By Al Myers
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT –
The Dino Gym Challenge presents a “tribute to John McKean”
John loved to fish as much as all round weightlifting. He’s wearing his lucky fishing shirt in this picture!!
This year the Dino Gym Challenge will be a tribute to the late John McKean. John was a very influential person to me throughout the years I’ve been involved in the USAWA. We have corresponded through the years with HUNDREDS of emails. He had a wealth of information on all types of weightlifting which he enjoyed sharing with others. Recently when I’ve been in the gym I’ve thought of John and questions I WISHED I would have asked him but didn’t. He seemed to always have a good answer to every question!
So this years Dino Challenge will be about John. I’ve thought “long and hard” on the lifts for this meet and wanted to pick lifts that I know John would have approved of. John was all about the heavy pulling lifts so that is what we will be doing. We are going to do the 2″ VB deadlift, only because John was the one who brought that lift forth in the USAWA as an official lift (and NOT because he loved the grip lifts!).
I have lots of stories I plan to share about John so come prepared for a long meet.
MEET DETAILS:
Meet Director: Al Myers – Email: amyers@usawa.com
Meet Date: Saturday, January 21st, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Dino Gym, 1126 Eden Road, Abilene, KS 67410
Sanction: U.S.A.W.A Memberships cards can be purchased on meet day
Weigh-ins: 9:00-10:00 AM the day of the meet
Divisions: Depends who shows up
Awards: Don’t expect one
Entry Fee: None – but please notify me in advance if you plan to attend
Lifts:
1 x 2″ Vertical Bar Deadlift
Bentover Row/Power Row
1 Hand Dumbbell Deadlift
2 Bar Deadlift
Kennedy Lift
The lifts will be done is this order.
