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Ontario Powerlifting NewsSep 2010, Volume 61, Issue 2Record breaking day at the Niagara Open – Patrick HartwickOfficial Newsletter of the Ontario Powerlifting Associationwww.ontariopowerlifting.org‐ photo Harnek Singh Rai
Presidents ReportReferee Report‐ Glyn Moore‐ Michael KnottAt the time of writing our junior liftersare in the Czech Republic are justwrapping up at the Worlds. Ontariowas well represented, from thePhoenix Club we had Kristen Sweeneylifting in the 60kg junior division, fromthe Steel City Club we had AndrewCameron in the 110 kg class and in theSub Junior division in the 125 classwe had Chad Farquhar who got theBronze medal. Congratulations to allour lifters who did remarkably wellespecially as it was their first Worldsand from experience I know hownerve wracking that can be.The number of Referees is increasingin Ontario. Jerry Marrentette and ScotSeguin have achieved their NationalCategory I rating. Glyn Moore andMark Giffin have obtained ProvincialCategory I.The membership is continuing to growand we are getting lots of newmembers. Here are a few pointers forthe new lifters who are thinking ofentering their first contest.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.Before entering a contest, alwayscontact someone that hasknowledge of powerlifting toassess your technique.Make sure that you have met theminimum standards of liftingapparel: wrestling singlet, sportsshoes and knee length socks fordeadlift.Always check with the meetdirector one week before thecontest to confirm the schedule.Have someone with you oncontest day to submit attempts.During weigh‐in and equipmentcheck, get your rack heights forsquat and bench press to ensurethat this information is availableat the head table before you lift.Ask your assistant to sign all ofyour attempt cards.Remember that after completinga lifting attempt, you have oneminute to submit our nextattempt.Always open at an attempt that isvery easy for you as it is differentlifting in front of referees than inthe gym.Table of ContentsAs passed at the CPU AGM this year, atleast three nationally ranked or higherreferees must officiate in order toobtain a National Record.I will be in Ottawa for the OntarioMens Intermediates and the OntarioBench Press Championships and amsearching for other National or higherreferees to officiate, as there may beNational Records being set.I am now preparing for the ProvincialChampionships in January 2011 inLondon. With the multiple worldchampionships taking place in Canadanext year, I suspect that theProvincials will be a big contest.OPA Members by ClubClubCapital BarbellDefining EdgeDefining StrengthFern's GymGolden TriangleIron FoundationIron WorksK. W. GrizzliesLakeside PowerliftingLondon PowerliftingMonster Powerlifting ClubNiagara PowerliftingOttawa StrongPhoenix FitnessPower Pit GymPoweReacHSt Thomas PowerliftingSteel CitySwiss PowerliftingTeam BarbarianTitans of MississaugaToronto Rex PowerliftingUltimate Fitness GymsUnattachedWestern Gym 115443Reports. 2Registration. 6Calendar . 3Profiles. 3EventsPhoenix Open . 7Provincials . 11Ontario Mens Intermediate . 10Ontario Bench Press . 10Annual General Meeting . 5RecordsOntario Records . 11Ontario Bench Records. 15FormsRecord Application . 18Contest Entry. 17Membership . 16OPA Directory . 20Ontario PowerliftingNewsOntario Powerlifting News ispublished several times per year.The Newsletter is included in theOntario Powerlifting Associationmembership. Submissions arewelcome from all members.Editor: Ulrike KrugerContributors: Glyn Moore, MarleneMoore, Mike Knott, Harnek SinghRai, Ulrike Kruger, Mike Knott, SusanAbbott, Sarah Leighton, SandroD’AngeloPhotos Front Cover: Harnek SinghRaiAdvertising: 1 page ‐ 75, ½ page ‐ 50, ¼ page ‐ 25, Business Card ‐ 10Newsletter Deadline:Jan 28, 2010Submissions:rekapower@gmail comPage: 2
