2016 Season Finale/ 2017 Schedule updates

This coming Saturday December 10 will end a great and huge year for 100% RAW in Virginia. We have 40 lifters lined up to do battle in a dual contest the Virginia State and Christmas Classic. The meet will Start @ 9 AM sharp and will be held @ the Best Western in Zion Crossroads.

Here is the updated 100% RAW Schedule for 2017. A new venue comes in to play on Saturday March 25 @ Tyson's Playgound. The Potomac Open Powerlifting meet is taking the first 50 lifters to enter. This meet will sell out so enter early!

2017 VIRGINIA POWERLIFTING SCHEDULE

John Shifflett
186 Happy Hollow Road
Ruckersville, VA 22968
www.rawpowerlifting.com
http://www.virginiapowerlifting.blogspot.com/
valifting@aol.com

January 7, 2017
100% Raw Virginia State & Virginia Open Single Lifts
Bench Press- Deadlift-Strict Curl
Jungle Boys, Fredericksburg, VA

February 18, 2017
100% Raw Southside Regional Classic
Powerlifting (First 30 Full Power to enter)
Bench Press & Deadlift Single Lifts
Renegade Athletics Midlothian, VA

March 18, 2017
100% RAW United States Open Single Lifts Bench Press- Deadlift-Strict Curl
Best Western Zion Crossroads, VA

March 25, 2017
100% RAW Potomac Open Powerlifting and BP & DL (First 50 lifters to enter)
Tyson’s Playground
Vienna, VA 22182

April 22, 2017
100% Raw National Master Powerlifting & Single Lifts BP-DL-SC
(First 60 lifters to enter)
Best Western Zion Crossroads

May 6, 2017
100% RAW Southwestern Virginia Open BP-DL-SC
Green Ridge Rec Center
Roanoke, VA


June 10, 2017
100% Raw Virginia American Challenge (First 60 LIFTERS to enter )
Powerlifting & Single Lifts BP-DL-SC
Best Western Zion Crossroads

July 15, 2017
100% Battlefield Open @ The Jungle
Single Lift Bench Press-Deadlift-Strict Curl
Jungle Boys Training- Fredericksburg, VA

August 5, 2017
100% Raw Old Dominion Classic
Bench Press-Deadlift-Strict Curl Single lifts
Renegade Athletics Midlothian, VA

September 23, 2017
100% Raw Mid Atlantic Regional (First 30 Full Power to enter)
Powerlifting and Single Lifts BP-DL-SC
Best Western Zion Crossroads

Oct 21, 2017
100% RAW Southern Maryland Open
Bench Press-Deadlift-Strict Curl Single lifts
Calvert Crossfit
Prince Frederick, MD


Dec 2, 2017
100% Raw Christmas Classic
Powerlifting ( First 30 Full Power to enter)
Single Lifts
Bench Press-Deadlift- Strict Curl
Best Western Zion Crossroads, VA

The 100% RAW MID ATLANTIC REGIONAL IS BEING HELD ON FRIDAY-SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16-17 @ THE BEST WESTERN CROSSROADS INN @ ZION CROSSROADS, VA. WORLD, NATIONAL AND STATE RECORDS CAN BE SET AT THE MEET. ENTRY FORMS ONLINE www.rawpowerlifting.com.

THE 2017 VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND SCHEDULE IS OUT AND ENTRY FORMS POSTED ON THE SAME WEBSITE. THE STATE MEET MOVES TO THE FIRST MEET OF THE YEAR IN JANUARY AT THE JUNGLE BOYS TRAINING CENTER IN FREDERICKSBURG. OTHER CHANGES INCLUDE THE CHRISTMAS CLASSIC IN DECEMBER NOW BEING A FULL POWER MEET AS WELL AS SINGLE LIFTS.

2017 VIRGINIA POWERLIFTING SCHEDULE

John Shifflett
186 Happy Hollow Road
Ruckersville, VA 22968
www.rawpowerlifting.com
http://www.virginiapowerlifting.blogspot.com/
valifting@aol.com

January 7, 2017
100% Raw Virginia State & Virginia Open Single Lifts
Bench Press- Deadlift-Strict Curl
Jungle Boys, Fredericksburg, VA

February 18, 2017
100% Raw Southside Regional Classic
Powerlifting (First 30 Full Power to enter)
Bench Press & Deadlift Single Lifts
Renegade Athletics Midlothian, VA

March 18, 2017
100% RAW United States Open Single Lifts Bench Press- Deadlift-Strict Curl
Best Western Zion Crossroads, VA

April 22, 2017
100% Raw National Master Powerlifting & Single Lifts BP-DL-SC
(First 60 lifters to enter)
Best Western Zion Crossroads

