Powerlifting In the Niagara Area

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Hey all after a couple injuries and a long hiatus from any structured training I have been thinking of starting to train for powerlifting. I live in Niagara in Ontario and I know there’s a club that trains out of the YMCA in St. Catharines but I was wondering if there was anyone else here who is from the area and might know of any other places to train or know of anyone in the area to talk to about it. Thanks for any help.

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I don’t know anyone, but here’s a list of the clubs associated with the Ontario Powerlifting association:

http://www.ontariopowerlifting.org/club.htm

and the one likely nearest you:

Niagara Powerlifting Club

Jay Gemmell (905) 685�??9828
20 Foxhill Cres
St. Catharines, ON L2S 3T9
Email: jgemmell@cogeco.ca
Web site: niagarapowerlifting.org

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I am in the Buffalo area, and we do alot of the local meets here and up in Rochester. There a few hardcore powerlifting gyms in the area on our side. The Falls Fitness Factory is the closest one to you, and then some in Erie county down in Buffalo.

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I know a bunch of the folks who train in St. Catherines watch the powerlifting.ca forum. Perhaps a post there would be in order?

If you ever get as far north as Toronto, you are welcome to come lift with us.

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I know Falls Fitness Factory is pretty sweet. Owner benches 500 raw at 200 and a bit pounds. Lot’s of bigger guys there, they have the Battle of the Bench Gods every year there, it’s an unsanctioned bench only meet lol. Pretty fun I had a good time.

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[quote]rasturai wrote:
I know Falls Fitness Factory is pretty sweet. Owner benches 500 raw at 200 and a bit pounds. Lot’s of bigger guys there, they have the Battle of the Bench Gods every year there, it’s an unsanctioned bench only meet lol. Pretty fun I had a good time. [/quote]

I was working out with some of those beasts about 2 hours ago, and way out of my league. Still, they are some of the coolest guys and will assist and help anyone who asks.

I go there to learn more on my shirt benching, since I have only been at it with gear for the last 6 months or so.

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Thanks for the responses everyone. The Falls Fitness Factory sounds like it would be worth checking out as I have lots of family in the Niagara Falls/Tonawanda area so i’m there quite frequently. Also where abouts in Toronto do you train WEC?