Category Archives: USAWA Events

Ed Zercher Strength Classic 2026 and Record Day, Columbia, MO

DATE –  Weekend of January 24-25, 2026

WHERE – Clark’s Gym, Columbia, Mo.  and remote (hybrid).

USAWA/IAWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED. (Onsite registration available).

WEIGH-INS – 8 A.M. each day.

ENTRY FEE – None.

ENTRY DEADLINE –  10 P.M. Tuesday, January 20, 2026 via e-mail to yeoldclark@gmail.com.

AWARDS – Certificates.

OPEN TO THE WORLD – All competition in Clark’s Gym is hybrid. You may compete in your local gym or in the friendly confines of Clark’s Gym in Columbia, Mo. To compete remote, you must enter by 10 p.m. on  Tuesday of the weekend involved or your results will not be accepted. You must send all results to Bill Clark via e-mail only at yeoldclark@gmail.com not later than 10 p.m. on the Tuesday following the meet.

Included on the reporting form must be the name of the official(s) involved. DO NOT send your remote results to the USAWA. They must be approved by the meet director first. If you have no officials, your results will be included in the final tabulation of the competition and be eligible for meet awards – but not records. Your honesty is the key to all competitions.

OFFICIALS – Must accompany remote results to be eligible for records.

REPORTING DEADLINE – All remote result must be received by e-mail by 10 p.m., Tuesday, January  27, 2026.

THE LIFTS

  • DL – Heels together
  • Hack lift
  • Steinborn lift
  • Zercher lift
  • Leg press (non USAWA lift)
  • DL – one hand
  • DL – one-hand thumbless
  • Hip lift
  • Harness lift
  • Hand-and-thigh lift
  • Neck lift
  • Bench press feet in air.

One Ton Pentathlon Challenge

Date: 13 – 14 September 2025

Location: Clark’s Gym, Columbia, MO and Remote

Weigh–In time: 8:30 am

Lifting begins: 9:30 am

Meet Director: Bill Clark

The Lifts:

  • Anderson Press
  • Anderson Squat
  • Hackenschmidt Press
  • Kennedy Lift
  • Peoples Deadlift 
  • How to enter: OPEN TO THE WORLD – All competition in Clark’s Gym is hybrid. You may compete in your local gym or in the friendly confines of Clark’s Gym in Columbia, Mo. You must send all results to Clark’s Gym via e-mail only at yeoldclark@gmail.com not later than 10 p.m. 16 September 2025.

Included on the reporting form must be the name of the official(s) involved. DO NOT send your remote results to the USAWA. They must be approved by the meet director first. If you have no officials, your results will be included in the final tabulation of the competition and be eligible for meet awards – but not records. Your honesty is the key to all competitions.

OFFICIALS – Must accompany remote results to be eligible for records.

Record day: You can enter up to five record lifts. 

Remote lifting: To compete remote, you must enter by 5:00 pm 6 September 2025 or your results will not be accepted. 

Memberships: You must be a USAWA Member, membership applications will be accepted at the meet. 

Awards: There will be a best lifter award for men and women. 

Contact: Clark’s Gym, email: yeoldclark@gmail.com. 

Old Time Strongman Championship

By Eric Todd

John Strangeway in the People’s Deadlift in winning his 2019 title

Meet announcement

KCSTRONGMAN is excited to announce the fourteenth installment of the Old Time Strongman Championship. This will be the eleventh time this meet has been held at our facility, with the first three being held in Kirksville, hosted by Thom VanVleck’s JWC club. Ours is a no-frills facility, and a no frills meet. It is a place where big hitters get together to lift heavy weight. There is no climate control other than opening a door and some windows (we do have a big fan, but then you might not be able to hear the down command). The latrine comes in the form of an outhouse out back. We dust out the spider webs and knock down any wasp nests before you get there. The weights might be rusty, but they get heavy enough, anyhow.

Since its inception, there have been seven men’s division winners, and five women’s. Chad Ullom and Phoebe Todd have won four apiece. Who out there is ready to take up the challenge and vie for the title of 2025 Old Time Strongman Champion? We hope to have a fantastic turnout. Details below:

Meet Director: Eric Todd

Location: 10978 SW Pueblo, Turney, MO 64493

Weigh Ins: 9:30

Rules: 10:15

Lifting starts: 10:30

Lifts: Thor’s Hammer, Apollon’s Lift, Saxon Snatch, Kennedy Lift

Awards: We will have awards for the lifters

Payment: can be cash, check, or paypal to SalGuimino@yahoo.com

Entry form follows:

Old Time Strongman Entry 2025Download

2025 Andy Goddard Memorial World Postal Championship

IAWA President, Paul Barette, recently announced and invited lifters to participate in the 2025 IAWA World Postal Championships. Once again, honouring our IAWA friend Andy Goddard.

Contested lifts are those of Day 1 of the IAWA World Championships.
One Hand Clean & Jerk (IAWA B25, USAWA A9)
Clean & Push Press (IAWA B31, USAWA A18)
Pullover & Push Press (IAWA B41, USAWA A36)
Straddle Deadlift (IAWA C12, USAWA B19)

Full details can be found on the IAWA(UK) Website

Closing date for entries is 31st August! to Paul Barette at:

iawa@metamorfit.co.uk

As a newcomer to All-Round Weightlifting, USAWA and IAWA, I never got the opportunity to meet Andy Goddard. Andy came to All-Round lifting after battling stomach cancer that ended his Army career and nearly took his life. He was a fierce competitor that could deadlift 3X his weight in several deadlift variations. After lifting in the 2008 World Championships, feeling a little off, he went to the hospital to discover that the cancer had returned and spread. In 2009, the World Postal was promoted by Steve Gardner in Andy’s memory. This tradition has been continued during Al Myer’s 12 years as IAWA President and now under Paul Barette’s leadership. It is worth giving Steve Gardner’s story a read.

Information Sheet

Entry Form

This is the first of three annual events run by IAWA. Competing in the World Postal Championship, the World Championship and the Gold Cup in the same year earns athletes the Commitment Award.

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