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Team Championships

By Al Myers

MEET RESULTS –

2021 USAWA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Al & Chad at the 2021 USAWA Team Championships.

Al & Chad at the 2021 USAWA Team Championships.

The Team Championships had a pretty small attendance this year – just one team!  Fellow Dino Gym member Chad Ullom joined up with me in completing the lifts for the Team Championships.  The other 2-Man team from the Dino Gym (LaVerne Myers and Dean Ross) was sidelined because of LaVerne’s recent carpal tunnel surgery so the two of them took charge of running the meet.  LaVerne did the officiating and Dean did the score keeping.  I could tell they were disappointed they couldn’t be competing, but all of us still had a good time telling stories and giving each other a “hard time”.  I’m pretty sure next to Chad and myself, LaVerne and Dean have competed together in the Team Champs more than anyone else.

MEET RESULTS:

2021 Team Championships
Dino Gym, Holland, KS
September 12th, 2021

Meet Director: Al Myers

Official (1-official system used): LaVerne Myers

Scorekeeper: Dean Ross

Lifts: Team Rectangular Fix, Team Deadlift – No Thumbs, One Arm, Team Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip, Fulton Bar

1. Al Myers (55 years, 231# BWT) and Chad Ullom (49 years, 231# BWT)
Division: 45-49 Age Group, 105KG Weight Class

Team Rectangular Fix: 176#
Team Deadlift No Thumbs, Right Arm: 452#
Team Deadlift Ciavattone Grip Fulton Bar: 595#

Team Championships

by Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
2021 USAWA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

The date for the USAWA Team Championships has been set – September 12th (Sunday).  I started promoting the Team Championships in 2007, which features “team lifting”, a combination of 2 lifters on a bar lifting the weight together. This makes for a very exciting event as the 2 lifters must be in coordination with each other to make a successful lift!

MEET DETAILS:

Meet Director: Al Myers

Meet Date: Sunday Afternoon, September 12th

Meet Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location: Dino Gym, 1126 Eden Road, Abilene, KS 67410

Sanction: USAWA Membership required

Weigh-Ins: Noon the day of the meet

Divisions: 2-Man, 2-Person (man & woman), and 2-Women

Entry Fee: None

Lifts:

Rectangular Fix

Deadlift – No Thumbs, One Arm

Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip, Fulton Bar

Registration:  There is no entry form or entry deadline, but please let me know ahead of time if you plan to attend so I can make the proper preparations. I can be reached at amyers@usawa.com

Team Championships

By Al Myers

MEET RESULTS –

2019 USAWA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dean Ross and LaVerne Myers pulling a BIG 2 man Fulton Bar Deadlift at the 2019 Team Championships.  Both of these guys are over 75 years of age!!!

Dean Ross and LaVerne Myers pulling a BIG 2 man Fulton Bar Jefferson Lift at the 2019 Team Championships. Both of these guys are over 75 years of age and are a formidable team lifting duo !!!

The USAWA Team Champs may not have been a large meet this year, but it made up for that in the heated battle between the two teams that were there!

I was a little concerned that my teammate Chad might be worn out from his heavy lifting the day before at the OTSM Champs in Missouri, and not be at full strength.  I also was very aware of the venerable veteran due of LaVerne and Dean, and how they had been training secretly together to knock us off our throne this year. Chad and I have won the overall at 10 previous Team Championships together and have not been beaten yet, but all streaks come to an end eventually. I was concerned that this might be that year.  Both Dean and LaVerne seemed very confident before the meet, and Dean even made a boisterous comment how they were gonna take us down!  Plus I knew since the USAWA adopted the IAWA scoring format this year they were gonna get an additional 10% to their total points.

Dean and LaVerne had the lead through the first 3 lifts.   I was hopeful that we would catch them on the no thumbs deadlift, but that didn’t happen. It got tense at one point when pops told me to quit checking the point status with the calculator, as he knew we would have the last attempt with the fulton bar Jefferson and I would know how much we needed! Well, it took all we had to get our final lift for the win! (and of course I knew how much we needed to lift haha).  Dean even tried to stop us just as we got ready to lift by saying he wanted to get his camera out to take a picture as he was hoping to throw us off our pre-lift psyche.  That’s a master sly trick only done by a wily seasoned lifter who knows how to play “head games” with his competition.

This was the closest finish in Team Championship history.  Dean and LaVerne will pick up an additional percent next year so Chad and I may have to do a little secret training ourselves if we are to stay ahead of them.  It was a great day at the Dino Gym, and after the meet we did several finger lift records for the fun of it. I really want to encourage others to join us next year for this Championships.  It’s truly one of the most enjoyable meets I do every year in the USAWA.

Meet Results:

2019 USAWA Team Championships
Dino Gym
Holland, KS
September 8th, 2019

Meet Director: Al Myers

Scorekeeper: Al Myers

Officials (1-Official System Used): Al Myers & LaVerne Myers

Lifts: Curl- Strict Reverse Grip, Snatch – From Hang, Deadlift – No Thumbs Overhand Grip, Jefferson Lift – Fulton Bar

MENS DIVISION

Al Myers & Chad Ullom – 45+ Age Group 105KG BWT Class
Al Myers (53 Years Old, 228# BWT) & Chad Ullom (47 Years Old, 228# BWT)

LaVerne Myers & Dean Ross – 75+ Age Group 110KG BWT Class
LaVerne Myers (75 Years Old, 230# BWT) & Dean Ross (76 Years Old, 235# BWT)

Lifters Curl Snatch DLNT Jeff TOT PTS
Al & Chad 175 175 700 800 1850 1662.7
LaVerne & Dean 150 150 550 520 1370 1638.4

Notes: All lifts recorded in pounds. TOT is total pounds lifted.  PTS are overall amended points corrected for age and bodyweight.

