University of Queensland Powerlifting and Weightlifting Club

The University of Queensland Powerlifting and Weightlifting Club is a powerlifting and weightlifting club and was established in the early 1980's at the University of Queensland St Lucia campus in Brisbane through UQ Sport (http://www.uqsport.com.au/). When it was inially set up, the club occupied a shared space in the present location of the UQ Sport cardio room and then later relocated to a room in the lowest level of building 12. In 2007 the club moved to its present location in Acacia Park, St Lucia.
The club was initially set up to cater for University of Queensland students and staff and provide an training environment with specialised facilities and coaches. Today the goals of the club remain unchanged and membership to club is open to the general public. The club is managed by dedicated volunteers from the University of Queensland, lifters, coaches and referees involved in the sport.
UQPWC is open to the general public. Qualified strength and conditioning coaches and powerlifting coaches teach lifters to execute the squat, bench press and deadlift and to prepare for competition.
Training
UQPWC has a dedicated, fully equipped gym with olympic bars, rubber-coated weights, power rack, carpeted platforms, glute ham raise machine, dumb bells and adjustable squat and bench press racks. Most lifters train between 3 and 4 times a week and follow a periodized (http://en. .org/wiki/Strength_training#Periodization) training program. There are many aspects of training for powerlifting events that are used in Strength Training and strongman training.
Apart from using free weights such as olympic bars and plates and dumb bells, lifters also train with other specialised equipment such as the reverse hyper extension machine, glute ham raise machine, rubber bands and heavy chains.
Many of the club members train to compete in powerlifting events which follow IPF Technical Rules
Club National Achievements
Club members compete in Powerlifting Australia Ltd events which are held throughout Australia, Commonwealth Championships, Oceania Powerlifting Federation events, and in international events hosted by the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF).
*2009 National Open Championships, Sydney
:Theo Lagis category 60kg Total= 570kg 1st place
:Ray Hope category 67.5kg Total= 605kg 1st place
:Andrew Logan category 125kg Total= 872.5kg 1st place
:Helen Allen category 56kg Total= 345kg 1st place
Club World Achievements
*World Sub-Junior & Junior Powerlifting Championships 7 - 11 Sep, 2005 Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. Samuel Lane Category Sub-junior, 125+kg Total= 625kg 6th place
* World Masters Powerlifting Championships 30 Sep - 4 Oct 2008, Palm Springs, USA. Andrew Logan Category Masters I, 125kg Total=857.5kg 2nd place
* World Masters Powerlifting Championships 30 Sep - 4 Oct 2008, Palm Springs, USA. Helen Allen Category Masters I, 56kg Total=317.5kg 4th place
* 18th Women's World Masters Championships, Czech Republic, Ostrava, 28 Sep - 03 Oct 2009. Helen Allen Category Masters I, 56kg Total=315kg 2nd place
Bibliography
* Baechle, Thomas R.; Earle, Roger W. (2008). Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning 3rd Edition eBook . NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association. ISBN 9780736084659
*Delavier, Frederic (2006). Strength Training Anatomy - 2nd Edition. Human Kinetics Publishers. ISBN 9780736065238.
* Bompa, Tutor; Di Pasquale, Mauro; Cornacchia, Lorenzo (2003). Serious Strength Training - 2nd Edition. Human Kinetics Publishers. ISBN 9780736042666
* Delavier, Frederic (2001). Strength Training Anatomy. Human Kinetics Publishers. ISBN 0-7360-4185-0.
* Groves, Barney (2000). Powerlifting. Human Kinetics Publishers. ISBN 9780880119788
See Also
*Paralympic powerlifting
*Weight training
*Olympic weightlifting
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*International Powerlifting Federation

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