Avi Silverberg Powerlifting
Powerlifter Avi Silverberg took the stage at the Heroes Classic powerlifting tournament in Lethbridge, Alberta on Saturday and unofficially broke the women’s bench press record that was previously held by transgender athlete Anne Andres. As a self-identified woman, Avi Silverberg was able to take advantage of CPU’s gender self-identification policy to compete in the women’s division.
He broke Andres’ record with a lift of 167.5 kilograms, or 369.3 pounds, according to ICONS Powerlifting. The Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU) announced a gender self-identification policy earlier this year, allowing athletes to compete in the women’s division as long as they identify as female or male.
The rules also do not require athletes to undergo hormone therapy. This is important for people who do not want to undergo a surgical transition.
However, it does not change the fact that the CPU’s rules are incredibly discriminatory. As a result, people like Silverberg are taking the time to use their voices to fight back against these policies.
Silverberg is a former head coach for Team Canada Powerlifting and is a co-founder of MyStrengthBook, a custom software package designed to help athletes and coaches build workouts and analyze strength training data. He works from T-REX, the co-working space and technology incubator in Downtown St. Louis, but he has a remote team that spans four countries.
He has been coaching for several years now and has won multiple sanctioned events as a competitor. He is currently the coach to IPF world record holder Garrett Blevins, who has won a total of 15 competitions.
His biggest goal is to make his gym a place where people from all walks of life can come and find a community, no matter their background. He believes the best way to achieve this is by helping people understand that they are not alone and that it’s okay to be different.
As a coach, he hopes to inspire others to be their best and to not be afraid to stand up for what they believe in. He also wants to help people develop the skills they need to make a difference in their communities.
When he’s not coaching, Silverberg is a fitness blogger and social media influencer. He has millions of followers on Twitter and Instagram and is a huge advocate for body positivity.
He’s also a writer for the Strength Cartel website and is working on his own fitness book. He has plans to continue growing his business and is hoping to turn it into a lifestyle brand.
His latest project is MyStrengthBook, a software tool that helps athletes and coaches build workouts and analyze their strength training data. He is working on expanding the company to be a global brand and has been awarded an Arch Grant to move MyStrengthBook to St. Louis to expand its operations locally and around the world.
Using MyStrengthBook, Silverberg is able to work remotely and manage a team that spans four countries. His company is a leader in a movement that is redefining work in the digital age. As technology enables collaboration across distance and remote teams, local economies will be forced to rethink the way they do business.
