December 10

APA Mo Sho Me Singles
Joe Humbyrd returned to the platform. Joe PR'd in the Squat and did a new State Record 485 pounds. Very nice lift Joe!

December 3

APA Holiday Classic VI
Jeff Finlayson continued to add to his Squat in this meet. Jeff Squatted a PR 535 pounds, Benchpressed 320 pounds, and Deadlifted 510 pounds for a 1365 pound total in the 181s! Jeff you do just get better and better.

Kate Tailon also made a fine showing at this meet. Kate lifted in the 132 pound Masters 45-49 division and did a PR and World Record 280 pound squat, narrowly missing 300 pounds, she benchpressed 175 pounds, and Deadlifted 280 pounds, for a PR and World Record 735 pound Total. Excellent Lifting Kate.

November 19

Greg Godwin returned to the platform in a big way. Greg hit a 529 pound Squat, a 314 pound Benchpress, and a 451 pound Deadlift for a 1294 Total! NICE WORK GREG!!

November 12

2005 IPA WEST COAST NATIONAL POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ryan Rigdon put up some astonishing numbers at this meet. Ryan Squatted 788 pounds, Benchpressed 639 pounds, and Deadlifted 584 pounds for a Total of 2011.7 pounds. KEEP THEM HALF TONS COMIN!

New York AAPF/APF
Donna Slaga went all awesome on us at this meet. Donna lifted as a very light 165 and Squatted a PR 370 pounds, Benchpressed a PR 260 pounds, and Deadlifted a phenomanal 385 pounds for a HUGE PR Total of 1015 pounds. All in single ply poly equipment. NICE WORK DONNA!!!!

November 5

Hudson Natural Open
Cheryl (Petite Powerlifter) Anderson debued in her new weight division. The 105s and hit a State Records and PR Squat of 275 pounds, a 170 pound Benchpress, and a 312.5 pound Deadlift, for a grand total of 757.5. Very Nice Lifting Little Lady!

October 9

SLP Southeast Missouri Bench/Deadlift
Joe Humbyrd did a push/pull meet to get back into the action. Joe Benched an easy 455 pounds and Deadlifted 565 pounds narrowly missing 600 pounds. Nice lifting Joe!

September 30

USAPL Meet At Rivers Edge
Rodney Wood continued his record smashing streak at this meet with a State Record 540 pound Benchpress. NICE WORK RODNEY!

September 17

USAPL Benchpress Nationals
George Heleine performed very well at this meet. George Benchpressed a PR 358 pounds to pull 4th out of 7 lifters in the 220 division. Very nice lifting George!

APF/AAPF Midwest Classic

Ken Ufford proved that one can just keep on improving as a Master lifter. Ken hit his first ever 800 pound Squat! Ken went on to Benchpress 525 pounds and Deadlift 775 pounds for a WHOPPING 2100 Total!!!! Way to go Ken.

John Falcon showed up and really moved some iron. John Benchpressed a PR 550 pounds in the 220s. Awesome job John!

September

On The River Steelville Strongman Contest
Rodney Wood demonstrated his versatility in this meet. Rodney won the lightweight division. In Rodney's words:
500lb Tire Flip 80 Feet 3rd place I was slipping all over the place and really felt I was not in shape for this.

200lb Each Hand Farmer Walks 1st place I will not know times till Monday or Tuesday. This was probably my best even of the day.

16lb Toss for Height 1st place with a throw of 18 feet tried 20' 6" but got the throw out in away from me.

Truck Push 80 Feet 1st Place this look tough the truck was a dually 1 ton four door with a 400lb drive and 200lb raft in the back going up a slight incline. This was funny I was about third of the way through and my feet slipped out from under me I hit the ground bounced back up and completed the event. I am sure it looked pretty funny.

Medly 150lb rock in the river, up the bank, 50 feet, 200lb keg still up an incline 25 feet, 230lb keg still going up an incline 15 feet. 1st place. I really thought this was going to be a killer, but it went off without a hitch.

CONGRATULATIONS Rodney on a job well done!

