Category Archives: USAWA Events

Gold Cup

By Eric Todd

I just got the information for 2022’s version of the Gold Cup from one of the Co-promoters, Steve Gardner this morning.  This year’s contest will be held in Belfast.  The Gold Cup is pretty much the world championship of all-round record days.  Be sure to put it on your calendar.

 

Date:  November 5, 2022

Location: Crumlin Road Gaol Visitor Attraction and Conference Centre, D Wing, 53-55 Crumlin Road, Belfast

Co-Promoters: 

Stevie Shanks    Email: stevieshanks45@gmail.com        Tel: 07818 455573

Steve Gardner   Email: stevegardneruk@gmail.com        Tel: 07960 960509 / 01283 713464

Additional information can be found here: GOLD-INFO-2022

Gold Cup Entry Form: GOLD-ENTRY-2022

Old Time Strongman Championship 2022

By Eric Todd

Clint Poore-Completes a big Habecker lift at the 2021 OTSM

Clint Poore-Completes a big Habecker lift at the 2021 OTSM

The 2022 edition of USAWA’s Old Time Strongman Championship is coming up!  This will be the 11th installment ever, and the 8th that we have hosted in the outskirts of glamourous Turney, MO.  There have been 8 separate male champions since its inception, with 2 lifters winning the championship twice (Chad Ullum and myself).  There have been 4 separate female champions.  Heather Tully/Gardner won on 3 separate occasions, with Phoebe Todd being the 2 time defending champion.

The lifts are different this year than last, but the atmosphere is always the same.  There is lots of iron for the capacity for big lifting. There is no heat or air conditioning.  The restroom facilities are in the form of an outhouse out back.

*this will be a drug tested event*

Location: ET’s House of Iron and Stone, Turney, MO

Date: September 10, 2022

Time 10:30 AM

weigh ins: 9:30 AM

Rules meeting: 10:00AM

Cost $25 (Make Checks out to Eric Todd)

Entries due (in hand) August 28. 2022

Lifts:

Thor’s Hammer

Lurich Lift

Anderson Press

Dinnie Lift

Awards: There will be awards at this event

Entry below:

OTSM-Entry2022

IAWA World Postal

By Al Myers, IAWA President

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT

2022 IAWA WORLD POSTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The IAWA World Postal Championships has been announced! It will still be the “Andy Goddard Memorial”.  Andy was a great friend and supporter of the IAWA and as long as I’m involved promoting the World Postal Championships it will be done in Andy’s memory. As it has been the past few years, the lifts for this World Postal will be the first day lifts of the upcoming Worlds. Read the the info sheet as it outlines the “rules of the competition”.  Send your results to me at amyers@usawa.com. Also, please send in the official entry form with your club results. If you have more club entries than on the entry form just include extra entry forms.

INFORMATION SHEET (PDF) – 2022 World Postal Information Sheet

ENTRY FORM (PDF) – 2022 World Postal Entry Form

Frank’s Barbell Annual Record Day 2022

By Eric Todd

Frank's Barbell Club

Frank’s Barbell Club

Franks Barbell Club will be hosting their annual record day on July 9 this year.    Come prepared with a list of up to 5 lifts to break/set records in. If you plan on lifting, please call frank in advance at 508-801-6279.  The meet will be held at 204 East Street, E. Wapole, MA 02032

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.

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