RECORD DAY LIFTS AFTER THE MEET

Dean Ross – 76 years old, 235# BWT
Finger Lift – Middle, Left 131#
Finger Lift – Middle, Right 131#

Chad Ullom – 47 years old, 228# BWT
Finger Lift – Middle, Right 95#
Finger Lift – Middle, Left 95#

LaVerne Myers – 75 years old, 230# BWT
Finger Lift – Middle, Left 95#
Finger Lift – Middle, Right 95#
Finger Lift – Index, Left 95#
Finger Lift – Index, Right 95#
Finger Lift – Ring, Left 85#

Team Championships

by Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
2019 USAWA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

The date for the USAWA Team Championships has been set – September 8th (Sunday).  I started promoting the Team Championships in 2007, which features “team lifting”, a combination of 2 lifters on a bar lifting the weight together. This makes for a very exciting event as the 2 lifters must be in coordination with each other to make a successful lift!

MEET DETAILS:

Meet Director: Al Myers

Meet Date: Sunday, September 8th

Meet Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location: Dino Gym, 1126 Eden Road, Abilene, KS 67410

Sanction: USAWA Membership required

Weigh-Ins: Noon the day of the meet

Divisions: 2-Man, 2-Person (man & woman), and 2-Women

Entry Fee: None

Lifts:

Curl – Strict, Reverse Grip

Snatch – From Hang

Deadlift – No Thumbs, Overhand Grip

Jefferson Lift – Fulton Bar 

Registration:  There is no entry form or entry deadline, but please let me know ahead of time if you plan to attend so I can make the proper preparations. I can be reached at amyers@usawa.com

Team Championships

By Al Myers

MEET REPORT –

2018 USAWA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Group picture from the 2018 USAWA Team Championships

Group picture from the 2018 USAWA Team Championships

It was another great year for the USAWA Team Championships, hosted again at the Dino Gym. This was an exciting weekend for the USAWA, with two Championship events being held. They day before the Team Champs, ET hosted the OTSM Championship.  So this created an opportunity for some lifters to take part in TWO championships on the same weekend – and several did – which included Chad Ullom, John Douglas, and Dean Ross.

For the first time in Team Championships history we had one lifter who lifted by himself. John “Big Hoss” Douglas lifted at a huge disadvantage without a partner joining him on the bar, but had an outstanding day.  John has been a great addition to the USAWA, and partakes in as many USAWA events as anyone.

Of course, last year’s Overall Champs LaVerne and Dean came ready to lift. These two match up well in size and strength and make a formidable duo lifting in the over 60 age division.  They now have won the most Best Lifter Awards for the 60 Plus at the Team Championships with 6.

Calvin and Brandon completing a 170 pound Team Middle Finger Clean and Press

Calvin and Brandon completing a 170 pound Team Middle Finger Clean and Press

A new hotshot team entered this year, made up of Calvin Heit and Brandon Rein. Both of these young guys are the same height, and weighed in less than a pound of each other (But still less than Team Douglas, the one man team!!!).  They started off super impressive with the Clean and Press with Middle Fingers, which gathered them an early lead. They almost opened too high with the Cheat Reverse Curl and had to go down to their third attempt to get their opener.  Actually, I was quite surprised they got it considering how bad they missed the previous two attempts! It was probably the most impressive lift of the day.

Chad and I have probably done more Team Lifts together than anyone in the history of the USAWA or IAWA. I would consider us veterans of this discipline.  We both know each others lifting styles, strengths, and weaknesses.  And luckily as we are getting older the same bodyparts are falling apart on both of us so we still have that going to keep us balanced.  I was most proud of us breaking the gym record in the One Arm Fulton Bar Deadlift, with a lift of 467 pounds. We had previously set the record a couple years prior, so we did break our own record but did it with a couple more years on the ole odometer.

Overall, this was one of the best ever TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS. It was a great blend of several age groups lifting against each other.  As Dean put it, he referred to Chad and I as the kids, and Calvin and Brandon as the grandkids!

MEET RESULTS –

2018 USAWA Team Championships
Dino Gym
Holland, KS
September 9th, 2018

Meet Director: Al Myers

Scorekeeper: Al Myers

Officials (1-Official System Used): Al Myers, LaVerne Myers

Lifts: Clean and Press – Middle Fingers, Deadlift – Fulton Bar One Arm, Curl – Cheat Reverse Grip, Deadlift – No Thumbs Overhand Grip

Teams:

Al Myers (52 years, 232#) and Chad Ullom (46 years, 241#)
Calvin Heit (16 years, 154#) and Brandon Rein (23 years, 153 years)
LaVerne Myers (74 years, 236#) and Dean Ross (75 years, 248#)
John Douglas (55 years, 309#)

 

TEAM CLASS C&P DLFB Curl DLNT TOT PTS

Al Myers

Chad Ullom

45-49 Age

110KG

150 467R 305 750 1672 1445.9

Calvin Heit

Brandon Rein

Open Age

70KG

170 317R 265 545 1297 1357.9

LaVerne Myers

Dean Ross

70-74 Age

115KG

120 317R 235 505 1177 1265.9
John Douglas

55-59 Age

125+KG

90 132R 205 335 762 633.2

NOTES: All lifts recorded in pounds.  R and L designate right and left. TOT is total pounds lifts. PTS are overall corrected points adjusted for bodyweight and age.

BEST TEAM AWARDS

Overall Best Team – Al Myers/Chad Ullom

Best Team Open – Calvin Heit/Brandon Rein

Best Team 40-59 – Al Myers/Chad Ullom

Best Team >60 – LaVerne Myers/Dean Ross

Best Single Guy Team – John Douglas

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