Since powerlifting began, women's weight classes have halted at 198lbs/90kg leaving any woman heavier than that to be categorized as a Super Heavy Weight (SHW). This made sense years ago when there was a staunch lack of female participation in the sport. Since then, female participants have grown exponentially year to year and this is no exception for the SHW competitors. 

There are countless benefits to changing these classes to match the men's weight classes that do not involve making money or the health of one single federation, rather it benefits the lifter. For the lifter, right?!

Imagine not having to cut to 198 as a light SHW in order to be competitive. Imagine not having body image anxiety that stems from being labeled as a "super heavyweight". Imagine allowing women lifters latitude and room to grow into new weight classes thus bolstering the competition within 220/242/275/308/308+ ... it's a change that we've needed for a while and now with women's powerlifting being at an all time high... IT'S TIME! 

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