Category Archives: USAWA Events

World Championships

By Paul Barette

**IAWA World Champs 2018 – Important Announcement**

As many of you have been anticipating final details relating to this year’s world champs we have to advise that due to circumstances beyond our control we have to change the venue of this year’s competition. Our new venue will be Eastbourne Sports Park and the dates remain the same (6th&7th October), as do the lifts. I will be promoting this year’s event with Steve Gardner assisting.

DAY 1 (October 6th):

Front Squat

Clean and Press Behind Neck

One Hand Barbell Snatch

One Hand 2″ Dumbbell Deadlift

DAY 2 (October 7th):

Power Row

Continental Clean and Jerk

Deadlift

INFO (Word) – World Champs 2018 info sheet

ENTRY FORM (Word) – World Champs 2018 Entry Form

World Postal

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT

2018 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 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. Since Worlds has not officially been announced yet (with an official entry form) I am assuming the lifts on day one will the lifts passed at the World Council Meeting last fall. 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.

ENTRY FORM –  2018 World Postal Entry Form (word document) 2018 World Postal Entry Form (PDF)

INFO SHEET – 2018 World Postal Information Sheet (word document) 2018 World Postal Information Sheet (PDF)

Team Championships

by Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
2018 USAWA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

The date for the USAWA Team Championships has been set – September 9th (Sunday).  I started promoting the Team Championships in 2007, which features “team lifting”, a combination of 2 lifters on a bar lifting the weight together. This makes for a very exciting event as the 2 lifters must be in coordination with each other to make a successful lift!

MEET DETAILS:

Meet Director: Al Myers

Meet Date: Sunday, September 9th

Meet Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

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

Sanction: USAWA Membership required

Weigh-Ins: Noon the day of the meet

Divisions: 2-Man, 2-Person (man & woman), and 2-Women

Entry Fee: None

Lifts:

Clean and Press – Middle Fingers

Deadlift – Fulton Bar, One Arm

Curl – Cheat, Reverse Grip

Deadlift – No Thumbs, Overhand Grip

Registration:  There is no entry form or entry deadline, but please let me know ahead of time if you plan to attend so I can make the proper preparations. I can be reached at amyers@usawa.com

Gold Cup

By Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT

2018 IAWA GOLD CUP

The plans for the 2018 Gold Cup have been set!  I just received the details of this annual IAWA competition from the meet promoter, Paul Barette of Metamorfit Gym in Eastbourne, England. This will be the first time that Paul has promoted the Gold Cup.  However, Paul has been very active in the IAWA(UK) with promotions and is an excellent meet promoter.  I am really looking forward to this event, and I encourage all USAWA members to consider making it to this important IAWA Championships.

INFO SHEET – Gold Cup 2018 info sheet

ENTRY FORM – IAWA Gold Cup 2018 entry form

 

OTSM Championship

By Eric Todd

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT

2018 USAWA OLD TIME STRONGMAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Meet promoter Eric Todd showing his technique in performing a 313# Dumbbell to Shoulder.

Your humble promoter performing the Dumbbell to Shoulder in the 2017 championship

Where:  ET’s House of Iron and Stone

When: September 8, 2018

Weigh-ins: 9:30

Rules meeting: 10:00

Liftig begins: 10:30

Lifts Contested:

Saxon Snatch

Cyr Press

Dumbbell to Shoulder

Dinnie Lift

Awards: There will be awards given for this meet

Cost: $25 (Checks can be made out to Eric Todd)

THIS MEET IS A DRUG TESTED EVENT.  USAWA MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED OF ALL COMPETITORS.

KCSTRONGMAN once again has the priveledge of hosting the USAWA Old Time Strongman Chamionship. Though one of the newer championships in the organization, it has often been one of the better attended USAWA events.  It is my hope that this year does not disappoint. In the seven years that this championship has been held, there have been 6 different overall men’s champions.  I have won it twice, and am joined by Al Myers, Chad Ullum, Denny Habecker, Abe Smith, and Greg Cook.  In the women’s division, we have had champions in Whitney Piper, Jenna Lucht, and 2 time champion, Heather Tully.  We will see what 2018 bring in the way of champions.  Here is a great opportunity to add your name to that list!  Though the weather was quite nice last year, early September in Missouri has the distinct possibility of being hot.  The facility is not air conditioned.  Nor do we have running water, so the pot is an outhouse out back.  I will sweep out the wasp nests and spider webs prior to the meet, so hopefully it will meet your expectations.  If those two items have not disuaded you from competing, you will be pleased to know that we have lots of weight, and stout equipment.  There have been many good lifters train and compete here over the years; it is a fine atmosphere for lifting big.  So, put this one on your calendar.  My hopes are that we cam make this the biggest OTSM championship ever!

OTSM Entry

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