Welcome to the WSA's mini-site!
Dean Bolt at the 2007 WSA Welsh Powerlifting Championships
The Welsh Strength Association (WSA) was formed in 2001 by Ken Williams and Nigel Wilding. The purpose behind the WSA
is to provide 4 competitions each year to any powerlifters who want to compete, regardless of the federations in which
they currently lift.
To compete in the WSA, all you need to do is pay the annual membership fee of £5 and then pay the entry fee to each of
the competitions that you would like to enter.
We run the following competitions evenly spaced out throughout the year (roughly 3 month apart):
WSA Welsh Powerlifting Championships
WSA Welsh Cup
WSA Welsh Counties
WSA Welsh Single Lifts
During each of the above championships (with the exception of the single lifts), members can compete in either a full 3 lift powerlifting
competition or a bench press only competition. Members also have the option to pay both entry fees and compete in both the full 3 lifts competition
and the bench press only competition. If doing this, the lifter will not have to perform a seperate bench press, the bench press done during
the 3 lift competition will be used as the lift in the bench press only competition.
We rum 2 seperate competitions side by side, an "A" stream and a "B" stream. To lift in the "A" stream you must be a member of either the WPU/BWLA
or the BDFPA and MUST agree to drug testing. The "A" stream competition is run according to IPF rules and regulations.
If you do not agree with drug testing or if you would like to wear double ply equipment then you can simply compete in the "B" stream instead.
You can lift unequipped or equipped in either stream.