Powerlifting in College

[vican20]

Does anyone have a site where i can find out what colleges offer powerlifting? thanks...
handin out reps...

[stout92]

Some schools have "weightlifting" as an intramural sport, but no college actually offers "powerlifting" as a sport.

I do know that Louisiana Tech has a very popular powerlifting club/team, as does Ashland University, I'm not sure if that's it but those are the only major ones I've heard of.

[matt23]

powerlifting isn't sanctioned by the NCAA. The best you can do is find a school that offers powerlifting as a club sport. I know UT, A&M, and LSU have a team that competes in the USAPL.

[butcher2]

http://usaplpowerlifting.com/usaplco...nals/home.html

Not sure if this will help ya or not. I know La Crosse, Wisconsin has a powerlifting team, but as stated, powerlifting isn't considered a sport and colleges.

[mr unbelievable]

UL lafayette has a club im in. you should join if you are interested. the team is getting bigger and we will def beat lsu at nationals and maybe louisiana tech. they have alot of lifters in lighter and heavier weight classes but we dont. we need more recruits so join

[UFpower]

I am the president of the Powerlifting team at the University of Florida. We are a club sport but we do get University funding. Here is our website.

http://grove.ufl.edu/~gatorpl/news.html

Where do you live? I may be able to help you find a college near you that offers it. Texas and Louisiana are big collegiate powerlifting states.

[bthom65]

Would it be hard to start a powerlifting club at a college?

[Johnn999]

I am the president of the Powerlifting team at the University of Florida. We are a club sport but we do get University funding. Here is our website.

http://grove.ufl.edu/~gatorpl/news.html

Where do you live? I may be able to help you find a college near you that offers it. Texas and Louisiana are big collegiate powerlifting states.

Is there anything in lincoln, nebraska? Like at UNL???

[ArchDukeOfTops]

We have a powerlifting club in Auburn, AL, but we are in no way affiliated with Auburn University. We do have a few students on the team though.

[vican20]

UL lafayette has a club im in. you should join if you are interested. the team is getting bigger and we will def beat lsu at nationals and maybe louisiana tech. they have alot of lifters in lighter and heavier weight classes but we dont. we need more recruits so join

shoot im only a sophmore in hs...lol but sign me up..

[UFpower]

Is there anything in lincoln, nebraska? Like at UNL???

I couldn't find one but here is a link to a Nebraska Powerlifting site. The collegiate nationals were held in Omaha a couple of years ago but I don't think there is a collegiate team in Nebraska.

http://www.nebraskapowerlifting.com/

[Vandalboy]

All we have (University of Idaho) is an intrarmural competiion. It only happens once a year and there are very few real lifters. Most of them are frat boys who come only to get points for their house...

[Lager1]

Penn State University offers powerlifting club, you can compete and stuff. I bet most if not all of the larger universities offer some form of powerlifting club/team.

[pprivon]

All we have (University of Idaho) is an intrarmural competiion. It only happens once a year and there are very few real lifters. Most of them are frat boys who come only to get points for their house...

When is ur guy's comp? I'm from Boise and have some friends at UofI ... just curious

[abgordon]

I'm on the team at University of Illinois. We have our own section of the gym, competition bench, deadlift platform, etc. We are also the 2005 & 2006 WABDL World Team Champions. www.illinipowerlfiting.org

[UFpower]

powerlifting is not an NCAA sport, so any college that offers PL'ing is merely a "powerlifting club"

LA tech sent me letters for recruitment on their team and i was like COOL!!!! going to school for free to lift!!!! .....then i found out that they can not offer money since its not NCAA. its just a club. for all practical purpouses, its intermural. if the "team" goes to a meet, you have to pay your own way lol

dont base your college desicion around a powerlifting club. you can lift and compete in any state in the USA

You are right about the fact that it is a rec sport and that you shouldn't base your college decision around it. However, you are off base about having to pay your own way to a meet. Our team gets funding from the University and most of the costs (meet fee's, gas, and hotels) are paid for. Now maybe not all college's are like that but I am sure there are more besides ours. We also get funding for equipment such as chains, bands, boards, etc...

[GoJu]

thats pretty cool. unfortunately its not true for all schools.

i wasnt trying to knock collegiate powerlifting, i was just trying to say that it's not a "college sport" in the sense that most people would think, IE baseball, track etc

if my school had it, i'd be all over it, free or not.

indeed!

[treswm]

[QUOTE=UFpower;23563371]I am the president of the Powerlifting team at the University of Florida. We are a club sport but we do get University funding. Here is our website.



^ the website didn't work, but where do you guys meet? and when you say you get money from the University, what does that allow you to do that other clubs can't?

[BongoBanger]

this is a 4 year old thread.
http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/college-powerlifting
check that out, uoff is listed.

there are some posters here from there as well.

[BEhave]

I'm starting a website on this soon. Stay TUNED

[Heavy_Beats]

Would it be hard to start a powerlifting club at a college?

It is a slow and difficult process. The biggest problem I have had with my uni club is the lack of equipment at the gym and my lack of a fortune to buy suitable facilities for a large group to train simultaneously. I think this is very important because unless you are there for every training session you will find people doing a lot of stupid shi as newbs do and when you occasionally see them lift you can't help but shake your head. What is worse is that correcting an issue that could have been ingrained for months requires direct supervision for weeks and perhaps months which is unlikely to occur.

Then of course you have all the administrative/organizational duties that you have to take on yourself.

OP should join an established club.

Edit: I actually chose my university based on the proximity to powerlifting meets and a powerlifter I met at a previous competition. Didn't get to train with him much though since he had given up on powerlifting by the time I joined the uni. Although I did train up a guy whom I train with now which is very rewarding.

[BongoBanger]

I'm starting a website on this soon. Stay TUNED

for your club or all college teams? Theres a **** ton of us that run our club here that we might be able to help on.

It is a slow and difficult process. The biggest problem I have had with my uni club is the lack of equipment at the gym and my lack of a fortune to buy suitable facilities for a large group to train simultaneously. I think this is very important because unless you are there for every training session you will find people doing a lot of stupid shi as newbs do and when you occasionally see them lift you can't help but shake your head. What is worse is that correcting an issue that could have been ingrained for months requires direct supervision for weeks and perhaps months which is unlikely to occur.

Then of course you have all the administrative/organizational duties that you have to take on yourself.

OP should join an established club.

Edit: I actually chose my university based on the proximity to powerlifting meets and a powerlifter I met at a previous competition. Didn't get to train with him much though since he had given up on powerlifting by the time I joined the uni. Although I did train up a guy whom I train with now which is very rewarding.

My club was just formed the year prior of me getting there, was small as hell maybe 8 people. Its up around 25 now and we have me and 2 other lifters who have totaled elite. Its nice to know when youre graduating its going in a good direction.

[SPFjudge]

I'm the prez of my club here at UGA. Treswm, you interested in competing at nationals? There is also a collegiate meet in Tallahasee in OCt.