Following are the results of Clark’s Gym Record Day No. 5 (or was it 6?).
Held the weekend of October 11-13 at six spots around the country (and Canada) – a record for a sanctioned record day since the rules allowed such activity.
On the same weekend, Beth Skwarecki’s Pittsburgh lifters also staged a record day and four teams – Clark’s, hers, Kentucky, and Canada – lifted in both record days on the same weekend – setting as many as 10 lifts each for several entrants.
So far, only Beth, Kentucky and Clark’s have welcomed lifters from other clubs to their record days.
Here are the lifts done under the Clark’s Gym sanction: (All were done with the single official system). Women are noted following their name with (F). All lifts are in pounds.
(Results are attached.)
Correction, 10/20/2024: Diana’s weight class and last name were listed incorrectly. They have been fixed.
I’ve never hosted a meet before, but I thought I’d invite some lifters from my weightlifting gym to try out some USAWA lifts and set some records. Thus the HGGRD was born—Heavy Gym being the name my kids gave to our home gym long ago, and “Garage” in the name to be clear this would be a very informal meet. A few friends came over on 10/12/2024 to join in the fun and we had a blast setting records in some of USAWA’s silliest lifts.
On the morning of the meet, I got an email from Bill Clark inviting my lifters to do his record day as well, so that we could each do 10 lifts and send five to Bill. Some of his lifters would be doing the same and contributing to my record day. So I’ll tell the story of the day as it unfolded, but some of the lifts will be officially recorded on Bill’s scoresheet, which will post soon.
We started with the Hackenschmidt floor press, and then did a team version of that lift, finding that it worked best if the two lifters lie in opposite directions—although the lift is much harder with two people than one due to the crowding. Nicole and I made up one team for the day’s team lifts, while Diana and Pierre formed the other team.
Next was the Anderson squat, which some of us did individually, and then we also did it in teams. Pierre and Diana managed an impressive 501 pounds on the team Anderson lift.
Then we attempted the new 2 dumbbell bench press, with our lighter lifters happily setting records—but Chris needed heavier dumbbells than the rest of us were able to hand to him as spotters. He set a respectable record with 109 pounds per hand, but I told him he’d have to make a trip to someplace like Buffville to find his true limits in that lift.
We discovered that Nicole posesses the superpower of having enough hamstring flexibility to do a perfect Mansfield lift. Her record today at 71 kilos (156 pounds) is the heaviest women’s Mansfield lift of all time.
We then did some of the sillier Olympic lift variations: the Kelly snatch, Judd clean and jerk, and the Ziegler clean. My Kelly snatch of 63 pounds is another all time women’s record. We also did some team Ziegler cleans.
Finally, we finished out the day with some finger lifts, including what may be our silliest lift of all: a team left pinky finger lift of 50 pounds.
Correction, 10/14/2024, 7:23pm – Buffville’s results weren’t included in the original result sheet I posted. They have been added below.
Correction, 10/20/2024 – Diana’s weight class was listed incorrectly. She is in the 80, not the 75.
The latest Buffville record day in Kentucky featured 13 lifters in four locations. The lifts included several Weaver Stick lifts, Bavarian Deadlifts, and Jefferson deadlifts. The day also included an all-time record in the foot press: 1,505 pounds by Jeff Wenze.
(Beth Skwarecki would also like to note that, thanks to her daughter’s participation in this meet, four out of five women’s records in the James lift are now held by a mother-daughter team.)
THE LIFTS: You can choose any USAWA lift to break but, please let me know your lifts, to make sure I have the correct equipment for you to set the Record.
ENTRY FEE: NONE, just let me know you are attending, then have fun lifting & breaking records!
TO ENTER:The meet is open to any USAWA member. If you are lifting remotely (not at BUFFVILLE GYM) you must let me know in advance and file your results with the date and the name of the official (or three officials for IAWA records) in pounds via e-mail at clintpoore@hotmail.com by Tuesday following the meet. DO NOT send the results to the USAWA secretary or the USAWA record keeper. They will be processed by BUFFVILLE GYM and then sent in to the USAWA. Only lifts currently in the USAWA record book will be accepted. The sanction allows for flexibility in your personal schedule & only five Record Day lifts total with a certified USAWA official. All lifters are required to give their birthdate & age on the day of the Record Day.
MEET DIRECTOR – Clint Poore: contact by email clintpoore@hotmail.comor by phone at 606-688-2600.
USAWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED: You must be a member of the USAWA. Registration will be available at onsite if you need to join the USAWA.
RECORD SESSION – Each lifter can perform up to 5 record attempts. Please let me know what records you will be attempting so that I can be sure I have the appropriate equipment. USAWA National Records can be set at this meet, if we have 3 referees present IAWA World Records may be set.
Results are in for the Apple Festival World Record Breakers Classic, although the day turned out very different than planned thanks to Hurricane Helene. The apple festival was canceled, and the record day moved to Buffville Gym where just two intrepid lifters, Clint Poore and Ashley Stearns, set their records. Results are attached.
