Lift for Hope is a 3rd annual Charity Strength Sports Event. This year’s "Lift for Hope" again will be a one-day NAHA sanctioned Highlander State Championship and APF sanctioned deadlift meet. A Charity Strength Sports Event, By Strength Athletes, for Athletes In 2010 the founder Phil Stevens has decided to take the charities giving’s in a new direction. In the two previous years he used the event to raise money for first an American Cancer Society camp for children, then last year The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona. This year he is changing the focus to a "by strength athletes for strength athletes" event. Proceeds raised will support three strength athletes that compete on the international level for the United States Of America.
Strength athletics unlike our other sports, have become the unfunded evil steps sister to team athletics and other single athlete events such as gymnastics, sprinting, and swimming. Heavy athletes as a whole have taken a huge hit in the USA. Across the board the athletes put years of dedication, blood, sweat and tears in the hopes of bringing home gold for our country with little to no accolades and recognition let alone funding. These athletes are scraping by, training endless hours in our honor to shoot for a goal greater than most even dare to dream, all the while scraping by on a few peanuts and chicken soup while working a part time job that will allow them to keep the training schedule of an elite athlete. A schedule that athletes around the globe, and athletes in other sports in our own country, get to keep while being fully funded and vent all of their energy into their training. In other words, they get to 100% train, without the hassle of having to make a living. It’s amazing that we still stand as very competitive in some of the sports with such a variance in the support received compared to our competition, and there is no question as to why we are not more competitive. It’s the lack of funding. It is time we the people lend a hand to even our playing field for our hard training strength athletes. That is what I am doing with Lift For Hope, and you can help with the purchase of this ebook. The charitable profits raised will go to support three athletes that compete on the international level. One Olympic Weight Lifter (Sarah Robles), one Power lifter (IPF Masters Class Team USA) , and one Thrower (Olympic Hammer Thrower Loree Smith) will receive equal checks from Lift For Hope to help supplement the cost of their training and hard work in representing us.
Also, I've got a great article about one of the strongest people I know...Powerlifter and friend Malinda Baum. She also happens to be part of the PLing team I am supporting with Lift For Hope III - Click here to read it now! (opens in a new window)
TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 Forward 2 Grandma’s Bones: Long Kilgore 3 Simple Ways to Better Eating: Loree Smith 4: Squatology 101: Jonathan Mike 5. Do You Have Life For That?: Nate Green 6. Are you Including Chiropractic?: Bill Nelson 7. Autoregulation. : Mike Tuchscherer 8. Interview with Mike Westerdal 9. A New Approach to Bulking and Cutting: Bryan Kavanagh 10. Choosing a Trainer: Mario Mavrides 11. Alcohol and Sports Performance: Jonathan Mike 12. 4 ways to Dominate The First Hour: Nate Green 13. 3 Hacks to Improved Performance: Mike T. Nelson 14. Nitrogenated Crap: Lon Kilgore 15. Fear Food, you will not: Leigh Peele 16. Build Muscle Based on Body Type: Jeff Anderson 17. How To Pray During Your Workouts: Jason Rhymer 18. The Ultimate Bench Workout: Justin Negrete 19. Leverage and Movement: Mark Rippetoe 20: Recovery From Training: Jonathan Mike 21: The Evil Spinach Cartel: Gene Lawrence 22. Upside Down Training: Nick Nilsson 23. Whey Basics: Andy Slagle 24. Cues to Make Your Workout More Effective: Rachel Cosgrove 24. Top 5 Tips to Getting Jacked: Chase Karnes 25. Omni Rep Method : Adriane Blewitt 26. Tips From Sarah Robles: Sarah Robles 27. Addicted To Strength: Josh Lehman 28. HIIT for Fat Loss: Sean Casey 29. What: Phil Stevens
Thank you again for your support. If you have the desire to help more, please spread the word!
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