Profile: Ultimate FitnessBy: Sarah LeightonUltimate Fitness is a company owned and operated bySarah Leighton and her husband Paul Vaillancourt.The company consists of two gyms located just west ofOttawa in Arnprior and Renfrew. Both gyms offermemberships, personal training, and custom builtstrength equipment sales.powerliftingpool, at theLast ChanceOpen inOttawa. TheUltimateFitnessPowerliftingClub wasfinally born.CalendarDateEventOct 30Pheonix OpenNov 30Ontario Mens IntermediatesOntario Bench PressJan 21Annual General MeetingJan 22Ontario PowerliftingUntil theChampionshipssummer of2010, theMar 29CPU Nationals, PEIUltimateA 2Fitness Clubwas comprised solely of female lifters, but this wouldchange. At the 2010 Ottawa Open, David Droeske andDane Blimkie joined two female lifters, Angie Burgessand Hilda Siegel, to make their OPA debut. The UltimateFitness Club unleashed 8 lifters in this competition, whichin turn won them the team award for the meet.Ultimate Fitness first got involved in powerlifting in 2008,when Shane Church, Paul, and Sarah travelled to theNiagara Open Powerifting Contest. It was the first meetfor all 3 lifters.Sarah and Shane were bitten by the powerlifting bug.Both continued to lift at various meets in Ontario, andfurther interest surfaced when a personal training clientcame to watch Sarah lift at a meet held in Ottawa.The client, Ellynne Dickson, began to compete in bench‐only meets, all the while being coached by Paul 3 daysper week. In the meantime, Shane Church left to lift atWestside Barbell in Columbus, OH.About three months prior, in preparation for this meet, aweekly Saturday morning training session at the Arnpriorgym was established. This session is comprised of four tofive of our female lifters, and has continued to attractmore members all the time. Our male lifters train threeto four evenings per week at the Renfrew location. Twomore lifters, Mark Whitman and Josh Emon will bemaking their debuts at the Mens Intermediate ProvincialChampionships in November. Again, all of these lifterswere developed through Push/Pull Meets and traininggroups at Ultimate Fitness.As coaches, Paul and Sarah have been to many liftingseminars hosted by Elite Fitness Systems, and alsoDefranco’s Training Systems. This has expanded theirknowledge as coaches, but also as lifters themselves.By competing and training, it reflects on the team andencourages them to always strive to be their best. Paul, aNationally ranked Strongman competitor, acts as Sarah scoach and has been integral to her success thus far andwill continue to help her climb towards her goals.At Ultimate Fitness, we feel that powerlifting is not only agreat way to keep you hungry and focused in the gym,but also an enjoyable way to add competition into thelives of people who can’t commit to organized sports dueto time restraints and the risk of injury. No matter whatage or gender, the powerlifting bug will continue to biteamid the Ultimate Fitness family.Interest continued to grow as more female clients foundadmiration for Sarah and Ellynne’s lifting achievements.A series of RAW Push/Pull meets held at Ultimate Fitnessdeveloped 3 new lifters. In late 2009, Tracey Alf, JayneMajor and Melanie Liard dipped their toes into theWebsite: www.ultimatefitnessgyms.comEmail: yms.comPage: 3
