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The Powerlifting Bears Club is a nationwide link to Gay powerlifters. This page started with a group of guys on America Online who are from all over the country. Now we've grown to include others on the internet! These Gay men are avid in the sport if weightlifting and powerlifting, enjoying it as a lifestyle. Hopefully, this page will provide visibility and support for these athletes!Each athlete may be emailed by clicking on their screennames. |
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Dave has been a competitive bench presser for nearly four years and holds the USAPL Virginia State Record - Raw Bench Press - for his 270lb bench press (181 lb. weight class, 40-44 age) In addition to his love for competitive benching, he’s an avid outdoorsman and botanist. He plans on competing in the Cologne Gay Games in 2010. Dave remarks, "I think I’m addicted to strength. But it’s that’s a healthy vice, as far as addictions go." |
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Miguel says, "I am in my forties. I am not exactly a powerlifter, but a bodybuilder who also throws stones. My routine combines gym and heavy training outside (throwing stones: heavy-growing stones). I hope you like my pictures, men. I look for friendship with strong men. Huge hugs!" Check out Miguel's website: http://www.bearwww.com/assbreaker/ |
Maxx says, "Getting BEEFIER every day. BEEFY MEN please contact me." Check out Maxx's Yahoo! Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Max-xBeefyBoy/ |
Having competed in two ADFPA powerlifting meets in Minnesota, Jeff has won a 3rd place in the Novice division at 181lbs. He has 16" arms, 44" chest, 32" waist. His goal is to be 220 lbs with 18+ " arms. Jeff is single and would like to meet other guys who lift and are into size and power, for friendship and more. Taller guys and facial and chest hair are a big turn-on for him. Boxing, wrestling, martial arts, science fiction and aviation are other interests. Jeff works as a graphic artist and cartoonist, and has drawn a comic book about a couple of musclemen in love. Check out Jeff's artwork at jeffsmusclestudio.com. |
Zon is a hardcore extreme bodybuilder, currently 302 lbs and gaining fast. Living in San Jose, California, Zon is open to relocating. Zon says, "I bodybuild fulltime and currently have 5 gay sponsors helping me, more later I hope. I haven't started powerlifting yet but I'm very eager too. My size goals are super extreme. I need someone to help me with the powerlifting because at my height it's dangerous, and for other reasons. I plan to eventually weigh at least 600 lbs lean, and I know how to get there with enough help. "Here are a few pics I took of myself last month, but I'm bigger now. I'm getting bigger every day." |
Ken is 45 years old, weighs 205 lbs, has a 46" chest, 17" arms and 36" waist. He is trying to develop a program to increase my benching and improve his arms and chest. Currently, Ken's bench is 290 lbs. His hobbies are running and wrestling. |
Butch says: "I'm back in the gym getting more massive with each workout. I finally broke my 18.5" barrier with 19" arms and my weight is up to 210 now. I'm 5'-7" and shooting for 225 with 20" guns and beefier all over. "I love the off-season mass and love corresponding with like-minded guys. I'm also a huge fan of the Highland Games and would be interested in chatting with anyone who's also interested in training for them." |
Here's an UPDATE from Scott: "After winning my masters age and weight divisions in the World's in Capetown in Nov 01, the American Nationals in 02, the North Americans in Calgary in 02, and the Gay Games in Sydney in 02, I sort of retired for awhile to concentrate on my business, and other aspects of my life. "But I've started training again for the Chicago Gay Games next summer and another meet or so before that as a tune-up, so I'm interested in promoting you hot hunky powerlifters to do the same and see us all in Chicago for some Heavy Duty Powerlifting, the best sport in the world!" |
Martial has 20" arms, a 53" chest, 30" thighs, 19" calves and loves big hairy guys. Check out his webstite at www.chez.com/bodybuilder |
Sporting 17" arms, a 50" chest and a 38" waist, Rich has been competing in the Scottish highland games for a few years and has found it to be one of the most rewarding sports in which he's been involved. He's hoping to correspond with other highland athletes, or those that are genuinely interested in learning more about the sport. If anyone has any interest or questions in highland games, he would really like to hear from you. Drop him an email at equis71@yahoo.com. Rich says: "Powerlifters tend to make good highland athletes. Powerlifting as a training method lends itself to the sport very naturally." |
Adam is living in the suburbs of East Los Angeles. He has 18" arms 18" neck, 48" chest, 28" quads, 19" calves and a BIG BEEFY GUT. He says he loves to lift heavy and "hit 'em hard." He's looking for other Men into powerlifting and Getting BIGGER as a life style. |
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Jeep says, "Hi! I am 6 2 and 350lbs and growing to weigh over 400lbs ... training to be the next Jeep Swenson! Enjoy my pics!" Click on his image at the right and get a collage of his pictures! |
Chris is the current World Gay Games Champion in the 75's (165), and holds Games records in Squat, Deadlift and Total poundage. Ranked no. 1 at Divisional level and within the top 5 Nationally in England. He competes and coaches internationally for England and Great Britain within the IPF and WDFPF. He's current Great Britain Bench Press Team Coach, and has been an official at the IPF European and World Bench Press Championships during the last three years. Chris has just launched a new personal website www.chunkymuscle.com which has advice and information useful to athletes, body builders and powerlifters. You're all welcome to visit, and participate in the forum. |
Roger, also known as Berlin Bull, has a 55" chest and 21" arms. Workout Routine: 5 times a week (back, shoulders, chest, arms, legs), special interest on deadlift / shoulder press and biceps curls with one arm.
