USAWA 2nd Quarter Postal Meet

By Denny Habecker

Lance Foster of the KCSTRONGMAN Club performs a reverse curl at the 2nd quarter postal

Lance Foster of the KCSTRONGMAN Club performs a reverse curl at the 2nd quarter postal

We had great participation again in this quarter’s postal, with 17 men  and 8 woman competing.  Eric Todd led the men’s division and R.J. Jackson topped the women’s division. USAWA records are marked with an*.

 

MEET RESULTS:

April 1 Through June 30, 2021

Lifts: Pullover and Press, Curl-Reverse Grip, Strict,  Deadlift- One Arm

MEN:
Eric Todd – 46  -260  -318*  – 150* – 379–R* – 847  – 705.27
Abe Smith – 39  -181  -275*  –  75    – 315-R   – 665  – 629.42
Randy Smith – 66  -196  -175    – 80*   – 265-R   – 520  – 601.57
Nick Frieckers  – 20  -157  -175    – 75*   – 300-R   – 550  – 568.48
Denny Habecker- 78  -188  -143    – 61*   – 198-R   – 402  – 564.78
John Carter- 62  -219  -165*  – 65     – 305-R   – 535  – 559.53
Dave DeForest – 61 -195  -180    – 70*    -250-R    -500   – 553.08
Barry Pensyl – 73 -143  -126*  – 49*    -176-R    -351   – 548.56
Tony Hose  -52 -229  -230* – 95 *        – 250-L*      – 575    -539.68
Dave Hahn – 84 -144  – 94    – 55      -139-R    -288   – 518.79
Frank Ciavattone – 66 -280 – 150   -100     – 280-R   -530    – 509
Chris Todd – 41 -263 – 243   – 90      – 243-R   -576   – 454.68
Wade Marchand – 52 -160 – 132   -70*     – 160-R  – 362   – 417.53
James Morrison-20 -175  -175  – 70      – 200-R   – 405   – 391
Lance Foster-55 -341  -121   -80       -170-L*  – 371   -294.50
Bill Clark -88 -208  – 0    –  22*    – 140-R*  -162   – 243.69
LeRoy Todd -10  -78   -20   – 20*      – 50-R    –  90    -228.40

Women:
R.J. Jackson – 59 -104 -111  – 56     – 191-R     – 358   – 506
Elizabeth Skwarecki  – 40 -152 -145  – 45     – 187-R     – 377   – 401.71
Sylvia Stockall  – 63 -150   -99  – 65      -111-R     – 275   – 363.23
Stacy Todd – 38 -192  -111* -65*   -156-R*    -332    -303.78
Chris DeRoller- 60 -153  – 55*  -42*   -120-R*    -217    – 275.96
Phoebe Todd – 10 -117 – 45*  – 30*   – 80-R      – 155   – 263.54
Lynda Burns – 46 -167  -85    – 43    – 105-L     –  233   -247.86
Janet Thompson- 63 -180  – 0     -33*   – 100-L     – 133    -156.66

Lifters with Certified Officials:
Stacy Todd    – Chris Todd, Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Phoebe Todd – Chris Todd, Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Leroy Todd   – Chris Todd, Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Eric Todd     – Lance Foster, Chris Todd
Nick Frieckers – Bill Clark, Dave DeForest
Chris Todd      – Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Lance Foster   – Eric Todd, Chris Todd
Abe Smith           – Bill Clark
Denny Habecker  – Barry Pensyl
John Carter         – Bill Clark
Dave DeForest    – Bill Clark
Barry Pensyl       – Denny Habecker
Wade Marchand  – Frank Ciavattone
James Morrison   – Frank Ciavattone
Chris DeRoller     – Bill Clark
Bill Clark            – Dave DeForest
Tony Hose          – Bill Clark
Janet Thompson – Bill Clark

Lifters without Certified Officials:
Randy Smith
Dave Hahn
Frank Ciavattone
R.J. Jackson
Elizabeth Skwarecki
Sylvia Stockall
Lynda Burns

Note:  All results are recorded in pounds.  L and R designate left and right arms.  TOT is overall total.  PTS are overall corrected points adjusted for age and bodyweight.

Plates in or out-Does it matter?