Joe Humbyrd also showed his well rounded athletic abilities. In Joe's words:
Tire Flip- Third place. I'm not sure by how much I was beaten, but I think it was a second or so.

Farmer's walk- Third place. This was as brutal an exercise that I have ever done in my life! I had been practicing very heavy with this and it paid off. I went farther in the contest than I had in training without dropping it, about 70 feet, but that was ten feet short of the finish line. I picked it back up which was very tough and finished. Trust me, trying to run with 250lbs in each hand is a daunting task. This really hurt me the rest of the competition.

Weight for height. Third place. Starting to notice a pattern here? This was my best event, but since we were going in reverse order of how we finished in our previous events I kept having to go first. I ended up throwing the 16lbs bowling ball for a height of 20 feet. This was the highest throw of the day, until the second place finisher beat me by 6 inches. I think I could've thrown it for 22 feet which would've won, but you only get three attempts total, and I had to make each one count and not miss.

Truck push. Third place. This was very grueling as well, but I did okay here too. A lot of the competitors didn't even finish, some of the lighter guys and high school kids couldn't even get it started. I actually had a decent time going until my right shoe came off half way through the event, not completely, but my toes were in the heal of the shoe. I borrowed them from Rodney and they were 1 size too big which made a big difference.

Medley event. Third place. This was the one I was really dreading but it turned out to be the easiest one of the day. I didn't kill myself for time on this one because there was no point, but I finished it with a good time and was pleased.

Very impressive performance Joe!
 
 

August

Powerlifting USA Top 100 Super Heavyweight
Ken Ufford shined on this list making number 84 with his 775 pound Squat, number 24 with his 745 pound Deadlift, and number 46 with his 2070 Total. Congratulations Ken.

Wade (Big) Johnson also kicked some serious rear end. Wade made number 26 with his 905 pound Squat, number 94 with his 605 pound Benchpress, and number 31 with his 2165 Total. Excellent work!

Wes Johnson Wade's son, also made the list. Wes was number 65 with his 805 pound squat, and number 98 with his 1885 Total.

Bryan (Bubba) Dowling was right up there with them. Bryan hit number 58 with his 825 pound Squat, and number 52 with his 2035 Total. Superb performance Bryan.

August 13

Heartland Strongman Challenge 4
Jesse Jobes showed his versatility in strength at this meet. Jesse went a revolution and a quarter with the 400lb Conan Wheel for 5th in this event. Got 3rd in the Super Yoke, Held on to a 275 pound thick bar for 1:03:75 for 3rd in that event, and got 5th place in the medly (5 reps with a 350 pound trap bar and a 150 foot farmers walk carrying two 180 pound implements.) Congratulations Jesse!

August 6

APF Florida State Meet
Greg Godwin hit a PR in this meet. Greg lifted in the 181s and Benchpressed 314 pounds. Nice lifting Greg!

July 30

AWPC Championships
Eric Stone increased his total once again in this meet. Eric lifted in the 165 pound division. Eric took first by Squatting an AWPC, AAPF, and IL State record 672 pounds, Benchpressing a PR, AWPC, AAPF, and IL State record  374 pounds, and Deadlifting an Illinois State Record 523 pounds, for a PR, AWPC, AAPF, and IL State record Total of 1570 pounds. Nice lifting Eric!!!

July 16

 APA West Plains Summer Classic
Brandon Cass showcased his ever increasing strength at this meet. Brandon blew away an easy 860 pound squat and narrowly missed 900 pounds on depth. Brandon finished up with a 530 pound Benchpress, and a 770 pound Deadlift for a Total of 2160! NICE LIFTING BRANDON!!!!!

JunePowerlifting USA

Brandon Cass made it to nearly the top of the 242 list this month. Brandon made number 14 with his 857 pound Squat, Number 11 with his 750 pound Deadlift, and Number 11 with his 2137 pound Total. CONGRATULATIONS Brandon!!

