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Why ChicagoPowerlifting.com?

As I searched around the web, I often saw people asking about meets in Chicago, or that they live around Chicago and would like to get into powerlifting.  For those types of people is why I created ChicagoPowerlifting.com.  I saw void on the internet on information for powerlifing in the Chicago-area.  I felt a site like this would be useful to powerlifters and those interested in powerlifting.  From early indications from lifters who have visited my site, I would say I was correct in my assessment that this site would be a worthwhile venture.

So why did I decide to focus on Chicago?  To be truthful, that question is one that I asked myself.  I thought about starting an IllinoisPowerlifting.com or MidwestPowerlifting.com, but those were too restricted and too broad for me.  The Chicago metropolitan area is a very large one with millions of people.  Having lived in the Chicago suburb of Aurora my whole life, and now going to school in the Chicago suburb of Elmhurst, I felt this area was the best one to focus the site around.

I started this site because of a deep rooted love for this great sport of powerlifting.  I respect powerlifting in all of its forms, all federations, all powerlifters.  My aim is to keep this site as free of federation politics as possible.  I certainly have my opinions, but this site is NOT going to be the place for me to express them.  I will link to the websites of all legitimate powerlifting federation, and will list all meets from these federations with a close distance to Chicago.  If you are really interested in some of my views, email me.

In closing, I hope this site can provide some useful information for you, and/or will aid you in the promotion of powerlifting in and around Chicago.  If there's anything I can do for you in reguards to this site or otherwise, feel free to email me.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my friend Roger Boerg for all his help in setting up this website.  I really had no idea what I was doing when I started to set up this webpage, and Roger walked me through the whole process.  Thanks Roger!

Eric Stone
ChicagoPowerlifting.com Webmaster
thestone@chicagopowerlifting.com