National Championships

By Al Myers

***POSTPONED TILL FURTHER NOTICE***

Frank Ciavattone has already announced the 2020 USAWA National Championships!

You can always count on Frank and Frank’s Barbell Club for being on top of promotions.  They are very organized from the start to the finish.  This year Nationals will be a one day meet, held in Norwood, MA on June 27th.  The Boston area is beautiful in June to visit.  I have been there several times and I am really looking forward to making the trip again this summer.  It’s time to get excited about Nationals and start training for it.  I hope to see a great turnout at Nationals!

LIFTS FOR NATIONALS

Snatch – One Arm
Continental to Chest and Jerk
Deadlift – One Arm
Pullover and Press
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip

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MEET ANNOUNCEMENT (word)- 2020 USAWA NATIONAL anouncement

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT (PDF) – 2020 USAWA NATIONAL anouncement

ENTRY FORM (word) – 2020 USAWA Nationals entry form

ENTRY FORM (PDF) – 2020 USAWA Nationals entry form

Postal Series 2019

By Al Myers

The USAWA has 4 postal meets per year (March, June, September, and December), with the last one being designated as the Postal Championships. All these together make up the Postal Meet Series. Each postal meet a lifter competes in generates points for him/her, that total up for the final Postal Series Ranking.

The way the points are generated is pretty simple. I take the overall placings of the meet and then reverse “the count” for the points earned for each lifter. I.E – if three lifters compete lifter number 1 gets 3 points, lifter number 2 gets 2 points, and lifter number three gets 1 point. The Postal Championships is worth “double points”. Obviously then, as more lifters enter more points can be earned for winning the meet, and ALL lifters earn points regardless where they place overall. Just entering will earn points toward the Postal Series Ranking.

Overall there was good participation in the USAWA Postal Meets last year. A total of 29 lifters competed in the various postal meets, which is more lifters than competed last year. The first Postal Meet had 15 lifters, the second had 20 lifters, the third had 16 lifters, and the Postal Championship drew 20 lifters. Several lifters competed in ALL of the postal meets last year and they deserve to be recognized.  These lifters are the GRAND SLAM WINNERS:  John Strangeway, Al Myers, LaVerne Myers, Denny Habecker, Chris Todd, Lance Foster, Dean Ross, RJ Jackson, Sylvia Stockall, Lynda Burns

Now for the overall rankings for the 2019 USAWA Postal Series!

2019 POSTAL SERIES SUMMARY

Postal Meet Winners

POSTAL MEET MEN WOMEN
1st Quarter Postal John Strangeway RJ Jackson
2nd Quarter Postal Al Myers Sylvia Stockall
3rd Quarter Postal Al Myers RJ Jackson
Postal Championships John Strangeway RJ Jackson

GRAND SLAM WINNERS: John Strangeway, Al Myers, LaVerne Myers, Denny Habecker, Chris Todd, Lance Foster, Dean Ross, RJ Jackson, Sylvia Stockall, Lynda Burns

Final Postal Series Rankings

WOMENS DIVISION – TOP FIVE

PLACING LIFTER MEETS ENTERED POINTS
1 RJ Jackson 4 20
2 Sylvia Stockall 4 18
3 Lynda Burns 4 13
5T Crystal Diggs 3 5
5T Phoebe Todd 2 5

MENS DIVISION – TOP TEN

PLACING LIFTER MEETS ENTERED POINTS
1T John Strangeway 4 66
1T Al Myers 4 66
3 Eric Todd 3 43
4 Denny Habecker 4 39
5 LaVerne Myers 4 33
6 Barry Bryan 2 30
7 Barry Pensyl 3 29
8 John Douglas 3 27
9 Greg Cook 1 26
10 Chris Todd 4 23

RJ Jackson was the Postal Series Champion in the Womens Division.  She barely edged out Sylvia Stockall, who got second.  For the first time ever there was a tie for the Overall in the Mens Division.  John Strangeway and myself ended in a tie at 66 points.

