Quiz of the Week – Name this Mystery Lifter
by Al Myers
Scott Schmidt, of Cleveland Ohio, correctly identified this lifter as Howard Prechtel.
by Al Myers
Scott Schmidt, of Cleveland Ohio, correctly identified this lifter as Howard Prechtel.
by Bill Clark
CLARK’S GYM RECORD DAY
Two gym members enjoyed an afternoon of punishment and came away with a good record haul. Both made their first efforts ever in a record day. Clark’s Gym Feb. 22, 2009 Dave Beversdorf, a 43-year-old neurologist on the staff at the University of Missouri Hospital and Medical Center, has been a gym member for a year, interested primarily in the bench press. He proved it on this day. He weighed in at 290. Lewis Heater is the 16-year-old high school junior who did a job in the Zercher meet.
great Beversdorf – broke Steve Schmidt ‘ s all-time Roman Chair bench press record by five pounds with 215. “Once is enough,” he said. He then set 40-45 age group records with 275 in the close grip bench, 335 with an alternate grip and 315 with a reverse grip.
The records are USAWA only. THe only official was had a long day. He weighed 203 at age 16. He did a 175 bear hug; 185 close-grip bench, 250 alternate grip bench, 225 with reverse grip bench, 70 pounds each with left and right hands on the bench, a Roman Chair bench of 100, 120 clean and press on the knees, 95 Ib. French press, 100 pounds in the Roman Chair situp, 75-lb. left hand swing and 80 with a right hand swing, then 2×50 in the two-arm swing.
by Al Myers
We had a very successful record day at the Dino Gym. We had 9 lifters and over 40 USAWA records broken! There were many highlights of the day. I was very excited to see Ben Edwards, of Lawrence Kansas, show up. Ben is well known for his grip accomplishments. He has competed in numerous grip competitions. He lifted 202 pounds in the one-arm 2″ Vertical Bar Deadlift with both the right and left!! I have always felt that breaking the 200 pound barrier in the 2″VB is the mark that puts a lifter in an elite group. Doing it with both hands is even more impressive. The USAWA rules for One-Arm VB lifting is more strict than other organizations. The lifting hand has to be above mid-thigh, the legs straight, and the bar has to be completely motionless at the finish. I was glad to see Jason Payne make his return to the USAWA. Jason came in set to break the gym record in the hub lift. The hub lift is not an USAWA lift. The gym record was 55 pounds until Jason broke it numerous times. He ended up with 62 pounds. Afterwards, he gave a shot at hub lifting an old-style York 45, but was too tired at that point. I think he would have had a good chance at it if he was fresh!! We had three young kids set numerous records. It is really exciting to see the enthusiasm in young lifters as they set a record. You can see in their faces the feeling of accomplishment. My daughter, Molly, even set the most records at 13. She became the first female to set a gym record. She did 70 pounds in the Mansfield Lift!! I have a feeling that this may stand for quite some time in our gym. The highlight for me on this day was having my father compete in his first weightlifting event. I was quite surprised how well he did considering this was his first time ever lifting weights. My dad has spent his life as a dairyman and farmer and the years of hard farm work is a strength training program in itself. When I was setting a record in the one-arm Inch Dumbbell Deadlift, he joined in and beat me head to head!! This is a dumbbell with a handle of 2.5 inches in diameter. We both got 140 pounds with our right arms, but he got 140 with his left while I could manage just 130. His lift of 167pounds in the one-arm 2″ VB was also quite impressive. I want to thank everyone who showed up to make this day a great success.
Dino Gym Record Day
February 15, 2009
Dino Gym, Abilene, Kansas
Meet Director: Al Myers
Officials (3 official system used): Al Myers, Ben Edwards, and Brian Krenzin
Lifters and Records:
Chris Krenzin BW – 123 lbs. Age – 8 years Class: Male 60 Kilos 8-9 Age Group
Curl, Strict 30 lbs. Deadlift, Heels Together 130 lbs.
Vertical Bar, 2″, Right Arm 73 lbs.
Molly Myers BW – 114 lbs. Age – 10 years Class: Female 55 Kilos 10-11 Age Group
Curl, Strict 35 lbs. Curl, Cheat 45 lbs.
Clean and Press 45 lbs. Deadlift, Right Arm 90 lbs.
Deadlift, Left Arm 90 lbs. Deadlift, Heels Together 160 lbs.
Jefferson Lift 160 lbs. Pullover & Push 70 lbs.
Bench Feet in Air 60 lbs. Bench, Hands Together 45 lbs.
Maxey Press 40 lbs. Mansfield Lift 70 lbs.
Vertical Bar, 2″, Right Arm 88 lbs.
Tyler Krenzin BW – 105 lbs. Age – 11 years Class: Male 50 Kilos 10-11 Age Group
Curl, Strict 25 lbs. Deadlift, Heels Together 120 lbs.
