William hit this historic lift on 4th attempt to break the SHW Submaster World Record and he did it without a belt!
Seth was born in 1974 as a triplet. He was the first baby delivered but had one of his brothers cords wrapped around his neck. Doctors feel he suffered an anoxic lesion to his cerebellum which left him with spastic and ataxic CP.
When the other boys were lifting their heads and moving about Seth was not. When he was four he had his surgery to cut ham strings (which were attached to each other) and Achilles’ tendons. He then participated in OT and PT for years.
Seth’s brother Lance was working as a trainer at the YMCA at that time and got Seth into the gym to workout. This is where Seth’s love for powerlifting began. Soon after Seth started competing along with his brother Lance and a big group of friends. ‘I started training Seth in 2007 and have traveled all over the U.S. with him’ says Seth’s trainer Louie Morrison.
Unfortunately as Seth’s love for the sport grew so did his body. He grew to just shy of 350 pounds. Two years ago, his brother dropped him while trying to help load him onto an airplane heading to the Worlds in Reno. After that meet his brother and friends had a heart to heart with Seth’s parents (his caretakers) and told them that we were killing him. -Long story short……he has since lost 147 lbs and has a mission of walking onto the platform via just the aid of his trainers shoulder (Louie Morrison) for balance in Las Vegas in November.
Seth has lifted in the WABDL for the past 5 years. His best bench presses to date (all raw) are;
303 at SHW
281 @ 275
253 @ 242
259 @ 220
The All Time Lists for Bench Press and Deadlift Have Been Updated and are available via the Lists & Forms page. We are presently working on the lists for Teenage Divisions.
Please DO NOT contact the Webmaster with questions or concerns in this regard. Please contact Gus via contact information on the Contact page.
Karen Campbell hit a World Record Bench Press of 501.5 at the WABDL World Cup in April of this year. At that time many of us who were there to witness it (I had a ring side seat as a side judge) could hardly believe our eyes.
Well she did it again! Here is video of Karen killing a 512.5 lbs bench press in single ply gear. Karen competed in the 198 Lb. class weighing in at 196.2.
Karen is coached by Al Stork of the Stork Powerlifting Team.
For those skeptics out there Karen has been tested at every meet she’s competed in for the last several years. In this case the WABDL spent many extra dollars on additional testing beyond the norm. To nobody’s surprise she passed again.
Here’s the video.
Emily Jondron, a 16 year old Princeton High School Junior competed in the WABDL Southwest Regional Bench Press and Deadlift Championships held in Dallas, TX on July 18th, 2015.
Emily participated in both Bench Press and Dead Lift. She took 1st place in both events and established a new Bench Press world record and 1st place with a lift of 303 lbs for the 16 – 17 year old age group.
She also lifted 303 lbs in the deadlift for 1st place. The prior record was previously set in November 2006 by Courtney Gathright. Last year Emily established a bench press world record for the 14 – 15 year old age group.
Emily has qualified to participate at WABDL Words.
Emily is also part of the Princeton High School Powerlifting Team.
Troy broke his previous WA State Record at 220lbs (40-47 Law/Fire) by lifting over 3 times his body weight winning Open Law/Fire and overall Law/Fire best lifter.
Troy is an active duty military officer with over 26 years service and has been competing in the WABDL since 1997. He holds WABDL State DL Records in Washington, Oregon, Michigan and Virginia.
Troy attributes much of his success to Gus Reswich and the great Jerry Capello (Rest in Peace).
Troy’s father Mike Fryar, nailed a Law Fire 275 lbs (age 69) World Record 534lbs Deadlift at the same meet!
Check out the 1st place trophies for Worlds this year! They are even bigger than last year; 13″ high trophies made by Sir Charles Venturella Inc. (Charles Venturella) for WABDL worlds 2015 exclusively!!! GUS REMINDS LIFTERS TO PLEASE SEND IN THOSE REGISTRATION FORMS!!! Thank you WABDL Nation.
Friank Wakakua was diagnosed with end of life renal (kidney) failure. His physician told him he was lucky that he went to the emergency room when he did or he would not have survived without treatment.
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The deadline to get the special WABDL room rate for Worlds 2015 has been extended to Nov. 5th.
No more entries for Worlds will be accepted after today (Monday Oct. 27, 2015).
“Jill Porter (a.k.a. BAB – Big Awesome Bench) is a 7 sport National level athlete. She is currently an 8 time World Champion powerlifter who holds 11 World bench press records and 50+ Texas State records in bench press and deadlift. Jill has two titanium hip replacements and is currently receiving rehab with the fantastic Kelley Bartek and her crew at Sterling Ridge Orthopaedics after recently receiving a knee replacement…3 Titanium BAB”!!!
