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4th Annual Powerlifting Watch Best of Powerlifting Awards

2009 was an exciting year in powerlifting with many incredible performances added to the powerlifting record books. It's time once again to recognize the very best of all of those performances in the 4th Annual Powerlifting Watch Best of Powerlifting Awards. Please take a few minutes to recognize this year's top performances by voting for your favorite powerlifting accomplishments of the year. Here are this year's categories:

Powerlifting Moment of the Year
Powerlifting Story of the Year
Male Powerlifter of the Year
Female Powerlifter of the Year
Male Raw Powerlifter of the Year
Female Raw Powerlifter of the Year
Male Bencher of the Year
Female Bencher of the Year
Male Raw Bencher of the Year
Female Raw Bencher of the Year
Squat Moment of the Year
Deadlift Moment of the Year
Powerlifting Country of the Year
Powerlifting Gym of the Year

4th Annual Powerlifting Watch Best of the Forums Awards

Once again, Powerlifting Watch invites you to take a few moments to vote for your favorite powerlifting forums, websites, and online resources of 2009 in the 4th Annual Powerlifting Watch Best of the Forums Awards. The categories this year are:

•  Best Powerlifting Forum
•  Best Community Powerlifting/Strength Forum
•  Best Powerlifting Training Information Website
•  Best Federation Forum
•  Best Gym Forum


The Best of the Decade of Powerlifting

Please take a moment to vote for your choices for the top powerlifters of the last decade in the following categories:

Powerlifter of the Decade
Female Powerlifter of the Decade
Bencher of the Decade
Female Bencher of the Decade
Feat of the Decade

Mark Ferris & Robbie Robines Named SPF State Co-Chairs in NC

Mark Ferris and Robbie Robinson have been named the SPF State Co-Chairman for the state of North Carolina.

Seth Coker Trains for APA BP Nationals

Here is training footage of junior Seth Coker (shw) preparing for the APA Bench Press Nationals which will be held on January 9 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Currently, Coker owns the second ranked press (840 pounds) on the 308 class Powerlifting Watch Lifter Rankings.

In the video, Coker presses an 804 pound 2-board for two reps.

Wade Johnson Elected Chairman of the Board of SPF

In a seven to one vote, with one member abstaining, Wade Johnson has been elected as Chairman of the Board for the SPF.

Cheating & Powerlifting

In an article released last week at Elite FTS, Win if You Can, Cheat if You Must, But Always Cheat!, Billy Mimnaugh argues that cheating is a fundamental part of all sports and that powerlifting should be no different. Mimnaugh: "It’s bending the rules to give yourself an advantage. It’s what sports are about" and "in every single sport, the athlete is trying to get away with as much as he can".

Is cheating an accepted part of sports? Is cheating in powerlifting somehow different than in other sports? Does the composition of the judging ranks in powerlifting make any difference to the answer? Is there any sort of honor code in powerlifting similar to sports like golf?

Marcus Hirvonen Hits Highest Wilks BP in IPF History

Sweden's Marcus Hirvonen (275) bench pressed 777 pounds (352.5kg) yesterday at the SPF New Year Meet in Sundsvall, Sweden. The press gives Hirvonen, who weighed in at 268, the highest Wilks total in IPF history.

Lugovaya & Gromov Take Moscow BP Championship

Irina Lugovaya and Alexander Gromov earned the best lifter awards at the RPF Moscow Bench Press Championships which was held on December 19 in Moscow. Lugovaya (shw) bench pressed 440 pounds (200kg). The press ranks her fourth on the Powerlifting Watch Power Rankings.

AJ's Team Stable Takes Fantasy PL Season

The 2009 Powerlifting Fantasy season has come to an end with AJ's Team Stable finishing first with a dominant 2,260 point performance.

Regina Hackney's Iron Devils placed second with 1,675 points.

Marcus' Team Marcus was third, racking up 1,585 points.

Putt Houston's BCWW made up ground late to finish fourth with 1,225 points.

Cbgpowerlifting rounded out the top five, scoring 1,090 points.

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