Teams and Lifters

The Okayama University Powerlifting Club: one of the oldest and most successful university teams in Japan. In summer of 2004, they hosted one of our members, Ben Cantrell, taking him to watch the Japanese National Powerlifting Championships. Click HERE for English, or HERE for Japanese.

This is the site of the Penn State Powerlifting team, our new USAPL friends.

This is the website of Illini Powerlifting off-campus member and monster bench presser Roger Ryan. Check out the discussion board, where many members of the Lockup Gym in Taylorville, Illinois post their workouts.

Forums and Info Sites

Chicago Powerlifting.com is an excellent site run by AAPF National and AWPC World Champion Eric Stone. This is THE site for info on the Chicago and Illinois powerlifting scene. In the Forum, Eric generously hosts the Illini Powerlifting discussion forum.

Lifting Federations We Support

The World Association of Bench Pressers and Deadlifters (WABDL) is, along with the APF, our primary lifting federation. Founded and run by Gus Rethwisch, one of the greatest deadlifters of all time, the WABDL is known for its camaraderie, very well-run meets, and of course the annual WABDL World Championships, which year after year are the largest meets in the sport.

The WABDL-Illinois website, where you can find out what's happening with WABDL and WABDL members in the great state of Illinois.

The American Powerlifting Federation (APF) was the first lifting organization founded by lifters FOR lifters. The APF provides drug-tested competition through the Amateur American Powerlifting Federation (AAPF), and world competition through the World Powerlifting Congress (WPC) and the AWPC. Visit the APF-Illinois page here.

The American Powerlifting Association, run by Scott Taylor, offers both tested and non-tested divisions at their meets. In Illinois, the APA is headed up by our own Roger Ryan.

USA Powerlifting is the IPF affiliate in the U.S.  USAPL offers strictly drug-tested competitions with the opportunity of advancing to IPF international competition.

The American Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation is the U.S. affiliate of the WDFPF, the World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation. The ADFPF offers very strictly tested meets, using in- and out-of-meet testing, as well as targeted "nil notice" testing.

Gear and Supplements

Nutrition@Work, owned and managed by Darnell Cox, is our primary sponsor. Darnell, a former competitive bodybuilder himself, has a sincere interest in the success of his customers. He won't sell you a product that won't contribute to your training success. And he doesn't believe that supplements should cost an arm and a leg. Call Darnell at 217-355-9304 or order online and he'll set you up.

We've had alot of success with Titan Fury and Titan F6 Bench Shirts. Crucial to our success with these shirts has been the help of Titan Sales Representative Ken Anderson. Ken, a world-class bencher himself, offers sound advice and knows how to get you into a shirt that will fit right. This saves time over ordering from a telephone operator who merely sizes you according to a chart. Call Ken Anderson at 972-250-4433 or visit his website: http://andersonpowerlifting.com.  Tell him Illini Powerlifting sent you.