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Poland has always been a powerhouse in Olympic Lifting and has produced some of the world's greatest weightlifters, such as Bazinowski and Kasmarek. Forty years ago, our founder Morris Weissbrot visited Poland to learn the secrets of the eastern bloc training methods. Now they are visiting us to find out what training methods we use. Funny how history repeats itself. After watching the training, George thanked the team for their hospitality before returning back to Poland. We hope to hear more from the Polish Weightlifting Federation in the future. |
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| LBH Weightlifting Team Wins 2005 American Masters | |||||||||
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At the American Masters Championships, which were held November 5-6 in Woonsocket Rhode Island, the Lost Battalion Hall Weightlifting Team took first place as the Outstanding Team. Howard Cohen, head of the the USA Masters Weightlifting Program, said this is an important accolade demonstrative of the revival of a national weightlifting powerhouse team. LBH members Arnold Khalfin, Vladimir Heifetz, Simon Ruddle, Joel Jessenowski, Gerry Dunne, Tom Hughes, Coach Joe Triolo, Len Bacino, and Susan Aprill lifted in these championships. Click here to view loads of pictures by our favorite weightlifting photographer, Ann Barry in Ann Barry's Photo Gallery of the 2005 American Masters. LBH is poised to be a major contender in the 2006 National Masters in El Paso Texas. Look out! |
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| LBH Lifters Brave NYC Transit Strike | |||||||||
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There are 8 million stories in this city and the story of LBH lifters is just one of them. Coach Joe Triolo and other LBH lifters have provided carpooling to and from the gym so that no lifter using public transportation should miss a workout. To further ensure that LBH members' training was not adversely affected, Coach Joe Triolo opened the gym on the Friday before Christmas so that members who may have missed a workout could train. One of our most stalwart lifters, Qi Cheng, actually rode his bicycle several miles from work in sub-freezing temperature, darkness, and rush hour traffic to train with his team mates. Qi Cheng, Coach Joe Triolo and the rest of the Lost Battalion Hall Weightlifting Team members are demonstrative of their team motto: "Be prepared to lift anytime, anywhere, and under any conditions." |
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| Weightlifting Marine James Pow Gives 'Em Hell | |||||||||
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Dear Leonard, The patch I put on the bulletin board of our weight room prompted two visiting New Yorkers to ask about it. I mentioned that I was writing to say "thank you" and they said to tell you "Thanks for your support. We miss the Big Apple." They went on to lament the absence of "New York" food here … haha … Bronx pizza and a good bagel with lox and will have to wait for a few more months until their unit rotates home. Please know that we remember the people who were killed in the Twin Towers, depicted on the patch you wear. Recently, north of here, an Iraqi police patrol reported to our army that they had discovered twenty al_Qaeda terrorists using a large, two-story villa as a base for their operations.
Reacting immediately, a US Army squad lead by a sergeant
stormed the villa. The terrorists had "mouse-holed" the interior
concrete walls so they could shoot and move easily between rooms. A
furious rifle and grenade battle was waged in the house and enclosed
courtyard which lasted forty minutes. All the terrorists were
captured or killed. Eleven of the fifteen U.S. soldiers were
casualties. |
We admire the valor of our comrades. The men in the house were followers of Osama bin Laden. We are glad to give them hell.
