David Kemp becomes our first State Chair in North Carolina. David lifted an elite raw total before committing fully to multiply powerlifting and posted a 2,402 multiply total in 2022. He began powerlifting in the military and currently works in the commercial steel construction industry as a Production Manager. David and his wife also own and operate Winners Gym in Burlington, NC. Welcome, David!!
Spectacular lifting!! Congratulations to Jen Hazzard who hoisted an “All Time” World Record deadlift of 530 lbs. in the Women’s 132 lb. Raw division. She broke her own record and posted the highest total of “All Time” totaling 1202 lbs.
Congratulations to Steve Dussault who set an “All Time” World Bench Press Record of 600 lbs. in the 181 lb. Multi Ply division. Steve now holds “All Time” records in three different weight classes: 181, 198 and 220 lb. divisions.
Congratulations to Blake Tobin for setting an “All Time” Raw Bench Record of 295 lbs. in the Women’s 123 lb. Raw division.
On April 29, 2023, an extraordinary lifter competed at the IPA Project Mayhem VA State Meet. Matthew Miles lifted 10 times his body weight, lifting raw. Matthew weighed in at 165 lbs. He squatted 606.3, benched 402.3 and deadlifted 644.8, totaling 1653.4 raw. Congratulations, Matthew on your awesome achievement!
News Flash!! Jimmie Kolb does it again! Jimmie recently beat his existing “All-Time” Bench Press record with an incredible lift of 1,350 lbs. at the IPA Hillbilly Havoc event on Feb. 4, 2023. Congratulations, Jimmie!