The F8 Bench Invitational on July 20, 2024, in Shippenville, PA was a one-of-a-kind bench only meet. Each lifter completed benches in S-PLY, M-PLY, and Unlimited. Tony Carlino was the overall winner setting two “All-Time” World Records with a 900 lb. S-PLY and 1,155 lb. unlimited bench in the Pro Equipped 275 lb. category. IPA President Fred Fischer set an “All-Time” World Record with a 520 lb. bench unlimited category, 70-74 Master, 275 lb. class. By Tom Baldwin|2024-08-28T01:08:51+01:00August 28th, 2024|Uncategorized| Read More 0
There are several individuals within the IPA who believe there is a “start” command for the squat. Please note that there is NO START COMMAND FOR THE SQUAT IN THE IPA. By Tom Baldwin|2024-05-22T20:48:37+01:00May 22nd, 2024|Uncategorized| Read More 0
Chris Smith has been selected as our State Chair for Indiana. Chris has been competing in several federations since 1999. In addition to being an outstanding lifter, Chris has served as a referee with the USPA and APF. He is also a gym owner and Gulf War Veteran. Welcome, Chris!! By Tom Baldwin|2024-01-18T22:15:04+00:00January 18th, 2024|Uncategorized| Read More 0
News Flash!! LIVESTREAM of the IPA Nationals/PA States will be on Facebook. The meet will begin at approximately 9:30 am on both Saturday and Sunday, November 18-19, 2023. The link is posted under IPA POWER NEWS. By Tom Baldwin|2023-11-15T22:22:02+00:00November 15th, 2023|Uncategorized| Read More 0
Attention all teenage lifters. Effective with this year’s IPA Worlds, teenagers will not be able to register as professionals. Teens can only register as amateurs. IPA Executive Committee By Tom Baldwin|2023-10-16T16:00:46+01:00October 16th, 2023|Uncategorized| Read More 0
News Flash!! LIVESTREAM of the IPA Worlds from San Antonio, Texas will be available right here on the IPAPOWER.COM website. The meet takes place Saturday, September 30th starting at 9 am CDT. The link will be posted under IPA POWER NEWS. By Tom Baldwin|2023-09-27T15:32:37+01:00September 27th, 2023|Uncategorized| Read More 0
Welcome to our first State Chair in Georgia, Dan Oldham. Dan has been a competitive powerlifter since 2013. He has held the positions of state chair, judge and official in various federations. Dan holds two Master’s Degrees. Welcome, Dan!! By Tom Baldwin|2023-09-20T19:51:57+01:00September 20th, 2023|Uncategorized| Read More 0
Attention All IPA Critics At Large – The IPA is growing in leaps and bounds because we always strive to be firm, fair, and consistent in judging all lifters. That is one major reason why lifters are moving from several other federations to the IPA. Based on my 72 years of existence, I have noticed that very successful individuals or organizations will have any number of critics and detractors for all the wrong reasons. Let it be known that all of our State Chairs have been hand selected based upon their years of experience and expertise. We have the utmost confidence in their ability and trust worthiness to run meets fairly and consistently, not perfectly! Videos do not always give the entire picture, especially if taken by an amateur. Anyone viewing a posting of a meet over the weekend should wait until Wednesday before making or sharing any remarks. You might find out that what you thought was noteworthy is not. Anyone can be an armchair quarterback or a backseat driver, but in order to provide meaningful comments, you need to be at the meet. Just because one lift might be somewhat questionable does not negate the entire meet as null and void. The IPA has a procedure for reviewing complaints of any kind, and it does not start on the internet. We have a great V.P. of State Chairs in William Lee. Be sure to give him specifics of what does not meet our IPA rules with the video. He along with our executive staff will review the lift in question. If the lift does not meet the rules, then it will go down as no lift. Best regards, Fred D. Fischer, IPA President By Tom Baldwin|2023-09-18T16:10:14+01:00September 18th, 2023|Uncategorized| Read More 0
ATTENTION ALL IPA MEMBERS! It has been brought to my attention someone has used my name and Mark’s to produce fraudulent emails requesting the purchase of gift cards. Neither Mark nor I would ever ask anyone to purchase anything for us. Consider those types of emails to be fraudulent. Best, Fred Fischer, IPA President By Tom Baldwin|2023-08-11T16:46:54+01:00August 11th, 2023|Uncategorized| Read More 0
Special thank you to Molly’s Custom Silver for sponsoring the IPA World Championships’ Best Lifter Awards! You may visit their website at mollyscustomsilver.com. By Tom Baldwin|2023-08-07T15:56:40+01:00August 7th, 2023|Uncategorized| http://mollyscustomsilver.com Read More 0
