Ron L’Huillier retiring as WABDL Webmaster

After 12 years of serving as WABDL Webmaster  I have decided to hand over the reins to someone who can take the WABDL site to the next level. As such, Laura Gonnering will take over the Webmaster position ASAP. Laura has extensive experience in Web design and development, and I am confident she will make some

READ MORE

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM GUS

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM GUS regarding WABDL Worlds: July 27, 2021 My Fellow Lifters, Due to the Pandemic and its subsequent devastation to my meets in several states like Hawaii, Minnesota, California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Montana, WABDL Worlds is being moved from the Peppermill Hotel in Reno, Nevada to the Sheraton Crescent in Phoenix, Arizona!

READ MORE

Cancelled Meets

Gus just called to let me know that three meets have been cancelled:  June 19 – Salt Lake City, UT, July 11 – Honolulu, HI, August 7 – Sacramento, CA, August 21

Sonny’s XVI WABDL scheduled for 7/11/21, has been cancelled

Regretfully, Sonnyʻs XVI WABDL on 7/11/21 at Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall has been cancelled due to COVID CDC & HI State restrictions.  We will keep you posted as new dates become available.  Sonnyʻs WABDL ʻOhana is grateful for your support through the years and wish you all the best as we face the futureʻs

READ MORE

Deadlifts – Cody Carpenter 777.1, Brad Gillingham 705.5!

Click thru to see these two big deadlifts.

Sonnyʻs VII HI Island WABDL on 2/14/21, cancelled due to COVID

WABDL UPDATE: For your safety and the safety of your loved ones, Sonnyʻs WABDL Committee has decided to cancel Sonnyʻs VII HI Island WABDL on 2/14/21, due to COVID and itsʻ uncertainties. Hawaiiʻs next WABDL meet is Sonnyʻs XVI WABDL on 7/11/21 at the NBC, God willing. We will keep you posted. We extend our

READ MORE

Pulling their weight: Sutherlin’s Berriman trio, friends excel at regional bench press and dead lift meet

~Courtesy of The News Review, Roseburg, OR SUTHERLIN — It was a family affair for the Berrimans during a recent powerlifting competition in Medford. Sutherlin resident Nick Berriman, 43, was a member of the Southern Oregon Bar Benders who took part in the WABDL (World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters) Northwest Regional Bench Press and

READ MORE

Pics from SONNY’S VI HAWAII ISLAND WABDL EDITH KANAKAOLE STADIUM | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Ray Katayama (Mr. Mohawk) Dec. 5, 1940 – May 23, 2020  

Ray Katayama Mr. Mohawk Dec. 5, 1940 – May 23, 2020   Our beloved friend and lifter, Ray Katayama passed away on Saturday, May 23 at the age of 79. He belonged to group of senior weight lifters called the Pau Hana Pumpers who trained at the CHART Rehabilitation clinic in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ray has

READ MORE

Thomas Warren Ekenberg April 14, 1949 – March 2, 2020

Tom was inducted into the WABDL Hall of Fame in 2012. He had set over 50 World Records and won 7 World Championships in Bench Press and 8 in Deadlift. He still holds World Records in 61-67/259 in Double Ply Bench with 479.5. He currently holds the World Record in the Deadlift in Disabled 2

READ MORE