{"id":197833,"date":"2024-06-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=197833"},"modified":"2024-06-14T01:10:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T01:10:17","slug":"fort-cavazos-dao-civilians-to-compete-in-ipf-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=197833","title":{"rendered":"Fort Cavazos DAO civilians to compete in IPF championships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Chelan Car, an air traffic controller at Robert Gray Army Airfield, competes in the squat event at the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation World Open Classic Powerlifting World Championship June 6-11, 2022, in Sun City, South Africa.
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FORT CAVAZOS, Texas\u00a0\u2014 <\/strong>When U.S. Air Force veterans Chelan Carr and Joseph \u201cJoe\u201d Jordan began working together as air traffic controllers at Robert Gray Army Airfield, they had no idea their shared passion for powerlifting would forge a bond that would take them all over the world.<\/p>\n

The two athletes sat down with the crew of the Great Big Podcast to talk about their journey to qualifying for the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation World Open Classic Powerlifting Championships June 15-23 in Druskininkai, Lithuania.<\/p>\n

Coming from two drastically different backgrounds, the coworkers found common ground in the grueling sport of powerlifting.<\/p>\n

Born and raised in Texas, Jordan was a seasoned powerlifter well before he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up in Texas playing sports as a young child, you get thrown into weight rooms pretty early,\u201d he shared. \u201cAnd so, it definitely had an effect on my love for lifting weights.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carr, who was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands, took to the sport shortly after entering basic training.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was definitely the community and people I met in the military that made me want to lift more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Remembering their experience at the 2022 IPF championships in Sun City, South Africa, where Jordan placed an impressive fourth overall and Carr came in at a respectable 19th, both expressed gratitude for the bond they have formed through their mutual love for the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery few of my family or friends know what I do with powerlifting or know what it takes in terms of competing and the commitment that it takes,\u201d Jordan explained. \u201cChelan is my friend, and he knows exactly what I\u2019m going through because he goes through the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carr shared the same sentiments.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was kind of life changing for me when I met Joe because this is someone that literally gets it from day one. I met people who would get into powerlifting and then they would get out of powerlifting,\u201d Carr explained. \u201cBut Joe, he really stuck with it and really got to the next level that I\u2019m aiming to reach as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordan added that the support from his superiors at work is invaluable.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur crew supervisor and our managers at the facility always ensure that we\u2019re going to be able to get leave for meets and be able to get there, so they take care of us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Though they compete in different weight classes, Carr at 183 lbs., and Jordan at 145 lbs., they match one another\u2019s drive and will to win.<\/p>\n

Hours in the gym and years establishing themselves as fierce competitors in the field have qualified 30-year-old Carr and 35-year-old Jordan to compete in this year\u2019s IPF championships.<\/p>\n

But due to an injury, Carr will remain stateside while Jordan makes the trip overseas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not too upset about it because I know I\u2019ll be there next year and I\u2019ll be a lot healthier and stronger,\u201d Carr said. \u201cBut I\u2019m always rooting for Joe. I\u2019m in his corner 100%, so it doesn\u2019t affect me at all. I\u2019m just excited to see him succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordan hopes to surpass his best numbers in the squat, bench and deadlift events during the multi-day competition. And though Carr won\u2019t be there physically to cheer him on, Jordan expressed he is always there as a kindred spirit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality is what I do, I could not do if I didn\u2019t have Chelan and so many other people around me supporting me,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s one thing to go in the gym and lift weights, but there\u2019s so many things behind the scenes that take place. Family members and friends constantly supporting you and being there in your corner rooting for you every time you lift is a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordan won\u2019t be traveling to the competition alone as his girlfriend will accompany him on the trip.<\/p>\n

Both athletes are using their expertise to pay it forward by mentoring and training other powerlifting hopefuls and they look forward to reuniting at the 2025 IPF championships in Germany.<\/p>\n

But for now, Jordan is focused on Lithuania and hopes to make the Great Place and his home state of Texas proud.<\/p>\n

Carr will participate in the IPF World Open Classic Powerlifting Championships live at\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/<\/a><\/em>@powerliftingtv<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 \/ 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 Joseph “Joe” Jordan, an air traffic controller at Robert Gray Army Airfield, competes in the deadlift event at the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation World Open Classic Powerlifting World Championship June 6-11, 2022, in Sun City, South Africa. (Photo Credit: Photo courtesy of Joseph Jordan) VIEW ORIGINAL […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197835,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=197833"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":197838,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197833\/revisions\/197838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/197835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=197833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=197833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=197833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}