Thank you again, Mr. Bacino, for the patches. We are glad you gave them hell too James. Click here for more about James Pow and our weightlifting marines in Iraq. |
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| Savas Kappatos Wins Silver in 2005 European Masters | |||||||||
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Lost Battalion Hall's Savas Kappatos traveled to Slovakia in Eastern Europe to compete in the 2005 European Masters Weightlifting Championships. Weightlifting is a big sport in Eastern Europe ― like baseball or football is in the USA. Thus, the competition was fierce amidst the Europeans; however, Savas came through, taking second place to land the silver medal. His total of 210 kg was constructed with a 90 kg snatch and a 120 kg c & j. He easily split cleaned 125 kg on his 3rd attempt c & j, but his elbow gave out on the jerk causing him an injury. Around the gym here at the Lost Battalion Hall, Savas was seen doing 210 kg strict Olympic style squats prior to the contest, so we expect even more from him at the 2006 World Masters Championships. Previously Savas has trained with some of the great lifters of the world, most notably the legendary Pyros Dimas, who has medaled in the last three Olympic games. Savas is also the father of one of our top female junior lifters Vicki Kappatos. We look forward to see some big lifts from this weightlifting family. In spite of Savas' lifting accomplishments, when training at the gym, he is never too busy to help a fellow lifter with their lifting technique. He is well liked and respected by all that know him. Congratulations Savas! |
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| Soldier in Iraq Says Hello to LBH Weightlifting Team | |||||||||
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We often receive emails from people interested in learning Olympic lifting or wanting to train with us when in NYC. Sometimes we receive emails from people saying how they like our website or how they remember training here at LBH. And once in a while we'll get an email saying that we should include this or that or we left out something or made a mistake (we do make mistakes sometimes). The other day though we received a special email from James Pow, one of our soldiers fighting for us in Iraq. Normally we don't post emails but this one is worth posting. We think you'll agree.
We have asked Marine James Pow to send us some pictures and to write about the state of Olympic lifting among the soldiers and friendly Iraqis so we can post it on our website. We hope to hear from him again real soon, and have invited James and his fellow Olympic lifting soldiers to train with us next time they visit New York City. If you look at the Lost Battalion Hall Weightlifting logo above, you'll see a soldier behind a weightlifter. On the Lost Battalion Hall Weightlifting Team there is a lifter behind each of our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
Text of Letter from James Pow Dear LBH Weightlifting, Hello from Al Hillah, Iraq, about a mile from the ancient city of Babylon. My Olympic lifting buddies and I enjoyed reading your website. I recently had a lifetime PR in the C&J, and some of us are still working on beating our totals from when we were younger. Your website gives good inspiration, and helps us to remember normal life back in the USA. Our Iraqi friends are familiar with Olympic lifting. It is the only style of weightlifting here. Often when we train outside, passing Iraqi workers will ask to hoist some weights. Some of these guys have excellent form and good totals. Your history of the Lost Battalion is excellent. It is good to see someone keep alive their memory. What a tremendous story, don't you agree? The commanding officer of that battalion was from my home county in Massachusetts. LBH Weightlifting, we'll stop by when next we are in New York. Best wishes to you. Keep up the good work.
Sincerely, -------------------------------------------- James Pow is an prime example of the Lost Battalion Hall Weightlifting Team motto: "Be prepared to lift anytime, anywhere, and under any conditions" Keep on lifting James and
congratulations on your record clean and jerk. |
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| Lost Battalion Hall Weightlifting Team Wins the 2005 Metropolitan Open | |||||||||
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Coach Joe Triolo (see picture below) led his Lost Battalion Hall Weightlifting Team to the team trophy for the third straight year.
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Team Florida Visits LBH Weightlifting TeamJohn Clutter from Team Florida visited the Lost Battalion to train under Coach Joe Triolo. John trains in Florida with Chris LeRoux and Rhys Lucero. We hope to see John or some of his Florida team mates soon when they are in New York City.
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On June 8, 2005 former American bantam weight champion Pat Omari visited the Lost Battalion Hall to watch the lifters train. Pat who lives in Hawaii drops in whenever he is in New York City. Unbeknownst to Pat, the members of the Lost Battalion Hall Weightlifting Team used this visit as an opportunity to present him with the Lost Battalion Hall Weightlifting Team Honorary Member Award. Pat is the first person to receive this award, which is presented to persons who have made an outstanding contribution to weightlifting. Assistant Coach Joel Jessinowski presented the award to Pat and wished him and Jeff good luck in their visit. On June 24, 2005 Jeff Myers received the Lost Battalion Hall Honorary Member Award. Jeff is a highly regarded lifter and strongman from the Metropolitan Area. Jeff is often seen as a spectator at the local meets. Congratulations Jeff! |
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Copyright 2007 ― Leonard Bacino