Here’s what she said: CLICK HERE
Great news! WABDL Worlds will be live streamed again this year. We will post the link to the LIVE stream on the WABDL Web site and on our Facebook Group page as the big day(s) approaches. In the meantime please consider watching this promotional video.
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The link below will highlight our valuable sponsors during off times. When there is lifting it will be a live stream to the 2015 WABDL World’s Platform.
http://www.mainstreamnetwork.com/watch/viewer.asp?station=mssports
The All Time Lists for Bench Press and Deadlift Have Been Updated and are available via the Lists & Forms page. We are presently working on the lists for Teenage Divisions.
Please DO NOT contact the Webmaster with questions or concerns in this regard. Please contact Gus via contact information on the Contact page.
(as told by Troy Fryar)
My dad, Mike Fryar, who recently turned 70, started lifting when I came in the service 26+ years ago. Ironically, he was 44 when he started, the same age I am now. I want to brag about my dad, he is truly a remarkable man. He served honorably in the U. S. Coast Guard, served 20 years and retired as a Master Chief (E-9) in 1983. He started his own business a couple years after retiring from the military, and about ready to retire again at the end of 2015. He is a devoted husband of nearly 50 years, a father to my sister Tammy and myself, a grandfather, uncle and the oldest sibling of nine. I strive daily to become half the man he is and I would not be where I am today without his guidance. Not only is he my dad….my dad is my best friend and training partner.
I have been in the Coast Guard since 1989, just over 26 years ago. I started off my career as an enlisted member. In 2000, I was making E-7, selected for promotion to Chief Warrant Officer and Officer Candidate School. I chose the commissioning route, and have been an officer since 2001. I have been all over the world with the Coast Guard. Currently, I work in Seattle, WA as the Reserve Forces manager for the 13th Coast Guard District (which comprises Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana).
I started competing in powerlifting in high school, namely for football. I have been competing for 30 years, with some years I sat out for deployments. Jerry Mongillo, a nationally ranked USPF 181lbs powerlifting champ, got me into powerlifting for football. Jerry and Karen Mongillo, my God Parents, dear friends of my parents, got me into powerlifting competitions. I started competing at 15. In 1989, I entered the Coast Guard, this was about the time, my dad started lifting with Jerry. In 1992, Dad and I entered our first powerlifting meet together, the ADFPA Alaska State Championships. From that meet on, Dad was bit by the powerlifting bug. Dad has competed in the ADFPA Masters level in Washington State and at Nationals. In 1997, Dad and I entered our first WABDL meet and have competed primarily in WABDL meets since. Many people ask my Dad, “Did you get your son into lifting?” Their reactions are great when my dad responds, “no, my son got me into lifting.” In 2012, my oldest son, Westin competed in his first meet at the age of 15. That was a memorable meet, having three generations of Fryar’s competing. A very proud moment for my dad and myself! Westin holds a couple teenage WA state DL records.
My Dad and I compete in powerlifting because we enjoy training together. Over the years, training has been done virtually, and most recently, when I am stationed near my folks, we often meet on weekends to train together. Dad will often travel 2+ hours to meet me, just to train, over a weekend. We both owe Jerry Mongillo for exposing powerlifting to us, because it has built a bond between us, and allowed us to do something we both enjoy
together.
My Dad’s best DL is 633lbs and he holds multiple DL WABDL records in WA state, national and world records. He was a 2015 WABDL Hall of Fame Inductee. My best DL is 705lbs and I have multiple DL WABDL records in Washington, Oregon, Virginia and Michigan. I tell my dad, my goal is to be as strong as him when I am his age, to change the first name on the records he holds.
Dad and I both are grateful for Gus Rethwisch and the WABDL team. Gus tirelessly hosts many meets a year around the country. We have lifted in other federations and nothing beats the professionalism and family atmosphere found at WABDL meets.
Be sure to check out the WABDL Worlds 2015 Photo Gallery. Email your WABDL Worlds 2015 Photos (one per lifter) with captions to dlron700@gmail.com!
I have not yet received the Official 2016 WABDL Meet Schedule but because of the early date for Sonny’s 2nd Hawaii Island WABDL Push & Pull Powerlifting Championships I am posting all information for this event here at this time.
CLICK HERE for the registration form.
Rachelle Meidinger, 21, broke her own world record by lifting 265 pounds during a bench press lift at the World Bench Press and Deadlifters Championship in Las Vegas on Nov. 22.
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