By Mark Raymond
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
NEW ENGLAND STRONGMAN “Record Day”
MEET DETAILS:
Presented by Mark Raymond and Franks Barbell Club
781-801-0947 – owdmr@aol.com
Saturday, July 21st, 2018 10:00am
LOCATION:
Frank’s Barbell Club
204 East Street
East Walpole, MA 02032
SANCTION:
USAWA Membership Required to participate
WEIGH-INS:
9:00am-10:00am the day of the meet
DIVISIONS:
Juniors, Women, Masters & Open
ENTRY FORM/FEE:
None but please notify Mark in advance if attending.
by Dave Glasgow
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
2018 USAWA CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hosted by:
LEDAIG HEAVY ATHLETICS
Sunday, July 15th, 2018
Weigh In 9:00-10:00 AM
Lifting starts at 10:00 AM sharp
LIFTS TO BE CONTESTED
Turkish Get Up
Clean and Jerk – One Arm
Push Press – From Rack
Deadlift – Fulton Bar, One Arm
Questions or directions to the venue
dglasgow@cox.net
By John Mahon
ANNOUNCEMENT: 2018 IAWA OLD TIME STRONGMAN WORLD POSTAL
Al Myers and myself are pleased to announce the IAWA Old Time Strongman (Otsm) World Postal. This will be held on the weekend of the 14-15th of July.
This is something Al and myself have been working on for a number of months and we have ensured that this will not have any impact on the other IAWA international events.
A bit of a background of how this has come about:
The Otsm is the brain child of Al Myers. It is designed to bring All-round weightlifting and strongman together. All the lifts Al has introduced to this format are all named after legendary old time strongman and the each lift is unique to these legends. The otsm has been apart of the USAWA for some years now and I introduced it to the Australian all-round weightlifting scene, soon after Al launched it, where it has taken off.
The Otsm has been become one of the most popular meets in both USAWA and Australian lifting calendars. I had received many requests from the Australian lifters to get the otsm on the international calendar so I decided to contact Al Myers early last year and we got the ball rolling.
How it will work:
This is not going to be like any other postal.
This Postal will be held annually on the 2nd weekend of July. (there is an exception to this but this will be explained in detail in the postal rules)
This postal will be held in only 1 venue in each participation country.
Each participation country must complete this postal on the allocated weekend.
Currently the USA and Australia already have venues and promoters locked in. We are keen to have other countries participate in this postal so if anyone wants to participate they just need to contact either Al or myself.
IAWA Old time strongman World Postal. Registration and information attached. There are currently 3 nations confirmed- Australia, England and the United States of America. We welcome participation from other countries but please not this postal can only be held at 1 set venue per country.
ENTRY FORM: IAWA Old Time Strongman World Postal 2018
By Al Myers
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
THE 2018 USAWA PRESIDENTIAL CUP
For the seventh year in a row, the now “Annual” USAWA Presidential Cup is being hosted again by our USAWA President Denny Habecker. This is one of the CHAMPIONSHIP events hosted in the USAWA, and is the Championships of Record Days. It follows along “the lines” of the IAWA Gold Cup – a lifter picks their best lift and contests it for a USAWA record in this prestigious record day. After all lifters have performed their record lifts, Denny will pick the effort that impresses him the most and award that lifter the PRESIDENTIAL CUP. Only one lifter will receive this very important award. If time allows, lifters will have the opportunity to perform other record day lifts. So it is a good idea to come with the BIG LIFT in mind, but also be prepared to do other lifts for record if the time allows.
Now a little “rehash” on the Presidential Cup. These are the guidelines:
The Presidential Cup will follow along some of the same guidelines as the Gold Cup, which is the IAWA meet which recognizes outstanding performances by lifters in the lift/lifts of their choosing. The Gold Cup started in 1991 under the direction of then-IAWA President Howard Prechtel. However there will be some differences in the guidelines of the USAWA Presidential Cup:
MEET DETAILS:
USAWA Presidential Cup
Saturday, August 4th, 2018
Meet Director: Denny Habecker
Location: Habecker’s Gym, Lebanon, PA
Lifts: Bring your best lift for record!
Start time: 10 AM, with weigh-ins before this
Entry Form: None, but advance notice is required.
By Eric Todd
Meet Announcement:
The USAWA Heavy Lift Championship
The 2018 USAWA Heavy Lift Championship will be hosted by KCSTRONGMAN on Saturday, May 5, 2018. It will be at my training facility out in God’s Country, USA. The traditional 3 heavy lifts will be contested: The neck lift, the hand and thigh, and the hip lift. I will have my neck lift and hip lift belt available, though they are made for my proportions, so feel free to bring your own. The Heavy Lift Championship goes back just about as far as any meet in the USAWA. This is our second time of hosting it, and we hope to do so in a fashion that will uphold its place as one of the most prestigious championships in the organization. I have said it before (many times) but would feel remiss if someone who has not been before signed up in the hopes of lifting in a pristine facility. My place is not that. It is hot in the summer and cold in the winter. The floor is gravel, and there is an outhouse out back. However, we have over a ton of 100# plates, and a boat load of assorted change, more than enough for the best of the best hip lifters. I will post directions on the forum when we get closer. Do not put my address in GPS; it will not get you here. Hope some of you all can make it out to make this one of the best Heavy Lifts in history!
ENTRY FORM (word) – Heavy Lift Entry
ENTRY FORM (PDF) – Heavy Lift Entry