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N.A.S.A.
stands for Natural
Athlete Strength
Association and it’s a
single-ply equipment federation that was founded in 1990 by Rich Peters
(OK). One of the reasons that N.A.S.A. is single-ply federation is
because a lifter should use true strength to lift the weight, not by
multi-ply equipment or superman suit.
The name originated from the Space Program because “the sky is
the limit”. N.A.S.A. is
one of the largest, but best true drug-free federation in the world.
What separates N.A.S.A. from other federations is that it’s a true
lifter organization and lifters can talk on-line with any executive
committee and officials too. Powerlifting, Bench Press and Power Sports meets are held in these following states: CO, NM, AZ, OK, TX, KS, MO, IA, IL, WV, VA, PA, TN, OH, WI, KY. N.A.S.A. has led
powerlifting community with great events and programs with other
federation trying to imitate, but never duplicated!
N.A.S.A. is the first drug-free organization to abandon the old
method of drug testing 10% of lifters and now test lifters with the
highest coefficient. N.A.S.A. is the only federation that has a current
and updated Top 100 Bench Press, Powerlifting and Power Sports ranking.
Since 1990, N.A.S.A. is the only federation to honor lifters
every year with the Athletes of the Year Award Ceremony and Banquet in
OK. N.A.S.A. started the
Youth Development Program to attract younger lifters to the sport of
Powerlifting. The Natural Athlete Strength Association, for the purpose
of maturing young athlete’s mental and physical abilities, is
developing this program. Our young competitors will be limited by the
amount of weight they can attempt in each lift. They will be judged by
their form and abilities combined. We will be using a unique set of
judging lights that will indicate the quality of each lift that is
attempted. N.A.S.A. is the
first to offer lifters Gold Cards. A
Gold Card or a Mini Gold Card is a Punch Card that allows the owner to
enter 10 Divisions or 5 Divisions in whatever meet(s) he or she desires,
State, Regional, National or World Cup. Gold Cards are non-expiring
and the Entries last as long as you like. Seven years ago, the
President started the Power Sports.
Several federations have included curl events in Powerlifting
competition because of N.A.S.A.
Power Sports is curl, bench press, and deadlift for a total (full
meet) with the squat, bench press, deadlift and curl for single lift
events. No equipment
allowed except a 4-inch belt and singlet. The
main web site is www.nasa-sports.com or http://www.nasa-sports.com/E-Z%20View%20Index.htm.
The web site is like an on-line magazine because it provides
lifters with valuable information about: Meets:
http://www.nasa-sports.com/Coming%20Powerlifting.html Records
and Ranking: http://www.nasa-sports.com/top100links.htm Forums:
http://members5.boardhost.com/realpower/
http://members.boardhost.com/krnlpeterssold/ Banned
Substance List:
http://www.nasa-sports.com/drug_testing_news.htm Rules:
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