I want to thank everyone who participated in our Postal Meet Series.  This participation is what keeps our Postals going every year. I also want to mention and give credit to our Postal Meet Director Denny Habecker who makes all this happen.  A full historical archive of the past Postal Meet Series is kept on the website, under “history”.

COMING SOON…. full details regarding the 2020 USAWA Postal Series

Postal Championships

By Denny Habecker

2019 USAWA POSTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

We had a very good turnout for the 2019  Postal Championships, with 15 men and 5 woman competing. We also had some of our youngest lifters ever take part. John Strangeway was our men’s champion and R.J. Jackson was our women’s champion.

MEET RESULTS:

2019 USAWA Postal Championships

October 1st ,2019 to December 31st, 2019

Meet Promoter: Denny Habecker

The Lifts: Press- Dumbbell, One Arm, Deadlift- 2 Dumbbells, Push Press- From Rack

Men’s Division

Name                   Age  BWT                                Total    Points

John Strangeway – 41 – 207 –  105 -L  – 480 – 230   – 815  – 728.71

Al Myers             – 53 – 232 –   80 – R  – 475 – 150   – 705  – 662.81

Greg Cook          – 62 – 255  –  55 – R  – 440  – 185  – 680 – 657.57

Eric Todd            – 44 – 252  – 120 – R – 350  – 270  – 740  – 614.14

Dave Glasgow    – 66  – 250  – 75  – L  – 350  – 170  – 595  – 599.60

Barry Bryan       – 61  – 187  – 77  – R  – 308  – 143  – 528  – 598.23

Mike Lucht         – 37  – 236 – 101 – R  – 380  – 250  – 731  – 597.59

Denny Habecker – 77  – 184 –  61 – R   – 254  – 110  – 425  – 549.43

Barry Pensyl       – 71  – 150 – 40  – R   – 240  – 87    – 367  – 516.02

Chris Todd          – 40  – 269 – 70  – L   – 340   – 200  – 610  – 471.37

LaVerne Myers    – 75  – 228 – 30 – L    – 280   – 70    – 380  – 464.86

Nikolai Lucht       – 7   –  61   – 15 – R   – 80     – 35    – 130  – 448.64

Dean Ross          – 77  – 232  – 35 – L   – 200    – 75    – 310 – 386.04

Lance Foster       – 54  – 346  – 50 – R   – 280    – 135  – 465 – 363.52

Leroy Todd          – 8   – 68    – 10 – R   – 70      – 25    – 105 – 316.05

Women’s Division

R.J. Jackson        58    – 106  – 35 – R   – 160    – 90    – 285  – 471.38

Sylvia Stockall     61    – 140  – 45 -R    – 190    – 100  – 335  – 456.19

Lynda I Burns      45    – 175  – 35 – L    – 180   – 100  –  315  – 325.15

Phoebe Todd        9      – 88   – 13 – R    –  70    – 30    –  113  – 249.79

Crystal Diggs      33     – 163  – 20 – R    – 80     – 45     – 145  – 146.34

Lifters With a Certified Official:

John Strangeway-  Lance Foster, Eric Todd
Al Myers             – Laverne Myers
Greg Cook          – Lance Foster, Eric Todd
Eric Todd            – Lance Foster, John Strangeway
Dave Glasgow     – Laverne Myers
Barry Bryan         – Denny Habecker
Mike Lucht          – Lance Foster, Eric Todd, John Strangeway
Denny Habecker  – Barry Bryan
Chris Todd          – Lance Foster, Eric Todd, John Strangeway
Laverne Myers    – Al Myers
Nikolia Lucht       – Lance Foster, Eric Todd, John Strangeway
Dean Ross          – Lance Foster, Eric Todd
Lance Foster       – Eric Todd, John Strangeway
Leroy Todd         – Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Phoebe Todd       – Lance Foster, Eric Todd, John Strangeway
Crystal Diggs      – R.J. Jackson

Lifters without Certified Officials :

Barry Pensyl
R.J. Jackson
Sylvia Stockall
Lynda I. Burns

Notes: All weights are recorded in pounds- Total is pounds lifted. Points are adjusted points corrected for bodyweight and age.