The Definition of Strength‐ Susan AbbottThe sport of powerlifting is receiving more widespreadrecognition because of the advocacy and longevity offemale competitors. The drive and dedication behind theall‐female team of Defining Strength is a force to bereckoned with on many levels. Most of the women havefound more than team membership in Defining Strength,there is a camaraderie that lifts them to higher levels!The team consists of members: Susan Abbott, CPT andCoach, Lisa Nigh, Anita Santos, Natasha Farrell, KristaMiller, and new members, Erin Casey, Simone Upham,and Joanne Swing. Lifters Susan, Lisa and Anita havecompeted at the Nationals for the past three years.Natasha and Krista competed at Nationals for the firsttime this year in Quebec City. Simone, Joanne and Erinall are training towards competing at future events.Susan is the mother of two, and a full‐time trainer at herbusiness Define Yourself Personal Training. She focuseson the training and nutritional needs of mainly women.On coaching her team, Susan says "far too often people,not just women, make the choice to give their ‘all’ towhat they must and leave not enough for them to growpersonally". Susan is known for her love of people, herpassion for powerlifting and her magnetic personality.Susan is the life‐force of the Defining Strength team; sheinspires the best efforts from those she trains not bylighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire withinthem!Lisa Nigh, the mother of two, works with her husband attheir company, Nigh's Concrete Forming. Lisa wasinvolved in other competitive sports before having afamily, and was drawn to the nature and longevity ofpowerlifiting. It has dramatically changed the way shelives her life, transcending just the 'sport' of it. As aMasters 1, she has her sights set on the Masters Worldswhen they come to our turf at Niagara in 2011.Anita Santos is the very busy mother of three and selfemployed in the natural health field. Anita’s previousexperience in competitive sports helped develop hercurrent drive for powerlifting. Anita became addicted tothe sport after being encouraged by Susan to compete ina competition. Continually striving to beat her PBs seemsto provide Anita with the drive to succeed.Natasha Farrell is a high school teacher who runs manyextra curricular activities at her school. She is an amazingexample of a well‐rounded teacher and mentor for youngwomen. Natasha has evolved into a lifter who haspushed through the barriers of her own expectations.She is working towards a super year of surpassing PBs.Krista Miller is a grade school teacher and mom of two,soon to be three. Krista is an athlete who is determinedto come back from baby number three fiercer than ever.The Defining Strength team trains primarily in a smallstudio in Hagersville. The studio is half of a garage with acarpet and a curtain that separates us from the car stuff.However, as other clubs can attest, great things cancome out of a garage! We train together train 2‐3 times aweek and supplement with workouts at home. We allmake training fit into our lives; that includes juggling kids,soccer practice, hockey and jobs that require extraprepping time on top of our regular work day. Manywomen have challenges succeeding in powerlifitngbecause of the personal, physical and mental sacrificesneeded. It is not without certain sacrifice that our teammembers ascended to the National level.The Defining Strength club can attribute part of itssuccess to the support we receive from working withother clubs. We often train at Phoenix Fitness with AndyChilds and Aras Kvedaras of Kvedaras Chiropractic (whoalso helps us on the road to recovery after traininginjuries), and with Niagara Powerlifting Club's