Powerlifting Watch - Covering the World of Powerlifting

Tom Manno Funeral Held on Friday

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:30:07 -0500

The Phoenix Assembly of God Church in Phoenix, Arizona was packed with hundreds of people on Friday, February 5th, for the funeral service of legendary bencher Tom Manno. Scores or powerlifters were in attendance.

The WABDL is coordinating a fundraiser raffle and wristband sales to raise money for the Manno Family to help cover funeral, medical, and living expenses.

Mario Pacione Registers 8th Ranked BP

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:03:44 -0500

Mario Pacione (shw) registered the eighth ranked bench press on the Lifter Rankings when he pressed 540 pounds on Saturday at the USAPL California State Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships in Santa Clarita, California. Pacione added a 599 pound squat and 600 pound deadlift to total 1,730 pounds. Pacione ranks twelfth on the Lifter Rankings with a 1,791 pound total. He missed two attempts at a 645 pound deadlift on Saturday.

Video of his day:

METAL & APT Pay IPF Fees

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:17:41 -0500

In an eleventh hours move, both METAL and APT have paid the IPF the increased licensing fees which will allow their products to continue to be used in the federation and in all of its international affiliate competitions.

Stephanie Rogers Lands 2nd Ranked Pull

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:08:40 -0500

On Saturday, Stephanie Rogers (165) landed the second spot on the deadlift Lifter Rankings at the SPF Arkansas State Championships in Rogers, Arkansas.

CA States Results

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:03:25 -0500

Results have been posted for the USAPL California State Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships which were held on Saturday in Santa Clarita, California.

The women's best lifter award went to Tracee Patterson (181). Patterson's 766 pound total ranks her tenth on the Powerlifting Watch Lifter Rankings. She squatted 236 pounds, benched 165 and deadlifted 363 pounds.

The men's best lifter was Shawn Buckley (242) for his 1,719 pound total. Buckley finished with lifts of 650, 440 and 628 pounds.

APA BP Nationals Results

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:58:42 -0500

Results have been posted for the APA Bench Press Nationals which were held on January 9 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Arnold Quest Invitational Best Wilks

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:46:32 -0500

Lifters Appeal to ADAU to Support RUM

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:36:32 -0500

The 2010 Raw Unity Meet featured two ADAU lifters, Gleb Epelbaum and Jackson Lee. In the lead up to the meet, federation officials and members questioned their decision to compete in an untested event.

Now, Epelbaum and Lee appeal to the federation, and its lifters, to use next year's event to showcase its talent. They argue that the ADAU's position on testing can be maintained while supporting an untested event. They cite the fact that most of the lifter who competed represented tested federations and that the USAPL even tested most of its lifters at the meet.

Lexen Xtreme Pro-Am Video

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:49:28 -0500

Below is a video of some of the top lifters at Saturday's IPA Lexen Xtreme Pro-Am in Columbus, Ohio. It includes best lifter Matt Wenning's 765 pound deadlift and third attempt miss with 835 pounds. Also included is Chuck Vogelpohl setting up for his second squat attempt and Jason Pegg missing a 735 pound deadlift.

Roy Bradshaw Breaks 900 Lb BP Barrier

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:24:31 -0500

Roy Bradshaw (shw) became only the fourteenth bencher in powerlifting history to surpass the 900 pound bench press barrier when he pressed 903 pounds yesterday at the SPF Sacramento Bench Press Challenge in Sacramento, California. The press puts Bradshaw second on the Powerlifting Watch Lifter Rankings and eleventh all-time.

Video of Bradshaw's press:

Jr. Logan Lacy Takes BL at Best of the Best in the MW

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:04:03 -0500

21-year-old Logan Lacy (shw) earned the best lifter nod at Saturday's APF Best of the Best in the Midwest in Lenexa, Kansas. Lacy turned in a 2,502 pound total. The total ranks Lacy fifth on the Powerlifting Watch Lifter Rankings.

Jim Wendler to Guest on Iron Radio

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:03:56 -0500

Jim Wendler will be a guest on Iron Radio on February 12 at 2:00 pm EST.

House Of Pain's MySpace Breaks 5k Friends

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:21:00 -0500

As of January 30th, House Of Pain Ironwear became one of the largest gym sports related MySpace pages in the world by passing the 5,000 friends milestone. Joining House Of Pain's official MySpace page is a great way to get up to date info on their newest styles as they're released.

Tom Eiseman Bombs from Jerry Capello Memorial

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:13:11 -0500

Tom Eiseman (198) was unable to get in a deadlift yesterday at the WABDL Jerry Capello Bench Press and Deadlift Memorial Championships in Medford, Oregon.

Tuomas Korkia-aho Benches IPF JR WR

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:29:44 -0500

Finland's Tuomas Korkia-aho (shw) bench pressed a new IPF junior World Record yesterday at the FPF Finnish Junior Nationals in Riihimäki, Finland.