Vertical Bar, 2″, Right Arm 63 lbs.
Casey Barten BW – 175 lbs. Age – 29 years Class: Male 80 Kilo Open Age Group
Bench Press, Right Hand 70 lbs Bench Press, Left Hand 80 lbs.
Deadlift, Fulton Bar, Left Arm 121 lbs. Vertical Bar, 1″, Right Arm 185 lbs.
Vertical Bar, 1″, Left Arm 165 lbs.
Ben Edwards BW – 218 lbs. Age – 33 years Class: Male 100 Kilo Open Age Group
Vertical Bar, 2″, Right Arm 202 lbs. Vertical Bar, 2″, Left Arm 202 lbs.
Deadlift, No Thumb, Left Arm 230 lbs.
Jason Payne BW – 272.5 lbs. Age – 43 years Class: Male 125 Kilo 40-44 Age Group
Hub Lift, Right Arm 62 lbs.
Brian Krenzin BW – 330 lbs. Age – 38 years Class: Male Unlimited Open Age Group
Abdominal Raise, Roman Chair 60 lbs. Wrist Curl 150 lbs.
Al Myers BW – 255 lbs. Age – 42 years Class: Male 120 Kilo 40-44 Age Group
Roman Chair Situp 1000 lbs. Wrist Curl 220 lbs.
Deadlift, No Thumb, Right Arm 230 lbs. Curl, Strict 101 lbs.
Deadlift, Inch DB, Right Arm 140 lbs. Deadlift, Inch DB, Left Arm 130 lbs.
LaVerne Myers BW – 244 lbs. Age – 64 years Class: Male 115 Kilo 60-64 Age Group
Vertical Bar, 2″, Left Arm 167 lbs. Deadlift, Inch DB, Right Arm 140 lbs.
Deadlift, Inch DB, Left Arm 140 lbs. Curl, Strict 101 lbs.
Wrist Curl 180 lbs.
by Al Myers
Zercher Meet
Clarks Gym
January 31, 2009
Meet Director: Bill Clark
Official (1 official system used): Bill Clark
Loader: Tom Powell
Lifters:
Abe Smith 27 years, 180 lbs
Joe Garcia 55 years, 236 lbs
Lewis Heater 16 years, 201 lbs
Lifts: Smith Garcia Heater
Leg Press 800 450 650
Clean & Press, HT 225 165 155
Clean & Jerk 280 185 170
Deadlift, Heels Together 450 275 400
Bench, Feet in Air 300 240 240
Hack Lift 390 275 225
Zercher 375 250 360
Deadlift, One Arm 300 L 250 R 200 R
Steinborn 305 195 235
Neck Lift 325 405 375
Hand & Thigh 1275 1275 675
Hip Lift 1475 1875 1285
Harness Lift 1875 2295 2000
Total 8370 8135 6870
Points 7950.66 7714.42 6732.53
All lifts in pounds. Clean and Press done with heels together.
by Al Myers
Steve Schmidt sets USAWA Back Lift Record!
Steve Schmidt became the first man to Backlift over 3000 pounds in the an official USAWA meet. His 3050# Backlift record was set at the Dino Challenge in Holland, Kansas on January 17th. He lifted in a record session prior to the meet which was judged by Bill Clark, Al Myers, and Chad Ullom. He broke the previous record of 2920# three times with lifts of 2930#, 3000# and finally his new record of 3050#. Steve has been training the back lift over 20 years to achieve this hard earned record. Steve owns nearly ever rep record with the back lift, including his famous 8 million pound rep record in 3 hours set in 2002.
The Dino Challenge drew 4 lifters to compete in a meet that tested not only strength, but flexibility and agility. Chad Ullom, of Topeka Kansas, came out on top winning 3 of the 5 events. He surprised everyone with his 200# Zeigler Clean, which is a clean done balancing a 2.5# plate on your head!!! Chad also won the Dino Challenge last year. Rudy Bletscher, at 73 years old, showed everyone that he still has the athleticism to complete this selection of difficult lifts.
2009 Dino Challenge
January 17th, 2009
Dino Gym, Abilene, Kansas
Meet Director: Al Myers
Lifter | BW |
AGE | Kelly | Ziegler | Judd | James | Allen | Total |
Chad Ullom | 231 | 37 | 70 | 150 | 150 | 125 | 35 | 530 |
Al Myers | 251 | 42 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 85 | 45 | 380 |
Scott Campbell | 303 | 34 | 25 | 65 | 120 | 125 | 25 | 360 |
Rudy Bletscher | 222 | 73 | 25 | 85 | 50 | 55 | 2 | 217 |
All Lift Results in Pounds.
Extra lifts for record
Chad Ullom, Zeigler Clean: 200#
Record Session:
Steve Schmidt, Age: 53, BW:230; Backlift: 3050#