ELIGIBILITY: Entrants must not have reached their 20th birthday anniversary on the day they compete.
AWARDS: Certificates to all.
ENTRY FEE: None.
ENTRY DEADLINE: June 3. Contact Bill Clark at 573-474-4510 or via e-mail at yeoldclark@gmail.com.
PARENTAL PERMISSION: USAWA membership is parental permission. Liability is the responsibility of each venue.
THE LIFTS: Bench press, feet in air. Two hand-clean and press with heels together; two-hand deadlift with heels together; Anderson squat; jerk from rack.
RECORD DAY; The date is also a record day for lifters of all ages who are USAWA members and may be done remote with proper officials.
A REMINDER: All entrants are eligible for awards, regardless of venue. They are eligible for records only if they are certified by approved officials. Remote entries must be transmitted by e-mail to yeoldclark@gmail.com and received by Tuesday, June 11. The filing deadline also applies to those doing only record lifts.
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:
The Presidential Cup is hosted annually by the USAWA President only.
Must be a USAWA member to participate.
A lifter may choose any official USAWA lift/lifts (up to a maximum of 5 lifts) to set a USAWA record/records in.
The lifter must open at a USAWA Record Poundage on first attempt.
The top performance record lift of the entire record day, which will be chosen by the President, will be awarded the PRESIDENTIAL CUP.
ENTRY FEE: No Entry Fee, but you will have to pay 15 dollars to get into the Kentucky Open Expo
USAWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED: Memberships are required for all participants prior to the meet. Please go USAWA.COM to purchase your memberships prior to the meet.
AWARDS: BEST LIFTER AWARD to the overall champion & medals for all lifters. Each lifter will receive a competition T-shirt to be worn during the KY Open Push/Pull & Record Day. I must know your shirt size two weeks prior to meet, we will have a few extra as well.
RECORD DAY SESSION – will follow the Ky Open Push/Pull competition, the Bavarian Deadlift & Saxon Deadlift will be setting all new USAWA Nationals Records. Keep in mind this is an Expo & you must let me know what Record lifts you want to perform prior to the meet. Only approved Record Day lifts, based on time & space in the Expo will be allowed. All Record Day lifts are time permitting & at the discretion of the meet director. All lifters may perform Record attempts on the Bavarian Deadlift and Saxon Deadlift.
HOTEL – There are many hotels to choose from in Somerset. There is no specific meet hotel, but a quick online search will find plenty of great options.
KENTUCKY OPEN PUSH/PULL SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME
You may check in the night before, by coming to the Convention Center until approximately/before 6 PM
WEIGH-INS BEGIN 8 AM – 9 AM
LIFTING BEGINS 9:30 AM – 12;30 PM
IRON PALACE PODCAST 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
RECORD DAY 2:00 PM – 4;30 PM
CLEAN UP & LOAD TRUCK 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Please keep in mind the schedule may change depending on how long each segment lasts.
This will be a very exciting event with Music, Laser Lights, Banners, & Heavy Weights being lifted.
This is a great opportunity for the USAWA and I hope you will join us at the
WEIGH-INS: 8 AM – 9:30 AM, LIFTING BEGINS AT 10:00 AM
The HACKENDINNIE CUP will follow the HackenDinnie Classic II and Record Day
THE LIFTS: You can choose any USAWA lift to break but, please let me know your lifts to make sure I have the appropriate equipment for you to set the Record.
ENTRY FEE: NONE, just let me know you are attending, then have fun lifting & breaking records!
MEET DIRECTOR – Clint Poore: contact by email clintpoore@hotmail.com or by phone at 606-688-2600.
USAWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED: You must be a member of the USAWA. Registration will be available at onsite if you need to join the USAWA.
RECORD SESSION – Each lifter can perform 1 record attempt. Please let me know what record you will be attempting so that I can be sure I have the appropriate equipment. USAWA National Records can be set at this meet, if we have 3 referees present IAWA World Records may be set.
