Ben Edwards’s Grip Championship
By Ben Edwards
By Ben Edwards
By Eric Todd
Thank you to Johnny and Sanjiv for their thankless and tireless work on this!
By Sanjiv Gupta
I have been trying to research the history of all the lifts contested by the USAWA. It has been a daunting task. There are 187 lifts in the 11th Edition of the USAWA Rulebook. For many of these records are kept by left/right hand and in some cases index, little, middle, and ring fingers.
The website does mention that the USAWA started with 110 lifts, but I am not sure which lifts those were.
In researching the National Meeting Minutes I have found the following additions:
Prior to 2010 there do not appear to be any conveniently accessible archives to understand how the USAWA went from 110 to 162 lifts. If anybody has any recollections, please get in touch.
If you have a new lift, consider sending it in as an agenda item for the national meeting. There are no official criteria for a new lift, however some suggestions include:
The lifts in the rulebook are variations of the classic movements including Presses, Snatches, Clean & Jerks, Deadlifts and Squats. There are variations that perform these lifts with dumbbells and Fulton barbells.
Interestingly, aside from the Hackenschmidt Floor Press, all of the Old-Time Strongman Lifts have been introduced since 2010 (Editors Note-The Old Time Strongman category was introduced in 2011 at the Dino Gym Challenge. The Hackenschmidt Floor Press was first introduced in January of 2013 at the Dino Gym Challenge).
The heavy lifts will always have a place near and dear to the hearts of All-Round Weightlifters. In reviewing the records, the heavy lifts have some of the longest standing records in the books.
By Clint Poore
BUFFVILLE CUP 2
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2024
BUFFVILLE GYM in ALBANY, KENTUCKY
ADDRESS: 205 SOUTH SPRING STREET ALBANY, KENTUCKY
WEIGH-INS: 9 AM – RECORD BREAKING BEGINS AT 10 AM
THE LIFTS: You can choose any USAWA lift to break but, please let me know your lifts to make sure I have the appropriate equipment for you to set the Record.
ENTRY FEE: NONE, just let me know you are attending, then have fun lifting & breaking records!
MEET DIRECTOR – Clint Poore: contact by email clintpoore@hotmail.com or by phone at 606-688-2600.
USAWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED: You must be a member of the USAWA. Registration will be available at onsite if you need to join the USAWA.
RECORD SESSION – Each lifter can perform 1 record attempt. Please let me know what record you will be attempting so that I can be sure I have the appropriate equipment. USAWA National Records can be set at this meet, if we have 3 referees present IAWA World Records may be set.
HOTEL – Baymont by Wyndham Albany
Address: 79 Soma Lane, Albany, KY 42602
Phone: (606) 387-7238
By Clint Poore
BUFFVILLE CUP 1
SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2024
BUFFVILLE GYM in ALBANY, KENTUCKY
ADDRESS: 205 SOUTH SPRING STREET ALBANY, KENTUCKY
WEIGH-INS: 9 AM – RECORD BREAKING BEGINS AT 10 AM
THE LIFTS: You can choose any USAWA lift to break but, please let me know your lifts to make sure I have the appropriate equipment for you to set the Record.
ENTRY FEE: NONE, just let me know you are attending, then have fun lifting & breaking records!
MEET DIRECTOR – Clint Poore: contact by email clintpoore@hotmail.com or by phone at 606-688-2600.
USAWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED: You must be a member of the USAWA. Registration will be available at onsite if you need to join the USAWA.
RECORD SESSION – Each lifter can perform 1 record attempt. Please let me know what record you will be attempting so that I can be sure I have the appropriate equipment. USAWA National Records can be set at this meet, if we have 3 referees present IAWA World Records may be set.
HOTEL – Baymont by Wyndham Albany
Address: 79 Soma Lane, Albany, KY 42602
Phone: (606) 387-7238