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Clark’s Gym vs. Frank’s Gym Postal Challenge

By Eric Todd

In the way of the old timers, Franks’ Barbell Club and Clark’s Championship Gym have challenged each other to a postal to determine supremacy between two of the most powerful, accomplished clubs in our organization.  This postal will be limited to members of these two clubs.

Date: Weekend of July 30-31

Lifts: Neck lift-Single center strap only (I will assume the lifters in Frank’s gym and Clark’s gym will know what that means, as I have never lifted in a neck harness that did not start with two straps)

Hip Lift

Deadlift, Ciavattone- 1 arm

Swing, dumbbell with the opposite hand of the deadlift

Vertical bar, 2 bars, 1″

The meet will conclude with a record day of up to 5 records for those lifters who are being judged by a certified official.  Good luck to all the lifters in this throwback meet to when the best challenged the best for dominance in the strength scene.

2022 USAWA NATIONAL MEETING AGENDA ITEMS: No. 4

By Dan Wagman

(this is one in a series of proposals submitted by Dan Wagman for discussion at our national meeting)

Send queries to Wagman2022Agenda@icloud.com

  1. INCREASE EASE OF NATIONAL MEETING PARTICIPATION

Discussions on USAWA’s Forum have revealed that the participation rate in our National Meeting is “dismal.” Some Forum participants admitted to skipping the meeting after a meet. Increasing the ease by which members can participate in the National Meeting is a huge benefit to the organization and can itself be achieved with great ease. The following steps are recommended and put to the Membership for a vote:

  1. Establish a deadline by which the National Meeting Agenda Items must be submitted to the Secretary or other responsible individual(s)—perhaps 30 days prior to the meeting;
  2. Publish the Agenda Items on USAWA’s website and/or Facebook page by a second deadline—perhaps 15 days prior to the meeting;
  3. Use Skype, Zoom, Google Meet, etc., and even smartphones multi-conferencing service that would allow a member to call in to the meeting and participate, even if he/she is on the way back home after competing.
  4. Eliminate the following sentences from the Bylaws:

7.H. Membership votes at the Annual National Meeting are done by the membership present. No absentee or proxy votes are allowed.

The purpose of this is to allow those who cannot attend the National Meeting, for any number of reasons, to nevertheless cast a vote by being present electronically. Moreover, providing for proxy votes also increases representation of the membership.

Nationals Entry Deadline

By Eric Todd

 

Entry deadline is in 6 days.  Get those entries in soon.  I have lifted at a Habecker championship, and they are top notch.  I hope to get a decent turnout for this fine event.  At any rate, for those of you waiting to the last minute, that is where we are!  Get those entries in the mail today!  Hope to see you in PA soon.

Membership

By Eric Todd

I was very excited today to receive 6 new membership applications!  2 were from Frank’s barbell club, and the other 4 were all new Canadian members.  It is very exciting to see new blood in our organization.  And Franks club has been a stalwart in our organization with no indications of slowing down soon.  Hopefully we can continue to grow our presence in Canada.  Welcome aboard, folks!!!

National Meeting Proposals (cont)

By Dan Wagman

(This is a series of national meeting items Dan Wagman is proposing that may be discussed at National Metting)

Send queries to Wagman2022Agenda@icloud.com
(e-mail address active until Juli 1, 2022)
3. RULEBOOK AND BYLAWS AS WEBPAGES
Currently, a person wishing to access USAWA’s rulebook and bylaws has to download a PDF from the organization’s website. This makes it difficult to access that vital information quickly and easily, such as at a meet via a lifter’s phone. Although PDF readers are available for smartphones, the good ones require payment and the free ones come with many annoying ads. Having the rulebook and bylaws as webpages would allow anybody to access these documents with the utmost ease on their phones.
Additional considerations that ought to be deliberated
A. The present version of the rulebook contains many grammatical errors and areas requiring clarification and/or clearer, more precise language. Copy editing of the rulebook is essential.
B. As a properly created webpage, the rulebook would allow the viewer to click in the Table of Contents on any lift of interest and go directly to that section; no more scrolling through pages until one finally ends up at the desired lift.
C. A website version of the rulebook would allow the inclusion of more photographs and perhaps even more importantly videos of lifters performing a specified lift. Such videos could include verbal tips/instructions on the finer points of a lift.
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