Joe's Gym

28/09/2026

🏆🏆 TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES FOR JOE’S GYM! 🏆🏆

What an incredible way to finish the 100% RAW Powerlifting World Championships!

Joe’s Gym is coming home with TWO World Championship team titles — Women’s Division World Champions AND Masters Division World Champions! 💪🌎

But as proud as we are of those trophies, we are even more proud of the people who earned them.

To every Joe’s Gym lifter who stepped onto the platform this weekend: THANK YOU. Your dedication, commitment, hard work and positive attitudes represented our gym beautifully. You competed hard, supported one another, celebrated each other’s successes and—maybe most importantly—you had FUN doing it!

This team brought such wonderful energy everywhere they went. They encouraged one another, laughed together, cheered for their teammates and genuinely added something special to the atmosphere of the competition. ❤️

That is what makes these two World Championship titles mean so much to us. They weren’t simply won by strong individuals—they were earned by a TEAM.

Coach Joe couldn’t be prouder of each and every one of you. The medals and trophies will always remind us of what was accomplished, but the friendships, memories and experiences made together are what we’ll remember most.

Congratulations to our Women’s Division World Champions, our Masters Division World Champions, and EVERY Joe’s Gym athlete who competed!

You represented Joe’s Gym with strength, character and heart. ❤️💪

TWO DIVISIONS. TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES. ONE JOE’S GYM FAMILY. 🏆🏆

27/09/2026

🏆 HEAVYWEIGHTS SHOWED UP STRONG! 💪

Today was all about the Heavyweight Division at the 100% RAW Powerlifting World Championships, and Joe’s Gym was proudly represented by Christian Giancola and Ray Carr!

Both men stepped onto the platform, put their strength and hard work to the test, and walked away with awards in their respective age and weight classes! 🥇🏅

Powerlifting is about so much more than the weight on the bar. It takes discipline, consistency, determination and the courage to step onto that platform and give it everything you’ve got.

Congratulations, Christian and Ray! We are incredibly proud to have you representing Joe’s Gym on the world championship platform. 💪🇺🇸

And, of course, Coach Joe was right there alongside his lifters—supporting, encouraging and sharing in another great day for the Joe’s Gym family. ❤️

Strong bodies. Strong minds. Strong team.

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Photo credit: Gilda Giancola

27/09/2026

🏆 HEAVYWEIGHTS SHOWED UP STRONG! 💪

Today was all about the Heavyweight Division at the 100% RAW Powerlifting World Championships, and Joe’s Gym was proudly represented by Christian Giancola and Ray Carr!

Both men stepped onto the platform, put their strength and hard work to the test, and walked away with awards in their respective age and weight classes! 🥇🏅

Powerlifting is about so much more than the weight on the bar. It takes discipline, consistency, determination and the courage to step onto that platform and give it everything you’ve got.

Congratulations, Christian and Ray! We are incredibly proud to have you representing Joe’s Gym on the world championship platform. 💪🇺🇸

And, of course, Coach Joe was right there alongside his lifters—supporting, encouraging and sharing in another great day for the Joe’s Gym family. ❤️

Strong bodies. Strong minds. Strong team.

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Photo credit: Gilda Giancola

27/09/2026

🏆 TWO INCREDIBLE HONORS FOR COACH JOE 🏆

Last night at the 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation Awards Dinner, Coach Joe was surprised and deeply humbled to receive two very special honors — the Founder’s Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Founder’s Award recognizes Joe for embodying the founding principles of the 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation — Faith, Freedom & Fitness — and for the ethics, integrity and principles he has carried throughout his years in the sport.

Those values mean a great deal to Joe. 100% Raw is committed to true raw powerlifting — no supportive lifting gear and a drug-tested environment designed to keep competition fair. Joe has always believed that strength is about much more than what you can lift. It is also about character, discipline and doing things the right way.

Then came the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing a lifetime devoted to powerlifting, health and fitness.

Joe began lifting after returning home from the Vietnam War, and he simply never stopped. Through all the decades, all the training sessions, competitions, injuries, recoveries — and even two knee replacements — the weights have remained part of his life.

And there was one thing that made last night especially fun…

After all these years in powerlifting, Coach Joe had never received a championship-style belt. This is his FIRST one! 🥹🏆 He was genuinely excited about that belt and incredibly humbled by what it represents.

Congratulations, Coach Joe. A lifetime of dedication, discipline and love for the sport recognized in one very special evening. ❤️

Faith. Freedom. Fitness.
Keep lifting. Keep moving. Keep inspiring. 💪🇺🇸

26/09/2026

🏆 CONGRATULATIONS, COACH JOE! 🏆

What a day at the 100% RAW Powerlifting World Championships!

After undergoing two knee replacements—including his most recent one just this spring—Coach Joe made his return to the competition platform today. Getting back there was an accomplishment in itself, but Coach Joe wasn’t there just to watch. 💪

He successfully completed a SQUAT, BENCH PRESS, and DEADLIFT, earning 3rd place in his weight class and coming home with some well-earned hardware! 🥉🏅

For Coach Joe, today was about more than medals. It was about getting back under the bar, trusting those new knees, and doing what he has loved for so many years.

At 80 years young, Coach Joe continues to show that strength isn’t simply measured by the weight on the bar. It’s also measured by perseverance, determination, and the willingness to keep showing up.

Two new knees. Three successful lifts. A podium finish. And one very happy Coach Joe. ❤️💙🇺🇸

Congratulations, Coach! We’re proud of you and thrilled to see you back doing what you love.

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Photo credit: Gilda & Christian Giancola

26/09/2026

Live feed for the World Championships!

Day 1 strict curl

25/09/2026

🏆🌎 WORLD CHAMPIONS! 🌎🏆

What an incredible day for Joe’s Gym!

Our Women’s Team captured the TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP at the 100% RAW Powerlifting World Championships! 💪🔥

We could not be more proud of these strong, determined women. Every medal represents hours of training, discipline, sacrifice and the courage to step onto the world stage and give it everything they had.

And then came the moment we’ll never forget… bringing that World Championship trophy home to Joe’s Gym! 🏆

This is what strength is all about—not just the weight on the bar, but the people standing beside you, encouraging you and celebrating every accomplishment together.

To our ladies: CONGRATULATIONS, WORLD CHAMPIONS! You represented Joe’s Gym beautifully, and you gave us one heck of a reason to celebrate! ❤️💪

The trophy is coming home! 🏆🌎

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25/09/2026

Today the women start lifting for the powerlifting meet. Starting with squats! Photo credit: Drew Hoffman