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Nationals 2024

By Bill Clark

Beth Skwarecki-multiple time national champion

2024 USAWA  NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Meet Director: Bill  Clark

Dates – June 29-30, 2024

Location – American Legion Hall, Columbia, Mo.

Daily Weigh-ins – 8:00 – 9:00 A.M.

Daily rules meetings – 9:45 am.

EVENTS:

Day One –  Two-hands Clean and Press with Fulton Bar – Pullover and Press – Hack Lift.

Day Two – Deadlift-Fulton Bar-Ciavattone Grip – One-arm Snatch with Barbell – Zercher Lift.

SPECIAL EVENT – No entry fee.

The Weaver Stick.

ENTRY FEE – $50.00 – LIFTING ONLY

Dinner fee – $25,00. Optional. Both fees may be paid by a single check – payable to Clark’s Gym.

ENTRY DEADLINE – 5:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 18, 2024.

CONTACT:

BILL CLARK, 3906 Grace Ellen Drive, Columba, Mo. 65202.

Telephone:  573-474-4510

E-mail: yeoldclark@gmail.com

See below for the entry form/waiver

Nationals-Entry-2024Download

Dino Gym Challenge

Dean Ross competing in the 2019 IAWA World Championships in Abilene, Kansas.
Dean Ross competing in the 2019 IAWA World Championships in Abilene, Kansas.

This year the Dino Gym Challenge will be dedicated to a long time Dino Gym club member, Dean Ross. Dean passed away last year on March 9th, at the age of 80 so this competition will mark one year since his death.

Dean was liked by everyone. He attended almost every event at the Dino Gym and always had plenty of interesting stories to tell. He traveled to USAWA events all over the country, and always drove. He often would finish a comp and then get in his truck to drive overnight home to Tulsa.

Dean loved all the lifts, and broke many records in a wide array of different lifts. For this memorial meet I picked these lifts for a reason as they were some of his favorites as he performed them in Gold Cups or Presidential Cups.

MEET DETAILS:

Meet Director:            Al Myers – Email: amyers@usawa.com

Meet Date:                 Saturday, March 9th,   1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location:                    Dino Gym, 1126 Eden Road, Abilene, KS 67410

Sanction:                    U.S.A.W.A Memberships cards can be purchased on meet day

Weigh-ins:                  12:00 – 1:00 PM the day of the meet

Divisions:                   Depends who shows up

Awards:                     Don’t expect one

Entry Fee:                  None – but please notify me in advance if you plan to attend

Lifts:

Bench Press – Hands Together

Swing – 1 Dumbbell

Curl – Cheat

Trap Bar Deadlift

The lifts will be done is this order.

2024 Grip Championships

By Al Myers

MEET ANNOUNCEMENT – 2024 USAWA GRIP CHAMPIONSHIPS

The new year is now upon us and with that comes the announcement for the annual Grip Championships! The Grip Championships have always been the first Championship event in the USAWA every year.

This competition has been a popular one in the USAWA throughout the years.  At times it has been one of the largest events attended for the year in the USAWA.  I always try to “mix things up” with the chosen lifts, but have always kept them to official lifts of the USAWA.

MEET DETAILS:

Meet Director:            Al Myers  email: amyers@usawa.com

Meet Date:                 Saturday, February 17th, 2024  1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location:                    Dino Gym, 1126 Eden Road, Abilene, KS 67410

Sanction:                    USAWA  – Membership required

Weigh-ins:                  12:00-1:00 PM the day of the meet

Divisions:                   Juniors, Women, Masters, and Open

Awards:                     None

Entry:                        None – But please give advance notification if attending

Lifts:

Pinch Grip – Strict

Vertical Bar Deadlift – 1 Bar, 1″, One Hand

Deadlift – Fingers, Index 

Deadlift – Fulton Bar, Ciavattone Grip

Rim Lift

Colorado Spring Fling

By Sanjiv Gupta

COLORADO SPRING FLING  

SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2024  

HIGH COUNTRY VIGOUR in LAKEWOOD, COLORADO  

ADDRESS:  4241 S YARROW CT, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO  

WEIGH-INS: 9:30 AM, LIFTING BEGINS AT 10 AM  

THE LIFTS:  

DEADLIFT – 12” Base  

CLEAN AND PRESS  

ENTRY DEADLINE: March 15, 2024. sanjiv_gupta@hotmail.com or by phone at 720-938-2029  

ENTRY FEE: FREE  

MEET DIRECTOR  

Sanjiv Gupta  

USAWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED: Registration will be available at the meet, but it is preferred that you purchase your USAWA membership prior to the meet day at USAWA.com  

AWARDS: None  

RECORD SESSION: Following the competition, each lifter can perform up to 5 record attempts if equipment is available. Please let us know what records you will be attempting so that we can determine if lift can be performed.  

Hybrid:  You may lift in the competition in your own gym and your lifts will be included in the final standings.  If you compete remotely, you must have a certified official judge your lifts in order for them to be eligible for records.  We assume you will be honest concerning your bodyweight and your correct lifts.  Video is appreciated if you lift remotely, but not required.  

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