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G. Jeffrey Thornton ~Born 1948, ~Died 2016

Born in 1948 and died in 2016. Jeff worked for the Phoenix, Arizona VA and was one of the top experts in the country in helping veterans get off of drugs due to war trauma. He also helped with civilians who were addicted to drugs. He served in the Marine Corp in Vietnam and was

Roy Max Kahn ~Born 1922, ~Died 2016

15FebruaryRonL

Roy was from Oakland, California and was born in 1926. He died in 2016 – he was 90 years old. He lifted in WABDL for a short time. He left a lasting impression with his spirted platform demeanor. He had the energy and enthusiasm of a man much younger. He holds the WABDL California State

Jim Nickerson of Medford, Oregon ~Born November 19, ~1970 Died January 14, 2017

15FebruaryRonL

click pic for larger version Jim Nickerson of Medford, Oregon Born November 19, 1970 Died January 14, 2017 Jim Nickerson died in a fire at his home on January 14, 2017. He saved his wife and niece by getting them out of the burning house. He went back in to get their dogs and

Mike (“Iron Mike”) Scott ~Born Feb 26, 1941 ~Died Feb 8, 2017

13FebruaryRonL

Mike Scott Born Feb 26, 1941 Died Feb 8, 2017 “Iron Mike” as he was known, owned and managed The Power Pit in Pearl City, Hawaii from 1977 to 1995. I met Mike in February of 1977. He was my friend for 40 years. He was an Olympic Lifter, Bodybuilder, and Powerlifter. Mike and Gary

Happy Birthday to our founder Gus ‘Buzzsaw’ Rethwisch

7FebruaryRonL

(written by Ron L’Huillier) Happy 70th Birthday to my good friend, and founder of the WABDL, Gus Rethwisch. Gus ran some of the strongest meets ever (the Hawaiian Record Breaker meets back in the 80’s), and started the WABDL in 1999 to some degree of trepidation from some who saw him as a renegade. The

WABDL Great ~Frank Wakakuwa Rest in Peace – 09/03/1968 – 1/8/2017

17JanuaryRonL

On Sunday, January 8th , 2017, the powerlifting world lost a fantastic bench presser and an even better friend, Frank Wakakuwa. Frank was a stalwart in WABDL Bench Press contests for decades. His greatest bench press came at the 2012 WABDL Worlds where he pressed 677@ 231lbs body weight. He has over 20 World Titles

Updated Class I Limits and Elite Men Bench Press

27DecemberRonL

Any lifter who has lifted less than the following in any and all sanctioned contests IN ANY FEDERATION: Class 1 Women – DeadLift: 97 – 225.7#, 105 -259.0#, 114 -286.5#, 123 – 314.0#, 132 – 330.5#, 148 -344.8#, 165 – 363.7#, 181 – 374.7#, 198 – 385.7#, 220 – 396.7#, 221+(Super) -404.4# Class 1 Women

2016 WABDL Worlds Meet Summary Report

16DecemberRonL

By Gus Rethwisch I want to thank our sponsors – Brian and Denise Welker and Welker Engineering, Shawn Madere and GLC Direct Joint Formula, Ken Anderson and Anderson Powerlifting, Pete Alaniz and Titan Support Systems, Slavich Samoylich and Events by Idea the official T-shirt printer for WABDL, Suzy and Dan Simmons of USANA Health Products, Reid

Abbotsford’s Wolbers named best lifter

7DecemberRonL

by Tyler Olsen – Abbotsford News An Abbotsford weightlifter claimed top prize in his class at the WADBL World Bench Press and Deadlift Championships in Las Vegas, which occurred on Nov. 15. Jon Wolbers won gold in the bench press, deadlift and “push and pull” overall category for the 200 pound, 68 to 74 age

Positively Powerful

31OctoberRonL

~As told by Donna Acorda Yikes!! To actually see it online/in hand in print… it really just brings tears to my eyes. Powerlifting, whether full or single lifts, doesn’t get the exposure or recognition that other sports do. It’s not a big deal, yet in some ways it is. It’s like any sport where it

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