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Steve is sporting a pair of 19" arms, a 55" chest, 19" neck and 29" quads. He's single and looking for other serious lifters! Steve recently lifted in a USPF state meet held every in March in TX. Steve got 1st place trophy for the submaster division (ages 35-39), and got 2nd place trophy in the overall novice division in the 275 weight class. Click here for a pic of Steve with his trophies. Great work Steve! |
Nick is a big guy from Colorado and has incorporated running uphill in the Rockies in his workout. |
John is a hunky daddybear, sporting a 50" chest and 18" arms, loves lifting and masculine men! |
Scottish born & bred thickbuilt muscle-n-gut bear, now living just outside NYC, Mark has a 51" chest, 17" arms, 36" waist, 28" quads and 17" calves! He's been working out for 2 years seriously and now going to more power moves in his lifting (heavy squats, bench and deadlifts) and eating big. He's looking for a serious workout partner. He wants someone to push each other to the next level to get HUGE! Mark wants to compete in Higland games eventually, and he's even got the kilt! |
This Frenchman has been lifting for over 10 years. He's wanting to get bigger and stronger and from the looks of his new picture, he is succeeding! He likes meeting big guys all over the world. |
Ray competed in the Gay Games in both Vancouver and New York. He won the Gold in Vancouver and the Silver in New York. He currently has 18" biceps, 46" chest, 32" waist. Looking to correspond with other lifters. |
David is very hairy, good natured, and has just started going to see a professional trainer at the gym. Check out his progress on his website at www.cubby.freeURL.com and drop him a line of encouragement. |
Mike would like to hear of other lifters, especially BIG powerlifter types, especially in the Kansas City area. He is currently lifting at Gold's Gym.
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Charles is a 258lb, Canadian Musclebear and has 18.5" biceps, a 52" chest, 38" waist, thickening quads and calves, and is making gains in mass and strength! He's always looking to hear from experienced and novice lifters alike. He's training for powerlifting competitions this winter and also plans to continue Highland Games-Heavy Athletics in 2003. Check out Muscle Bears Toronto for MORE information on how Charles and his buddies in Toronto are doing at the gym! |
When Bob started out, he was about 165#. "I just wanted to hit 200# someday," he said. Well he's at 230# now and sports a 47"chest, 17" arms, 14" forearms, 26" quads, 17" calves, and 17.5" neck! He says he's heading for 235# and beyond. He gets motivated by checking out powerlifters and strongmen. |
Richard has a 48" waist, 23" arms and a 66" chest. Richard lifts in the Boston area with his partner, Ed, who have both been training heavy. Rich says: "I am always looking for fellow lifters to corespond with." |
Tim went to the USAPL Nationals in Chicago and is really excited about getting more into the sport of Powerlifting. He doesn't currently have a workout partner and is looking to meet other fellas with the same interests! Tim has the following measurements: Chest - 46", Waist - 40", Arms - 17", Calves - 18", Neck - 18". Keep up the good work, Tim! |
Todd is big, muscular, and hairy and lives in the Bay Area of San Francisco. Todd and his partner are looking for other lifters and musclebears for fun times. They also go camping and waterskiing in their ski boat to Berryessa and the Delta. He says, "Join us!! You haven't lived yet, till you've skied past cows and grain silos with a boat load of hot hairy bears." |
Emelson is Venezuelan and now lives St. Louis. He has a 50" chest, 18" arms, and a 34" waist. He works out mostly every day and on days he is not working out he rides his bike. If you are visiting St. Louis or need a work out partner let him know. |
Bill competed in the early 1980's in powerlifting in Virginia achieving an AAU Class II rating in the 198 pound class. Though retired from competition, he remains active in weight training. Today, at 190 lbs, Bill enjoys excellent health, training, bicycling, videography, photography, and motorcycling among many other interests. He is active in the Fort Lauderdale community in several charitable organizations. Bill is a part-time CPA. "Since I once thought I was the only gay powerlifter, I want to encourage other gay powerlifters to compete and be comfortable in this otherwise very straight sport". |
Big T has 19" arms, 19" calves, 54" chest, 32" waist, shaved body, very furry in "off" season. Big T is into weightlifting, bodybuilding, powerlifting (415 bench). He is also a personal trainer. He has been happily partnered for several years. |
