By Eric Todd
***POSTPONED TILL FURTHER NOTICE***
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
2020 USAWA HEAVY LIFT CHAMPIONSHIPS
John Douglas executing a hand and thigh at the 2018 Heavy Lift Championship
2020 will see the Heavy Lift Championship make its way back to the “House of Iron and Stone” in God’s country, Turney, MO. This will be the third time myself and the KCSTRONGMAN crew have hosted this event. The first was 2015, and then again in 2018. Both affairs were rather well attended, and I hope the same will be said about this competition.
This championship has a rich history. It has been contested since 1994, making it the longest running championship in the USAWA besides the National Championship. Over the 25 years it has been contested, it has seen 11 different male champions and 8 different female champions. The Ciavattone family has been rather dominant in the men’s division with seven titles. Five of those can be credited to big Frank, who ties Steve Schmidt as the most decorated Heavy Lifter in our organization. The most dominant woman heavy lifter in the organizations history has been Cara Collins with 3 titles to her name.
This year’s event will be held in my big tin can. It is an excessively large quonset hut with a gravel floor. We do have flat platforms for lifting on, though. There is not much in the way of climate control in my gym. This should not be too much of an issue, as it is usually pretty nice in May, but there are occasions when it can get rather warm. Please be prepared for this if you choose to compete. There is also no running water in the tin can. I usually provide some bottled water for the lifter’s consumption. The facilities come in the form of an outhouse to the back. If you are too “high society” to use an outhouse, there is a gas station with public restrooms about 6 miles to the southwest.
That being said, it is a fantastic facility in which to move large amounts of weights. We have hundreds a plenty, and lots of change on top of it. I will have my neck harness and hip belt for you to use of you choose, but feel free to bring your own. The neck harness is made specifically for my dimensions, so if your head is much bigger or smaller, it might not work that well for you.
I hope to have a good turnout for this meet. There are lots of big hitters out there in the USAWA, with lots of top heavy lifters still competing. Hopefully we can get many of them in the same place and make this a meet to remember.
MEET DETAILS:
Meet name: Heavy Lift Championship
Date: May 9, 2020
Location: 10978 SW Pueblo Dr, Turney, MO
Promoter: Eric Todd and KCSTRONGMAN
Sanctioned by : USAWA-membership is required of all lifters
Lifts: Neck Lift, Hand and Thigh, Hip Lift
Cost: $25 (Checks can be made out to Eric Todd)
Awards: There will be awards for the lifters
This is a drug tested event. Please only enter if you know you can pass a drug test!
ENTRY FORM (WORD) – Heavy Lift Entry
ENTRY FORM (PDF) – Heavy Lift Entry
