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Gold Cup

By Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT – 

2019 IAWA GOLD CUP

The Australians have got the 2019 Gold Cup announced!  The date is Sunday, November 3rd, 2019.  It will be held at the Lambda Academy in Perth.

The Gold Cup is one of the BIG IAWA events every year.  It is definitely worth attending.  The is your chance to set a new IAWA World Record on the biggest of stages.  However, the Gold Cup is much bigger than the competition itself.  Just being part of an event where everyone across the world comes together to lift in an All Round competition is an amazing experience.  Perth is a very beautiful city to visit, and this Gold Cup gives you the opportunity to see things that will make a lifelong impression.

LINK TO ENTRY FORM

Presidential Cup

By Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
THE 2019  USAWA PRESIDENTIAL CUP

For the eighth year in a row, the now “Annual” USAWA Presidential Cup is being hosted again by our USAWA President Denny Habecker.  This is one of the CHAMPIONSHIP events hosted in the USAWA, and is the Championships of Record Days.  It follows along “the lines” of the IAWA Gold Cup – a lifter picks their best lift and contests it for a USAWA record in this prestigious record day.  After all lifters have performed their record lifts, Denny will pick the effort that impresses him the most and award that lifter the PRESIDENTIAL CUP.  Only one lifter will receive this very important award.   If time allows, lifters will have the opportunity to perform other record day lifts.  So it is a good idea to come with the BIG LIFT in mind, but also be prepared to do other lifts for record if the time allows.

Now a little “rehash” on the Presidential Cup.  These are the guidelines:

The Presidential Cup will follow along some of the same guidelines as the Gold Cup, which is the IAWA meet which recognizes outstanding performances by lifters in the lift/lifts of their choosing.  The Gold Cup started in 1991 under the direction of then-IAWA President Howard Prechtel.  However there will be some differences in the guidelines of the USAWA Presidential Cup:

  • The Presidential Cup is hosted annually by the USAWA President only.
  • Must be a USAWA member to participate.
  • A lifter may choose any official USAWA  lift/lifts (up to a maximum of 5 lifts) to set a USAWA record/records in.
  • The lifter must open at a USAWA Record Poundage on first attempt.
  • The top performance record lift of the entire record day,  which will be chosen by the President, will be awarded the PRESIDENTIAL CUP.

MEET DETAILS:

USAWA Presidential Cup

Saturday, August 3rd, 2019

Meet Director:  Denny Habecker

Location: Habecker’s Gym, Lebanon, PA

Lifts:  Bring your best lift for record!

Start time:  10 AM,  with weigh-ins before this

Entry Form:  None, but advance notice is required.

OTSM World Postal

By Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT –

2019 IAWA OLD TIME STRONGMAN WORLD POSTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

After the success of last year’s inaugural OTSM World Postal, John Mahon and I have decided to continue with the promotion again this year.   This years competition dates are July 20th-21st.

Now for a little “background” on this postal competition. It is much different than the other postal meets we have.

  • It will be held over a weekend only and all lifts must happen at this time
  • It will always be held at only one venue per participating country
  • Each country will have a promoter for the event, and provide the venue

The reason for these added stipulations is to give more credibility to the event.  Since all lifts will be done at a set venue at the same time, with the same set of officially recognized officials there is no question to the validity of this World Championship.  Also, I like the idea of everyone world wide doing the lifts at the same time, almost like a meet we are all at together.  There are different lifts chosen this year to give a new challenge to everybody.

ENTRY FORM (WORD)- 2019 OTSM World Postal Entry Form

ENTRY FORM (PDF) – 2019 OTSM World Postal Entry Form

Once completed, please send your completed forms to me this year instead of John.  I would like everyone to please use the prepared form for the official scoresheet to minimize submission errors.

USAWA MEET DETAILS

I have the set the date and time for the USAWA portion of the IAWA OTSM World Postal Championships.  I am hoping for a turnout as good as last year.  I plan to run it very efficiently, so hopefully if we start by 1 we will be finished by 5.  Also, please let me know in advance if you plan to attend so I can make proper arrangements.

Location:

Dino Gym
1126 Eden Road
Abilene, KS 67410

Meet Director:

Al Myers
amyers@usawa.com

Date:

Sunday, July 21st
Weigh-ins: 12:00 Noon
Meet Start: 1:00 PM

 

Dino Gym Spring RD

By Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT –

DINO GYM SPRING RECORD DAY

We are going to host a record day at the Dino Gym on May 4th to celebrate a big day for one of the Dino Gym’s most distinguished members. LaVerne is turning 75 years old and we are going to have a combination record day/birthday party for him. This will be his first opportunity to set USAWA records in a new age division.

The record day will start in the morning.  Afterwards I do plan to host a supper/party for him so everyone is welcome to stay for the after-meet festivities.  However, this record day is a “come and go” affair so if you if you need to come early and leave early that is ok.  Plus if you just want to arrive in the afternoon and do your lifts  then that is fine as well.  It always works better if everyone is not trying to do their record day lifts at the same time.

My goal for this event is to have at least 75 records set (which means at least 15 lifters need to show and set their max 5 records) to recognize LaVerne’s 75th birthday.  Hope to see everyone there!

MEET DETAILS:

Meet Director: Al Myers and the Dino Gym

Meet Date: Saturday, May 4th, 2019, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Location: Dino Gym, Abilene, Kansas

Sanction: USAWA

Entry Form: None – just show up – but if possible please let me know ahead of time so I can prepare

Entry Fee: None, but gag birthday presents for LaVerne are encouraged.  There will be a roast to him before the evening meal so please come prepared with your roast speech

Lifts: Record Day – Pick any lifts you can set a USAWA record in (up to the 5 lift max)

Contact me at amyers@usawa.com if you have any questions

World Championships

By Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT –

2019 IAWA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The plans for the 2019 World Championships are underway! My father LaVerne and I are  the co-promoters and directors of the 2019 IAWA Worlds, which is the biggest meet  in the International All Round Weightlifting Association.   We are both excited and honored to be able to do this promotion.  The dates have been set for October 5th & 6th.

The lifts have been approved for this two day event.  They are as follows:

DAY ONE

Reverse Curl (Curl – Strict, Reverse Grip)
2H Snatch From the Hang (Snatch – From Hang)
One Hand Clean and Jerk (Clean and Jerk – One Arm)
2H Thumbless Deadlift (Deadlift – No Thumbs, Overhand Grip)

DAY TWO

Pullover and Push Press with Bridge (Pullover and Push)
Continental onto Belt (Continental to Belt)
Straddle Deadlift – 2″ Bar (Jefferson Lift – Fulton Bar)

The first listed name is the official IAWA-UK name, the name in parenthesis is the official USAWA name for the lift.  Fortunately for the lifts this year the IAWA-UK and the USAWA rules for each lift are identical so there shouldn’t be any confusion on the rules.

For USAWA lifters, this gives you a great opportunity to compete in Worlds without traveling out of the country.   IAWA Worlds is only in the states every 3-4 years.  I’m hoping for a great turnout, so put this event on your calendars!

ENTRY FORM (PDF) – 2019 IAWA World Championship Entry Form

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