Below is meet director Dale Hammond's meet write up for the USAPL Orange County Powerlifting Championships that took place in Pine Bush, New York. In his first meet, Chris Smith (148) broke 2 New York state records. Videos of Smith can also be seen below. John Bogart competed as well.
At the USAPL Pennyslvania Bench Press and Deadlift Championships yesterday, John Bogart (275) broke the federation's single lift American record with 716 pounds. The previous record was held by Scott Lade at 710 pounds. Bogart now owns both the USAPL full power American bench press record and the single lift American bench press record. His next meet will be on June 5th at the USAPL Orange County PL Championships and Ironman BP in Pine Bush, NY; and then he will be competing in the USAPL full power men's nationals in Palm Springs June 20th. He will be going for Viktor Testov's recent IPF full power bench record of 722.
Andrew Cohn will be providing updates for Powerlifting Watch throughout the day today from the USAPL PA State Push/Pull at Vision Fitness in Brogue, PA.
Says Cohn:
Howard Sturman just set a 181 master's 3 raw bench record of 336. Niko Hulslander and John Bogart are up in about 30 minutes.
John Bogart (275) has just hit a new USAPL AMERICAN bench press record with a 716 pound press. He is going 750 next.
John locked out 750 but it was no good (up and down we hear)
Below is training footage of John Bogart (275) as he prepares for the USAPL Pennsylvania State BP/DL Championships on May 15 in Brogue, Pennsylvania.
In training leading up to the meet, Bogart handles 785 pounds full range and 805 off of various boards. To put this into perspective, the IPF single lift bench press record is Daisuke Midote's 793 pounds. The USAPL American single lift record is Jeff Lewis' 777.
John Bogart (shw) has decided to move up a weight class for the USAPL Pennsylvania State BP/DL Championships on May 15 in Brogue, Pennsylvania.
In training leading up to the meet, Bogart handles 785 pounds full range and 805 off of various boards. To put this into perspective, the IPF single lift bench press record is Daisuke Midote's 793 pounds. The USAPL American single lift record is Jeff Lewis's 777.
Yesterday, John Bogart (275) grabbed one USAPL American Record and missed a shot at another at the Pennsylvania State Championships in State College, Pennsylvania.
John Bogart (275) once again takes to the platform when he competes at the USAPL Pennsylvania State Championships which takes place on Saturday and Sunday in State College, Pennsylvania.
Bogart will compete in the full meet. He will look to up his own full meet USAPL American Record bench mark of 683 pounds and overtake Scott Lade's bench only record of 710 pounds.
Meet director Steve Mann is going to offer an 'Old School' division at the meet. The division will only allow equipment from the 1990’s and earlier.
John Bogart (275) once again takes to the platform when he competes at the USAPL Pennsylvania State Championships which takes place on Saturday and Sunday in State College, Pennsylvania.
Bogart will compete in the full meet. He will look to up his own full meet USAPL American Record bench mark of 683 pounds and overtake Scott Lade's bench only record of 710 pounds.
Meet director Steve Mann is going to offer an 'Old School' division at the meet. The division will only allow equipment from the 1990’s and earlier.
Meet director Robert Keller has posted the roster for the USAPL New Jersey State Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships which will take place on Saturday and Sunday in Princeton, New Jersey. A total of 177 lifters will compete.
The meet will feature bench press stars John Bogart (275) and Dennis Cieri (198).
Below is meet director Dale Hammond's meet write up for the USAPL Orange County Powerlifting Championships that took place in Pine Bush, New York. In his first meet, Chris Smith (148) broke 2 New York state records. Videos of Smith can also be seen below. John Bogart competed as well.