Category Archives: USAWA Events

USAWA 1st Quarter Postal

By Eric Todd

The USAWA Postal Series consists of 4 quarterly postal meets, with the grand finale being the USAWA Postal Series. These Postal Meets may be contested anywhere with the results being sent to the USAWA Postal Meet Director Denny Habecker. This allows any member of the USAWA to compete in an USAWA competition without the expense of traveling.

LIFTS

Holdout – Raised
Swing, Dumbbell – One hand
Deadlift, 2 bars

The basic rules for entering a USAWA Postal Meet are as follows:

Must be a CURRENT member of the USAWA
All lifts must be done on the same day
USAWA rules apply as outlined in Rule Book
3 attempts allowed with best attempt recorded
Bodyweight and Age apply as to the day of lifting
Must turn in official scoresheet by deadline
Record results on scoresheet in pounds
At least 1 certified official required for records
May enter with a non-certified judge but will not be eligible for records
Scoresheet must be fully filled out
No entry fee
USAWA 1st Quarter Postal Meet

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

 

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