NEWS-FLASH!! Tiny Meeker, HOF Powerlifter, will join the IPA Executive Staff as Vice President of International Relations. Replacing Tiny as Texas Chair will be Bekah Marhefka. We wish them well in their new positions within the IPA.
William Lee breaks “All-time” World Record in the benchpress, Master (40-44), benching 826.7 lbs. in the 308 lb. Pro Equipped category.
The 2022 IPA Worlds will be held in Kingwood, Texas on May 13th and 14th in conjunction with the “Baddest Bencher on the Planet” event.
The IPA has approved the use of band shirts for competitions. By definition all records, unless noted otherwise, will be sent to Open Powerlifting under the category of unlimited.
We are proud to announce that two “All-Time” World Records were recently broken in the bench press at the IPA Strength Spectacular held in York on June 26th and 27th. Rob Forell benched 930 lbs. in the 220 lb. class. Jimmy Kolb benched 1,120 in a single-ply shirt. It is the most weight benched in the history of powerlifting regardless of weight class. Jimmy lifted in the 308 lb. class.
The IPA comes to California via State Chairman Scot Mendelson. His meet titled “IPA The Beginning” is scheduled for June 26, 2021. The first event will be held at Mendy’s Gym in Van Nuys, CA. We expect there to be a considerable demand for this event and encourage all lifters to send in their entry forms early.