Records Go Down Last Weekend
by Al Myers
I’m finally able to relax and reflect upon the great weekend of lifting this past weekend at the Dino Gym. It’s surprising how much needs to be done AFTER a competition – equipment needs fixed and put away, the gym cleaned and picked up, meet reports and results written for the website, and of course nursing all the aches and pains I self-inflicted upon myself once again.
Mike Murdock, of Ledaig Heavy Athletics, sets the most USAWA Records over this past weekend at the Dino Gym.
If anyone notices any mistakes in the meet results please let me know. It is easy to fix – and I PREFER for everything to be correct. It is very easy for a mistake to happen – poor handwriting that I can’t read, a lift written down wrong, etc. I know of instances in the past (before this website) where mistakes got recorded and never changed, and thus these “errors” go down in history as “the fact”. What are you saying Al??? Yes I said it – some RECORDS in the Record List are not legit!!! With this website, and the ability to post results immediately and correct them immediately if needed, those type of mistakes are not tolerable anymore.
Now on to more pleasant things. I finally got the weekend record count done. WOW – as the Daily News Story says, “Records Go Down Last Weekend” – that is an understatement. On Saturday at the USAWA National Grip Championships a total of 32 new USAWA records were set. On Sunday at the Dino Gym Record Day, a total of 113 USAWA records were set by the 11 participants (105 individual records and 8 team records). That’s a LOT!!! Joe G (the USAWA Record Keeper) will have to burn the midnight oil getting all that in the list!! The top record day in the USAWA last year belonged to the JWC Record Breakers last October where 109 USAWA records were set. (I’m not saying we topped them, but I DID have to mention this fact because I’m a forthright news reporter). This year’s Dino Gym Record Day now becomes the TOP record day in the history of the USAWA in regards to number of USAWA records broken in a record day. The TOTAL USAWA records for the weekend was an amazing 145 records. Mike Murdock lead the way for the weekend with a total of 27 records set. Mike started the weekend off as 70 years old and ended the weekend at 71 years old. What a great weekend of lifting he had to celebrate his birthday.
Denny Habecker, of the 2010 USAWA Club of the Year Habecker's Gym, deserves a rest after a busy weekend of setting records. Denny has the MOST records in the USAWA with 399.
Denny Habecker now has a commanding lead over Art Montini in the RECORDS RACE. With the 18 records Denny set this past weekend, he now leads Art 399 to 370. If only Denny knew he needed only 1 more record to hit the 400 barrier I’m sure he would have done it!!
USAWA Records from the National Grip Championships – 2011GripChamps
Individual Records from the Dino Gym Record Day – 2011DinoGymRD
Team Records from the Dino Gym Record Day – 2011DinoRDTEAM