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Upcoming Meets!
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June 8
June 15 June 15
August 3
Central Mississippi
Open Championships
August 3
August 3
August 10
August 17
August 17
August 24 Team Metro Hawaii State Bench and Deadlift Championships
August 25
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Know What's
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Who's on your
Executive Committee?
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President
Steve Denison
Executive VP,
Single-Ply VP &
National Referee Chairman
Alan Aerts
VP of Raw
Antony Pastorello
VP of Multi-ply
Ken Wheeler
Military Chair
George Rocheny
Technical Chair
Gordon Santee
Secretary/Treasurer
Shelley Denison
EC Members
Alan Aerts
Brian Burritt
Steve Denison
Scott Layman
Darren Matsumoto
Ron Moormeister
Anthony Pasterello
Gordon Santee
Mike Tronske
Ken Wheeler
George Rocheny
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Records Chairmen
Raw/Classic Raw
Jose Hernadez
Single-ply
John DeLuca
Multi-ply
Lisa Wheeler
Military
George Rocheny
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Director of Business Development
Mike Tronske
Western Regional Business Development Representative
Tracie Marquez
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Western Regional Chairman
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A Special
Thank You
To Our Sponsors!
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SPONSORSHIP
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Are you interested in becoming a sponsor or exhibiting your products at a USPA event?
If so, please contact Mike Tronske, Director of Business Development, at (909) 636-2336 or email at miket@uspla.org or equitron@verizon.net. |
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Hello lifters!
We're half way through the year and have had some great meets and lifting! Congratulations to all of you who have lifted and congratulations to the meet directors on your successful events!
The next couple of months represent some big meets, as well as qualifiers for IPL Worlds. In addition to qualifying for IPL Worlds, I have decided to join forces with Dan Dague of XPC, and allow USPA lifters to qualify for the Arnold through our meets.
We have had an overwhelming response from lifters who are interested in participating in and representing the USPA in their respective state! We have added eight new state Chairman the past two months and now have a total of 25 states being represented! Please welcome the following new State Chairmen to the USPA!
Colorado-Bill Moody
Michigan-Brian King
New Mexico-John Skelton
Oregon-Peter Martin
Utah-Chris McGrail
Washington-Roger Baker
Wyoming-Marty Killion
Pennsylvania-David Barth
For information on contacting your State Chairman, please click on the following link: State Chairman.
The USPA is continuing to grow nationwide! From novice to experienced lifters, I feel that the USPA has a lot to offer with our local meets, National, World and Expo invitationals.
I want you to be proud to lift in the USPA. Although I may not implement each idea initially, I do appreciate your emails and phone calls and want to thank each of you for reaching out to me!
As always, a big THANK YOU to our dedicated referees', supportive EC members, fantastic meet directors and the hard-working spotters and loaders!
And, thank you to to all of you for your continued support! The success of the USPA, and the success of Powerlifting, is because of you!
Train hard, train smart!
Steve Denison
USPA President
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Past Meet Results
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II apologize for the delay in getting results finalized and posted on the USPA website. Some meets are not listed below as I am waiting on the results.
For any previous meet contests, please refer to the Competition results section on the USPA website at this link:
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USPA
NATIONAL POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS!
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THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS...
We are six weeks away from the USPA National Powerlifting Championships, as well as the USPA National Benchpress and Deadlift Championships at the lovely Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino!
Because of the growth of the National meet, and the request of lifters, we decided to move the event to Las Vegas to be more of an affordable "destination" spot and great for the whole family! Last year was absolutely awesome, and this year is going to be even better! We're expecting 200+ lifters from across the nation!
Qualifications to compete at Nationals:
Lifters must have a total from a local USPA meet in order to qualify to lift at Nationals. The qualifying period is July 2012 thru June 2013, not counting last year's Nationals. Entry forms must be mailed no later than JUNE 10 (postmark date)
Here is the entry form for the National Powerlifting Championships: Link
Here is the entry form for the National Benchpress and Deadlift Championships: Link
When: July 12th - 14th (Friday-Sunday)
Room Rates:
Standard $42-$82 (Double beds)
Gold Tower $62-$105 (Double or King) Limited # of rooms
Rush Tower $72-$115 (King bed) Limited # of rooms
Reservations: Must be made directly through the Golden Nugget Hotel Casino by calling 1-800-634-3454. Mention GSAUSPA or through this link: Golden Nugget Reservations
All reservations must be booked by June 10 in order to get the USPA block room rate listed above.
ALL RESERVATIONS ARE FULLY REFUNDABLE if cancelled within 48 hours of arrival.
Parking: FREE valet or FREE self parking for lifters and guests (for daily visitors, parking tickets will need to be stamped-see ticket table at event)
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Vendors:
Anderson Powerlifting - If you would like to pre-order any items or have items custom made, please contact
I-am-Beast Apparel - If you would like to pre-order any items or items custom made, please contact David Douglas at I-am-beast.com
USPA apparel
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Kids Corner:
This year we will have an area inside the ballroom designated for kids where they can color, do puzzles, play-do, etc. If you have any items that you would like to donate to the kids area, please contact Shelley Denison at (714) 308-2556 or send an email to shelley@ironrebel.com.
Raffle:
We will be holding a raffle for some great products, so be sure to check the table! Some of the prizes include: Iron Rebel Power Gear duffle bags, wrist wraps, knee wraps, Cellucor supplements, Titan Support Systems gift certificates, Vitamin Water, Worx Energy shots and much more!
