ADDRESS: 933 WALKER SCHOOL ROAD, MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE
WEIGH-INS: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM, LIFTING BEGINS AT 9:00 AM
THE LIFTS: DINNIE STONES DEADLIFT. APOLLONS LIFT & ZERCHER LIFT
ENTRY DEADLINE –. MARCH 15, 2024
CO-MEET DIRECTORS –
Caleb Day: contact by email theironpalacepodcast@gmail.com or by phone at 865-804-2663
Clint Poore: contact by email clintpoore@hotmail.com or by phone at 606-688-2600.
ENTRY FEE: $10 dollars for athletes, $5 dollars for spectator admission.
All proceeds will go to support Special Olympics Powerlifting
USAWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED: Registration available at meet, but it is preferred that you purchase your USAWA membership prior to the meet day. It helps registration go quickly.
AWARDS: The Overall Champion will be Knighted and receive a Sword for his glorious win! All lifters will receive an award for their participation.
RECORD DAY SESSION – will follow the Iron Palace’s Strongest Man competition, each lifter can perform up to 5 record attempts. Please let me know what records you will be attempting so that I can be sure I have the appropriate equipment.
HOTEL – There numerous options for hotels in the Maryville/ Knoxville area. The meet location is just a few short miles from the Knoxville airport (McGhee Tyson Airport)
WEIGH-INS: 8 AM – 9:30 AM, LIFTING BEGINS AT 10:00 AM
THE LIFTS: HACKENSCHMIDT FLOOR PRESS & DINNIE STONES DEADLIFT.
ENTRY DEADLINE –. June 1, 2023
MEET DIRECTOR – Clint Poore: contact by email clintpoore@hotmail.com or by phone at 606-688-2600.
ENTRY FEE; None, just let me know you are attending
USAWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED: Registration available at meet, but it is preferred that you purchase your USAWA membership prior to the meet day. It helps registration go quickly.
AWARDS: The HackenDinnie Classic II – The HackenDinnie Crown will be awarded to the overall Male & Female champion and a free T-shirt to all competitors. I must know shirt size two weeks prior to meet, we will have a few extra as well.
RECORD DAY SESSION – will follow the HackenDinnie Classic II competition, each lifter can perform up to 5 record attempts. Please let me know what records you will be attempting so that I can be sure I have the appropriate equipment.
What this optimist thought would be the turning point in the future of the IAWA/USAWA turned out to be a major disappointment.
We had exactly eight entries in a contest that was designed to handle at least 100 – in which any registered IAWA/USAWA lifter could lift – with or without certified officials. Only three of the eight came from somewhere outside Clark’s Gym.
Injuries took their toll on some – including Abe Smith, John Carter and Allison Lupo. Tony Lupo lifted while recovering from a hard bout with flu and he was so depleted that he lost a close battle with Ol’ Clark for last place.
Our compliments to the winners – 79-year-old LaVern Myers and 61-year-old RJ Jackson – and to 84-year-old Tony Cook, an IAWA member. Tony finished second behind Myers.
It is a compliment to the aged crowd – seven of the eight were at least 48 years old – and to the eighth person – a 16-year-old newcomer to Clark’s Gym who shows the potential and the interest to work his way to the top of the list – Spencer Wenzel.
Name
Age
Bwt
DLHT
DL 2 bar
WOMEN
RJ
Jackson
61
103.6
191
172
MEN
LaVern
Myers
79
213
220
240
Tony
Cook
87
182
220
220
Jeff
Wenzel
48
229
355
370
Dave
DeForest
63
192
325
330
Spencer
Wenzel
16
128
205
220
Bill
Clark
91
201
175
150
Tony
Lupo
57
233
345
360
Lifter
DL-fingers
Index
little
middle
ring
Jackson
106
46
121
76
Myers
120
80
170
110
Cook
46
44
90
90
J.Wenzel
200
115
225
180
DeForest
95
80
160
95
S. Wenzel
115
75
115
75
Clark
65
50
65
65
Lupo
140
85
150
100
LIFTER
DL- No
DL – NO
DL – 1 arm
DL – 1 arm
Thumb L
Thumb – R
Left
right
Jackson
106
116
148
156
Myers
175
175
200
200
Cook
77
88
132
132
J. Wenzel
185
205
205
225
DeForest
125
135
225
225
S, Wenzel
115
75
115
75
Clark
100
85
115
115
Lupo
125
135
145
175
LIFTER
DL-Reeves
Hack
Jefferson
Jackson
76
156
176
Myers
210
200
220
Cook
113
199
226
J. Wenzel
235
315
345
DeForest
175
225
305
S. Wenzel
145
205
225
Clatk
65
125
175
LIFTER
Total lbs.
