be selected by October 15th.

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The Maryland Powerlifting Report 8/19/08

2008-08-18T06:33:00.000-07:00

Local News:

Roster- 2008 100% RAW Eastern USA Open; August 23, Stanardsville, VA

ADAU News:

Attention Referees- Adam Hersperger has been elevated to Referee Chairman, replacing Joe Orengia. Adam posts the following request;

I will be taking over for the esteemed Joe Orengia as the Referee Chairman of the ADAU. I want to make sure that I have an up-to-date list of current addresses and phone numbers of all ADAU referees. So if you are a judge, whether at the state or national level, please email me that information. Thanks a lot!

IPF News:

Tested Lifters- updated 8/11/08

August 15, 2008- by Robert Wilks

IPF/POWERLIFTING

The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Executive today announced it's ratification of the 2009 World Anti-Doping Code & a set of Anti-Doping Rules based on the Code.

The new IPF Anti-Doping Rules were derived in conjunction with the World Anti-Doping Agency & have been approved by that body as consistent with the WADA Code.

The IPF has long been at the forefront of the war on drugs in sport. By measures such as a vigorous out-of-competition testing programme, target testing & athlete education the IPF has turned around the doping issue in its sport.

The new Code & Rules will further strengthen the IPF's hand in dealing with doping. Measures such as more clearly defining the Whereabouts criteria & mandatory provisional suspensions will tighten detection & deterrence, whilst the streamlining of Therapeutic Use Exemptions will allow for a greater focus of resources on front-line anti-doping activities. Flexible sanctions, taking into account all the features of particular cases, will promote fairness & credibility for the IPF’s anti-doping system.

The 2009 IPF Anti-Doping Rules will take effect on 1st January next.

Robert Wilks, Chair Anti-Doping Commission

USAPL News:

2009 Arnold Sports Festival Logo Contest- by Priscilla Ribic

Got a creative side? Help design the 2009 Arnold Sports Festival logo and win $300 in USAPL Merchandise!

Information for your submittal:

Logo to include a minimum of:
-USAPL Logo
-IPF Logo
-The Contest year: 2009
-Contest Name: Arnold Sports Festival
-City Name: Columbus, OH
-Wording: America's Choice for Drug-free Strength Sport
- Looking for something creative and eye catching!

Art Format:
Design: 4-color
Sample format for submittal: .jpg
Final Version format: .eps illustrator vector art, 300 dpi with the colors separated

Deadlines:
Samples Due no later than Sept 15th
Winner decided by Sept 30th

Submit to: pribic@usapowerlifting.com
Please send medium size jpgs. You will receive an acknowledgement email to show your submittal has been received.

2008 Women's Open Team- by Priscilla Ribic

The following women are selected for the 2008 Open World Championships based on their performance at the 2008 Women's Nationals in Killeen, TX. Alternates are ranked based on the Carpino formula.

2008 World Team Members Wt Class
Michele Van Dusen 48
Sioux-z Hartwig-Gary 52
Ashley Matherne 56
Jennifer Thompson 60
Priscilla Ribic 67.5
Disa Hatfield 67.5
Liane Blyn 75
Jill Arnow 90
Jessica O'Donnell 90+

Alternate Ranking by Carpino Formula
# Name Wt Class Total Wilks Carpino
1 DISA HATFIELD (In) 75 540 514.62 4.33
2 JILL ARNOW (In) 90 500 433.05 5.33
3 HARRIETT HALL (Declined) UNL 587.5 481.46 5.67
4 JENNIFER PERRY (Accept) 60 462.5 515.64 6.00
5 VANESSA GAUTHIER (Decline) 90 445 385.77 6.33
6 VALERIE BAXTER (Accept) 90 442.5 385.46 6.33
7 KATEY DODGE (Accept) 90 432.5 374.42 6.33
8 Jayna Vande Voort (Accept) 52 387.5 483.06 7.00
9 JANEL BROWN 56 400 478.00 7.00
10 ROWENA LOPEZ 56 392.5 465.74 8.00
12 PAULA HOUSTON 67.5 452.5 462.82 8.00
11 JENNIFER GAUDREAU 60 402.5 449.91 8.00
13 RHONDA CLARK 75 455 437.76 8.00
14 LAURA STYRLUND 75 455 435.48 8.00
15 MALINDA BAUM 82.5 460 419.15 8.00
16 CYDNEY "CI CI" SMITH 75 440 428.30 8.33
17 KENDRA MILLER 56 382.5 451.31 8.67
18 KELLI LAMBERT 75 405 395.28 9.67
19 RITA CARLSSON 60 355 397.85 10.00
20 SUE HALLEN UNL 430 349.07 10.00
21 STEPHANIE BYROM 48 270 357.59 10.33
22 DONNA MARTS 67.5 392.5 405.81 11.33
23 REBEKAH LAIR 75 362.5 347.85 11.33
24 MICHELLE SORA 82.5 355 321.56 11.33
25 JANE LARSEN-WELBORN 67.5 387.5 398.47 11.67
26 RUTH WELDING 67.5 382.5 404.07 12.00

Night of the Living Dead Travel and Roster Updates- by Alex Campbell

We are about 5 weeks away and only 3 from the entry deadline for the NOTLD Glory meet. Things are looking great for both meets with 20 people committed by having already sent in their entries or told me they are in the mail. We have 15 males with every male having pulled 640 pounds in a full meet, more than 10 having pulled 700 or more in copmpetition, 7 pulling 750 or more, and 2 pulling 800 or more. We ahve about 5 females with every one pulling 2.9 times their bodyweight or more and most of those were in ful meets.

