Powerlifting is a sport about strength. It consists of competitions also known as meets in which the athlete has three attempts at maximal weight on lifts such as squat, bench press, and deadlift. At Turner practices are broken down into push, pull, and leg days while cardio and abs are worked on every day. The team also works on cleans, bench, and squat. To create more flow the athletes are distributed throughout 4 circuits. Coach Johnson, who is also a THS teacher states “I’m a believer in working the whole body and targeting certain muscles.”. The first meet of the season is on January 7^th in McLouth, and the team can’t wait!

This year’s captions are Nicolas Santiago, Kale Baker, and Ines Salinas. Nicolas and Kale have both compete in all last year’s meets, showing their dedication to the team and what strong leaders they can be to new lifters. Coach Johnson also states “I asked Ines to be the girl’s captain because she has shown me within the first week that she’s a leader. She helps and pushes others to be better and work harder.”.

This year’s turn out has been amazing for the team! While last year the team consisted of ten males, in which four competed. This year’s team welcomes a group of young women. Coach states “My expectation is that everyone competes in 1 meet. I think it’s important to experience a meet, see what each person can do and see what others are capable of.”.