Powerlifting Watch - Covering the World of Powerlifting

WPC Worlds Best Lifter

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:42:22 -0500

Scott Yard Goes Today

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:23:22 -0500

Scott Yard (275) will compete today at the APA First State Power Frenzy in New Castle, Delaware. Yard ranks eleventh in the world on the Powerlifting Watch Power Rankings.

WABDL Worlds Pictures

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:09:13 -0500

CSS Photo Design and Robert O. Smith have each uploaded images taken at the WABDL World Championships which took place October 27-November 1 in Reno, Nevada.

(All-time over 50 bench record holder Bill Gillespie.)

The Supers at IPF Worlds

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:57:58 -0500

The IPF has uploaded video of the final weight class, the superheavyweights, to compete at the 2009 Powerlifting World Championships in New Dehli, Inda. Great Britain's Dean Bowring and Russia's Oleg Gagin finished in a dead heat for the gold. By virtue of weighing 74 pounds less, Bowring earned the victory. The Czech Republic's Milan Spingl filled out the podium. Polish Junior Daniel Grabowski earned fourth. Iceland's Audunn Jonsson was fifth. Norway's Olaf Dahl placed sixth. Finland's Kenneth Sandvik was seventh. American Patrick Anderson was eighth.

Men's 275 Class IPF Worlds Video

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:51:09 -0500

The IPF has uploaded video of the men's 275 pound weight class competing today on the final day of the IPF Powerlifting World Championships in New Dehli, India. Russian Igor Gagin defeated Ukrainian Viktor Testov when Testov missed his final pull. American Greg Wagner grabbed the only American medal of the 2009 Worlds, beating fellow American Nick Weite on bodyweight.

Russia Sweeps IPF Worlds

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:45:49 -0500

(updated 10/7)

The lifting has concluded at the IPF Powerlifting World Championships in New Dehli, India.

Russia won the women's competition with a perfect 72 points.

Collin Rhodes, Joe Luther & Ryan Kennelly Featured in Ironman Magazine

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:38:24 -0500

In the current newsstand edition of Ironman Magazine, Collin Rhodes is pictured raw contest benching 540 pounds, Ryan Kennelly is seen raw benching 675 in the gym and Joe Luther is working reps with 395 raw @ 165 bodyweight.

GPC Powerlifting Worlds Day 2 Results

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:38:33 -0500

Results are posted for the first two days of the GPC Powerlifting Championships which began on Thursday and run through Sunday in Saint Dizier, France. The Bench Press World Championships took place on Wednesday and Thursday.

France's Sabine Guillaume (105) won the women's best lifter honors. She was also the 2008 women's best lifter.

Video of the Men's 242 Class at IPF Worlds

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:59:22 -0500

The IPF has uploaded video of the men's 242 pound weight class competing today at the Powerlifting World Championships in New Dehli, India. Russian Maxim Barkhatov defeated a line-up of lifters that included Ukrainians Oleksiy Rokochiy and Valeriy Karpov and Poland's Jacek Wiak.

American Ken Gack finished eighth. Canadian Luke Pike bombed on the bench press.

Daniel Grabowski Trains for IPF Worlds

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:16:04 -0500

Below is training footage of Polish Junior competitor Daniel Grabowski (shw) as he prepared for the IPF Powerlifting World Championships in New Dehli, India. Grabowski goes tomorrow against competition that includes American Randall Harris, Great Britain's Dean Bowring, Russia's Oleg Gagin, Iceland's Audunn Jonsson and the Czech Republic's Milan Spingl.

Henry Thomason Trains for 16th Meet of 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:12:50 -0500

On Sunday, Henry Thomason (308) will compete in his sixteenth meet of 2009 at the NASA Masters and Submasters Nationals in Mesa, Arizona. Thomason holds the number two ranked squat, at 1,003 pounds, and the fifth ranked total on the Powerlifting Watch Lifter Rankings.

Thomason's planned openers are 903, 622 and 606 pounds. His goals for the meet are over 953 in the squat, a 694 pound bench press and over 661 pounds in the deadlift for over a 2,300 pound total.

1,005 pound training squat:

Raw United to Pay Entry Fees for RUM Team

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:26:17 -0500

RAW United President Spero Tshontikidis has announced that his federation will pay the entry fees for lifters who represent the federation at the 2010 Raw Unity Meet. For the first time, the meet will feature a team competition between federations.

Video of 198 Class Women at IPF Worlds

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:15:23 -0500

The IPF has uploaded video of the 198 class battle earlier today between Russian Valeria Shcheglova and the Netherland's Ielja Strik at its Powerlifting World Championships in New Dehli, India. Shcheglova came out on top, totaling 1,444 pounds (655kg) to Strik's 1,432 pounds (650kg). American Malinda Baum finished eighth.

IPF Worlds Video of Shw WRs

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:05:42 -0500

The IPF has uploaded video of today's record-setting performances in the final women's weight class, the superheavywieghts, at the Powerlifting World Championships in New Dehli, India. The weight class featured IPF World Records in the squat and total by Russian Galina Karpova and in the bench press by Norway's Hildeborg Hugdal.

Liz Willett Accepts Position with AAU

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:02:26 -0500

Former IPF world competitor Liz Willett has accepted the position of AAU Powerlifting Vice Chairman for the Pacific North West and Alaska subject to final AAU approval.