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John Vernacchio RD

By Denny Habecker

JOHN VERNACCHIO MEMORIAL RECORD DAY

I had three lifters show up for the John Vernacchio Memorial Record Day and do some great lifting. The lifters are  Stephen Santangelo from Kentucky, Barry Pensyl from Easton, and Beth Bulebosh from Pittsburgh. They all did some outstanding lifting.

Meet Results:

John Vernacchio Memorial Record Day
Habecker’s Gym
Lebanon, PA
December 15th, 2018

Meet Director: Denny Habecker

Meet Official (1-official system used): Denny Habecker

Lifters:

Barry Pensyl – age 70 – 152Lbs. [ 70KG. class , 70-74]
Hackenschmidt Floor Press – 72.5 Kg. [160 Lbs.]
Abdominal Raise                – 42 Lbs.
Swing, Dumbell – Right Arm- 50 Lbs
Swing, Dumbell – Left Arm –  50 Lbs.
Cheat Curl, Reverse Grip       –  48 Kg. [106 Lbs.]

Stephen Santangelo  – age 66 – 162 Lbs. [75 Kg. class, 65-69]
Left Hand Little Finger Lift     – 105 Lbs.
Right Hand Little Finger Lift   – 105 Lbs.
Left Hand Thumb Lift            – 106 Lbs.
Right Hand Thumb Lift          – 109 Lbs.
Right Hand Middle Finger Lift – 162 Lbs.

Beth Bulebosh  – age 50 – 280 Lbs. [ 125+ Kg. class, 50-54]
Bench Press, Fulton Bar       –  45 Kg. [99 Lbs]
Maxey Press                       –  35 Kg. [77 Lbs.]
Dumbell Press – Right Hand  – 30 Lbs.
Dumbell Press – Left Hand    – 30 Lbs.
Vertical Bar Deadlift, 1 Bar, 2″ – Right Hand – 92 Lbs.

Lifter of the Month – Jeff Ciavattone

By Al Myers

Jeff Ciavattone lifting 501 pounds in the Ciavattone Grip Deadlift at the NE Fall Classic.

Jeff Ciavattone lifting 501 pounds in the Ciavattone Grip Deadlift at the NE Fall Classic.

The USAWA Lifter of the Month for November is JEFF CIAVATTONE.  Jeff lifts out of Frank’s Barbell Club in Walpole, Mass and recently won the New England Fall Classic.  Jeff put up some great lifts to beat a high quality field of lifters.

One of his lifts that really stood out to me was his Ciavattone Grip Deadlift of 501 pounds.  It broke a long standing USAWA record of 485 pounds held by Bill Spayd.  There have been very few lifters that have exceeded 500 pounds in the Ciavattone Grip Deadlift, and now Jeff is part of that group.

A big CONGRATS goes to Jeff for this month’s lifter of the month award!

Lifter of the month – Denny Habecker

By Al Myers

Denny Habecker performed a World Record in the Pullover and Push at the 2018 IAWA Gold Cup.

Denny Habecker performed a World Record in the Pullover and Push at the 2018 IAWA Gold Cup.

The 2018 USAWA Lifter of the Month for October goes to our President, Denny Habecker.  In the month of October Denny represented the USAWA in the IAWA World Championships and the IAWA Gold, both in England.  Denny was one of only 3 USAWA lifters to have represented the USAWA in both of these important IAWA yearly events.

On top of all that, Denny was awarded the IAWA Presidential Merit Award at the World Championships award banquet.  This award has only been presented to small group of individuals in the past which recognizes outstanding contributions made to the IAWA.

Congrats Denny, you were an easy choice for the lifter of the month for October!

Membership Drive

By Al Myers

Tis the time of the year for our yearly membership drive!

As most of you know, membership in the USAWA runs per calendar year, thus starting on January 1st and ending on December 31st.  It doesn’t matter when you register during the year – your membership ends when the current year is up. So it pays to register early thus being able to be a member of the USAWA for the entire year.

I have already received the FIRST membership for the year 2019.  The other day Dennis Mitchell sent me his dues and is now listed on the membership roster.  EVERY YEAR Dennis registers before the current year is up.  It is easy to register – fill out a membership application, write a check for your dues, and mail it to me. Once I get it I will place your name on the membership roster.  It is easy to confirm your membership as all you need to do is check the roster on this website and look for your name.

Also, I want to mention here (and I hope Dennis is ok with this) that Dennis always sends in a little extra money to the organization to show his support on top of his yearly dues.  That is sure appreciated, but please don’t feel like you have to do that.  However, our membership dues barely cover our yearly expenses so if you want to help out the USAWA a little more and be like Dennis, it will be put to good uses in paying our bills and bettering our organization.

Last year we had 21 members register early.  I would like to top that this year.  To add a little incentive I plan to send everyone a little gift that sends in their dues before January 1st.  I will keep the gift a secret and thus be a surprise for you when you get it!

Lift for Leroy RD

By Erict Todd

MEET RESULTS – “LIFT FOR LEROY” RECORD DAY

“Lift for Leroy” a KCSTRONGMAN record day was held yesterday at the House of Iron and Steel.  We sanctioned this in addition to completing our national postal events.  We had originall planned for 6 lifters, but the Weather kept Dean away, and Greg could not make it out either.  It ended up being Sir Lance Alot, Scottish Johnny, myself, and the meet’s namesake, Leroy.

We started the day off by completing the events for the National Postal.  The lifting was good, we had a great time, but I will leave those results for Denny’s meet report.

After the postal was completed, we went right into our record day.  Between the four lifters, we completed a wide array of lifts.  Results are as follws:

 

LIFT FOR LEROY

ET’s House of Iron and Stone

Turney, MO

December 8th, 2018

Meet Director: Eric Todd

The 1 official system was used for Eric and Lance’s Lifts.  Chris and John’s lifts had two officials all in agreement of the lifts.  Officials: Eric Todd and Lance Foster

All lifts represented in pounds.

Lifter age division weigh weightclass Lift record
John Strangeway 40 40 198 90 CLEAN & PRESS, FULTON BAR 186
APOLLONS LIFT 242
DEADLIFT, FULTON DUMBBELL, RIGHT 170.5
DEADLIFT, FULTON DUMBBELL, Left 155.5
JEFFERSON LIFT FULTON BAR 410
Chris Todd 39 Open 269 125 LATERAL RAISE, STANDING 70
SAXON SNATCH 85
JACKSON PRESS 140
DEADLIFT, 2 DUMBBELLS 360
ANDERSON PRESS 215
Lance Foster 53 50 340 125+ APOLLONS LIFT 120
DEADLIFT, DUMBBELL, LEFT 140
DEADLIFT, DUMBBELL, RIGHT 212.5
JACKSON pRESS 95
Eric Todd 43 40 259 120 FINGER LIFT, LEFT LITTLE 110
FINGER LIFT, RIGHT LITTLE 110
FINGER LIFT, LEFT MIDDLE 190
FINGER LIFT, RIGHT RING 115
JACKSON PRESS 180

At the end of the day, the biggest winner was Leroy.  Let’s just say I think his general well being is going to be A-OK

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