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What’s new on the 2025 WADA Prohibited List?
Originally posted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on Oct 16, 2024 here. Every year, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes an updated Prohibited List. For 2025, there are […]
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Powerlifting America partners with USADA to take a stand for clean sport
Originally posted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on Oct 7, 2024 here. Recognizing the need for rigorous and independent anti-doping protocols, Powerlifting America has achieved a landmark event by […
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WUAP AGM 2024
Highlights of the session: – Schedule of Championships 2025: European Championship – Hungary World Championship – Slovakia – Schedule of Championships 2026: European Championship – Austria World Championship – Germany -…
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"You need to change exercises often to shock the muscles!" – Do we really?
With more and more fitness influencers on IG, TikTok, Youtube, to drive content and clicks they come up new exercises all the time and try to persuade people "this is the newest best exercise for XYZ".Do we need to…
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Statement From the Powerlifting America Executive Commitee
We are aware of the threats made this morning via social media and take this mattervery seriously. Law enforcement officials have been notified, and Powerlifting America iscooperating fully with their […]
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deficit deadlifts
Deficit pulls are some of he best deadlift variations you can do. They increase the ROM thus increasing the time under tension, build more muscle mass and improve the initial part of the pull where most people tend to st…
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How to increase volume? FREQUENCY!
We all know from research that volume gives results. Rather a proper correlation of volume and intensity but that is not what I want to write about today. Simplified, a lifter who accummulated the biggest tonnage lifted…
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BACK TO BASICS!
The longer I lift the more I am convinced strength training should be 85-90% big compound lifts with assitance exercises being only 10-15%. Before I get my fair share of hate mail I do want to say I am not against assita…
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I was wrong!
Hmmmm … a man should be able to admit he was wrong. At least I think I was wrong. I am 47 now and have been lifting for 31 years; past 5 years I have been doing a hybrid training: lifting combined with triathlon traini…