[Ben Edwards]

Man, I’m sorry for all the questions but I’ve got a few more. Are there any hotels in Rainbow Bend? Every time I Google search it I get an ad that is really testing the computer’s anti-popup security feature. If there’s a cheapie hotel nearby I may just stay there overnight and hit both days if work and wife are game for that.

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[Ben Edwards]

Still sounds cool to me Dave. I only have a garage full of equipment to call my training hall. Sounds like you have much more than that and a Highland Games area too. I’m getting off a 12-hour shift and have spent half of it thinking about your Highland Games meet on the 17th and of course the Record Day on the 18th. What are the entry fees for both days? I’ve put together a little package of materials (like the distance from here to your place – 3.5 hours) that I’m going to show my wife when I get home. Her brother lives in Wichita so I might be able to bring her with me and have her visit her brother and sister-in-law while I have fun and enter my first Highland Games meet. I can’t think of another meet where it will be so relaxed for me. And by that I mean I will know a few guys there and I know you are very laidback so I won’t mind showing how weak I am and how slow. And I’m not being false modest. What overshadows my aversion to embarrassing myself is the lure of the Highland Games events themselves.

Do you have an entry form for the Highland Games event?

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[Ben Edwards]

Congrats and a big welcome Steve! Your performance on the Dinnie Stones will be talked about for generations. Simply incredible pulling. Did you use a hook grip? I always wonder if it’s “easier” or just less painful to use a standard grip on those or if a hook is pretty much the only way to go.

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[Ben Edwards]

I still like the idea of formulas and being able to compete fairly with many other people. Even though this same practice is what at least half a dozen lifters (guys on various internet forums that have expressed interest in USAWA competitions) have recently told me is the sole reason they’re not interested in the USAWA competitions. Can’t please everyone all the time and I wasn’t apologetic for the formulas and told them that I supported the formula system totally.

And Dave Brown would be a HUGE asset to the USAWA! I’m still kicking myself for missing a chance to meet him back in February.

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[Ben Edwards]

I’m really trying to talk my wife into “letting” me go to the Record Day contest Dave. Sounds like a lot of fun. It’ll be great to see you again and get to see your training hall too. Oh yeah, breaking some records would be good too, lol. I joke about her letting me go but she always supports my contest endeavors. Work on the other hand has been very busy and sometimes I don’t know when I’ll be called in for overtime so that puts a crimp in my contest plans.

Do you have 1″ or 2″ vbars (just one of each) at your training hall Dave? If I’m able to make it, those are usually my bread and butter. Will probably do some Inch (loadable) attempts too if you don’t mind me bringing my Inch trainer that Al gave me last year. If I was in the 209lb weight class I’d give the 2″ Axle double overhand record a shot. But since I’m an undisciplined slob I’m still in the 220lb class for now.

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[Ben Edwards]

Good luck to all the competitors! Hope a bunch of records are broken.

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[Ben Edwards]

Glad to hear that and I’m not surprised at all! It’s a nice setup for sure.

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[Ben Edwards]

Congrats on the new website Al! It looks fantastic. Very tight and should attract more people to the site and hopefully more members in the process.

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