Ontario Powerlifting Association

This year, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Niagara Open, the meet has been expanded to two days; August 18 to August 19.  There will be separate days for classic and equipped as well as a bench only portion of the meet.  For more details, see here.

Every year, the Niagara Open has been a premier event and this year promises to top them all!

Please note the the information for the Ottawa Open July 14 has been updated to add relevent details.   See here for details

Click here to see the full form for the 2012 National Championships.  Each entry has to be filled in and mailed to the new OPA President for approval and signature and then it is his responsibility to forward it as an Ontario package to the Meet Director.

Forms must be sent to Dave Hoffman
278 Thaler Ave, Kitchener On. N2A 1R6

Please remember that this package must be sent by Dave to the nationals meet director by February 29 so please allow plenty of time for this information to reach him.

You may have noticed the recent addition of the 2012 College/Univeristy  “Classic” Powerlifting Challenge.  The event is open only to currently registered post secondary students who are members of the OPA and will be a "classic" only meet.  The meet is March 18 and the meet deadline for registration is March 14. Last years meet was a big success and this one promises to be the same.

Also added is a bench only meet on September 15 hosted by the Power Pit Club in Belle River.

Don't forget that the first open meet of the year will be held by the London Powerlifting Club on May 12. If you plan to compete, get your paperwork in.  London always hosts a great meet. Please note that we have added a list of lifters for the London Open.  It will be updated as new registrations are received.  See the list here

Please be advised that there has been a change to the date of the UTM meet from June 16 to June 23, 2012.

Thank you for the welcome to both Sandro and myself.  I'm sure I speak for both of us when I say we will do our best to keep the ship running smoothly.

The first priority is to get all entries for Nationals to Mike Armstrong.  Please get those to me as soon as possible.  The deadline is February 29th in Calgary so  get them in the mail as soon as you can.  We already have three that were submitted in Ottawa.  Make sure your payment is included unless you are paying by paypal.  Cheques or money orders only.  See the entry form for details.

At the AGM we were relieved to see all other executive positions remained in the same hands.  Everyone has been doing a stellar job and we know it will make things easier for Sandro and myself.  Remember at the end of the day, we are all volunteers.  Thanks to Glyn and Stan for their service over the past years. 

We have a number of meets coming up in May and June after Nationals.  The Toronto Super Show is the first weekend in June and will be an invitational.  Those who participated last year will be given priority.  To those people who did and would like to return, let me know as soon as possible.

My only other comment is with respect to accessibility.  I have an email address which is Dave©cdnag.com.  If you email me about an issue, you have to ensure you include your phone number as I will be calling you back.  I will not respond by email.  I would prefer a call at 519-894-5913.  Good luck with lifting and life and 2012.

Dave Hoffman

Take a look at our 2012 meet calendar.  The schedule is filling up.  Our first open meet is scheduled on Saturday May 12, hosted by the London Powerlifting Club.  It is followed by the Belle River Open on June 9 and the UTM Special Athlete and Open on June 16.  Following that is the Niagara Open on August 18.

Of special interest should be the Ontario Bench Press Championships and Ontario 3-Lift Classic Championships scheduled for November 24, 2012.

It's not too early to start planning and training for some of these meets.

Please note that Registrar Blake Giberson will be away from January 31 to February 9 inclusive.  Email will be checked while he is away.  Regular mail will be attended to upon his return.

The team winners of this years Provincial Championships were:

Iron Works for best female team and Niagara Powerlifing Club for best male team.  Congratulations to both teams!

Pictures were taken of the entire meet by sponsor Rescindx.  To see them all, visit rescindxathletics.com