Leroy Todd performing a one hand deadlift with the weights having been properly loaded facing the inside

Leroy Todd performing a one hand deadlift with the weights having been properly loaded facing the inside

By Eric Todd

When I was a lad and began experimenting with weight training, what I had at my disposal was the old plastic clad concrete weights.  Nothing fancy, but they did the job for the time being.  On those clad weights, one side of the “plate” as identical to the other, so it did not matter which way you slid the plate on, they would match.

When I entered the 8th grade, which at that time was housed at Cameron High School, we had just hired on a new head football coach/PE teacher.  He had been a competitive powerlifter, and was quite invested in the weight room, so we got to experience some of his expertise in the weight room.  We had some decent equipment at the High School including some cast iron Olympic weight sets.  The protocol this instructor taught us was that we were to always load the weights face side in, smooth side out.  That was to be done without exception.  If it was ever noticed that the plate was loaded the wrong way, the guilty lad would be corrected, and there would be an expectation to fix the mistake.

So, for the rest of my life under the barbell, I have loaded the bar face in, smooth side out.  I have noticed at some meets, that is the expectation.  For the Heavy Lifts, I would insist upon it, as well as matching plates, since balance of the bar is crucial.  I have also witnessed individuals who habitually load plates the other way, and meets where it did not seem to matter to anyone.  With my kids now joining me to lift, though, I have taught them to always load the bar face in, smooth side out.

My question to you is, does it matter?  Or is it something that certain lifters/promoters are just obsessive about.  For instance, I was once training in a gym in which they would search the gym up and down to be sure they had matching tens on each side of the bar.  I found it silly, but perhaps there was a method to that madness.  I got joshed once by a confederate of mine for searching for two and a half pound plates to go for a PR.  He told me if I could be going for 5 more, 10 more (or adding fives instead of 2 1/2s ) would not really make that much difference.  And perhaps he is right, since we were not using calibrated weights anyhow.  At any rate, I want to hear from you all.  Does it matter which way the weights face?  Not that you will change my mind, but I am interested.  Discussion in the forum.

Team Championships

by Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
2021 USAWA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

The date for the USAWA Team Championships has been set – September 12th (Sunday).  I started promoting the Team Championships in 2007, which features “team lifting”, a combination of 2 lifters on a bar lifting the weight together. This makes for a very exciting event as the 2 lifters must be in coordination with each other to make a successful lift!

MEET DETAILS:

Meet Director: Al Myers

Meet Date: Sunday Afternoon, September 12th

Meet Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location: Dino Gym, 1126 Eden Road, Abilene, KS 67410

Sanction: USAWA Membership required

Weigh-Ins: Noon the day of the meet

Divisions: 2-Man, 2-Person (man & woman), and 2-Women

Entry Fee: None

Lifts:

Rectangular Fix

Deadlift – No Thumbs, One Arm

Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip, Fulton Bar

Registration:  There is no entry form or entry deadline, but please let me know ahead of time if you plan to attend so I can make the proper preparations. I can be reached at amyers@usawa.com

Ed Zercher Strength Classic

Meet Announcement

When: January 29-30, 2022

Where: Clark’s Gym, 720 Grace Lane, Columbia, MO

Entry Fee: none

Awards: Certificates

Lifts: Zercher Lift; Steinborn Lift; Clean and Press-Heels together; 2 hand Clean and Jerk; Leg Press in rack; Hand and Thigh; Bench Press-Feet in air; Deadlift-heels together; Hack Lift; Harness Lift; Hip Lift; One Hand Deadlift

 

There is no entry form for this event, but please let Bill know you are attending by January 22, 2022. You can reach him by email at yeoldclark@gmail.com; telephone at 573-474-4510; or by mail at 3906 Grace Ellen Drive, Columbia, MO 65202-1739

Steve Schmidt Backbreaker Pentathlon

Meet Announcement

Date: December 4 and 5 (if necessary) 2021

Where: Clark’s Gym, 720 Grace Lane, Columbia, MO

Weigh ins: 9:00 AM

Entry Fee: none

Awards: Certificates

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

There is no entry form for this event, but please let Bill know if you will be attending by November 28, 2021.  You can reach him by email at yeoldclark@gmail.com; telephone at 573-474-4510; or by mail at 3906 Grace Ellen Drive, Columbia, MO 65202-1739

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