Albany strength

Summary
Albany Strength is a suppliment store and powerlifting gym in Albany, New York. They are home to both national and international champions in powerlifting and bodybuilding. Their suppliment store is stocked with high quality strength and performance enhancing products for every level of weight training competitor - from beginner to professional.
History
Albany Strength opened for business on March 21, 1996 as a sports supplement retailer and small personal training business by J. Payette and A. Price. Later that year, C. Reynolds came on as partner and store manager. One full year of sales made out of their homes, as well as gym sales, led to the opening of a small retail store on Sand Creek Road inside former Colonie Athletic Club. Another move shortly after to Wolf Road, the former Fitness Factory, was the home of Albany Strength until September 1998. Another move found the store located at 212 Western Avenue in Albany, where it grew a large following. January 2002 brought its final move to 332 Central Avenue Albany, and a new partner, physical education teacher A. Eastman, to the now renamed Albany Strength Gym XXXL.
In its current location on Central Avenue in Albany, NY, Albany Strength Gym XXXL has held and holds numerous power lifting competitions (17 to date), and smaller inner gym competitions, also Strong Man events and a few seminars. Highlights at the gym are numerous and sometimes overlooked by people outside the iron game. Pioneers of the powerlifting world have visited and were honored at the gym, notably J.White, G. Stevens, Ned Norton, J. Van Allen (current), T. Piazza, and P. Salsbury. Current top performers at the gym are S. Culnan, a Multi-National Champion and current Masters World Champion, Multi-Federation Champion, R. Brunk. Other top performers who can be seen weekly at the gym are M. Macri, H. Segeant, D. Newkirk, J. Zembkin, G. Plante, E.C., F. Van Orten and K.C., along with several others. Notable Bodybuilders are B. White, 2007 NPC National Champion, coached to a 711 lb bench press by A. Eastman, as well as R. Cancelino, NYS natural body building champion and strength competitor.
Contest history
NFL Player Chad Dukes wins 1st place at Bench Press contest
The ‘laundry mat’ contest drew 54 lifters and 133 spectators
S. Culnan’s performance and 775 lb. Deadlift
M. Kring’s guest posing in 2004
The Grudge Match
Triangle Match
Basale vs. K.C.
Gibson totals 1755 at 181lbs
715 lb bench press at 275 lbs by J. Bogart
R. Brunk vs. D. Newkirk vs. R. Cancelino vs. Hansen vs. Ball at 220 lbs.
D. Moore's Consistent Improvement
K.C. wins Strongman Contest
Staff
The gym recently entered the e-commerce marketplace with a new updated website and store. The store staff at present are: C. Reynolds, J. Payette, D. Lefebvre and J. Basale.
The e-commerce staff are: White Wolf Computers’ R. Remillard, C. Mattiske e-commerce coordinator, C. Parody web design, C. Anderson data and shipping specialist and T. Blaney Internet Consultant.

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