May 6, 2017
100% RAW Southwestern Virginia Open BP-DL-SC
Green Ridge Rec Center
Roanoke, VA


June 10, 2017
100% Raw Virginia American Challenge (First 60 LIFTERS to enter )
Powerlifting & Single Lifts BP-DL-SC
Best Western Zion Crossroads

July 15, 2017
100% Battlefield Open @ The Jungle
Single Lift Bench Press-Deadlift-Strict Curl
Jungle Boys Training- Fredericksburg, VA

August 5, 2017
100% Raw Old Dominion Classic
Bench Press-Deadlift-Strict Curl Single lifts
Renegade Athletics Midlothian, VA

September 23, 2017
100% Raw Mid Atlantic Regional (First 30 Full Power to enter)
Powerlifting and Single Lifts BP-DL-SC
Best Western Zion Crossroads

Oct 21, 2017
100% RAW Southern Maryland Open
Bench Press-Deadlift-Strict Curl Single lifts
Calvert Crossfit
Prince Frederick, MD



Dec 2, 2017
100% Raw Christmas Classic
Powerlifting ( First 30 Full Power to enter)
Single Lifts
Bench Press-Deadlift- Strict Curl
Best Western Zion Crossroads, VA

100% News and update

With the 100% American Challenge for Maryland and Virginia both in the books we are waiting to see how our lifters did against the rest of the nation. We should have many National Champions out of the these two meets.

We are now heading into the summer season with many good events lined up. The entry forms are online on the schedule page on www.rawpowerlifting.com

July 16 we have the first annual Battlefield Open in Fredericksburg, VA. The meet will be held at the Jungle Boys Training Center. The meet will be single lifts Bench Press-Deadlift-Strict Curl.

August 13The Old Dominion Classic Bench Press-Deadlift-Strict Curl The meet will be held at Renegades Athletics in Midlothian, VA

September 17 The Mid Atlantic Regional Full Power and Single lifts BP-DL-SC will be held at the Best Western in Zion Crossroads


Oct 22 The Southern Maryland Open Bench Press-Deadlift-Strict Curl will be held @ Iron Foundry Athletics/Calvert Crossfit in Prince Frederick, Maryland. This meet follows the 100% World Championships in Erie, PA

Virginia State records have been updated and are online.

100% RAW POWERLIFTING

We are getting into the meat of the Powerlifting season with three meets over the next six weeks. First up is the 100% RAW Southwestern Virginia Open Bench Press-Deadlift and Strict Curl single lifts. The meet is at the Green Ridge Rec Center in Roanoke. The meet is single lifts each lift will scored and awarded by lift in all age and weight classes.

May 21 @ The Iron Foundry Athletics in Prince Frederick, Maryland is the 100% RAW American Challenge Maryland. The meet is Full Power and all of the single lifts. The meet will be scored along with 10 other events to see who the National Champion will be for 2016. The American Challenge will continue until the end of June. The Maryland meet has been sold out for six weeks. There is still about 20 spots open for Virginia American Challenge being held June 11 @ the Best Western in Zion Crossroads. Entry forms are online @ www.rawpowerlifting.com

100% RAW POWERLIFTING NEWS

The first three meets of the year are already in the books. Virginia State records and Washington DC records are now updated. They should be online in the next day or so.

Next up is the biggest part of the schedule. The Master's Nationals will be held on Saturday April 16 @ the Best Western Crossroads INN in Zion Crossroads. The meet is full power and single lifts.

The Southwestern Virginia Open Single Lifts BP-DL-SC will be held on Saturday May 14. This meet is in a great venue @ the Green Ridge REC Center in Roanoke, VA.

May 21 will be the Maryland American Challenge in Price Frederick, MD. That meet is really close to being full.



April 16, 2016
100% Raw National Master Powerlifting & Single Lifts BP-DL-SC
(First 60 lifters to enter)
Best Western Zion Crossroads


May 14, 2016
100% Raw Southwestern Virginia Open
Single Lifts Bench Press-Deadlift-Strict Curl
Roanoke, VA

May 21, 2016
100% RAW Maryland American Challenge (First 50 to enter)
Powerlifting & Single Lifts BP-DL-SC
Calvert Crossfit
Prince Frederick, MD


June 11, 2016
100% Raw Virginia American Challenge (First 60 to enter )
Powerlifting & Single Lifts BP-DL-SC
Best Western Zion Crossroads

July 16, 2016
100% Battlefield Open Single Lift
Bench Press-Deadlift-Strict Curl
Jungle Boys Training- Fredericksburg

Entry forms and deadlines are all online looking forward to a great 2016 Powerlifitng season!