Bella Vargas is the reigning 57kg University National Champion and Best Lifter. This 3x National Champ will be making her debut on the US National Team at the Junior World Championships in Romania on August 25. She talks about her performance at University Nationals, what she’s doing to get ready for Worlds, the fun differences between equipped and raw powerlifting and how she balances being a full time Student Athlete!   Upcoming: Junior and Sub-Junior Worlds start August 24th. We will have a media team in Romania doing press conferences, interviews, behind the scenes coverage and more. Subscribe on YouTube and follow on Instagram @powerlifting_america so you don’t miss anything.   Show your support for the squad, buy a shirt or hat from the Powerlifting America store here: https://powerlifting-america.square.site/s/shop   Playlist for all things Junior and Sub-Junior Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU7AE7vTP9Igjq8jnigzmBoX0Wvmhsicr NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:   Bench Press Nationals January 27, 28, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Event page here: https://powerlifting-america.com/benchpress/   Classic Open Nationals March 14-16, 2024 in Reno, Nevada. Event page here: https://powerlifting-america.com/classic-open/   University Nationals March 17, 2024 in Reno, Nevada. Event page here: https://powerlifting-america.com/university/   High School Nationals April 19-21, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Event page here: https://powerlifting-america.com/highschool/   Age Division Nationals May 17-19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Event page here: https://powerlifting-america.com/classic-raw-age-division-nationals/   Equipped Nationals May 19-20, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Event page here: https://powerlifting-america.com/equipped-nationals/ Thank you to our partners SBD and Eleiko.   Follow Bella on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bellabowbenches/   Follow Powerlifting America on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/powerlifting_america/   Follow the Sub-Junior and Junior National Team on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/ussubsandjuniorspowerlifting/   Follow @HighSchoolNats on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/highschoolnats/   Check out all of our upcoming events on the Powerlifting America events page here: https://powerlifting-america.com/events   Become a member of Powerlifting America here: https://powerlifting-america.com/registration   Shop the Powerlifting America store here: https://powerlifting-america.square.site/s/shop   Support Open Powerlifting here: https://www.patreon.com/join/openpowerlifting