June 18

APF/AAPF Florida State Meet
Greg Godwin hit the platform here and performed very well. Weighing in at 179.5 Greg Squatted 474 pounds, Benchpressed 308 pounds, and Deadlifted 429 pounds, for a Total of 1211 pounds! Nice lifting Greg!

June 11

USAPL Teen/JR Nationals
Adam Wilczak  did WTU proud at this event. Adam Squatted 666 pounds, Benchpressed 463 pounds, and Deadlifted 529 pounds for a Total of 1658 pounds. This gave Adam a second place finish in the Super Heavyweight division. Nice lifting Adam!

June 4

APF Senior Nationals
Eric Stone waxed awesome on us this time. Eric lifted in the 165 pound divison. Eric Squatted 639 pounds, Benchpressed 363 pounds, and Deadlifted a PR 518 pounds for a PR and APF Jr. Record Total of 1521! Nice lifing Eric!

May 28

IPF World Championships
Cheryl (Petite Powerlifter) Anderson represented us well by taking third in this prestigous meet. Cheryl lifted in the 97 pound division and Squatted 231.5 pounds, Benchpressed 154,3 pounds, and Deadlifted a Minnesota State Record and PR  303.1 pounds, for a Total of 689 pounds! Super Job Cheryl!

APA Central FL Push Pull
Greg Godwin Lifted in this training meet and pulled a PR deadlift. Greg first Benchpressed 275 pounds and missed 325 on technicality. Greg then pulled a nice PR Deadlift of 435 pounds. Nice lifting Greg!

May 21

SLP South East Missouri Benchpress/Deadlift
Joe Humbyrd Deadlifted a handsome 565 pounds in this meet. Joe Narrowly missed 615 pounds twice. Nice lifting Joe!

USAPL New England State
Eric Quinton got back in the action in this meet. Eric Competed as a light 165 weighing in at only 155 pounds. Eric Squatted 370 pounds, Benchpressed 285 pounds, and Deadlifted 425 pounds for a nice total of 1080 pounds. 1100 is there for the taking Eric!

May Powerlifting USA

Top 20 Women for 2004 List
Donna (Powerhouse) Slaga made an impressive showing on this list after coming back from some serious back problems. Donna made number 11 on the 148 pound list with her 255 pound Benchpress, number 15 in the Deadlift with her 380 pound pull, and number 11 on the list with her 960 pound Total. Congratulations Donna
Cheryl (Petite Powerlifter) Anderson also found herself among the best 20 women of 2004. Cheryl made number 15 on the 97 pound list with a 231 pound Squat, number 2 with her 160 pound Benchpress, Number 2 with her 303 pound Deadlift, and number 10 with her 644 pound Total. Outstanding Cheryl you have really come a long way in full powerlifting!

May 14

APF Masters Nationals
Amy and Al Baehr returned to the platform in most impressive fashion.
Amy hit a PR 385.7 pound Squat, a PR 187.2 pound Benchpress, and a 281 pound Deadlift for a Total of 853.9 pounds.
Al nailed a 705 pound Squat, a PR 480 pound Benchpress, and a PR 717 pound Deadlift for a PR Total of 1902!
That is one heck of a come back for both of you...nice lifting!

May 7

WPA World Championships
Lots of WTU participants at this meet.
Rodney Wood weighed in at 219 pounds and went all elite on us with an American and World Record 725 pound Squat, a PR 535 pound Benchpress, and a 565 pound deadlift, for an Elite World and American Record Total of 1825! Nice Work Rodney.

Jeff Finlayson also rocked at this meet with a big 530 pound squat, a 330 pound Benchpress, and a 515 pound deadlift, for a PR Class I total of 1375 pounds. Jeff you just keep getting stronger everytime I see you. Nice Lifting!

Yours Truly, Roger Broeg had a good day also. Just missing the 148s by a pound and a quarter, I hit a PR 400 pound Squat. This has been a long term goal of mine. I went on to get a 270 Bench and a 400 pound Deadlift for a PR Total of 1070.

