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Unofficial IPA Pro-Am Reports Post Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:54:24 -0400 <p><font size=-2>(updated 9:54 pm)</font></p> <p>Unofficial reports are coming in from this weekend's IPA Power Station Pro-Am in Sharonville, Ohio. Sergiy Naleykin, 198, won the best lightweight lifter (198 and below) award and the $5,000 that went along with it. Naleykin totalled 2,460 pounds for the the second highest total in 198 class history, only ten pounds behind Shawn Frankl. Frankl was unable to compete in the full meet due to a hamstring injury. However, he did push his all-time bench press record up to 850 pounds in the bench only competition. </p> <p>Brian Schwab finished second and Al Caslow placed third in the lightweight division. </p> <p>In the heavyweight division (220 and over), Greg Panora won the $5,000 for being named the best lifter. Panora also pushed his 242 class all-time record total up from 2,600 to 2,625 pounds. </p> <p>Michael Cartinian set a new 181 class all-time record with a 2,245 pound total. His effort surpasses the mark of 2,230 set by Brad Vargason. </p> <p>Laura Phelps-Sweatt broke the 165 class all-time total and bench press records with a 1,725 pound total and 465 pound press. The old bench press record of 451 pounds was held by Kara Bohigian-Smith. Phelps-Sweatt held the previous total record at 1,650 pounds.</p> <p>Chuck Fought set the new standard for the 308 class with an all-time record total of 2,675 pounds. Fought surpassed Paul Childress' 2,662 pound total.</p> <p><u><b>Unofficial Partial Results</b></u><br /> <i><b>Full power</b></i><br /> <b>148</b><br /> 1. Amy Weisberger 560/350/480 - 1,390</p> Autor of the post: Undefined Ryan Celli breaks USPF BP Record Post Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:17:07 -0400 <p>Ryan Celli, 220, broke the, just four week old, USPF single lift American Bench Press Record yesterday at the American Record Breakers in New Martinsville, West Virginia. Celli bench pressed 639 pounds to outdo Ryan Girard's 633 pound press. </p> Autor of the post: Undefined USPF American Record Breakers Highlights & Pictures Post Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:48:09 -0400 <p>Courtney Stanley provides some <a href="http://wvuspf.com/smf/index.php/topic,258.0.html">highlights</a> and has posted <a href="http://wvuspf.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=9">pictures</a> from the USPF American Record Breakers held Saturday in New Martinsville, West Virginia. </p> <p><center><img src="http://wvuspf.com/coppermine/albums/2008_08_23/normal_20080823_21.JPG" /><br /><font size=-2>(Ryan Celli)</font></center> </p> Autor of the post: Undefined RPF Russian Cup Results Post Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:58:30 -0400 <p><img src="http://www.powerlifting.ru/forum/uploads/post-10311-1219589384_thumb.jpg" align=right /><font size=-2>(updated 8/24 11:58 pm)</font></p> <p>Lifting at the RPF Russian Cup has been completed. The competition was held Wednesday through Sunday in Berdsk, Novosibirsk Oblast. Sergey Fedosienko was named best male lifter. He was followed by Andrey Belyayev and Andrey Malanichev. </p> <p>Julia Zaugolova was named best female lifter. Irina Poletaeva earned second place honors and Galina Potselueva followed in third.</p> <p>A number of lifters have achieved what would have been IPF World Records if the Russian team was not still under suspension. At 123, Sergey Fedosienko's 1,565 pound total would have upped his own World Record of 1,543. At 198, Andrey Belyayev would have annihilated his own World Record total of 2,160 pounds with his effort of 2,226 pounds. Belyayev also missed a third attempt deadlift of 843 pounds which would have bested American Walter Thomas' 821 pound record which has stood since 1982.</p> <p>For the women, at 114, Oxana Belova would have tied American Diana Rowell's 1984 deadlift World Record of 435 pounds. In the 123 pound weight class, both the squat and total records were surpassed. Inna Filimonova squatted 507 pounds to beat her own mark of 490 pounds. Anna Ryzhkova totalled 1,195 pounds to best fellow Russian Tatyana Eltsova's record of 1,162 pounds. Galina Potselueva would have erased her 148 class squat record of 556 pounds with her squat of 573 pounds. She also would have tied Priscilla Ribic's total record of 1,388 pounds. In the 165's Julia Zaugolova would have pushed her squat World Record to 606 pounds and her total record from 1,477 to 1,488 pounds.</p> <p><u><b>Unofficial Results</b></u><br /> <i><b>Men</b></i><br /> <b>123</b><br /> 1. Sergey Fedosienko 628/363/573 - 1,565</p> Autor of the post: Undefined Pictures From RPF Russian Cup Post Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:45:39 -0400 <p>A number of <a href="http://www.powerlifting.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=12515">pictures</a> have been posted of the action at the RPF Russian Cup which continues through today in Berdsk. </p> <p><center><img src="http://www.powerlifting.ru/forum/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=2075" width=400 height=301 /><br />(Andrey Belyayev 843lb miss)</center></p> Autor of the post: Undefined Jason Coker to compete at 198 Post Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:25:38 -0400 <p>Jason Coker failed to make his planned weight class of 181 at yesterday's weigh-in for the IPA Power Station Pro-Am. Coker will now face off against Sergiy Naleykin, Adam Driggers, and others at 198. </p> Autor of the post: Undefined Europa Superlifting Pro Bench Press Fundraiser Post Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:56:57 -0400 <p>During the weekend of the Europa Supershow some of the sports best benchers gathered in Dallas, Texas. At the post contest dinner thrown by John Inzer, Gene Rychlak came up with the idea to have all the competitors sign the show poster and put them up for sale, the proceeds going to charity.</p> <p>During the evening, 10 posters were laid out and all of the competitors present signed this historic piece of memorabilia. One was given to John Inzer to honor for his contributions to each of the lifters and to the sport as a whole. The remaining 9 are up for sale, with one already purchased. </p> Autor of the post: Undefined Indiana USAPL focusing on Raw Events Post Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:50:23 -0400 <p>USAPL Indiana co-chairs Joe Goodhew and Sonny Runyon <a href="http://php.indiana.edu/~gmsimmon/webpage.html">announce</a> that they are changing the meet structure in the state with a focus toward raw competition. They will be offering two meets a year. They are the Monsters of the Midwest Raw Open in the Fall and the Indiana State Power/Bench/High School in the Spring. The first will be a raw only meet. The second will require lifters in the High School meet lift raw. </p> Autor of the post: Undefined Video of Rob Luyando's Europa Bench Press Post Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:08:45 -0400 <p>Here's video of Rob Luyando's heavyweight division winning bench press from Saturday at the Superlifting Stars Pro Bench Press competition at the Europa Supershow. Luyando bench pressed 850 pounds for two reps to defeat Bobby Fields, who hit 700 pounds for two reps. Luyando took home $2,000 for the victory. Also included is Luyando's first attempt with 800 pounds for two reps. </p> Autor of the post: Undefined OCT Tests take place in Russia Post Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:17:23 -0400 <p>Nick Zhukov reports that out of competition testing is occurring in the Russian IPF affiliate, RPF. The RPF has been suspended from international and regional competition twice in the last couple of years for repeated doping violations. In order to come off of suspension, the IPF has made both national and international OCT testing one of the requirements for the country.</p> <p>Zhukov says that on Monday, just two days before the opening of the RPF Russian Cup, a number of lifters at MAI Gym were tested. 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