Category Archives: USAWA Events

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 *

Memorial Record Day

By Eric Todd

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 Art Montini, John Vernacchio, Mike Murdoch, Clyde Myers, Tom Ryan, and Joe McCoy.  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 18, 2021

Time: 10:00 AM

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.

Lift for Leroy III

 

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT

Well, it is about that time again.  Lift for Leroy III is just around the corner.  Covid 19 has added an additional dimension of stress and humiliation for Leroy, particularly with the meet not being contested in 2020, so he could really use our support in 2021. He has thrown himself down the stairs 12 times in the last month and would not get up until someone came and checked on him. He just lays there and moans…

 

Leroy lifting his woes away at the 2017 OTSM championship

Leroy lifting his woes away at the 2017 OTSM championship

Lift for Leroy is a record day we hold to help Leroy with his general well being.  All proceeds go to Leroy for his general well being.  There is no entry fee, and no donations will be accepted for Leroy.  So, pick your 5 favorite lifts, and come break some records and contribute to by brother Leroy’s happiness. He needs our help. Please let me know in advance if you plan on lifting, and which lifts you plan on doing in order that I can be sure I have the appropriate equipment.

Date: December 11, 2021

Address: 10978 SW Pueblo Dr, Turney, MO 64493

Entry: None-Just let me know that you are coming.  email SalGuimino@yahoo.com

Awards: None

Weigh ins: 10:00

Meet begins: 10:30

We will be doing the postal championships that day as well, and will start with those lifts before we LIFT FOR LEROY!!!

Gold Cup

By Al Myers, IAWA President

The 2021 IAWA Gold Cup has been scheduled!

Co-meet promoters Steve Gardner and Stevie Shanks have decided that they will “go forth” with the Gold Cup, knowing that many lifters will be limited with travel restrictions.  I’m not sure what it will take to get to Belfast, Ireland from the US at the first of November.  Lots can happen by that time with new regulations due to the COVID infection rates.

I’m glad to see that the Gold Cup is going to happen though (just as with Worlds) because I hate to see two years in a row these BIG IAWA competitions being cancelled.  I know both will be limited to “domestic” lifters only, but that’s still better than being cancelled.  Call it a “rebuilding year” for IAWA – with the hope that 2022 can be back to full strength for IAWA.

I’m going to explore options of attending.  If anyone in the USAWA is wanting to go please let me know.  Below are the information sheets and entry forms:

INFORMATION SHEET – GOLD-INFO-21

ENTRY FORM – GOLD-ENTRY-21

 

Heavy Lift Championships

By Eric Todd. USAWA Secretary/Treasurer

Dave Hahn performing a Hand and Thigh lift at the 2018 USAWA Heavy Lift Championships.

Dave Hahn performing a Hand and Thigh lift at the 2018 USAWA Heavy Lift Championships.

In an effort to not go 2 years without a heavy lift championship, we will be holding this years Heavy Lift Championship in the fall this year.  We will hopefully move back to May for next year.  So, here we go.

Date: November 13, 2021

Place: ET’s House of Iron and Stone

Events: Neck Lift, Hand and Thigh, Hip Lift

Awards: Yes

THIS WILL BE A DRUG TESTED EVENT.  For anyone who does not feel broken after doing the heavy lifts, we can do some record breaking after the event.  This is one of the longest running historic events in the USAWA.  This will be the 3rd time that KCSTRONGMAN has hosted this championship event.  The previous times were 2015 and 2018.  We were scheduled to host in 2020, but that meet had to be cancelled due to the covid pandemic.  So we will host this year instead.  I picture it moving to another territory next year, if anyone else is interested in hosting.  I always add the disclaimer to my meet announcements that we will not be lifting in a pristine facility.  Climate control is an open garage door and windows when it is hot (with an industrial fan that sounds like an airplane in extreme conditions) and wood burning stoves when it is cold.  No running water, so we will have some water available, but feel free to bring you own if you are concerned about running out.  There is an outhouse in the back.  But on the flip side of things we have 24 100 lb plates and boat loads of change to do some massive lifting in the heavy lifts.  I have a hip belt and a neck lift harness that were made for me.  You guys are welcome to use those, or to bring your own if you are more comfortable with that.  This is an opportunity for all of you to lift poundages that are heavier than you realized you had the capacity to lift.  I hope to have a good turnout of heavy hitters. Sign up now so that you can add your name to the list of heavy lift champions to go down for the ages.

Heavy Lift-Entry

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