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Claude Welcome, the powerlifting coach at Abington Heights who has helped establish the sport in Northeast Pennsylvania, keeps pushing up the heavy weights. He represented the United States and ...

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Before I joined a powerlifting gym, I thought I knew what it felt like to lift heavy weights. After all, I’m an avid exerciser. If a boot camp tells me to grab either medium or heavy weights I always ...