Claude Welcome, the powerlifting coach at Abington Heights who has helped establish the sport in Northeast Pennsylvania, keeps pushing up the heavy weights. He represented the United States and ...

Powerlifting is a specialized subset of weightlifting limited to the squat, dead lift and bench press categories. “Everybody confuses powerlifting with weightlifting,” Ribic said. “The over-your-head ...

Jun. 19—Claude Welcome, the ageless strongman, powered his way to a national championship. After more than a year of uncertainty because of the COVID-19 pandemic and few competitions, the 69-year old ...

It took a little persuading, but Amelia Gercken is sure glad she took a trip out west to compete in a powerlifting competition. With a little encouragement and some determination, the Abington Heights ...

Next time you lift weights in an Ohio State gym, there could be a collegiate world champion training next to you. Christiane Hazzard, a third-year in respiratory therapy and vice president of the Ohio ...

May 23—Abington Heights junior powerlifter Amelia Gercken traveled a long way and captured a world title in the bench press. Representing the United States at the IPF International World Bench Press ...

Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Cook, 60th Operations Group boom operator, bench presses 500 pounds Sept. 27 at Travis Air Force Base, California. Cook placed first in the United States Powerlifting Association’s ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The sound of weights hitting the ground and encouragement for everyone rang through the Raw Iron Gym in Tyler this weekend for the 2021 Tyler Takedown full power meet. It was the ...

WYOMING, Mich. — Like father, like son. Eric Scott started his journey of powerlifting 10 years ago. It’s a passion that has strengthened ever since. “It grows every single day. Just because every day ...

FORT CARSON, Colo. — Capt. Rachel Martin, an AH-64 Apache pilot and Troop Commander with the 6th Air Cavalry Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, ...