pre‐contest regimes. We have often joked that we need tohyphenate our team name (maybe Defining‐Strength ofPhoenix‐Niagara J) to include all of the clubs that havesupported us. Our team is the essence of thepowerlifting community which is supportive of thewomen and men dedicated to the sport.The Defining Strength team has proven to be a positivemodel of a powerlifting athlete. By being focused,determined, respectful, strong and faithful, we are tryingto be role models for other women in the sport. And weare advocating that women can be successful in sportand in life at any age!To the women of Defining Strength, powerlifting is thesport that fuels our fire. It is a pathway to a communityof fantastic people who are gracious in imparting theirknowledge, serving as mentors and inspiration to theirpartners in life, their children and other women of theircommunity.Referees Needed!!!The Ontario Powerlifting Association needs morereferees. Contact the Referee Chairperson:Michael Knott (519) 317‐6078Email: Mike Knott@bell.netPage: 4
South West HS RegionalWtNameClsWomen48 Laura Jubinville52 Maja Bevanada56 Emily Kessler56 Lydia Congdon60 Kayla Holman67.5 Lauren Michaud67.5 Lindsey Battersby90 Taylor ThompsonMen56 Michael Hissink56 Max Platsko60 Chris Demers67.5 Dalton Major67.5 Joel Kenny67.5 Cody Lacroix67.5 Scott Van Dijk75 Mike Pearl75 Travis Campeau75 Gianmarco Giglio75 Skylar Chauvin82.5 Phil Tofformire82.5 Kyle Piva90 Said Zaarour100 Nick Thrasher100 Leo Chevalier100 Matt Lemmon110 Spencer Revenberg110 Brandon Revenberg125 Chris SlikboerMay 8, 2010ClubBWTSquat BenchTilburyEssexEssexEssexEssexL'EssorEssexBelle 7.585EssexTilburyTilburyL'EssorL'EssorBelle RiverEssexHoly NamesBelle RiverHoly NamesPain sexCardinal 3.210.00317.29301.60292.67Belle River Open – 125125125125125125NameWomenJulie WatkinLisa NighKristen SweeneyMenDalton MajorJohn McKittrickJohn BourgoinAlex BensonNello MielieAlex HarrisKevin SterlingDan ShultzSteve ChomitzAdrian NinaberGreg DerryJeff VancoPeter McGillDoug Bloch‐HansenTony BunceDarren Preis‐KlassenKevin SedoreJun 5, 2010TotalWilksClubBWTSquatBenchDLDefining 368.93339.11320.49293.98274.170.00Power PitGolden TriangleGolden TriangleNiagaraSteel CityPower PitGolden TriangleGolden TrianglePower PitPower PitSteel CityLondonGolden TriangleNiagaraAnnual General MeetingDateJan 21, 2011 6:00pmLocationRamada InnExeter Rd, London, ONContactTrish BoyleEmail: trisha.ross@rogers.comPlease be aware everyone that we areaccepting nominations for thefollowing: Male Athlete of the Year Female Athlete of the Year Bill Jamison Award (to be taken tothe AGM for CPU) Bill Jolley Award (to be taken toAGM for CPU) Contribution AwardSend nominations and proposals toTrisha Boyle. Include a small write upwhy you would like this person/personsnominated.OPA Members byAge/CategoryAssociateBlindJuniorMaster 1Master 2Master 3Master 4OpenSpecial AthleteSub JuniorGrand TotalNew Renewal Total16 74 41425 39830 38432 3611 112 22251 73113 1454 955178 233Page: 5
Ontario High School ChampionshipsWtNameClsWomen52 Stephanie Reischl52 Laura May Jubinville60 Emily Kessler67.5 Jenny Rideout67.5 Caroline Barker67.5 Emma Bluemke75 Careena Browne75 Allison Campbell82.5 Carissa Browne90 Lindsay Bartz90 Jasmine Keats90 Martha GiordanoMen56 Tarek Attia56 Caleb Siu56 Mike Hissink60 Chris Demers60 Marcus Jones67.5 Dalton Major67.5 Aaron Retondo67.5 Joel Kenney67.5 Cody Lacroix75 Andrew Swatridge75 Skylar Chauvin82.5 Wade Filiatrault82.5 Phil Tofflemire82.5 Lucas St. Jeen90 Spencer West90 Said Zaarour100 Srdan Granic100 Simon Chae125 Chris Slikboer125 Addison LondonLessorSt MaryLessorBelle RiverwaterlooPain