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

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

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Happy Birthday to our founder Gus ‘Buzzsaw’ Rethwisch

(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

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

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

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Updated Class I Limits and Elite Men Bench Press

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

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2016 WABDL Worlds Meet Summary Report

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

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Abbotsford’s Wolbers named best lifter

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

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Positively Powerful

~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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Entry deadline for worlds is Oct 10 or Oct 17 w/ a $30 late fee

Entry deadline for WABDL Worlds at Bally’s in Las Vegas is Oct 10, or Oct 17 with a $30 late fee. Room reservation deadline is Oct 21. If you haven’t sent in your entry form (or reserved your room), the dates are approaching fast. Please send in your entry forms ASAP.

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT WABDL SURVEY

**This is an extremely important survey that will impact the future of THE WABDL – PLEASE RESPOND** Eleven hundred forty three lifters competed at the USA Power Raw Nationals. The WABDL is the only federation that doesn’t have Raw. The WABDL has been compiling raw records since Worlds 2015., but hey are not posted and

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THE WABDL’S OWN – GARY SHIM

GARY SHIM- Power Lifter – Sports People Hawaii -Gary talks of his lovely wife who encouraged him to get into Powerlifting, how difficult it can be to stay in the game, and about the camaraderie of his teammates who push each other every day. This is what the WABDL is all about!