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Grip Championships

By Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT – 

2022 USAWA GRIP CHAMPIONSHIPS

The USAWA Grip Championships will be here soon.  This has become an annual event in the USAWA over the past 10 years, and is one of the signature championship events of our organization.

LaVerne is the meet director and he has picked a fine selection of official USAWA grip lifts for the competition.  Make sure to put the Grip Championships on your calendar, and I hope to see you there!

MEET DETAILS:

Meet Director:            LaVerne Myers  785-479-2285

Meet Date:                 Saturday, February 19th, 2022  1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location:                    Dino Gym, 1126 Eden Road, Abilene, KS 67410

Sanction:                    USAWA  – Membership required

Weigh-ins:                  12:00-1:00 PM the day of the meet

Divisions:                   Juniors, Women, Masters, and Open

Awards:                     None

Entry:                        None – But please give advance notification if attending

Lifts:

Dumbbell Walk

Deadlift – Inch Dumbbells

Deadlift – One Arm, No Thumb

Deadlift – Fingers, Index

There will be time for record day lifts after meet and the following day.

Dino Gym Challenge

By Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT –

DINO GYM CHALLENGE featuring a “tribute to Art Montini”

Art Montini was a very dear friend to me.  It’s hard to believe that this spring is coming upon 4 years since his death.  I had the opportunity to travel with Art to many overseas IAWA competitions and spent many a nights rooming with him.  Art was a very intriguing man.  One thing I know for certain – he loved the USAWA and all round weightlifting. He was always looking forward to his next meet and continued to train daily until his passing.

I have decided to make the Dino Gym Challenge this year as a tribute to Art.  I picked several of Art’s favorite lifts for the competition.  He was truly an all rounder and liked most all the lifts, but I feel these were his favorites as he often picked them for record days and his Gold Cup lifts.   I just had to include a heavy lift in the meets lineup as Art loved his “chain lifts” and made it to many Heavy Lift Championships.  I would say the Hip Lift was his favorite.  He always had a heavy bar in Ambridge BBC all loaded up for the Hip Lift.

Of course, a meet in Art’s honor wouldn’t be complete without the Arthur Lift. Most would give credit for this lift to another Arthur, but Art did bring it to the USAWA so I’ll always say the Arthur Lift was named after Art Montini!!!

After the meet I will have food available so please make plans to stay awhile to grab a bite before you head home.  Art just loved his Italian food so that’s what the menu will be.

Please let me know if you plan to be here so I can make proper arrangements.  I’m hoping there will be many stories told about Art  throughout the day.  I know I have my share!!

 

MEET DETAILS:

Meet Director:            Al Myers and the Dino Gym 785-479-2264

Meet Date:                 Saturday, January 15th, 2022  1:00 PM – 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:                  12:00 -1:00 PM the day of the meet

Divisions:                   Juniors, Women, Masters, and Open

Awards:                      None

Entry:                         None – but please notify me in advance if you plan to attend

Lifts:

Teeth Lift

Deadlift – Fingers, Middle

Deadlift – One Arm

Hip Lift

A teeth bit and a hip harness will be available to use, but if you want to bring your own that is preferred.  A “shared” teeth bit probably wouldn’t meet any COVID precautionary protocols so if you got one please bring it.

After the meet there will be an exhibition Arthur Lift competition to honor Art and his legacy in the USAWA.  It will not count towards the meet total, but will have a special prize for the overall winner in the Arthur Lift based on adjusted points and an overall winner based on total pounds lifted.

The next day (Sunday) there may be a scheduled time for record day lifts, but that will depend on the interest.

Heavy Lift Championship

Meet Results

By Eric Todd

Group photo from the Heavy Lift Championship

Group photo from the Heavy Lift Championship

The 2021 Heavy Lift Championship is in the books!  Though not necessarily ideal to have it in November as opposed to May when it has been held for years, it was refreshing to get this one in after having to miss in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic.  Though we lost a couple of our entrants prior to the meet, the remaining lifters had a fantastic day of lifting and catching up.  Quite a few records were broken in the meantime.

It was pretty cool for the meet, but after getting the 2 wood stoves going, it was tolerable. As has been the custom for quite some time, this year’s heavy lift consisted of 3 lifts: the neck lift, the hand and thigh, and the hip lift.  The meet started with the Neck lift.  Unfortunately, Lance opened a bit too high on this event and failed to make a lift.  As Dean is recovering from some health issues, he decided to take on some lighter weights to avoid further issues.  He got a good lift of 100 pounds.  Dave Hahn and I both set a record in this event. Dave DeForest was able to hit a good 475 for a record on 4th attempt.

