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12-13-2006 - 2007 IWF-Masters Rule Book

12-13-2006 - November 2006 Newsletter

8-20-2006 - Resubmission of 'Training Intelligently'

10-1-2005- 2006 IWF Masters Rulebook (Revised January 2006)

9-15-2005 - 2005 World Masters Games Report by Dresdin Archibald

9-1-2005 - August 2005 IWF Masters Newsletter

5-13-2005 -The IWF Masters Committee Supplement is now included in the IWF Web Site.

5-12-2005 --1 Kg Rule, Courtesy of Walter Imahara

1 KG RULE

This is the official I kg rule for all Masters events effective May 1, 2005.

The current disc collars for 25, 20, 15, 10, and 5.0 kg discs are the same as before.

The new discs will be:

       2.5 kg = red
       2.0 kg = blue
       1.0 kg = green
       0.5 kg = white

The minimum loading of the bar for men is: 26.0 kg or 20 kg bar + 2 collars (2.5 kg each) + 2 discs of 0.5 kg each.

The minimum loading of the bar for women is: 21.0 kg or 15 kg bar + 2 collars (2.5 kg each) + 2 discs of 0.5 kg each.

There will be no loading that ends in 0.5 kg, that includes records. In other words, you no longer use 0.25 kg discs to break records by 0.5 kg.

All records must be broken by a minimum of 1.0 kg.

The automatic increase after a successful attempts is 1.0 kg.

Walter Imahara
IWF Masters Chairman

1-25-2005 --Added an article: Training Intelligently to Maximize Competition Performance and Prevent Injuries by "A Friend of Weightlifting" -See IWF Reports/Articles Page.