IAWA World meeting minutes

The IAWA World meeting was held this past weekend (10/5/2024) in conjunction with the World Championships in Eastbourne, England. The minutes are attached. Of note:

  • The Duck Walk is being added as an official lift
  • Disability Lifts and Old Time Strongman Lifts are being added to the IAWA record book. Neither will be combined with regular lifts in competition, as they each have their own competitions.
  • Al Myers is stepping down as President after 12 years of service; Paul Barette will serve as President for the next 4 years. Thank you Al for all your work!
  • Sanjiv Gupta is replacing Chad Ullom as Vice President for the US. Congrats, Sanjiv!
  • 2025 World Championships will be Oct 4-5 in Belfast, Northern Ireland (Stevie Shanks, promoter)
  • 2025 Gold Cup will be November 1 in Derbyshire, England (Steve Gardner, promoter)
  • 2026 World Championships will be October 3-4 in Lebanon, PA, USA (Denny Habecker, promoter)
  • 2026 Gold Cup will be November 7 in Eastbourne, England (Paul Barette, promoter)
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Bayou Beast Bash 2025

DATE: SATURDAY, January 18, 2025

LOCATION :
IRON SHARPENS IRON WL CLUB
1116 Beech St
Westlake, LA 70668

WEIGH-INS: 8 AM – 9 AM , LIFTING BEGINS AT 9:30 AM (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME)

THE LIFTS:

  • HACKENSCHMIDT FLOOR PRESS
  • BAVARIAN DEADLIFT

ENTRY DEADLINE – January 15, 2025 –
email trexpowerevents1@gmail.com or phone
337-884-5406.

ENTRY FEE: No Entry Fee

USAWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED: Memberships are required for all participants prior to the meet. Please go to USAWA.COM to purchase your memberships prior to the meet.

AWARDS: TBD

RECORD DAY SESSION – will follow the Bayou Beast Bash. You must let me know what Record lifts you want to perform prior to the meet, to be sure the proper equipment is on-site the day of the meet.
Only approved Record Day lifts, based on time & space. All Record Day lifts are time permitting & at the discretion of the meet director.

HOTEL – There are many hotels to choose from in Westlake & the surrounding area.

BAYOU BEAST BASH 2025 SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL 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
RECORD DAY 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
CLEAN UP – 4:30 PM
Group Dinner & Celebration following the meet

Please keep in mind the schedule may change depending on how long each segment lasts.

We are excited for this opportunity & hope you are able to join us!

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Results – Buffville Road to the Century Club Record Day 6

The latest Buffville record day in Kentucky featured 13 lifters in four locations. The lifts included several Weaver Stick lifts, Bavarian Deadlifts, and Jefferson deadlifts. The day also included an all-time record in the foot press: 1,505 pounds by Jeff Wenze.

(Beth Skwarecki would also like to note that, thanks to her daughter’s participation in this meet, four out of five women’s records in the James lift are now held by a mother-daughter team.)

Results are below.

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Records Updated to September 29th 2024

Thanks to the combined efforts of the records team and the EB, we are up to date on records through September 29th, 2024. If you find errors, please send them to me. The next step in the process is to update the Team Lifts file. If anyone has the team lift file as it was in 2021 or later, please send it to me as soon as possible. Team lifts have been popular lately and we’ll get those updated soon. Also, I’ll update the century club at the end of each quarter going forward. Thanks!

Tony Lupo 

BUFFVILLE’S ROAD to the CENTURY CLUB 7  Record Day

BUFFVILLE’S ROAD to the CENTURY CLUB 7  RECORD DAY

DATES: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2024

BUFFVILLE GYM in ALBANY, KENTUCKY

ADDRESS: 205 SOUTH SPRING STREET ALBANY, KENTUCKY

WEIGH-INS:  1 PM 

RECORD BREAKING BEGINS AT  2 PM 

THE LIFTS:  You can choose any USAWA lift to break but, please let me know your lifts, to make sure I have the correct equipment for you to set the Record.

ENTRY FEE: NONE, just let me know you are attending, then have fun lifting & breaking records!

TO ENTER: The meet is open to any USAWA member.  If you are lifting remotely (not at BUFFVILLE GYM) you must let me know in advance and file your results with the date and the name of the official (or three officials for IAWA records) in pounds via e-mail at clintpoore@hotmail.com by Tuesday following the meet. DO NOT send the results to the USAWA secretary or the USAWA record keeper. They will be processed by BUFFVILLE GYM and then sent in to the USAWA. Only lifts currently in the USAWA record book will be accepted. The sanction allows for flexibility in your personal schedule & only five Record Day lifts total with a certified USAWA official. All lifters are required to give their birthdate & age on the day of the Record Day.

MEET DIRECTOR – Clint Poore: contact by email clintpoore@hotmail.comor 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 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. USAWA National Records can be set at this meet, if we have 3 referees present IAWA  World Records may be set.

HOTEL –  Baymont by Wyndham Albany

              Address: 79 Soma Lane, Albany, KY 42602

              Phone: (606) 387-7238

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