The 2023 North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) North American Championships will be held in the Cayman Islands between Aug. 7-12, 2023. 280 athletes from all over the North American continent are on the roster to compete in the beautiful surroundings of Grand Cayman.
The 2023 NAPF North American Championships will be livestreamed via MassLift YouTube channel. The following 13 countries will be represented:
- Belize
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad & Tobago
- USA
- US Virgin Island
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Athletes to Watch
Several big names are competing in the 2023 NAPF North American Championships. Five-time world champion Ray Williams will compete in the Open +120-kilogram class.
Williams holds the all-time raw squat world record in knee sleeves, scoring 477.5 kilograms at the 2017 USAPL Arnold Pro American and since furthered it to 490 kilograms at the 2019 USAPL Arnold Pro American. He won his seventh national title earlier in 2023:
The roster includes Mike Tuchscherer, Bryce Krawczyk, Suzie Hartwig-Gary, and super-heavy weight equipped lifter Carlos Campos Murillo.
Dr. Layne Norton is best known for his science-led posts on nutrition, but he is also a veteran of the powerlifting platform. At the 2015 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships in Salo, Finland, Norton broke the squat world record with 303 kilograms (668 pounds) in the 93-kilogram class en route to an overall silver medal.
Norton is the current Masters 1 (M1, age 40-49) world champion and will compete in the M1 93-kilogram class. He published a video on his Instagram page regarding his mindset for this meet on his Instagram page six weeks before the contest’s kickoff. See what he had to say below:
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Competition Categories
All age categories will be included in this contest:
- Sub-Junior — age 14-18
- Junior — age 19-23
- Open — any age
- Masters 1 (M1) — age 40-49
- Masters 2 (M2) — age 50-59
- Masters 3 (M3) — age 50-69
- Masters 4 (M4) — age 70+
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Full Livestream Schedule
Author’s Note: All times EST. Schedule is subject to change.
Tuesday, August 8
- Classic Women up to 57KG — 9:00 a.m.
- Classic Men up to 74KG — 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 9
- Classic Women 63KG & 69KG— 9:00 a.m.
- Classic Men 83KG — 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 10
- Classic Women 76KG and above — 9:00 a.m.
- Classic Men 93KG — 2:00 p.m.
Friday, August 11
- Classic Men 105KG and above — 9:00 a.m.
- Equipped Women & equipped Men up to 83KG — 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 12
- Equipped Men 93KG and above — 10:00 a.m.
Lifters are ranked on their nominated totals, representing the athlete’s best result in the last year. The full roster with nominated totals is available on Goodlift.
Featured image: @optimusprime_334 on Instagram