Here is the hotel info for the NOTLD. I have secured rooms for $59.99 per night (plus tax of course) at the Comfort Inn in Johnson City, TN. The phone number is (423) 928-9600. The address is 1900 S. Roan St. Johnson City, TN 37601. You must mention my name, Alex Campbell, and it would not hurt to say you were with the Night of the Living Dead. This hotel is about 5 miles from the meet site and has restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores, etc, all within walking distance and is just a couple of hundred yards off of Interstate 26. Lifters have stayed here in the past and recommended it as a nice hotel for the price.

If you prefer, there is another hotel, the Traveler’s Inn in Elizabethton TN, that is within walking distance of the meet site and within easy walking distance of many restaurants, grocery stores, etc. The phone number is (423) 543-3344. The address is 505 W. Elk Ave. Elizabethton, TN 57643. We could not work out a room discount, but it is only $69 for a weekend rate. It does have a free continental breakfast. I did have lifters stay there last year and say it was fine for the price. I just wanted people to know that this is an option if you did not have a car or wanted a closer hotel, etc.

Neither of these hotels have been used as meet hotels before, and we are hoping that both of these will offer every lifter some option that make them the most comfortable.

USPF News:

Affiliation with the GPC- Courtney Stanley announced the following;

There are many virtues of having a Federation that embraces both Multi-ply lifters and the Single-ply lifters. The GPC and USPF both believe in credible lifting with reasonable gear rules. Both Feds have similar rules and equipment standards, with the notable exception of the number of ply's allowed. Both require closed back shirts......Both allow Mono-Lifts...Both enforce strict rules of performance that contribute to, Lifting Performance Credibility. The bottom line is more lifters at future USPF/GPC Meets.
Meet director's now have the option of running a "Two Platform" Meet. Lifters can enter in"Stream A" and conform to USPF Single-ply requirements...or Lift in "Stream B" and conform to GPC requirements of performance. There can be Monolifts used for both standards or have Squat Stands on one side and a Monolift on the other. It's actually a very flexible plan that allows Meet Directors considerable latitude. It also allows lifters latitude to persue the type of lifting they feel confortable with. This "style" of lifting is already being utilized in Europe....with other Federations with Multiple Standards.

The Federation feels that attendance at meets will only INCREASE with these options.
I might also point out that the GPC has a very large well established International footprint, that can co-exist well with the WPF.......30 + Countries to be exact.

This beginning is indeed very exciting. We are headed down a path that we feel will significantly impact the numbers of lifters in our meets, and expose to the Powerlifting Community, that indeed there is broad range of lifters who will be enthusiastic about USPF/GPC Meets.

We also welcome American GPC members into the USPF umbrella of Meet Directors and State Chairs. You guy's will now have many more opportunities to compete and form a US National team.....that will compete at GPC Worlds.

There is much work to do regarding implementation
of this arrangement...Fortunately we have some of the most experienced administrators in Powerlifting to help....Bob Packer is a great asset to help with the Multi-ply world and the World of Monolifts...and Dave Jeffrey is certainly experienced at all types of Powerlifting events.

From APT:

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Please read carefully to collect your Gift Gear

New Products added,........MANY new Excellent Products
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15% off & a F*R_E^E set of 12" Wrist Wraps and 1-1/2" wide Basic Lifting Straps
(No minimum order amount) (Do not add the free gear to your cart, we'll just send it)
(This offer expires when you stop using it,...so keep using it and we'll keep it active)

1- Use the discount code of 2FREE (no space in code) in the "Discount Code Area"
when checking out online. Store

2- In the "Comments" section tell us what set of 12" Wrist Wraps you want by NAME.
(Does not include the 2XH or 3XH wrist wraps)

If you place at least a $50 order (not including S/H & discount) we'll send you a 20" or 24"
set of Wrist Wraps instead of a 12" set. Place at least a $75 order and we'll send you a 36"
set of Wrist Wraps instead of the 12" or 20"/24".
(again, does not include the 2XH or 3XH wrist wraps)

Thats it, your done, simple and you get your order and no charge gift gear.

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Also, don't miss the Westside Barbell 2008 Power Station Powerlifting Meet
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AUG 22-24 08 Westside Barbell 2008 Power Station Powerlifting Meet

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CPL, USMC
1991-1995

19 Baron Park Dr
Unit 103
Fredericksburg, VA22405
1-888-236-1258