CourtBluevaleTilburyWest ElginWestdaleEssexForest HeightsWestdaleCardinalMm 5122.585172.5142.5140137.595155100170165160195May 30, 2010Squat 309.31301.49293.57321.11Registration ReportAs of Aug 31, there are 375 OPA members.This number includes 133 high schoolstudents and 8 associates. So far this year7 sanctioned contests have taken place, 2more to go. There are 23 registered clubs.And the year is not over yet!!!!I would like to see clubs that have neverbefore (or haven’t in a while) host a meetnext year. If you are thinking abut hostingone of these events, I will tell you that itcan be very rewarding. When at the endof a contest, while you are packing thingsup, a lifter comes to you and thanks youfor a great contest or a volunteer thanksyou for a asking them to help, well, itcertainly makes you feel good.I would like you to know something aboutvolunteers. A volunteer is one of the mostimportant aspects of a well run meet. Thesize of a contest will dictate how manyvolunteers you need. If you are having amorning session with 3 flights, you need,at minimum 4 helpers for the platform, 5works best, but any less, there are nospares to switch off. If you are having amorning and afternoon with 2 – 3 flightseach session, then 2 sets of spotters andloaders would be needed. It is somewhatunfair to expect a person to be on theplatform from 9am – 6pm. More help isgood and if there are extras to rotate in,all the better.The Head Table needs a minimum of 3 people, 4 works well, and 5 is excellent if you have the second laptop for a loading chart (but notnecessary). The positioning would go something like this: attempt taker / timer, score keeper (lap top), sorter, announcer, second laptop(with loading chart).Keeping breaks timed makes for a more efficient run meet and providing food and drinks for the volunteers is important also. Volunteerswill return to help again if they are appreciated. Don’t be afraid to ask family and friends to help; you would be surprised how manywould like to volunteer their services.2011 will be a very busy year for Glyn, Jay Gemmell, Steve Magistrale and myself as we prepare to host the 2011 World Masters in St.Catharines. The Provincial Championships are in January and I will be very busy with processing the CPU cards (with Glyn’s help). I willnot have the 2011 cards from the CPU until sometime in December so be patient to receive them in the new year. Memberships will notbe processed until January 1, and you may post date your cheques to Jan 1, 2011; however I will not process any cards that are post‐dated until the actual date on the cheque. Please also read the application and send in the appropriate waiver with the membershipform, initialled and signed in the correct areas. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are competing atthe January Provincials, please send your applications 2 weeks prior to the date of the contest to ensure the card will get processed.To all the 2010 clubs in Ontario ‐ I look forward to each renewal for 2011 and I urge you to send in any intended contest sanctions for thecoming year so that we can list them on the website and in our magazine, and more importantly so that you can have the spot in thecalendar year that best suits your club. It is nice to see the agenda for meets early in the year so you can plan out your training.As Glyn and I and Ulrike are planning this issue, our Canadian Junior team is competing right now in the Czech Republic. To our Ontariolifters: Chad Farquar, Kristen Sweeny, Andrew Cameron, I wish them well. To our Masters Team, who will be going there at the end ofthe month ‐ good luck and good lifting. ‐ Marlene MoorePage: 6
