Bearhug??

[Ben Edwards]

I have seen the lift a few years back. But I’m not sure the rules were the same as the USAWA version.

Anyone have video of the USAWA version?

I don’t think it’s something I would practice, or train.

But I am still interested to see it in action so I know what to do on contest day.

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[Al Myers]

The Bearhug is a very interesting lift, and we’ve done it a couple times in my record days. Agree James – 2″ plates using a VB seems like a better setup, but that’s not the way the rule was originally written. I’ll see if it can be changed to allow this in the future as that would help with lifters being set up to do it. Al PS and Ben, you would love this lift as it requires quite a bit of wrist/forearm strength.

[61pwcc]

Al, thanks for replying. Any chance we can get the story on the Bearhug?

[Al Myers]

well THAT is a good story idea….I’ll try to find the time to get it done!

[RJ]

I think it is from a bunch of beer-drinking men who knocked over their keg and instead of putting it back upright, cajoled each other to lift it, as is.

[61pwcc]

[b]Quote from rjackson on December 16, 2014, 08:42[/b]
I think it is from a bunch of beer-drinking men who knocked over their keg and instead of putting it back upright, cajoled each other to lift it, as is.

Now THAT’S a story I could believe!

[Thom Van Vleck]

I thought it was what Chad and Al did in their “Blood Oath” stories.

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

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