USAWA

By Bill Clark

2020 Deadlift Dozen Plus One

Hard to believe, but this meet was decided on the final lift of the day – the third attempt in the little fingers deadlift.

Abe Smith had led the entire day, but ran into trouble in the finger lifts. Sixty-one year old John Carter had been battling 60-year-old Dave DeForest for what Carter hoped was second place . John had not been in a meet for almost a dozen years and was best known for challenging Steve Schmidt in the chain lifts, He had only a few days in the gym prior to the Deadlift Dozen, devoted mainly to form and remembering how to do the various lifts.

Actually, a bit of male chauvinism may have given John the title.

Amorkor Ollennuking, making her first competition since a battle with cancer in the left arm lymph nodes, had done a little fingers deadlift with 90 pounds – 25 pounds more than any other lifter. John had opened with 55, then jumped to 95 pounds – and missed. He had one more attempt – the last lift in the meet – and he made it with a grimace on his face. Little did he know that he had just won the meet with that final effort.

When the weight correction was made, Carter trailed by 502 points. Abe got no age correction and John received 22 per cent. He won 3,110.63 to Abe’s 3,061.002 – provided Clark’s calculator was correct.

DeForest, who turned 60 earlier in February, was also making a return to the iron world after being out of the game for 15 years. The fifth lifter was Tony Hose, a 50-year-old member of Clark’s Gym for the past decade who decided to get into his first-ever competition. Don’t let the weights here fool you. There’s a lot more in Tony’s tank.

In addition to the regular lifting, both Abe and Dave stayed around to do some record lifts. In fact, Abe had done fourth attempts three times that, had they been within the normal three, would have given him the title.

Mike Lucht of the Kansas City area showed up to join in the record session  and set five marks (listed below).

The next meet in Clark’s Gym will be March 21 – the Steve Schmidt Backbreaker Pentathlon – a good warm-up for the USAWA Heavy Lift Championships in June.  The pentathlon is a five-lift event -the back, neck, hand-and-thigh, hip and harness. If he gets a break in his schedule, Steve Schmidt might possibly make it as an official.

As a side note, Bill Clark happened to be the only judge on hand  for the Deadlift Dozen and, considering the fact that his battered left foot has been very slow to recover from dropping 160 pounds on it at the Grip Meet two weeks ago, he was content to officiate. It also gave him a chance to work with Dave DeForest, who has passed his officiating test and is now sitting in to get his three meets of experience with a level 2 official.

MEET RESULTS:

2020 Deadlift Dozen Plus One
Clark’s Gym
Columbia, MO
February 22nd, 2020

Meet Director: Bill Clark

Scorekeeper: Bill Clark

Official (1-Official System Used): Bill Clark

Lifts: Deadlift Heels Together, Jefferson Lift, Hack Lift, 2 Barbell Deadlift, Deadlift Left Arm, Deadlift Right Arm, Deadlift Left Arm No Thumb, Deadlift Right Arm No Thumb, Reeves Deadlift, Index Fingers Deadlift, Middle Fingers Deadlift, Ring Fingers Deadlift, Little Fingers Deadlift

Amorkor Ollennuking – 57 years old – 163 pounds – 1.0093 coeff. – 18 % age correction.
Abe Smith – 38 years old –  183 pounds – .9404 coeff.  – no age correction.
Tony Hose, Clark’s Gym – 50 years old – 228 pounds – .8332 coeff. – 11% age corr.
Dave DeForest, Fulton, Mo. and Clark’s Gym – 60 years old – 197n pounds – .9o030 coeff. – 21% age corr.
John Carter, Harrisburg, Mo. and Clark’s Gym – 219 pounds – .8499 coeff.  22% age corr.

Two-hand Deadlift – heels together
Amorkor – 245
Smith – 430
Hose – 275
DeForest – 375
Carter – 355

Two-hand straddle lift – Jefferson Lift
Amorkor – 225
Smith – 410
Hose – 225
DeForest – 375
Carter – 315

Two-hand hack lift
Amorkor – 225
Smith – 345
Hose – 275
DeForest – 315
Carter – 315

Two-barbell deadlift
Amorkor – 230
Smith – 410
Hose – 270
DeForest – 390
Carter – 370

LH Deadlift
Amorkor – 135
Smith – 275
Hose – 145
DeForest – 205
Carter – 225

RH Deadlift
Amorkor – 190
Smith – 275
Hose – 145
DeForest – 225
Carter – 250

LH Deadlift (Thumbless)
Amorkor – 125
Smith – 175
Hose – 150
DeForest – 155
Carter – 140

RH Deadlift (Thumbless)
Amorkor – 135
Smith – 200
Hose – 150
DeForest – 145
Carter – 205

Reeves Deadlift
Amorkor – 180
Smith – 255
Hose – 225
DeForest – 200
Carter – 260

Index Fingers Deadlift
Amorkor – 95
Smith – 135
Hose – 135
DeForest – 115
Carter – 135

Middle Fingers Deadlift
Amorkor – 105
Smith – 155
Hose – 165
DeForest – 125
Carter – 200

Ring Fingers Deadlift
Amorkor – 95
Smith – 65
Hose – 95
DeForest – 65
Carter – 135

Little Fingers Deadlift
Amorkor – 90
Smith – 65
Hose – 50
DeForest – 65
Carter – 95

TOTALS Raw pounds
Amorkor – 2060
Smith – 3,255
Carter – 3000
DeForest – 2745
Hose – 2465

Bodyweight corrected Points
Amorkor – 2078.16
Smith – 3061.002
Carter – 2549.70
DeForest – 2473.25
Hose – 2051.37

Final age corrected standings
Amorkor – 2453.4
Carter – 3110.63
Smith – 3061.002
DeForest – 2992.63
Hose – 2277.02

Fourth Attempts:
Abe Smith – Right hand deadlift (thumbless) – 210 ; Right hand deadlift (thumbless) – 200

RECORD DAY

Mike Lucht, Kansas City, Kansas – age 37 – Bwt – 229
Push press from rack – 225
2-dumbbell clean and push press – 2×80 – 160
Seated press – 160
Good morning – 85
Dumbbell to shoulder – 130.

Abe Smith
Push press from rack – 250
Clean and press on  knees – 205
Overhead squat – 165
One-hand 2-inch vertical b ar deadlift – right hand – 200
One-hand 2-inch vertical bar deadlift – left hand – 200.

Dave DeForest 
Two-hand deadlift – 12-inch base – 365
Clean and press on knees – 115
RH dumbbell deadlift – 170
LH dumbbell deadlift – 150