Washington Powerlifting

Washington Powerlifting is about moving tons of weight by bench pressing, deadlifting, and squatting. We support all federations, all lifters, and are committed to the sport of Powerlifting. We want to see bigger lifts, and stronger competitors in our sports. If you know of any more Washington Powerlifting Federations and Gyms that are not listed here please let us know and we will post it.

Washington Powerlifting

FEDERATIONS

* Washington APA
Kelley Mahoney
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* Washington APF
Dr. Don Bell
110 S Park Street
Aberdeen, WA 98520
360-533-6620
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* Washington UPA
Larry Bush
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* Washington USAPL
Paula Houston, State Chair
3401 E Pike #211
Seattle WA 98122
260-760-8724
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* Washington USPF
John Moser
Email: jmoser6@coxnet

* Washington WABDL
Joe Mickelson
425-743-4952

RESOURCES

* Washington State High School Powerlifting

POWERLIFTING GYMS

* Bull Stewart Fitness Center
Seattle WA

* Explosivelyfit Strength
Nine Mile Falls WA

* Gold's Gym
Mukilteo WA

* Irongladiators
Spokane WA

* Local's Gym
Lynnwood WA

* McVeigh Gym
Fort Lewis WA

* Northwest Barbell
Tukwila WA

* Seattle Strength and Power
Seattle WA

* StarFit Fitness Center
Kennewick WA

* Timber Gym
Aberdeen WA

* United Gym
Seattle WA

* YAC Fitness
Yakima WA

Washington Powerlifting has changed and evolved and the sport has evolved with it. Early on there were few federations for lifters to choose from. The AAU and USPF were two of the early powerlifting feds that offered a competitive environment for lifters to test their metal. These feds required squats to be walked out, definitive pauses in the bench press, and very limited gear. The USPF was very popular and saw most of the top lifters in the nation and in

Washington Powerlifting competing at its meets in the 80’s and early nineties. With the advancements in supportive gear, other federations like the APF sprang up to accommodate those lifters who wanted less restriction in that area and multiply lifting was born. Squats could now be taken out of a monolift, so walking out the squats would no longer interfere with moving maximum weight. As gear continued to become more advanced, Unlimited feds like the WPO came into existence, and many of the all time total and benchpress numbers sky rocketed. The APF and WPO found their greatest success during the late 90’s and early 2000’s.

Today there has been a titanic fracturing of power in the sport. There are multiple raw feds now, single ply feds- some old, some newer, and many multi-ply feds to choose from. Many view this as a good thing because now lifters have a choice- there is literally a federation in Washington Powerlifting for every distinction that can be made. What ply’s are allowed, drug tested or not, competition rules, international affiliation. It’s all there now. The only problem is that now there are 50 different world records under different conditions and the sport has become completely diluted with mediocrity…but hey, who doesn’t want to be a National Champion. RISE UP.

Washington Powerlifting is a growing sport and is increasing in size every year. This means that records will be broken and new champions will arise. If you set a major state record or you know someone who has please let us know so we can add it to this page. Violent Hero Powerlifting is committed to providing accurate information regarding Washington Powerlifting federations, gyms, and resources. If you find that any of the information on this page is inaccurate please contact us.