Author Archives: Beth Skwarecki

Clark’s Gym Record Day (Columbia, MO and remote)

August 2-3, 2025

CLARK’S GYM AND REMOTE

ENTRY FEE –  None.

WEIGH-INS – 8  a.m. both days.

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. To compete remote, you must enter by 10 p.m. on  Tuesday of the weekend involved or your results will not be accepted. You must send all results to Bill Clark via e-mail only at yeoldclark@gmail.com not later than 10 p.m. on the Tuesday following the meet.

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.

Bench Press Heptathlon and Record Day (Columbia, MO and remote)

APRIL 12-13, 2025

CLARK’S GYM AND REMOTE

ENTRY FEE: None.

WEIGH-INS – 8 A.M. EACH DAY.

AWARDS – Certificates (Male and female divisions)

LIFTS:

  • Bench press – Feet on floor (non USAWA lift)
  • Bench press – feet in air
  • Bench press – reverse grip
  • Bench press – alternate grip
  • Bench press – hands together
  • Bench press – right hand
  • Bench press – left hand

SPECIAL EVENTS: Certificates also for Rampage and for Roman Chair Bench.

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. To compete remote, you must enter by 10 p.m. on  Tuesday of the weekend involved or your results will not be accepted. You must send all results to Bill Clark via e-mail only at yeoldclark@gmail.com not later than 10 p.m. on the Tuesday following the meet.

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.

Jeff’s 50th Birthday Party – and Record Day (Columbia, MO and remote)

MARCH  8-9, 2025

CLARK’S GYM AND REMOTE.

ENTRY FEE:  None.

WEIGH-INS EACH DAY – 8 A.M.

AWARDS – Certificates.

LIFTS:  A dozen lifts will be put in a hat and five will be drawn o ne by one and contested with no advanced warning. Remote lifters will be notified by either telephone or e-mail following each draw.

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. To compete remote, you must enter by 10 p.m. on  Tuesday of the weekend involved or your results will not be accepted. You must send all results to Bill Clark via e-mail only at yeoldclark@gmail.com not later than 10 p.m. on the Tuesday following the meet.

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.

For Women Only – and Record Day for Everyone (Columbia, MO and remote)

JUNE 21-22, 2025

CLARK’S GYM AND REMOTE

ENTRY FEE –  None.

GENDER REQUIREMENT – Women only.

AWARDS – Certificates.

LIFTS – 

  • Swing – one hand;
  • Deadlift (barbell) – one hand;
  • Push press from rack;
  • Hack lift;
  • Bench press – feet in air.

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. To compete remote, you must enter by 10 p.m. on  Tuesday of the weekend involved or your results will not be accepted. You must send all results to Bill Clark via e-mail only at yeoldclark@gmail.com not later than 10 p.m. on the Tuesday following the meet.

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.

Lifter of the Month, November 2024

by Sanjiv Gupta

November is typically a slow month for USAWA, but Allison Lupo has certainly shined impressively completing all of the lifts in the Goerner Deadlift Dozen Plus One.  She has also quietly crept up the records list and holds 151 records (including 47 ALL age records) in 103 different lifts including presses, clean & Jerks, deadlifts, misc bar lifts, heavy lifts, strongman and special equipment lifts.  How many individuals can claim a record in the back lift, neck lift, hand & thigh lift, hip lift and harness lift?  She also shares 4 team lift records with Tony Lupo.  I have always felt like strength is for everyone and every age and since coming on the scene during the 2023 IAWA World Postal Championship, she has impressively competed in 27 different events in Missouri, Kentucky, and Fergus, Ontario, Canada.  Congratulations Allison!

Do you know a USAWA member who should be recognized as a future Lifter of the Month? Send nominations to the Secretary at bethskw@gmail.com.

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