USAWA

By Bill Clark

August 20-21, 2022.  Clark’s Gym, Columbia, Mo.

The entries – and their data. (All are from Clark’s Gym but may live elsewhere. All  entries are eligible for records except Lucas Hardie.)

Janet Thompson, 64 – 160 bwt. (75 kilo class)

Nick Frieders, 21 – 155 bwt. (75 kilo class)

Travis Luther, 29 – 172 Bwt. (80 kilo class)

Lucas Hardie, 38 – 196 Bwt. (90 kilo class) – From Nova Scotia via email. Not eligible for records.

Abe Smith, 40 – 184 Bwt. (85 kilo class) Raymore, Mo.

Tony Lupo, 56 – 237 Bwt. (110 kilo class)

Dave DeForest, 62 – 187 Bwt. (85 kilo class)

Randy Smith, 67 – 197.5  Bwt. (90 kilo class) Marquette, Michigan.

Joe Garcia, 69 – 191 Bwt. (90 kilo class) DeWitt, Iowa.

Joe Caron, 76 – 184.5 Bwt. (85 kilo class) Iola, Kansas

Bill Clark, 90 – 205 Bwt. (95 kilo class)

THE BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE – 11 EVENTS, EACH DECIDED SEPARATELY

The Event, the lifter, the actual weight lifted (denoted in Bold) and the value of the lift decided by bwt. and age adjustment. Records denoted with an asterisk (*)

HARNESS LIFT

1 – Travis Luther – 1,500 (1458.45)

2 – Randy Smith – 1,205* (1396.25)

3 – Dave DeForest – 1,205* (1376.17)

4 – Nick Frieders – 1,305 (1359.02)

5 – Abe Smith – 1,405 (1,282.39)

6 – Bill Clark – 800* (1242.98)

7 – Tony Lupo – 1,305 (1242.48)

W – 1- Janet Thompson – 565* (715.29)

DEAD LIFT – HEELS TOGETHER

1 – Nick Frieders – 440 (458.35)

2 – Dave DeForest – 370* (422.55)

3 – Randy Smith – 350* (405.77)

4 – Abe Smith – 440* (402.03)

5 – Tony Lupo – 365 (347.44)

6 – Travis Luther – 350 (340.31)

ZERCHER LIFT

1 – Randy Smith – 335* (388.37)

2 – Nick Frieders – 335 (339.92)

3 – Lucas Hardie – 375 (339.15)

4 – Abe Smith – 355* (324.77)

5 – Dave DeForest – 265* (302.64)

6 – Joe Caron – 155 (212.77)

7 – Tony Lupo – 135 (139.50)

DEADLIFT – ONE HAND (RIGHT)

1 – Nick Frieders – 320 (333.34)

2 – Randy Smith – –280 (324.61)

3 – Lucas Hardie – 309 (303.20)

4 – Abe Smith – 355* (292.70)

5 – Joe Caron – 155 (224.97)

6 – Bill  Clark – 135* (205.24)

7 – Dave DeForest – 185 (204.50)

8 – Tony Lupo – 185 (176.11)

DEADLIFT – ONE HAND (LEFT)

1 – Nick Frieders – 320 (333.34)

2 – Lucas Hardie – 331 (324.84)

3 – Randy Smith – 280* (324.61)

4 – Abe Smith – 320 (292.70)

5 – Dave DeForest – 227* (259.25)

6 – Joe Caron – 175 (234.77)

7 – Bill Clark – 135* (205.12)

8 – Tony Lupo – 185  (176.11)

HIP LIFT

1 – Abe Smith – 1,610* (1472.91)

2 – Travis Luther – 1,500 (1458.45)

3 – Joe Garcia – 1,200* (1422.09)

4 – Nick Frieders – 1,200 (1258.04)

5 – Randy Smith – 1,110* (1206.85)

6 – Tony Lupo – 905 (861.48)

NECK LIFT

1 =- Randy Smith – 335* (370.35)

2 – Abe Smith – 400* (365.94)

3 – Nick Frieders – 245 (255.22)

4 – Tony Lupo – 245 (233.22)

MILLER CLEAN AND JERK

1 – Randy Smith – 85* (123.37)

2 – Abe Smith – 125* (114.10)

3 – Nick Frieders – 85* (86.25)

4 – Travis Luther – 65 (63.22)

5 – Tony Lupo – 65 (61.87)

STEINBORN LIFT

1 – Lucas Hardie – 310 (280.56)

2 – Abe Smith – 275* (251.59)

3 – Randy Smith – 215* (249.25)

4 – Dave DeForest – 185 (209.27)

5 – Nick Frieders – 185 (188.22)

6 – Tony Lupo – 185 (175.11)

HAND AND THIGH LIFT

1 – Abe Smith – 1.005 (919.43)

2 – Dave DeForest – 800* (891.36)

3 – Nick Frieders – 800 (833.36)

4 – Randy Smith – 550 (630.89)

5 – Joe Caron – 365 (493.64)

6 – Tony Lupo – 315 (324.09)

RAMPAGE

This is not a USAWA lift. The results here do count in the final summary of the Birthday Meet. There are no USAWA records for this competition.

