CAPO Australian Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships

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CAPO Australian Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships

(CAPO Australia / New Zealand)

Date:

Sat 10 August, 2013 9:00 am

Venue:

Look for updates on the CAPO NZ and Australia Facebook pages.

Contact:

Derwent Entertainment Centre

Hobart

Tasmania

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Boris Sheiko - "Russian Super Coach" is now a confirmed guest at CAPO Nationals 2013 "Hobart"

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For those lifters who are interested in qualifying for the Capo National Championship 2013 in Tasmania here is a link explaining the qualifying standards.

If you are intending to use the upcoming All Comers 3 Lift as your qualifier please let officials now prior to lifting.

http://www.capopowerlifting.com.au/index.html

Here is the grading scale

http://www.capopowerlifting.com.au/files/capo_grading_scale.pdf

[nate225]

Epic opportunity for lifters to watch Andrey Melanichev lift and hear Boris Sheiko speak!

Looks like an awesome event, is Wayne running/promoting this?

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Yeah bro Wayne has organized it - the list is growing every day of international powerlifters.

He confirmed last week Richard “The Ant” Hawthorne was registering under CAPO and will be lifting under the CAPO banner at the event.

weighs about 128lbs!!!

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just a crazy line up....others in the bill

Brandon "cube" Lilly 2204lb raw total

Sarychev Kirill - 315kg raw bench

[Leeroid]

Fuark, this comp looks like it'll be sick

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Just seen the full run down on fb -

Tasmania’s first ever Strength and Fitness Expo will play host to twenty exhibitor booths from some of our industries most respected brands, and companies from all over Australia.

Spectators can enjoy the following competitions and demonstrations – Arm Wrestling, Crossfit, MMA, Boxing, Bodybuilder appearances, Fitness and Bikini competition, and Zumba.

Our main event: CAPO National Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships - it's the primary event on the CAPO calendar and it promises to be the biggest and the best powerlifting event ever held in Australia

Tickets will go on sale via Ticketech in the coming days, and will also be available at the door.

Day pass $12

Weekend pass $17

Kids - 10 years and under FREE

International Guests:

Russia

1. Andrey Malanichev - Arguably the greatest RAW Powerlifter of All-Time.

2. Kirill Sarychev - 315kg RAW bench presser, only a junior.

3. Boris Sheiko - “Russian Super Coach”

4. Andrey Fedoseev - Owner of the “Battle of Champions”

5. Dmitry Spiridonov - Editor of Ironworld.ru

USA

1. Eric Lilliebridge - possibly the greatest junior Powerlifter of All-Time. Going for All-Time WR's

2. Brandon Lilly - Creator of the CUBE method, and totals 1000kg+ RAW.

3. Sam Byrd - All-time squat record holder, RAW specialist and has an Equipped 499kg squat.

4. Richard “the Ant” Hawthorne - pound for pound possibly the strongest man in the world, going for an 11 times body-weight total.

5. Garrett Griffin - 250kg RAW bench press at under 90kg!!

6. Chad W Smith - 900lb RAW squatter.

Finland

1. Anna Karrila - Female World Champion, and World record holder, and Finnish Bodybuilding Champion.

[M.T]

WOW \:D/

[Danomyte]

So much awesome in this line up!!!! :nod:

Good luck to those building up for this :clap: