Category Archives: USAWA Events

OLD TIME STRONGMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE

By Clint Poore

Good morning, good afternoon, good day and good night to you!

      We are 4 weeks away from the 2023 OLD TIME STRONGMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS and time for an update!

      The 2023 Old Time Strongman Worlds is off to a smoking hot start! We have a current roster, not final roster, of 22 competitors so far!!! The current roster is listed below, if for any reason I missed and did not include someone please let me know ASAP! If you know anyone else interested in competing, let me know and bring them on to the meet!

      WE HAVE A NEW LOCATION! The size of the meet has simply outgrown BUFFVILLE GYM and we are hosting the meet at a 16,000 square foot warehouse just 2 miles from BUFFVILLE GYM! (see photo)

The new address is  2608 North Highway 127 Business in Albany, Kentucky. Located right beside of Hunter’s BBQ. It’s a warehouse building that I own and should be a great location for future USAWA National & IAWA World Championship meets! 2025 Bids are forthcoming and hopeful to be accepted! There will plenty of room to accommodate everyone and 2 bathrooms available all the time. We will have up to 5 referees present at the meet and WORLD RECORDS can be set! 

      All the set up pieces, banners, smoke machine and sound system should be in this week and ready to be assembled!  It will be a great chance to promote the USAWA online with your TikTok, Instagram or Facebook account with the spectacular videos from the meet.

      Please make sure you have a current USAWA MEMBERSHIP. You cannot compete in this meet without a USAWA membership and it can be purchased by clicking on the link ……….

Forms and Applications

      For anyone wanting to set USAWA National Records or IAWA World Records, we will move to BUFFVILLE GYM following the conclusion of the OTSM World Championship. To make sure the Record Day portion goes smoothly, please let me know what national or world records you would like to set or break during the Record Day following the meet, To be fair, there will simply be too many people setting records to look them up the day of the meet, so please have a list of records with you and send me your list before the meet so we can have the proper bars and equipment ready for your awesome records!

You can email your Record Day attempts to me at   clintpoore@hotmail.com

      Also, please bring a portable fold out chair with you. We will have a few chairs available but they will be for referees, spotters, loaders, scores table and staff. If you want a comfortable place to sit, please bring a personal fold-out camping chair with you. 

      With all that said…….. WE ARE EXCITED to have you here in Albany, Kentucky for the 2023 Old Time Strongman World Championships! The team is putting in a spectacular effort to make this an event &meet you will never forget! We look forward to having you with us and look for more updates weekly as we get closer to the competition!  Please feel free to email, call or text me with any questions at 606-688-2600. 

Current US Roster (not the final roster & subject to change)

Holland Millsaps

Chip Hultquist

Brian Gardner

Wendy Gardner

Sarah Waites

David Tompkins

Randy Richey

Ricky Dickerson

Brian Guffey

Tim Spearman

Chris Broughton

Kyle Johnson

John Bunch

Jarrod Gaddis

Anthony Lupo

David Deforest

Phillip Martin

Thom Van Vleck

Denny Habecker

Patrick Hadley

Ashley Stearns

Clint Poore

See you soon & BE STRONG!

Clint Poore

Memorial Record Day

By Eric Todd

Denny Habecker and his York Adjustable Krusher.

Denny Habecker and his York Adjustable Krusher.

Meet Announcement

Our honorable president, Denny Habecker has sanctioned the Memorial Record Day.  This meet honors our former USAWA members who have passed over the years.  Some that immediately come to mind are our friends Art Montini, Mike Murdock, Dean Ross, and John McKean.  I know there are many others, and too many to list for our purposes here.  At any rate, it is a great way for us to honor those who have come before us in the organization.  Here are the meet details:

Date: December 16, 2023

Location:   Habecker’s Gym, Lebanon, PA

Please contact Denny if you plan on attending to remember these great people and set or break some USAWA records. You can email him at liftingliar@comcast.net

Lift for Leroy Record Day

By Eric Todd

 

So, it has come time for another  “Lift for Leroy” record day.  It has come to my attention that my brother Leroy’s holiday “episodes” were a mere ruse to garner attention from friends and family.  He would throw himself down the stairs, lie there moaning and wailing for hours, and then call us on it when no one came to check on him.  He would lay down in a snow drift to quietly fade into oblivion, only to loudly verbally accost us for not being concerned.  He would wander down a lonely path of loneliness after a strongman meet, feigning heat stroke merely in hopes that someone would come along, pat him on the little tushy, and call him special. We fell for this tomfoolery for years. We were concerned about his diminutive ego and self worth, thus raising funds for him year after year to bolster his confidence, spirit, and holiday cheer.  Well, no more.  This year’s installment of Lift for Leroy will serve as an intervention.  We invite all USAWA members to join with us at the House of Iron and Stone to call Leroy out for his subterfuge, break up to five records, and air all the grievances we have with Leroy for how he has made our lives miserable with his countless webs of lies.

Date: November 18, 2023

Weigh Ins: 10:00

Lifting Starts: 10:30

Please just let me know you plan on coming.  Email is SalGuimino@yahoo.com

No Awards.  We will do the 4th quarter postal this day as well.  Choose up to 5 lifts to set or break the existing record in. And please, choose as many items of contention that you have to bring to Leroy, or feel free to just insult him.  We all know he deserves it.

 

I.A.W.A. GOLD CUP 2023

By Paul Barette

Gold cup

 

I.A.W.A. GOLD CUP 2023 – 4TH NOVEMBER, EASTBOURNE

 

Entries are now being welcomed for the 2023 IAWA Gold Cup at MetamorFIT Gym, Eastbourne England!

Please note – Closing Date for entries is Saturday 14th October!

The Gold Cup is IAWA’s annual international record breakers event.

To take part, lifters must be the holder of an IAWA World Record.

Lifters have the opportunity to choose a lift and attempt to break (or set) a World Record in their age and weight class on that lift, but the first attempt has to be for the record. Three further attempts can then be taken.

If successful they receive a trophy based on the theme ‘Gold Cup’ presented at the evening award ceremony.

Lifters also have the opportunity to compete against each other to determine the overall winner (based on Blindt score, age & bodyweight) for the Howard Prechtel Memorial Award.

Usually (time permitting) lifters have an opportunity to attempt a record in a second choice lift.

Please direct any enquiries to the promoter –

Paul Barette – Email iawa@metamorfit.co.uk

Click Here for the Application Form – Word Format
Click Here for the Application Form – PDF Format
Click Here for the Information Sheet

 

Ed Zercher Strength Classic

When: January 27-28, 2024

Where: Clark’s Gym, 720 Grace Lane, Columbia, MO

Entry Fee: none

Entry Deadline: January 22, 2023

Lifts: Zercher Lift; Steinborn Lift; Clean and Press-Heels together; 2 hand Clean and Jerk; Leg Press in rack; Hand and Thigh; Bench Press-Feet in air; Deadlift-heels together; Hack Lift; Harness Lift; Hip Lift; One Hand Deadlift

There is no entry form for this event, but please let Bill know you are attending. You can reach him by email at yeoldclark@gmail.com; telephone at 573-474-4510; or by mail at 3906 Grace Ellen Drive, Columbia, MO 65202-1739

Please note, this meet is hybrid.  You can compete in person or remotely.  If you compete remotely, you must have a certified official judge your lifts in order for them to be eligible for records. If you enter without a certified official, your results will be noted, but will not be eligible for records. In the event that you are lifting remotely, your results must be submitted to Bill no later than 10:00 PM on Thursday, January 25th.

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