MANA Barbell

Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou! which means (Happy New Year!) From our Family to yours. What are some of your New Year Resolutions? Here’s to 12 years and many more 🥂🎊🎉

808 reppin in Da 949!

Here we Go!

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Congrats to our members on qualifying for Collegiate Nationals! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Huge thank you to everyone from Mana Barbell for putting on this qualifier for us. 8 weeks out til Columbus, Ohio!

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Happy Aloha Friday🤙🏽!
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is 7 weeks away and we have an awesome match up on Friday April 5th between Hilo’s and Honolulu’s !
Both are Master lifters throwing up numbers that are top level lifts in the Open Class!
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We excited to see this one. Let’s go💪🏽

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🎙️Episode 13: Leo Richardson, From Humble Beginnings Come Great Things


At almost every National level USPA meet or higher, you will see this beefy, green shirt woman with a Colgate smile checking you in. She not only unfolds your stinky socks to check length, but also emails you a membership card, updates your new meet records and is probably handing you your medal. That woman my friends is Leo Richardson, Executive Administrator to United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) and Powerlifter.


Leo has been a woman on a mission since she knew she wanted to make powerlifting her life. Passionate and driven by elevating the experience for the lifters, Leo has honed in her craft of hosting meets all over the nation while help managing behind the scenes affairs at the USPA head office. This task is not easy and is one that does not get much recognition. When you have a meet that started on time, finished before 5, and has little down time between lifts…you have a organized meet director who knows what they are doing.


Leo is true to her roots and continues to stay loyally committed to her first powerlifting team, Mana Barbell. Her vision to grow the sport in Hawaii with fellow Mana Barbell teammates is a life long passion that she continues to chip closer to each year. Dear to my heart, I too am eager to see how powerlifting will blossom in Hawaii even more over the following years.
💥IN THIS EPISODE, LEO AND I RECOUNT STORIES OF PEOPLE WE KNOW, THOUGH WE NEVER MET IN HAWAII. LISTEN AS WE GO OVER:
• Her desire to be an admin in Powerlifting
• Mana Barbell and the beginning of the dream
• The vision of powerlifting for USPA President Steve Denison
• How to throw a kick ass meet
• Elevating people around you
• Passing on the sport
• Growing the USPA in Hawaii
• Maui Female owned powerlifting gym, Ho'omana Barbell


➡️FEATURED GUEST/PEOPLE MENTIONED:
• Leo Richardson ()
• USPA ()
• Steve Denison, President USPA ()
• Susan Salazar ()
• Derren Matsumoto, Co-Owner of Mana Barbell ()
• Mana Barbell ()
• Ho’omana Barbell (

“Ohana means Family.” Mana means Power! Happy Holidays from our Celebrating 7 years

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Mele Kalikimaka from !!! 😁🤙

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