Heavy Lift Championships
By Eric Todd. USAWA Secretary/Treasurer
Dave Hahn performing a Hand and Thigh lift at the 2018 USAWA Heavy Lift Championships.
In an effort to not go 2 years without a heavy lift championship, we will be holding this years Heavy Lift Championship in the fall this year. We will hopefully move back to May for next year. So, here we go.
Date: November 13, 2021
Place: ET’s House of Iron and Stone
Events: Neck Lift, Hand and Thigh, Hip Lift
Awards: Yes
THIS WILL BE A DRUG TESTED EVENT. For anyone who does not feel broken after doing the heavy lifts, we can do some record breaking after the event. This is one of the longest running historic events in the USAWA. This will be the 3rd time that KCSTRONGMAN has hosted this championship event. The previous times were 2015 and 2018. We were scheduled to host in 2020, but that meet had to be cancelled due to the covid pandemic. So we will host this year instead. I picture it moving to another territory next year, if anyone else is interested in hosting. I always add the disclaimer to my meet announcements that we will not be lifting in a pristine facility. Climate control is an open garage door and windows when it is hot (with an industrial fan that sounds like an airplane in extreme conditions) and wood burning stoves when it is cold. No running water, so we will have some water available, but feel free to bring you own if you are concerned about running out. There is an outhouse in the back. But on the flip side of things we have 24 100 lb plates and boat loads of change to do some massive lifting in the heavy lifts. I have a hip belt and a neck lift harness that were made for me. You guys are welcome to use those, or to bring your own if you are more comfortable with that. This is an opportunity for all of you to lift poundages that are heavier than you realized you had the capacity to lift. I hope to have a good turnout of heavy hitters. Sign up now so that you can add your name to the list of heavy lift champions to go down for the ages.