We are still waiting to get Kate Taillon's lifts

April 23

APF/AAPF SC Open
Eric Knight returned to the platform with a goal of hitting 3x bodyweight in the benchpress. Eric hit a strong 420 pounds and narrowly missed 430 pounds at 143 pounds of bodyweight. I think this young man is right there and will be making his goal next time out. Congratulations Eric!

April Issue Powerlifting USA

Top 100 220s
Brandon Cass got the nose bleed section of this list. Brandon made number 9 in the squat with an 848, Number 52 in the benchpress with a 551, and 2 in the Deadlift with an 804, as well as number 5 in the Total with a 2166. Nice Lifting Brandon!
Rodney Wood also populated this list with 685 in the squat for number 77, and  525 in the benchpress for number 84. Superb job Rodney.

April 16

Maryland WNPF
Sam (Energizer) Ross returned to the platform in this meet. Sam lifted in the RAW 275 pound division. Sam Squatted 430 pounds, Benchpressed 390 pounds, and Deadlifted 390 pounds for a Total of 1210 pounds. Great Lifting Sam and good to have you back.

March 26

BS4 APA Blue Springs Spring Powerlifting Classic
Ken Ufford went awesome on us at this meet as a 308. Ken Won the Drug Tested Best Lifter award with a World Record 775 pound Squat, a 550 pound Benchpress, and a World Record 745 Deadlift for a HUGE World Record and PR 2070 Total...Awesome Lifting!
Rodney Wood ruled in the 220 pound division with a Midwest Regional Record 690 pound Squat, a 485 pound Benchpress, and a 535 pound Deadlift, for a 1710 Total. Superb Lifting by a seasoned veteran!
Joe Humbyrd lifted in the 275s and was really impressive. Joe Squatted 635 pounds, Benchpressed 480 pounds and Deadlifted 610 pounds, for a Total of 1725 pounds. Excellent Job Joe!
Brandon Cass came back from the Arnold Classic and hit the push/pull in this meet. Brandon Benchpressed 550 pounds easily then hit a 750 pound Deadlift for a 1300 pound Total in two lifts in the 242 pound division. Very impressive as usual for Brandon!

March 19

AAU Mass. State Championships
Gene Marshall came oh so close to totalling 10 times his bodyweight at this meet. Gene lifted in the 165 pound division. He Squatted an American Record 595 pounds, Benchpressed 435 pounds, and Deadlifted 573 pounds for a Total of 1603 pounds. AWESOME LIFTING GENE!

SPF TN State Championships
Wade (The Big) Johnson went awesome at this meet. Wade started the day with a 905 pound Squat narrowly missing an attempt at 955 pounds, he then Benchpressed 605 pounds, and went on to Deadlift 655 pounds for a Grand Total of 2165 pounds!!!!!!! That there is some elite liftin...nice Job Wade!!!!!

Michigan State Championships
High Schooler Dan Schuessler Lined up some more PRs in this meet. Dan Squatted a PR and State Record 425 Pounds, Benchpressed a State Record 265 pounds, and Deadlifted 390 pounds for a Total of 1070 All at a bodyweight of 141.9 Pounds!!!!

APA Southern Maryland Muscle Mania BP/DL
Dan Long went into this meet and in spite of illness managed to pull off a PR. Dan Benchpressed a PR 402.3 pounds then narrowly missed a shot at 435, Dan Finished out the day with a 540 pound Deadlift. I wish I could hit a PR when I was sick. Good Job Dan!
 

March Issue Powerlifting USA

Top 100 198s
Rodney Wood Made number 33 this year with a 512 pound Benchpress. Nice lifting Rodney!

March 12

2005 Ozark & MO State PL/BP
George Heleine Benchpressed in this meet. After sitting in the judges chair George pulled through with a 341.5 Benchpress in the 220 pound Masters 40-49 division. Nice Lifting George!

APF/AAPF Alabama Open Powerlifting Champ
Jeff Finlayson made a terrific showing at this meet. Jeff lifted in the 181 pound division and Squatted 501.6 pounds, Benchpressed a PR 330.7 pounds, and Deadlifted 501 pounds for a Total of 1333.8 Pounds. Nice lifting Jeff and Good luck at the WPA Worlds!