London OpenMay 15, 2010WtNameClsWomen6067.567.582.590ClubMaggie Rafferty67.57575757582.582.582.590Rebecca McKeenMaria CommissoDeb BisztriczxyJanine WheelerMenArt ChanMark MacWilliamsDonald FrancisBilal KhanChristopher FudgeSteve SpilakMatt ShelvockJamie DesjardinsJamie Lavoie90909090100Greg PageTravis GrahamMarvin KelsoSolomon RodriguezMichael Mei125 Matt Wiens125 Adam McInroy125 Doug LondonBWTSquat BenchDLTotalWilks57130.075.0 127.5 .2116.4114.2242.5210.0195.0177.5 265.0 685.0155.0 242.5 607.5125.0 205.0 525.0393.67351.87305.63Phoenix OpenDate:Location:Meet Director:Cost:Payable to:Send to:Contact:EntryDeadline:Weigh‐inContest TypeAwardsNOTEOct 30, 2010Phoenix Fitness131 Upper Centennial Parkway Unit 11Stoney Creek, ONAndy Childs 60Phoenix FitnessAndy Childs131 Upper Centennial Parkway Unit 11 StoneyCreek, ON L8T 2T7Phone: (905) 979‐1967Email: andy@phoenixfitnessclub.caWebsite: www.phoenixfitnessclubs.caOct 15, 20108:00am Lifting: 10:00 am3‐lift open1st to 3rd each weight class1st to 3rd by wilks for raw lifters (Belt and wristwraps only)The Registration Chairperson will be on holidaysSep 25 to Oct 19. Membership applicationsreceived by the contest deadline (post‐marked Oct15) will be processed.Page: 7
Special Olympics Nationals-Push/PullWtNameClsWomen67.5 Chrystal Bradley75 Lisa Newell82.5 Christine Sullivan90 Betty Farr90 Jessyca GendronMen56 Marc Maurice60 Benjamin Chain60 Randy Luzny67.5 Russell Geber67.5 Matt MacKay75 Paul Perreault75 Louis Duval82.5 Andre Goulet82.5 Jan Mareels82.5 Spencer Stevens90 Blair Lunau90 Carl Paulhus100 Dave Devison100 Andrew Harding100 Richard Dwyer100 C Ralph Graham110 Brad Grills125 Alfred Wiltse125 Jackie Barrett125 Robin LatimerJul 17, 29.10130.28The Special Olympics National Championship was hosted by the LondonPolice and Firefighter and was held in London at the University ofWestern Ontario. The London Powerlifting Club provided equipmentand also IPF National Certified referees, so that the lifters could qualifyfor the Special Olympics World Championship.used as the warm up area. By the end of the day therewas standing room only, with people lined up outsidethe venue.Meet director / Technical support / equipment: TerryStinchcombe and The London Powerlifting ClubReferees: Mike Knott, Rick Gazdig, Jerry Marrentette.London Volunteers: Michael Knott, Stan Goss, GordCatterson, Steve Garrett, Rick Gazdig, Stephen Janik,Tim Jones, Ann Pijaszek, Lynda Squires, TerryStinchcombe, Karen Stinchcombe, Harry MacDonald,Jerry Marrentette.Special Olympics Nationals-SquatWtNameClsWomen82.5 Christine Sullivan90 Betty Farr90 Jessyca GendronMen56 Marc Maurice60 Benjamin Chain60 Randy Luzny67.5 Russell Gerber75 Paul Perreault75 Louis Duval82.5 Andre Goulet82.5 Spencer Stevens90 Carl Paulhus90 Blair Lunau100 Richard Dwyer100 Dave Devison100 C Ralph Graham100 Andrew Harding125 Jackie Barrett125 Robin LatimerJul 17, 7SOO75.7SOA79.6SOS83.8SOA84.2SOO92.5SOBC 96.7SONS 99.95SOA97.8SONL 134.65SOM 147.9This championship event consisted of various sports, includingPowerlifting. The contest was held in two full gyms, with one being2010 Special Athletes ContestAge lsWomen52Jasneet Bansal60Lynn Lister60Kelly Fitzgerald60Cheryl Howey67.5 Melissa Mancini90 Jacquie JohnsonMen67.5 Ryan Lamey67.5 Michael Rastas67.5 Siu Fan Yau75Michael Arruda75Jeffrey Killins82.5 Robert Greig110 Morgan Smith125 Larry ChappellJun 19, 2010ClubBWTSquat BenchDLTotalWilksTitansTitansTitansK.W. GrizzliesTitansK.W. ansTitansTitansTitansTitansK.W. GrizzliesTitansK.W. 132.8183.4174.7177.5Page: 8
