Clark's Gym 1st Postal Meet – 2022

[KCSTRONGMAN]

Sounds like a fun day, Abe. KCSTRONGMAN did our lifts that same day. Me, Lance, big Leroy, Stacy and the kids all participated. The kids were the most impressive. Phoebe has some slick technique. much slicker than her old man…

I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[RJ]

I enjoy reading your enthusiasm. Makes me want to be there at Clark’s gym.

I did mine yesterday and was surprised with the results. Did not break my 2 bb dl record but I feel that I could have if I had the rest of the year to train, in other words, if it was a 4th quarter lift instead of a 1st quarter lift. Did a huge 5 lb jump in my rh swing and missed it but did better by 1 pound in the Holdout raised.

[Thom Van Vleck]

Abe, funny story on Bill’s time to give down or press commands. Wayne Smith was a lifter with the old Jackson Weightlifting Club and they were at a meet that had to be the early 60s so this was 60 years ago! Smith was doing the bench and Clark was giving the press command which was very, very…..very long. When Smith completed the lift he stood up and turned to Clark and said “What were you using to time that press command? An hour glass?” True story!

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

[KCSTRONGMAN]

I remember my first strength meet was the show me games. was supposed to do push/pull, but sprained my ankle, so did bench only. The guy who I was training with at the time was a former national level USAPL lifter, and he was surprised by the inordinate amount of time it took for me to get the press command. I guess this was a lesson for me in attending any of Clarks meets. On the flip side of the coin, I had been asked for a few years to officiate a high school powerlifting meet. They always put me on squats. Lots of kids bombed out for depth (and many of those were Kearney kids). The head coach told me he loved having me there, as kids would get to experience what national judging would be. a couple months later at a track meet a kid told me I made lots of kids mad at that meet. What did they want, a gift?!?!? I have always tried to be fair, but ere on the side of the lifter. Walk the fine line between being Johnny red light and Johnny green light. Aint going to please everybody, just do the best that we can…

I'm the lyrical Jesse James

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