Here's what Randy had to say: "I started getting serious ... so when I re-built my garage and put a gym in it. I've got almost everything I need, Power Rack, Bench, Dip station and an assortment of bars and weights. I train in a dinosaur style, heavy and basic movements and a lot of grip work. This spring I'm adding some strong man stuff to my weekend workout for fun and to freak my neighbors out." |
Roger is a thickly built, beefy musclebear daddy. Roger likes to hear about other people's workouts and is constantly striving to find new and better ways to lead a healthy life. |
Mike sports a 54" chest, with a 38" waist and 20" arms. He and his partner John like powerlifters, thick muscle and short muscle men. They are always on the lookout for muscle bigger than theirs. They like Off Season MASS! |
All the way from South America, Julio is a young musclebear lover. He has brown hair and brown eyes and would love to hear from you. If you are over 18 years old, ask him to send you the URL to his site. |
Razor's goal is to be 220lbs. He's looking for a workout buddy or a good trainer in the Texarkana TX area ... or a good buddy or just to hang out with. |
Jimmy is a photographer with a 47" chest and 17" arms. |
Tim has been lifting for about 5 years. His motto is: "Lift big, sleep big, eat big."
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Mike has a 45" chest, 34" waist, and 16" arms. Mike says, "I look forweard to meeting and hearing from other Power Lifting Bears and men who are interetsed in becomming huge." |
Guy has a 44" chest, 15" arms 16" calves, 30" waist,and a hard six pack. His bench is at 225lbs bench press, and he's looking for a serious work out partner in Brooklyn |
He's been called "Tiny" since he was 19, but this big boy is serious about his training. He is partnered but is interested in meeting others for friendship. |
This big Latino is built thick: 20" arms, 56" chest 56, and big thick legs. Rey lives in the San Francisco Bay Area & looking to meet other Big Powerlifters for work out & friendship. He's very easy going, drug & smoke free. |
Tank, as the name implies, is built solid at 230 with a 50" chest, 34" waist, 20" arms and a 20" neck. Visit Al and his partner, Joe, at their website at www.bearconcepts.com |
Andre has a 50" chest (very large pecs!), 19" arms, and loves to go to the gym. He works out 6 days a week and takes his work-outs very seriously. He loves animals (his dog in particular), the beach, gardening, clubbing, movies (sci-fi and horror), and being with good friends. He doesn't smoke or do drugs. He is always on the look out for new friends and says "you can never have too many." Check out his web page at Andre's Homepage. |
Michael has 19.5" biceps, 52" chest, 18.5" neck, 32" quads and 38" waist. He has been powerlifting for a few years with totals like, 450lb bench, 750lb squats and 650lb deadlift all without the use of steroids. He would like to talk about life and lifting with others interested in the sport. |
Hank is a powerlifting/wrasslin bear. At 5'8, 150, he's working on getting bigger. He's muscled, hairy, loves to lift, rassle, box, fistfight.... Especially looking for other wrasslin' bears!. |
Chris is slimming down and wants to be a powerlifter someday. He'd like advice from other powerlifters so he can "do it right". One of Chris' goals is to go to the Australian Gay Games to compete. He wouldn't mind meeting other powerlifting bears in his area if possible. Chris also has a mate, Greg. |
John is into bodybuilding & powerlifting. He has a 50" chest and 19.5" arms! He and his partner, Charlie, are a couple of the biggest, sweetest guys you'll ever meet. Check out their website at MUSCLEBEARZ!! |
Lars will be competing in wrestling at the 1998 Gay Games in Amsterdam. Lars lifts weights four times a week on a pump-and-power routine. He is interested in meeting other big and stocky bears to learn more about powerlifting. |
Herculesxl competed in the 1990, 1994, 1998 Gay Games. He won a gold in football, a silver in Powerlifting. In 1998 in Amsterdam he was disqualified in Powerlifting but took a gold in Shot put, a silver in Discus, and a Bronze in the hammerthrow. He has competed in the Master's Nationals in Santa Rosa California, and has been invited to compete in the National AAU Powerlifting Championships. Says he "likes nice men who are honest and kind and not on psych meds." |
Jim is a bodybuilder with a 48" chest and 17.5" arms and getting bigger! |
Would you like to be added to our site? Send us a picture, your stats and a little bit about your work out routines!
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| Last Update: Monday, November 5, 2007 |
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