Adjuated
Jackson
1644
2,205.60
Myers
2300
3190.85
Cook
1577.5
3116.35
J. Wenzel
3160
2889.92
DeForest
2500
2836.5
S. Wenzel
1970
2599.33
Clark
1350
2287.98
Lupo
2310
2239.25
RECORD DAY
LIFTER
AGE
WEIGHT
DAVE
DeFOREST
63
192
Record
lifts
Rim
Lift
250
Curl
wrist
105
Weaver
stick
2.5
Pinch grip-two-hand
135
Rectangular Fix
65
LIFTER
AGE
WEIGHT
Jeff
Wenzel
48
229
Record
Lifts
Deadlift
3-in. bar
300
Curl
Strict
115
Weaver
Stick
5
Bench
Alt. grip
255
Bench
Fulton
280
LIFTER
AGE
WEIGHT
Spencer
Wenzel
16
128
Record
Lifts
Bench
alt. grp
125
Bench
reverse
125
Bench
hands together
120
Bench
Fulton
120
Rectangular fix
45
OFFICIALS
THE FOLLOWING HAD NO OFFICIALS AND ARE NOT ELIBILE FOR RECORDS
Jackson
Cook
Those with officials:
Myers – by Al Myers
Lifters in Clark’s Gym – Bill Clark, Tony Lupo, Dave
Elizabeth Skwarecki, the Overall Best Womens Lifter at the 2019 IAWA World Championships, receiving her award from Meet Promoter Al Myers.
The record lists are updated. My apologies to Scottish Johnny and Sanjiv, as well as the general membership for the delay. When I was sent this update, they notified me of a new century club member. It is no surprise that Beth Skwarecki is now a member of the century club, and not just barely. In what must be almost record time, Beth has accumulated 144 USAWA records. Not only is she incredibly strong, but her proficiency in the lifts is hard to match. That, and she has served in a few leadership roles in the USAWA. She jumps over Phoebe Todd and Susan Sees to take the number 4 spot in the women’s division. Phoebe jumped up 20 records to overtake Susan.
In the men’s division, King Denny is still dominating the class with 659 records. The biggest movers in this class are Abe Smith moving from 17th to 14th with 37 additional records. Dave DeForest went from a tie for 28th to 21st with an additional 34 records. And Jeff Ciavattone jumped from 26th to 20th with an additional 26 records.
Here is the link to the page to find this information:
Good morning, good afternoon, good day and good night to you!
We are 4 weeks away from the 2023 OLD TIME STRONGMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS and time for an update!
The 2023 Old Time Strongman Worlds is off to a smoking hot start! We have a current roster, not final roster, of 22 competitors so far!!! The current roster is listed below, if for any reason I missed and did not include someone please let me know ASAP! If you know anyone else interested in competing, let me know and bring them on to the meet!
WE HAVE A NEW LOCATION! The size of the meet has simply outgrown BUFFVILLE GYM and we are hosting the meet at a 16,000 square foot warehouse just 2 miles from BUFFVILLE GYM! (see photo)
The new address is 2608 North Highway 127 Business in Albany, Kentucky. Located right beside of Hunter’s BBQ. It’s a warehouse building that I own and should be a great location for future USAWA National & IAWA World Championship meets! 2025 Bids are forthcoming and hopeful to be accepted! There will plenty of room to accommodate everyone and 2 bathrooms available all the time. We will have up to 5 referees present at the meet and WORLD RECORDS can be set!
All the set up pieces, banners, smoke machine and sound system should be in this week and ready to be assembled! It will be a great chance to promote the USAWA online with your TikTok, Instagram or Facebook account with the spectacular videos from the meet.
Please make sure you have a current USAWA MEMBERSHIP. You cannot compete in this meet without a USAWA membership and it can be purchased by clicking on the link ……….
For anyone wanting to set USAWA National Records or IAWA World Records, we will move to BUFFVILLE GYM following the conclusion of the OTSM World Championship. To make sure the Record Day portion goes smoothly, please let me know what national or world records you would like to set or break during the Record Day following the meet, To be fair, there will simply be too many people setting records to look them up the day of the meet, so please have a list of records with you and send me your list before the meet so we can have the proper bars and equipment ready for your awesome records!
You can email your Record Day attempts to me at clintpoore@hotmail.com
Also, please bring a portable fold out chair with you. We will have a few chairs available but they will be for referees, spotters, loaders, scores table and staff. If you want a comfortable place to sit, please bring a personal fold-out camping chair with you.
With all that said…….. WE ARE EXCITED to have you here in Albany, Kentucky for the 2023 Old Time Strongman World Championships! The team is putting in a spectacular effort to make this an event &meet you will never forget! We look forward to having you with us and look for more updates weekly as we get closer to the competition! Please feel free to email, call or text me with any questions at 606-688-2600.
Current US Roster (not the final roster & subject to change)