APF/AAPF IL State Meet
Eric Stone hit the platform again in a big way. Eric lifted in the 165 pound division and Squatted a PR, State Record, and American Record 650 pounds, Benchpressed 341 pounds and Deadlifted a PR and State Record 496 pounds for a Total of 1488 pounds! Nice Lifting Eric.

February 26

APA Battle of the Barbarians
Kate Taillon graced the platform in the push/pull competition. Kate went in as a very light 132 pounder. Kate Benchpressed a World Record and PR 175 pounds, and Deadlifted 285 pounds. Nice work Kate!

Newaygo Quailfier
Rob Hazmat hit the platform again and bumped his total up a bit. Rob Squatted 365 pounds, Benchpressed a PR 225 pounds, and Deadlifted 405 pounds for a PR Total of 995 pounds. Rob finished 2nd place in his class. Nice work Rob!
Dan Schuessler also made a good showing in this meet. Dan lifted as a 9th/10th grade 145 pound lifter. Dan Squatted a PR 390 pounds, Benchpressed 275 pounds and Deadlifted a PR 380 pounds, for a PR Total of 1045. SUPERB lifting from this young man!

February Issue Powerlifting USA

Top 100 181s
Justin Cantwell made number 30 on this list with a 617 pound Deadlift, and number 61 with a 1504 Total. Congratulations Justin!

February 5

USAPL Womens Nationals
Cheryl Anderson earned her spot on the World Team beating out 3 other ladies in the 97 pound division. Cheryl performed a PR and State Record 237 pound Squat, a PR and State Record 160 pound Benchpress, and a PR and State Record 297 pound Deadlift, for a PR and State Record total of 694. Triple Bodyweight Deadlifts are becoming a habbit for this petite young lady. CONGRATULATIONS CHERYL!
Priscilla Ribic continued her elite career by winning the 148 pound division. Priscilla squatted 523.6 pounds, Benchpressed 341.7 pounds, and Deadlifted 501.5 pounds, for a Total of 1366.8 pounds! Incredible performance Pricsilla!

January 22

League Powerlifitng Meet
Nick Longhofer did some impressive lifting at this meet. Nick Benchpressed 280 pounds without a shirt, Cleaned 250 pounds, and Squatted a PR and League Record 535 pounds. Excellent Lifting Nick! Nice to have you on this page.

January 21

APA Missouri State Championships
Joe Humbyrd demonstrated his prowess in this meet. Joe Benchpressed a big 440 pounds. Nice lifting Joe!!!
Brandon Cass continued his awesome streak with an 857 pound Squat, 555 pound Benchpress, and 750 pound Deadlift for an Amazing 2162 Total in the 242s. Way to go Brandon!

January issue of Powerlifting USA

All time Top 25 List for 220s
This is a list for the top 25 best totals regardless of federation. Brandon Cass made number 13 with his 2170 total. Which at the time was 10 times his bodyweight! OUTSTANDING LIFTING Brandon!!!

Top 100 165 lb Division
Eric Stone made number 34 with his 574 pound Squat and number 69 with his1372 Total. Way to go Eric welcome to the cream of the crop!
Brian Campbell also camped out on this list. Brian got number 25 with his 600 pound Squat, 81 with his 385 pound benchpress, 64 with his 545 Deadlift, and 22 with his 1530 Total. Way to sweep the list Brian!!!!!
Gene Marshall also made this list. Gene got number 44 with his 550 pound Squat, number 55 with his 405 Benchpress, number 53 with his 551 Deadlift, and number 33 with his 1466 pound Total. Very Nice Nubers Gene!
 

January 15

MHSAA Iron Raider Invitational
Dan Schuessler put on a terrific performance at this meet. Dan weighed in at 142.3 pounds and Squatted a PR and State Record 385 pounds, Benchpressed a PR and State Record 275 pounds, and Deadlifted a PR 375 pounds for a PR and State Record Total of 1035 pounds! You have an excellent future ahead of you Dan.