2010 Ottawa Open – 3-liftAge ClsWtNameClsJul 17, 2010ClubBWT Squat BenchDLTotalWilksCapital .0255.0380.3135.065.0142.5342.5396.3WomenM248Sue ThomsonM148Odette MichaudM152Jayne MajorUltimate Fitness49.1Open60Maggie RaffertyIron Works57.2M260Elizabeth MunnOpen67.5Sarah LeightonJunior67.5Stacey JensenOpen67.5Mary Ann KaczorOpen67.5Angela BurgessUltimate FitnessOpen67.5Hilda SiegelUltimate FitnessSubJun75Alyssa SmithOpen90 Tracey AlfUltimate FitnessUltimate Fitness59.727.535.065.0127.5142.766.3183.0115.0 rbod FarhangSubJun67.5Callum SchjerningOpen75Chris FudgeJunior75Yves BrousseauIron WorksWestern GymTeam74.074.5250.0205.0 225.0680.0486.874.2185.0107.5 215.0507.5364.4107.5 210.0487.5353.1Junior75Jamie DesjardinsJunior75Graeme 5200.0442.5319.2Junior75Corey Tsang73.0155.082.5180.0417.5303.3M375Richard SarazinCapital Barbell74.3125.087.5175.0387.5277.9Open82.5Eytan RipOttawa Strong81.60080.0215.0115.0 225.0555.0378.978.9195.0110.0 235.0540.0371.9347.9Junior82.5Matt ShelvockWestern GymTeamJunior82.5Kevin CancianCapital BarbellM382.5Laurie Greenidge82.0202.5120.0 195.0517.5Open82.5Rohan Kembhavi78.9132.5110.0 180.0422.5291.0M290Claude Dallaire86.9267.5155.0 295.0717.5466.6Open90Greg PageIron Works88.9235.0190.0 225.0650.0417.6M290Herb GreenidgeOttawa Strong88.8230.0140.0 212.5582.5374.4Junior90Kristin Fischer87.7212.5125.0 225.0562.5364.0Junior90Andrew Wilson85.5137.5117.5 195.0450.0295.3Open100Dane Blimkie97.9215.0125.0 242.5582.5357.6M2100Raymond White96.8205.0145.0 160.0510.0314.6Open100Ashwin Juneja98.2145.090.0420.0257.5Ultimate Fitness185.0Junior110David DroeskeUltimate Fitness104.8 250.0165.0 287.5702.5420.1M3110Patrick HartwickPoweReach103.7 250.0155.0 227.5632.5379.6Open125Matt WiensIron Works119.2 252.5197.5 275.0725.0417.5Open125Chris YanthaOttawa Strong122.8 255.0160.0 300.0715.0409.0Open125Phillipe Landry121.8 250.0185.0 255.0690.0395.4The 4th annual Ottawa open was heldon July 17, 2010. Once again the meetwas a success with many novice lifters.The meet included over 54 lifters with14 in the bench only, a full flight ofwomen lifters and two more flights of3 lift. The day was hectic and fastpaced – but luckily all the flightsworked out and with the help of someexperienced referees and greatvolunteers we were able to finish ontime.A combination of new and experiencedlifters made this our best Ottawa openyet. The numbers of lifters thatcompeted truly shows the popularityof powerlifting in Ontario andespecially in the Ottawa area.Congratulations to the best bench ofthe day Serge Leduc, the best femalelifter Sarah Leighton and the best maleand overall lifter Yves Brousseau.A successful powerlifting meet couldnot take place without the help ofsponsors and volunteers. I would liketo thank all the sponsors andvolunteers for their help and especiallyGlyn and Marlene Moore whotravelled from Niagara Falls to help,the referees (Mark Giffin, LouisLevesque and Daniel Royer) forensuring the meet ran on time, ArtChan and the rest of Iron Works Powerlifting team and Barry Antoniow forletting us use his equipment.We are looking forward to a bigger andbetter 5th annual Ottawa open in July2011.A reminder to everyone that IronWorks Powerlifting club will also behosting the Ontario bench Press andIntermediates Championships onNovember 20 at the Travel Lodge Hotelin Ottawa. See the OPA site for details.I want to also let everyone kn
Capital Barbell 1 5 Defining Edge 5 Defining Strength 3 5 Fern's Gym 1 Golden Triangle 1 7 Iron Foundation 2 10 Iron Works 3 9 K. W. Grizzlies 6 Lakeside Powerlifting 5 London Powerlifting 4 9 Monster Powerlifting Club 1 1 Niagara Powerlifting 1 14 Ottawa Strong 7 Phoenix Fitness 2 4 Power Pit Gym 2 15 PoweReacH 2 St Thomas Powerlifting 1
