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!!
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
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
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.http://mollyscustomsilver.com
Jimmie Kolb does it again! At the IPA Tri-Star Bash in Elizabethton, TN, Jimmie set another “All Time” World Record of 1,400 lbs. in the bench press. Congratulations, Jimmie, on your fantastic achievement!!
Katrina Bielomyza set an “All Time” World Record of 650 lbs. in the bench press at the IPA Hellbent Barbell Meet in the 220 lb. class. This weight matches the most weight ever benched by a woman. Congratulations, Katrina, on your awesome lift!!