HomeGymCon Push/Pull (Louisville, KY)

USAWA HOMEGYMCON PUSH/PULL

SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2025

LOCATION : LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER

221 S 4TH ST

LOUSIVILLE, KY 40202

WEIGH-INS: 8;30 AM – 9;30 AM , LIFTING BEGINS AT 10:00 AM (EASTERN STANDARD TIME)

THE LIFTS:  HACKENSCHMIDT FLOOR PRESS & PEOPLE’S DEADLIFT.

ENTRY DEADLINE –. AUGUST 15, 2025 – email  clintpoore@hotmail.comor by phone at 606-688-2600.

ENTRY FEE:  $50 dollars, all lifters must register online at the Eventbrite link provided

EVENTBRITE ENTRY FORM LINK

USAWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED: Memberships are required for all participants prior to the meet. Please go USAWA.COM  to purchase your memberships prior to the meet. 

AWARDS: BEST LIFTER AWARD to the overall champion & medals for all lifters. Each lifter will receive a competition T-shirt to be worn during the HomeGymCon Push/Pull & Record Day. I must know your shirt size two weeks prior to meet.

RECORD DAY SESSION – will follow the HomeGymCon Push/Pull competition, we will be having the Thomas Inch Dumbbell World Record Challenge. All Record Day lifts are time permitting & at the discretion of the meet director. More Record day lifts may be added upon request & meet director approval prior to the Record Day event.

HOTEL – There are many hotels to choose from in Louisville. There is no specific meet hotel, but a quick online search will find plenty of great options.

USAWA HOMEGYMCON PUSH/PULL SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME

You may check in the night before, by coming to the Convention Center until approximately/before 6 PM, but you must contact the meet director to set up a time.

WEIGH-INS BEGIN                   8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

LIFTING BEGINS                      10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

IRON PALACE PODCAST        3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

RECORD DAY                           2:00 PM  – 3:00 PM

CLEAN UP & LOAD TRUCK     5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Please keep in mind the schedule may change depending on how long each segment lasts.

This will be a very exciting event with music, laser lights, banners, & heavy weights being lifted. 

This is a great opportunity for the USAWA and I hope you will join us at the 

2025 USAWA HOMEGYMCON PUSH/PULL & EXPO! 

Great American Bench Press – Results

LOCATION: BUFFVILLE GYM, CLARKS GYM & CANADA
MEET DIRECTOR: CLINT POORE
REFEREES: CLINT POORE, ASHLEY STEARNS, TONY LUPO, BILL CLARK, CHRIS FRAPPIER, KYLE FRAPPIER, JEFF WENZEL, DAVE DEFOREST (3 OFFICIAL SYSTEM USED)

Lifter Club Gender Birth Date Age Weight (Pounds) Session

Meet results are below.

GREAT AMERICAN BENCH PRESS resultsDownload

Record day results are attached.

GREAT AMERICAN BENCH PRESS RECORD DAYDownload

Tony Lupo Light Weight Decathlon Challenge (Columbia, MO and remote)

Date: 28 – 29 June 2025

Location: Clark’s Gym, Columbia, MO and Remote

Weigh–In time: 8:30 am

Lifting begins: 9:30 am

Meet Director: Tony Lupo

The Lifts:

  • Side Press, Dumbbell (one arm)
  • Jefferson Deadlift, Little Fingers
  • Lateral Raise, Lying
  • Thor’s Hammer
  • Pinch Grip Strict (one hand). 
  • Allen Lift 
  • Zeigler Clean
  • Finger Lift, Little (one hand)
  • Rectangular Fix
  • Weaver Stick Front

How to enter: OPEN TO THE WORLD – All competition in Clark’s Gym is hybrid. You may compete in your local gym or in the friendly confines of Clark’s Gym in Columbia, Mo. You must send all results to Clark’s Gym via e-mail only at yeoldclark@gmail.com not later than 10 p.m. 1 July 2025.

Included on the reporting form must be the name of the official(s) involved. DO NOT send your remote results to the USAWA. They must be approved by the meet director first. If you have no officials, your results will be included in the final tabulation of the competition and be eligible for meet awards – but not records. Your honesty is the key to all competitions.

OFFICIALS – Must accompany remote results to be eligible for records.

Record day: You can enter up to five record lifts. 

Remote lifting: To compete remote, you must enter by 5:00 pm 21 June 2025 or your results will not be accepted. 

Memberships: You must be a USAWA Member, membership applications will be accepted at the meet. 

Awards: There will be a best lifter award for men and women. 

Contact: Clark’s Gym, email: yeoldclark@gmail.com. 

LIFTER OF THE MONTH, FEBRUARY 2025 – JEFF BANKENS

Jeff Bankens is the lifter of the Month for February.  Jeff is a newcomer to the organization, but has already made an impact by hosting the first ever USAWA meet in Louisiana and setting four records along the way.

Jeff is also active on USAWA’s social media platforms with (5) posts in February in addition to his strongman show clips in 2024.  Finally, Jeff is active in his church community and brings people of the world together not only through the Gospel, but also through strength sports.  Congratulations Jeff!

Survey for the future of USAWA

We invite all USAWA members (and past/future/potential members) to fill out this survey asking what you want to see from the organization going forward. The results from this survey will be shared with the Executive Board and a summary will be presented to the membership. Please fill out the survey by April 30 so that we have time to discuss the results well in advance of the National Meeting.

Our goal is to find out what YOU want the USAWA to provide and which goals to prioritize. The EB gets a lot of feedback and requests from members, often conflicting, and we want to make sure that we’re not just running the organization according to our own preferences or listening to the loudest voices—this is YOUR organization and we want to have more information about what what will best serve the entire membership. In the survey you can tell us what you currently enjoy, where we could improve, and what opportunities we might take advantage of in the future.

Even if you are not a current USAWA member, we invite you to take the survey. If you’ve been a member in the past, or if you are thinking about joining someday, your input is still valued. (We will be able to separate results according to members and non-members when we analyze the results.)

Thank you to our hardworking advisory committee who put this survey together: Chris Frappier, Kyle Frappier, Allison Lupo, Tony Lupo, Clint Poore, Randy Smith.

Here is the survey link again. Please share with others in our USAWA community. Our deadline is April 30, 2025. USAWA survey link

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