Other info: 10 restaurants, 3.5 miles from the Monorail and strip, $6 Double Deuce bus round trip to and from strip.
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Southwest Desert Classic
Meet Write-up!
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On Saturday, May 25th Die Hard Gym in Peoria, Arizona was the site of the 3rd annual USPA Southwest Desert Classic Powerlifting meet. It was the second of three meets held in the quickly expanding USPA in Phoenix!
This was a very exciting meet, with many new lifters competing for the first time. State and American records fell continuously during the course of the meet.
In full power, Nathen Davis, a first time lifter was a nice surprise. He totalled 617.5 Kilos and snagged the best lifter award.
In Womens' bench, Angie Robertson pushed 209 pounds to set a State record and win the best bench award. There were many great moments in the meet, but the highlight was 19 year old newcomer Kara Maier. Remember her name because you will be hearing it for years to come! It was only her second meet and she totaled 838 pounds, broke six American records, twelve State records, and won best lifter awards for full power, junior bench, and junior deadlift. The USPA should take notice. This kid is good!
There are many to thank for making this a great meet. Malinda Gustafson and Stephanie Sparkes ran the score table and handled the bar loading program. Asa Barnes did a great job of announcing. Myran Sawyer is the best ever at loading a platform, and the loaders, who were too many to name, were awesome. The referees were Tim Sparkes, national, Jose Henandez, national, Bob Schleder, state, and Joe Reyes, state.
Special thanks to the Powerhouse Worship Center for a great venue. See you August 17th for our next meet!
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Midwest Regionals'
Meet Write-up!
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We held our first ever USPA Event in Eaton, Ohio on May 4th. We had a total of 34 lifters competing from New York, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, and all over Ohio. This was a Single-ply, Raw and Classic Raw meet.
The meet was a huge success, and best lifter awards went to Matt Wenning for the Open Raw class, Luigi Fagiano for Junior Raw Class, Jeff Johnston for Single-ply Bench, and Mike Wolfe for Raw Bench.
A big thanks to Parrillo Performance and Ken Anderson Powerlifting for door prize giveaways. Also, a huge thank you to Centerville Pizza and Barbecue for sponsoring the meet and providing the smoked pulled pork for the food/refreshments.
Chris Smith
USPA Ohio State Chair
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2013 IPL World
Powerlifting Championships
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Date: November 6 - 10, 2013
Location: Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
This year we are returning to the beautiful Golden Nugget for our World Powerlifting Championships! You can book your rooms through this link:
So far we have commitments from Australia, Brazil, Chile, Canada, Columbia, Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, Russia and Ukraine. We are looking forward to a very exciting championships! A bit of great news! One of the USPA/IPL members has generously donated $1500! This donation will be given as prize money to the best Single-Ply Junior Lifter and best Raw Junior Lifter. Each lifter will receive $750 in honor of Aaron Grissinger.
Here's how to qualify:
All lifters competing in the IPL World Championships MUST have a "Class 2" total in the category they will be lifting in (ie. Raw, Classic, Single-ply or Multi-ply).
To view the Classification Standards for the above categories, please click on the following link Classification Standards (view items 16 - 19) or
visit www.uspla.org, select "Meet Director Resources" tab, then "Classification Standards".
More details to come!
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Welcome Our Newest Referees!
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State Referee's
Jesse Branham, Colorado
Peter Bush-Georgia
David Ramsey-Georgia
Lance Berry-Kentucky
Christina McDowell-Missouri
Rich McDowell-Missouri
Amanda Micka, Mississippi
Robert Bounds, Mississippi
Zack McDole-Nevada
Chad Rother-Ohio
Mark Langston-Pennsylvania
Megan Barrera-Texas
Bobby Morgan-Texas
Charlie Sanders-Texas
Jeff Alvari-Utah
Chris McGrail-Utah
Lisa Herrera-Washington
Juli Hiebert-Washington
National Referee's
Leonetta Richardson-California
Dustin Minks-Indiana
Corey Hayes-Kentucky
Brandon Lilly-Kentucky
David Horner-Illinois
Roger Ryan-Illinois
John Micka-Mississippi
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Our Meet Directors
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We're always looking for enthusiastic and organized people to run USPA meets! So, if you're interested, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Our current Meet Directors are:
Tim Sparkes-Phoenix, AZ.
Melinda Gustafson, Pheonix, AZ.
Kevin Fisher-Santa Barbara, CA.
Chuck LaMantia-Norwalk, CA.
Steve Mathews-Grass Valley, CA.
Bob Packer-Fresno, CA.
Marcus Wild-San Jose, CA.
Brian Burritt-Port St. Lucie, FL.
Steve Goggins-Atlanta, GA.
Ata Eldralin-Honolulu, HI.
Darren Matsumoto-Honolulu, HI.
Matt Houser-Bloomington, IL
Brandon Lilly-Richmond, KY.
Paul Dosen-Bangor, ME.
Rob Muelenberg-Bangor, ME.
Brian Washington-Baltimore, MD.
John Micka-Hattiesburg, MS.
James Burdette, Minneapolis, MN
Clint Lowe-Springfield, MO.
Jay Shelton-West Plains, MO.
Rodney Wood-West Plains, MO.
Jim Phraner-Oneonta, NY.
Dennis Brochey-Lewiston, NY.
Chris Smith-Eaton, OH.
Dave Barth-PA.
Robert Gallegos, Austin, TX.
Roger Baker-Kennewick, WA.
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Please welcome My Healty Meal to the USPA!
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