Grip Championships

By Al Myers

2022 USAWA GRIP CHAMPIONSHIPS

Group picture from the 2022 USAWA Grip Championships

Group picture from the 2022 USAWA Grip Championships

The Dino Gym hosted the USAWA Grip Championships for the 11th time this past weekend.  Usually this championship event gets a good turnout, but this year only three lifters took part.  However it was a heated contest as all participants have been past overall champions of the Grip Championships.

LaVerne Myers took the overall over fellow Dino Gym members Chad Ulllom and myself.  This makes LaVerne a FIVE TIME overall winner of the Grip Championships making him the most overall winner of all past Grip Championships.

I really want to thank Dave Glasgow for coming to the Dino Gym to officiate, which allowed me to compete in the meet.

Meet Results:

USAWA Grip Championships
February 19th, 2022
Dino Gym
Holland, KS

Meet Director: LaVerne Myers

Meet Scorekeeper: Al Myers

Official (1-official system used): Dave Glasgow

Lifts: Dumbbell Walk, Deadlift – 2 Inch Dumbbells, Deadlift – No Thumbs One Arm, Deadlift – Index Fingers

MENS DIVISION

Lifter Age BWT Walk Inch DLNT Index TOT PTS
LaVerne Myers 77 218 113* 240* 171L* 143* 667 851.7
Al Myers 55 230 113* 260* 204R* 198* 775 744.8
Chad Ullom 50 233 93* 260* 193R* 220* 766 699.5

Notes: BWT is bodyweight in pounds. All lifts recorded in pounds. R and L designate right and left arms. TOT is total pounds lifted. PTS are overall adjusted points corrected for age and bodyweight. National records within the meet are denoted with an asterisk (*).

RECORD DAY LIFTS

Officials (3-official system used): LaVerne Myers, Al Myers, Chad Ullom

LaVerne Myers – Age 77 years, BWT 222 pounds
Finger Lift – Left Little: 58#
Finger Lift – Right Little: 58#
Finger Lift – Left Thumb: 58#
Finger Lift – Right Thumb: 58#
Deadlift – Fulton Bar, Left Arm: 160#

Al Myers – Age 55 years, BWT 229 pounds
Finger Lift – Right Little: 88#
Finger Lift – Right Ring: 118#
Finger Lift – Right Index: 128#
Finger Lift – Right Middle: 143#
Finger Lift – Right Thumb: 83#

Chad Ullom – Age 50 years, BWT 235 pounds
Deadlift – Stiff Legged: 364#
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip: 402#
Finger Lift – Left Ring: 118#
Finger Lift – Left Index: 118#