NEW WABDL WORLD DEADLIFT RECORD: 333 LBS. AT 104.6 BODYWEIGHT!!

>> The 2008 WABDL Midwest Regional Bench Press and Deadlift Championship results, held July 12th in St. Louis Park (Minneapolis), MN are now posted here! Cheryl broke the 105 lb. Open World, National and Minnesota State Deadlift Record at this event, as well as lifted a personal best with 333 lbs. at a bodyweight of 104.6 lbs., winning Best Female Deadlifter with 202 Wilks points. Check out this video of some of the highlights of this meet: Cheryl is the 2nd lifter shown, successfully pulling 333 lbs. and then attempting 336 lbs. afterward. And...please check out the official results and a great photo gallery by USA Team member Alan Tepper, as well as some of Cheryl's photos from the 2008 NAPF/IPF North American Powerlifting Championships held in Oranjestad, Aruba, June 18-21st. Mitch won a deadlift gold and Cheryl won 3 golds and a silver medal for the USA -- please read her meet report for more details! In an "encore presentation," Minneapolis/St. Paul ABC TV affiliate KSTP Channel 5 invited Cheryl Anderson and Mitch Edelstein to re-appear on the station -- this time, on TWIN CITIES LIVE July 18th (before a live studio audience) to talk about powerlifting and their trip to Aruba for the NAPF Championships -- as well as teach the hosts how to deadlift!! Before this awesome experience, KSTP had reported on Cheryl and Mitch's involvement in powerlifting during their 6:30 pm Eyewitness News broadcast June 5th. Many, many thanks to photojournalist John Gross for his great interest in our sport and all of his hard work in sharing this story! He has done a terrific job with including powerlifting in the mainstream media. Healed after a near-fatal car accident in June, Cheryl once again represented the USA at the IPF World Powerlifting Championships in Soelden, Austria last Oct. 15, 2007. With the 44 kg. / 97 lb. class eliminated from the IPF, she competed in the 48 kg. / 105 lb. class. She nailed 7 out of 9 attempts successfully, including a 176 lb. bench press -- a lift that ranks #1 in USA Powerlifting for 2007 and places in the top 20 of the International Powerlifting Federation 2007 Rankings for this weight class!   These are the companies and individuals who have supported me in my powerlifting endeavors this year and made it possible for me to reclaim my title at Women's Nationals 2007 and represent the U.S. in Soelden, Austria last October at the IPF Open World Powerlifting Championships:

 

2007 Sponsors

Northwest Airlines Corporate & Brand Communications

J. Austin & Associates Public Relations - 612-573-3157

Titan Support Systems - #1 in Powerlifting Performance - 1-800-627-3145

THE GYM Training Center - Plymouth - We Breed Champions - 763-553-0171

THE PRESS GYM - Train Like a Champion - 651-697-9002

Powerlifting USA Magazine - Subscribe today - 800-448-7693

The Star Tribune - Minneapolis/St. Paul newspaper - 612-673-4343

Dr. Shawn Guse - Guse Chiropractic - 763-425-5550

Quest Nutrition - No outrageous claims, just big gains! - 770-495-0787

APT Pro Gear - Feel Yourself Connected! - 1-888-236-1258

ClubKid - Minnetonka - An hourly child care adventure - 952-545-1979

Steve Denison, PowerliftingCA.com

Mitch Edelstein

Nancy Goldstein

Rebecca Robertson

Roy Esperancilla

Brendon Esperancilla

Ariel Esperancilla

Merlinda and Robert Esperancilla

Dean and Renee Breest & Family

A generous sponsor who requested to remain anonymous (thanks!!)

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Here are the official results from Women's Nationals, including the meet report (containing a link to another webpage of the results in a different format).

AND...Cheryl also ranks #1 in USA Powerlifting's 97 and 105 lb. weight class
deadlifts and totals for 2006 (with a #1 bench in the 97 lb. class) !

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Have you seen this lately? :)
(Thanks to Mitch Edelstein for taking the video and coaching!)

 

"Every day is an adventure. That's true for every lift, too." Meet Cheryl's coach and training partner: Veteran powerlifter Mitch Edelstein, a multi-time USAPL and ADFPA Nationals competitor, Minnesota state powerlifting champion and record-holder - and a major force behind Cheryl's lifting endeavors since he joined THE GYM Training Center in March 2006. His online profile and first-ever interview can now be found exclusively here! >>> Watch Mitch grip-'n-rip a 650 lb. deadlift at 220 lbs. bodyweight.

 

Please check out my new page on Powerlifting Media & Publicity - there will still be more neat stuff coming soon. Thanks!

Powerlifting USA Magazine's 2005 TOP 20 WOMEN'S RANKINGS
Archives: 2004 Top 20 Women's Rankings
2003 Top 20 Women's Rankings