Dave Hanh with a record attempt on the Hand and Thigh

Dave Hanh with a record attempt on the Hand and Thigh

Next up was the hand and thigh.  For me, this lift is always a fickle mistress. This time, Lance was successful in his attempt at 500 pounds.  Both Daves and I were able to hit a record mark in this discipline. Dave Hahn hit a successful record lift of 500 pounds on a 4th attempt.

Lance Foster completes a successful Hand and Thigh lift

Lance Foster completes a successful Hand and Thigh lift

After we finished the last attempt on the Hand and Thigh, we stopped for a lunch break.  My wonderful wife and daughter brought us out sandwiches, chips, cookies and pastries.  We may have sat too long telling stories, as when it came time to begin the hip lift, we all needed to get warmed up again.

Dave DeForest grinds out a hip lift attempt.

Dave DeForest grinds out a hip lift attempt.

The hip lift was the last lift in an enjoyable day.  All lifters finished with a successful attempt.  Dean got the good lift call on a 300 pound attempt.  Lance was successful in all 3 attempts, ending up with a lift of 800.  Dave Hahn was successful with a 900 pound record attempt.  Dave DeForest got a good attempt at 1100 pound in the meet, and a successful record lift of 1230 on a 4th attempt.  My top lift of the meet was 2000 pounds.

Below are the results of the 2021 Heavy Lift Championships.

Heavy Lift Championship
ET’s House of Iron and Stone
Turney, MO
November 13, 2021

Meet Director: Eric Todd

Meet Announcer: Eric Todd

Score Keeper: Eric and Phoebe Todd

The hostess with the mostest and sandwich maker/deliverer: Jenny “From the Block” Todd

The One Official system was used for all lifts

Officials: Eric Todd, Lance Foster

Loaders:  All lifters

Photographer and award presenter: Phoebe Todd

All lifts are recorded in pounds, as is the total. Adj is the adjusted score after Lynch and Age adjustment.  All records are denoted with an asterisk *

Lifts:

Lifter Age Age Division BW Weight Class Neck Lift Hand and Thigh Hip Lift Total Adj Place
Eric Todd 46 45 261 120 900* 1300* 2000* 4200 3486.89 1
Dave Hahn 84 80 137 65 400* 450* 900* 1750 3221.48 2
Dave DeForest 61 60 193.8 90 450 810* 1100 2360 2617.49 3
Lance Foster 56 55 334 125+ 0 500 800 1300 1049.49 4
Dean Ross 79 75 186 85 100 200 300 600 860.43 5

Lifts outside of the meet for a record:

Dave DeForest-Neck Lift-475, Hip Lift 1230

Dave Hahn-Hand and Thigh-500

 

Hermann Goerner Deadlift Dozen-Plus One

By Bill Clark

Once again, the Gym offered a competition open to the world – and the world wound up being those who work out in Clark’s Gym. Regardless, there was plenty of good lifting.

The easy winner was Nick Frieders. Had Abe Smith been available for the weekend, he and Nick could have squared off fairly even.

The final results are as follow:

Lifter Age Age Division BW Weight Class DEADLIFT, NO THUMB, LEFT DEADLIFT, NO THUMB, RIGHT DEADLIFT, ONE ARM, LEFT DEADLIFT, ONE ARM, Right
Nick Frieders 21 Open 153 70 170* 150 270 300
John Carter 62 60 216 100 150* 180 250* 250
Dave DeForest 61 60 187 85 120* 150 210 220
Tony Hose 52 50 230 105 200 200 260* 250
Bill Clark 89 85 205 95 100* 120 140* 140*
Lifter Jefferson Hack Lift Deadlift-Heels together Deadlift-2 Bars Reeves Deadlift Deadlift-Finger-Index
Nick Frieders 330 325 400 350 280* 145*
John Carter 325* 320* 300 350 240 140*
Dave DeForest 275 315 350* 340 185* 135*
Tony Hose 315 300* 300 340 275 165*
Bill Clark 205 150* 200* 200 0 75*
Lifter Deadlift-Finger-Middle Deadlift-Finger-Ring Deadlift-Finger-Little Total Adj Place
Nick Frieders 210 125 105* 3190 3331.4 1
John Carter 205* 100 100* 2950 3140.39 2
Dave DeForest 155 125* 95* 2645 2994.56 3
Tony Hose 165 115 75* 2960 2781.52 4
Bill Clark 75* 85* 65* 1255 1948.27 5

RECORD LIFTS AFTER THE MEET

Dave DeForest – Neck lift – 400; Deanna lift – 410; Kennedy lift – 420; Peoples lift – 410; 2-hand cheat curl – 135.

OFFICIALS – Bill Clark and Dave DeForest.

All lifts are recorded in pounds, as is the total. Adj is the adjusted score after Lynch and Age adjustment.  All records are denoted with an asterisk *

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