The lifter chooses his own weight and then must clean the weight and do repetition presses with the barbell for a period of one minute. The total poundage, not the number of reps, are the deciding factor. The bar must be returned to the chest prior to each rep. No pause is necessary.

1 – Abe Smith – 38 reps with 76 pounds – 2,888 (2618.56)

2 – Randy Smith – 24 reps with 65 pounds – 1,560 (1817.53)

3 – Tony Lupo – 34 reps with 65 pounds – 2,210 (1798.63)

4 – Nick Frieders – 24 reps with 56 pounds – 1,344 (1363.76)

JOHN GRIMEK-TONY COOK AWARD

1 – Abe Smith – 8336.10 points (all 11 events)

2 – Randy Smith – 7237.70 points (11 events)

3 – Nick Frieders – 6809.22 points (11 events)

4 – Tony Lupo – 5535.08 points (11 events)

They were the only four to compete in every event.

INDIVIDUAL LIFT WINNERS:

Abe Smith – 3; Randy Smith -3; Nick Frieders – 3; Travis Luther – 1; Lucas Hardie – 1.

WEIGH-INS WERE HELD  BOTH DAYS. NO CHANGES AFTER SECOND DAY WEIGH-INS

SUCCESSFUL RECORD ATTEMPTS OUTSIDE THE COMPETITION

Joe Caron – 76  Bwt. 178

Deadlift – vertical bar – 2 inch – right hand – 107.5.

Deadlift – vertical bar – 2-inch – left hand – 132.5.

Randy Smith – 67  Bwt. 198

Deadlift – vertical bar – 2-inch  – right – 152.5

Deadlift – vertical bar – 2-inch – left – 152.5

Deadlift – 2-inch barbell – right – 125.

Deadlift – 2-inch barbell – left – 125.

Thor’s Hammer – 42.5.

Abe Smith – 40   Bwt. 185

Deadlift – vertical bar – 2-inch – right – 182.5.

Deadlift – vertical bar – 2-inch – left – 182.5

Dumbbells – clean and push press – 2 x 100.

Clean and press – behind neck – 180.

Clean and press – behind neck – seated – 175.

Janet Thompson – 64  Bwt. 160.

Habecker Lift – 125

Lurich Lift – 145

Peoples’ Deadlift – 200.

Kennedy Lift – 200

Deadlift – Dumbbell – left – 85.

OFFICIALS FOR BOTH DAYS – A THREE-OFFICIAL  MEET

Eric Todd, Bill Clark, Joe Garcia, Abe Smith, Randy Smith, Dave DeForest and Tony Lupo (doing his training prior to certification).

AWARDS PRESENTED BY USAWA SECRETARY, ERIC TODD

Lifter of the Year – Abe Smith.

Courage Award Runner-up – Joe Garcia.

Club of the Year – Clark’s Gym.

NOTES:

# In addition to all the lifting in this part of the weekend, Thompson, DeForest, both Smith’s, Lupo and Frieders lifted in the IAWA postal; three logged their USAWA third quarter postal. It was a busy weekend for sure.

# All the competitors for the weekend plus at least four other local gym members were on hand for the party on Saturday night where they were entertained by a Dixieland Band, and shared a buffet of pulled pork, scalloped potatoes and baked beans and dined with half a dozen retired lifters from around the Midwest. Joe Caron even came dressed in a coat and tie. It was fun meeting with the guys from the past and some still lifting – Dave Hahn, Ken McClain, Wayne Gardner, Ron Sisk and James Foster. Tom Powell was unable to attend, but he helped cover the baked beans. Much appreciated.

The lifters shared the evening with many of Ol’ Clark’s friends from the music and theater world, a number of politicians, birders, etc., even a college president (Stephens College), along with international concert pianists and circuit court judges.

It was a treat for Randy Smith to take the better part of a week off to drive down from Marquette on the shore of Lake Superior on top of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to do head-to-head battle with Abe Smith (no relation) and spend the weekend in the dungy dungeon that is infamous as Clark’s Gym.

Joe Garcia, who suffered a tough three months with covid-19, has made excellent recovery considering the seriousness of his covid attack. He and Cindy came for the birthday dinner from the Garcia home in Iowa, then dropped by the gym the next day and made his first competitive lift in three years – a 1,200-lb, hip lift. He was thrilled. And so were we all. The hand-thigh lift in the competition was dedicated to Joe – who still holds the world mark 1,910 pounds