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Cheryl Anderson's POWERLIFTING PROFILE:
The basics about this petite multi-federation
world, national and state champion lifter

Competition Weight Class and Divisions: 105 lb. / 48 kg. Open and Lifetime Drug-Free (formerly 97 lb. / 44 kg.)

Lifter Classification: Elite

Height and Age: 5'0", 32

Current Residence: South St. Paul, Minnesota

Began competitively lifting in full powerlifting meets: March 2003

Sponsored By: Please visit my home page for a list of my supportive 2007 Sponsors. Thank you!

Best competition lifts in the 97 lb. class (lbs.):

• Squat: 260 (4/2006)
• Bench Press: 172 (9/2006)
• Deadlift: 325 (5/2006)
• Total: 740 (4/2006 - this total was achieved after training deadlifts and squats for only three years)

Best competition lifts in the 105 lb. class (lbs.):

• Squat: 281 (12/2006)
• Bench Press: 176 (12/2006)
• Deadlift: 331 (2/2007)
• Total: 783 (2/2007)

Previous athletics: Single-lift bench meets in 1996, 2000, and 2002 (full power meets in 1996 and 2000 but with "token"/minimal squats and deadlifts, emphasis placed on the bench press). No other sports experience aside from this dabbling until 2003.

Lifting Organizations: Current member of USA Powerlifting (USAPL) and the World Association of Bench Pressers and Deadlifters (WABDL). Have also lifted in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), and the American Powerlifting Association - World Powerlifting Alliance (APA-WPA)(also an APA-WPA referee/judge).

Records: Currently holding nine different bench records (one American, one national, one regional, six state), four squat records (one regional and three state), six deadlift records (one national, one regional and four state), four full-meet records (one regional and three state), and one junior full-meet record (state) in USAPL, the WABDL, and the APA.

Gear/equipment: Sponsored by Titan Support Systems: Single-ply Dual Quad squat suit, F6 single-ply bench shirt, Custom deadlift suit, THP Wrist and Knee Wraps

Goals: To continue to increase all 3 lifts (especially squats) and participation in full meets. Also to re-set bench and deadlift records in various powerlifting organizations. On a quest for a 750+ total in the 97 lb. Women's Open and/or an 800 total in the 105 lb. Women's Open

Special achievements:

I am the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Women's World Championships 2005 Bronze Medalist and the Bench Press Silver Medalist in the 44 kg (97 lb) weight class.

Here are my USA Powerlifting (USAPL) rankings from 2006:

Here are my USA Powerlifting (USAPL) rankings from 2005:

This reflects great progress over the previous year's rankings in USAPL!

During my second year of consistently training all 3 lifts, 2004, I chose to participate more in single-lift meets and only lifted in one full power meet. Because of this, my bench and deadlift increased significantly while my squat and total stayed the same as in the previous year. Once again, all of my lifts and total placed in the Top 20 rankings of my weight class nationally, according to Powerlifting USA Magazine. In 2004, two of my three lifts leaped up to the #2 position in the United States! My performances ranked follows:

Since returning to USA Powerlifting (USAPL) in August 2004, I have competed in four of their meets (two regional, one national, and one international - IPF). In each meet, I have re-set Minnesota state records. In USA Powerlifting's 2004 Rankings, my performances placed as follows:

In my very first year of training for and competing in full powerlifting meets, 2003, all of my lifts and total placed in the Top 20 rankings of my weight class nationally, according to Powerlifting USA Magazine. Two of the three lifts and my total placed in the Top 10 as follows:

In the year 2003 in the WPA-APA, my rankings were as follows:

I am the current WABDL National Deadlift Record Holder in the Women's 97 lb. Open. For a comprehensive list of my other records in powerlifting, please view my Records page.

A snapshot of my progress in my first year: after 6 months of training deadlifts and squats (2003), reached a deadlift PR of 235 and squat PR of 200 lbs. After 1 year of training the same lifts, reached a deadlift PR (at the time) of 270 and squat PR of 231.5. After 18 months of training deadlifts, pulled a triple-bodyweight of 292 lbs.

Other participation experiences: Powerlifting and organization promotion, table/platform managing, keeping state records, assistance with promoting and conducting a beginners powerlifting clinic, assisting lifters at meets and with training, meet promoter assistance.