White Lights In the Darkest Hour, Volume 4
Living with multiple sclerosis since her early 30s, Jan Nelson has undergone multiple back surgeries and neck fusions. By the time she started physical therapy, her body felt stiff, fragile, […]
White Lights In the Darkest Hour, Volume 3
Her life began with adversity. Natasha’s father was absent, and she was born to a drug-addicted mother who abandoned her in the hospital. She was raised by her grandmother, a […]
White Lights In the Darkest Hour, Volume 2
Depression had a way of making time feel thick. ADHD pulled his thoughts in a hundred directions at once, none of them landing anywhere useful, until he found powerlifting. After […]
White Lights In the Darkest Hour, Volume 1
A decade after first falling in love with powerlifting, life and then a rare cancer kept him off the platform. After extensive surgery, radiation, and months away from the bar, […]
Behind The Platform – Matt Levine Part 1
A Tribute to a Powerlifting Legend – Liz Freel
On April 6, 2024, the powerlifting community lost a true pioneer and a beacon of hope, Liz Freel, after her valiant battle with cancer. Liz was not just a legend […]
Gordon Santee: The Iron Journey – A Powerlifting Legend’s Tale
It was the late 1960s when Gordon Santee, behind the wheel of his 1969 Corvette Stingray, traversed New England in search of road races. That’s right, road races. His career, […]
How to Crush Your Next USPA Powerlifting Competition
So you’ve officially registered for a USPA meet – congratulations! If this is your first meet, you might be wondering “now what?”. In the world of powerlifting, it’s not just […]