Heavy Lift Championship

By Eric Todd

***POSTPONED TILL FURTHER NOTICE***

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT

2020 USAWA HEAVY LIFT CHAMPIONSHIPS

John Douglas executing a hand and thigh at the 2018 Heavy Lift Championship

John Douglas executing a hand and thigh at the 2018 Heavy Lift Championship

2020 will see the Heavy Lift Championship make its way back to the “House of Iron and Stone” in God’s country, Turney, MO.  This will be the third time myself and the KCSTRONGMAN crew have hosted this event.  The first was 2015, and then again in 2018.  Both affairs were rather well attended, and I hope the same will be said about this competition.

This championship has a rich history.  It has been contested since 1994, making it the longest running championship in the USAWA besides the National Championship. Over the 25 years it has been contested, it has seen 11 different male champions and 8 different female champions.  The Ciavattone family has been rather dominant in the men’s division with seven titles.  Five of those can be credited to big Frank, who ties Steve Schmidt as the most decorated Heavy Lifter in our organization.  The most dominant woman heavy lifter in the organizations history has been Cara Collins with 3 titles to her name.

This year’s event will be held in my big tin can.  It is an excessively large quonset hut with a gravel floor.  We do have flat platforms for lifting on, though.  There is not much in the way of climate control in my gym.  This should not be too much of an issue, as it is usually pretty nice in May, but there are occasions when it can get rather warm.  Please be prepared for this if you choose to compete.  There is also no running water in the tin can.  I usually provide some bottled water for the lifter’s consumption.  The facilities come in the form of an outhouse to the back.  If you are too “high society” to use an outhouse, there is a gas station with public restrooms about 6 miles to the southwest.

That being said, it is a fantastic facility in which to move large amounts of weights.  We have hundreds a plenty, and lots of change on top of it.  I will have my neck harness and hip belt for you to use of you choose, but feel free to bring your own.  The neck harness is made specifically for my dimensions, so if your head is much bigger or smaller, it might not work that well for you.

I hope to have a good turnout for this meet.  There are lots of big hitters out there in the USAWA, with lots of top heavy lifters still competing.  Hopefully we can get many of them in the same place and make this a meet to remember.

MEET DETAILS:

Meet name: Heavy Lift Championship

Date: May 9, 2020

Location: 10978 SW Pueblo Dr, Turney, MO

Promoter: Eric Todd and KCSTRONGMAN

Sanctioned by : USAWA-membership is required of all lifters

Lifts: Neck Lift, Hand and Thigh, Hip Lift

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

Awards: There will be awards for the lifters

This is a drug tested event.  Please only enter if you know you can pass a drug test!

ENTRY FORM  (WORD) – Heavy Lift Entry

ENTRY FORM (PDF) – Heavy Lift Entry

Backbreaker Pentathlon

By Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT

Steve Schmidt’s Backbreaker Pentathlon

Meet Director: Bill Clark

Date: Saturday, March 21st, 2020

Venue: Clark’s Gym, Columbia, Missouri

Weigh-ins: 8- 9:30 AM

Lifting: 10 AM

Entry Fee: None

Entry Form: None

Awards: None

Membership: Must be a current USAWA Member (Available at meet)

Lifts: Neck Lift, Hand and Thigh Lift, Back Lift, Hip Lift, Harness Lift

A Record Day will follow the meet. Lifters may perform records in up to 5 lifts maximum.

To enter, a confirmation must be sent to Bill Clark by the Tuesday preceding the meet. Bill can be reached by phone: 573-474-4510, Fax: 573-474-1449, or mail: Bill Clark, 3906 Grace Ellen Drive, Columbia, Missouri, 65202

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