JWC Straight Weight Postal
Heavyweights Battle it out in Postal Challenge
By Thom Van Vleck
Two teams participated in the challenge and the Dino Gym pulled out the victory. This meet was a new concept for a USAWA meet and we will see if it catches on. The idea being there would be no formulas used, the winners decided on who lifted the most weight…period. I proposed the idea of the “straight weight” meet to get some of the bigger guys to come out and participate and as a result, some big boys showed up. The Dino Gym had a combined weight that was a “Big Al Bacon n’Eggs style breakfast” short of a half ton at 991lbs. The JWC was a relatively svelte 915lbs. The average weight of the lifters involved was 318lbs! I can only guess what that weight would have been had Al not had to replace his original team member, Mark Mitchell, who had to withdraw with a back injury! Al’s paltry 255lbs brought the average way down!!!
I hope this meet was taken as intended: Just another alternative and one that the Big Boy’s could embrace as their own. I know my guys had fun doing it and hopefully it will motivate them to do some more USAWA lifting! Oh, and one more thing, I calculated the age and weight factors just to see the outcome….and the Dino Gym doesn’t want to know those results!
Full Meet Results:
Officials for Dino Gym Team: Al Myers and Scott Tully
Official for JWC: Thom Van Vleck
Dino Gym Team: Al Myers (44 yrs, 255lbs), Scott Tully (34 yrs, 344lbs) John Conner (25 yrs, 392lbs)
Jackson Weightlifting Club: Thom Van Vleck (46yrs, 295lbs), John O’Brien (42 years, 285lbs), Josh Hettinger (29yrs, 335lbs)
Push Press – From Rack
- John Conner 380lbs
- Josh Hettinger 335lbs
- John O’Brien 300lbs, Scott Tully 300lbs, Al Myers 300lbs
- Thom Van Vleck 255lbs
DG: 980lbs & JWC: 890lbs
Vertical Bar Deadlift – 2 bars, 1″
- John Conner 500lbs
- Scott Tully 420lbs
- Josh Hettinger 400lbs, Al Myers 400lbs
- John O’Brien 380lbs
- Thom Van Vleck 280lbs
DG: 1320lbs & JWC: 1060lbs
Continental to Chest
- John Conner 385lbs
- John O’Brien 335lbs
- Al Myers 325lbs, Scott Tully 325lbs
- Thom Van Vleck 315lbs
- Josh Hettinger 275lbs
DG: 1085lbs & JWC: 925lbs
Cheat Curl
- John Conner 250lbs
- John O’Brien 235lbs
- Thom Van Vleck 215lbs, Josh Hettinger 215lbs
- Al Myers 201lbs
- Scott Tully 181lbs
JWC: 665lbs & DG: 632lbs
Shoulder Drop
- John O’Brien 95lbs, Josh Hettinger 95lb
- Thom Van Vleck 85lbs
- John Conner 45lbs, Al Myers 45lbs
- Scott Tully 30lbs
JWC: 275lbs & DG: 120lbs
Totals: 1st Place: Dino Gym 4087lbs, 2nd Place: JWC 3835lbs