USAWA

I am running out of stuff to write about, so some of you need to step up.  I decided to flashback to see what was going on 10 years ago in USAWA.

Belmont Heavy Events was the topic on December 15, 2025 and it got me thinking about competitions outside of All-Round Weightlifting.

I know a lot of our members also compete in Highland Games (some at a World Class level). 

Others compete in Powerlifting and Olympic Weightlifting.  Since All-Round was the foundation for Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting, this makes a lot of sense to me.

A few of us compete in Grip Sport.  Grip Sport has been slowly growing around the world over the past quarter century.  The big categories of grip strength are crush grip, pinch grip, support, wrist, vertical grip and miscellaneous grip tests.  Outside of standard competition there are also feats of strength like picking up blobs, axles, fixed weight inch dumbbells and plate pinches (without the benefit of a bar holding the weights together).

I noticed on Facebook, a member recently competed in a Strongman competition.  I used to love watching the World’s Strongest Man on the Wide World of Sports.  It is amazing that the sport has taken off, and world class athletes and novices can find events that are suitable to their skill level.

I dabble in a number of mainstream sports as well.  Among mainstream sports, I have participated in foot races from the mile all the way to a marathon.  I have competed in triathlon, Hyrox and CrossFit.  I even tried to race mountain bikes, but my current cardiovascular strength to weight would be prohibitive today.  In what seems like a lifetime ago, I used to enjoy playing pick-up basketball and flag football.

What other sports do you compete in?  Let us know on the forum!

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