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Grip Championships

By Al Myers

MEET RESULTS –

2023 USAWA GRIP CHAMPIONSHIPS

Group picture from the 2023 USAWA Grip Championships

Group picture from the 2023 USAWA Grip Championships

It was a great weekend for the USAWA Grip Championships!!

Kevin Fulton back in action lifting the 1" vertical bar

Kevin Fulton back in action lifting the 1″ vertical bar

Four brave grip lifters made an appearance.  The legendary gripster Kevin Fulton made his return to USAWA competition in this event.   It was definitely the highlight of the meet.  Many years ago Kevin would promote the “super grip” competition at his gym which inspired me to start promoting the USAWA Grip Championships, so having him in attendance was a special treat.   Kevin still has that strong grip and he didn’t miss a single lift because his grip failed.

Our president Denny Habecker made the trip again this year to attend the meet.  Denny has competed in several of the USAWA Grip Championships.

Lance Foster had just been to the Dino Gym for the Dino Challenge and he had so much fun he came back for the Grip Champs!

LaVerne Myers was the overall champion of the day.  This makes it his SIXTH time winning the overall – the most ever in Grip Championship history

 

Meet Results:

2023 Grip Championships
Saturday, February 11th
Dino Gym, Abilene, Kansas

Meet Director: Al Myers

Meet Official (1 official system used):  Al Myers

Lifts: Strict Pinch Grip, Vertical Bar Deadlift 1 bar 1″ one hand, Deadlift Fingers Index, Deadlift Fulton Bar Ciavattone Grip, Rim Lift

MENS DIVISION

Lifter Age BWT Pin VB DLIF DLFB Rim TOT PTS
LaVerne Myers 78 220 107 145R 160 231 275 918 1182.0
Denny Habecker 80 183 78 105R 100 198 195 676 988.9
Kevin Fulton 63 313 127 205R 160 220 245 957 843.6
Lance Foster 57 256 112 170R 170 176 215 843 779.1

EXTRA FOR RECORDS:
Lance Foster  Strict Pinch Grip 117#
Kevin Fulton Strict Pinch Grip 137#
Denny Habecker VB DL 1 bar 1″  115#
Denny Habecker Index Fingers DL  110#
Kevin Fulton DL FB, CG  242#

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

RECORD DAY LIFTS – 2 officials were used on each lift (Al Myers, LaVerne Myers, Denny Habecker)

Al Myers – 56 years old, 229# BWT
Rim Lift  325#
Bench Press Hands Together 190#
Foot Press 1050#
Bearhug 235#
Holdout Raised 50#

LaVerne Myers – 78 years old, 220# BWT
Curl Cheat Reverse Grip 80#
Curl Cheat  101#
Continental to Belt 155#
BearHug 185#
Hack Lift Left Arm  125#

Denny Habecker – 80 years old, 186# BWT
Curl Cheat Reverse Grip 80#
Bench Press Feet in Air  140#
Dumbbell Press Right Arm 45#
Hack Lift Right Arm 135#
Jefferson Lift 220#

 

PayPal

By Eric Todd

Starting today, we have a new method by which to send your fees for Individual Membership, meet sanction, Club Membership, and USAWA merchandise.  You can continue to do so by sending a check or cash (which is still legal tender for all debts, public and private) via the United states Postal Service OR you can do so by using the online payment method of PayPal.  The address for our PayPal account is linked on our “Forms and Applications” page, but I will also link it in this article.  You can click this link to access it. USAWA’s PayPal account

Hopefully this will make it easier for members (both current and prospective) who no longer use checks to access membership.  Please let me know if there are any questions regarding our PayPal account and its use.

DIAMOND JUBILEE DEADLIFT DOZEN PLUS ONE

By Bill Clark

MAY 14, 2023

CLARK’S GYM, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI

OPEN ONLY TO THOSE WHO HAVE CELEBRFATED THEIR DIAMOND JUBILEE – THEIR 75TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARRY – BY MAY 13, 2023. All others are not eligible.

USAWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED – Registration available on meet day.

ENTRY DEADLINE  – Monday, May 8, 2023. E-mail – yeoldclark@gmail.com or by phone – 573-474-4510.

WEIGH-INS – 8-9 a.m.

ENTRY FEE – None.

AWARDS – Unframed certificates.

THE LIFTS – With two-inch (Fulton) bar: deadlift – feet together; deadlift – Ciavattone grip; deadlift – thumbless grip; hack lift; straddle lift.

With one-inch bar – Peoples deadlift; Kennedy lift; Lurich lift; one-hand deadlift; one-hand deadlift with thumbless grip; one-hand Ciavattone deadlift; rim lift.

RECORD SESSION:  Will follow the Jubilee competition.

REMOTE: you may lift in the competition in your own gym and your lifts will be included in the final standings and eligible for certificates. However, no records may be set j unless you are lifting at Clark’s Gym. We assume you will be honest concerning your bodyweight and your correct lifts. Video is appreciated if you lift remotely., but not required.

BENCH PRESS DECATHLON

By Bill Clark

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023

CLARK’S GYM, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI

WEIGH-INS: 8-9 A.M.

THE LIFTS:  Regular bench press; bench press feet in air; left-arm bench press; right arm bench press; Reg Park bench press; reverse grip bench press; alternate grip bench press; hands-together bench press; Roman Chair bench press; rampage.

ENTRY DEADLINE – April 17, 2023. E-mail – yeoldclark@gmail.com or by phone at 573-474-4510.

ENTRY FEE:  None.

USAWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED: Registration available at meet site.

AWARDS:  Unframed certificates.

RECORD SESSION – Will follow the decathlon competition.

REMOTE: you may lift in the competition in your own gym and your lifts will be included in the final stanings and eligible for certificates. However, no records may be set  unless you are lifting at Clark’s Gym. We assume you will be honest concerning your bodyweight and your correct lifts. Video is appreciated if you lift remotely, but not required.

Year in Review

By Al Myers

I have just finished the 2022 USAWA Year in Review.  It’s a summary of all the news, blogs and meet results that have been put on the USAWA webpage over the past year.   The document is available on this website (under About Us then hit on the Year in Review page) for free download.  If you are like me you may want to print it off to keep a “written record”, or you may just want to keep it as a digital file for later reference.  Either way, I do this to help maintain an archive of  the history of our organization.

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