by Dave Glasgow
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
2018 USAWA CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hosted by:
LEDAIG HEAVY ATHLETICS
Sunday, July 15th, 2018
Weigh In 9:00-10:00 AM
Lifting starts at 10:00 AM sharp
LIFTS TO BE CONTESTED
Turkish Get Up
Clean and Jerk – One Arm
Push Press – From Rack
Deadlift – Fulton Bar, One Arm
Questions or directions to the venue
dglasgow@cox.net
By Al Myers
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
THE 2018 USAWA PRESIDENTIAL CUP
For the seventh year in a row, the now “Annual” USAWA Presidential Cup is being hosted again by our USAWA President Denny Habecker. This is one of the CHAMPIONSHIP events hosted in the USAWA, and is the Championships of Record Days. It follows along “the lines” of the IAWA Gold Cup – a lifter picks their best lift and contests it for a USAWA record in this prestigious record day. After all lifters have performed their record lifts, Denny will pick the effort that impresses him the most and award that lifter the PRESIDENTIAL CUP. Only one lifter will receive this very important award. If time allows, lifters will have the opportunity to perform other record day lifts. So it is a good idea to come with the BIG LIFT in mind, but also be prepared to do other lifts for record if the time allows.
Now a little “rehash” on the Presidential Cup. These are the guidelines:
The Presidential Cup will follow along some of the same guidelines as the Gold Cup, which is the IAWA meet which recognizes outstanding performances by lifters in the lift/lifts of their choosing. The Gold Cup started in 1991 under the direction of then-IAWA President Howard Prechtel. However there will be some differences in the guidelines of the USAWA Presidential Cup:
MEET DETAILS:
USAWA Presidential Cup
Saturday, August 4th, 2018
Meet Director: Denny Habecker
Location: Habecker’s Gym, Lebanon, PA
Lifts: Bring your best lift for record!
Start time: 10 AM, with weigh-ins before this
Entry Form: None, but advance notice is required.
by Al Myers
****CANCELLED****
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
ART’S BIRTHDAY BASH
Meet Details:
Date: October 14th, 2018
Venue: Ambridge VFW BBC, Ambridge, PA
Meet Director: Art Montini
Lifts contested will be record day lifts, with a maximum of 5 allowed per lifter.
Please contact Art if you plan to attend.
By Eric Todd
Meet Announcement:
The USAWA Heavy Lift Championship
The 2018 USAWA Heavy Lift Championship will be hosted by KCSTRONGMAN on Saturday, May 5, 2018. It will be at my training facility out in God’s Country, USA. The traditional 3 heavy lifts will be contested: The neck lift, the hand and thigh, and the hip lift. I will have my neck lift and hip lift belt available, though they are made for my proportions, so feel free to bring your own. The Heavy Lift Championship goes back just about as far as any meet in the USAWA. This is our second time of hosting it, and we hope to do so in a fashion that will uphold its place as one of the most prestigious championships in the organization. I have said it before (many times) but would feel remiss if someone who has not been before signed up in the hopes of lifting in a pristine facility. My place is not that. It is hot in the summer and cold in the winter. The floor is gravel, and there is an outhouse out back. However, we have over a ton of 100# plates, and a boat load of assorted change, more than enough for the best of the best hip lifters. I will post directions on the forum when we get closer. Do not put my address in GPS; it will not get you here. Hope some of you all can make it out to make this one of the best Heavy Lifts in history!
ENTRY FORM (word) – Heavy Lift Entry
ENTRY FORM (PDF) – Heavy Lift Entry
By Al Myers
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT –
2018 USAWA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The USAWA National Championships will be held at Cocoa Beach!
The date has been set and plans are underway for this years USAWA National Championships. For the first time in USAWA history, the Nationals will be held in Florida! The plans for this all started on the trip back from Nationals last year in Cleveland. After I received the bid for the 2018 Nationals, a young lifter from the Dino Gym, Cody Lokken, said he would sure like to help have the meet where he is moving to in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Well, that really got me interested – and now it’s going to happen!
Cody is going to be assisting me with this promotion and will be my “inside man” on location in Cocoa Beach securing a venue location and banquet location. I will do all the admistrative stuff – collect entry forms, getting tshirts made, awards, etc.
The lifts have been selected and approved by the Executive Board. The lifts are:
Curl – Cheat
Snatch – 1 Arm
Pullover and Press
Deadlift – 1 Arm
Zercher Lift
It will be a one day event this year. The banquet will follow the Championships on Saturday. The National Meeting will be planned for Friday night. Cocoa Beach is just a short drive from Orlando (1 hour), and if you aren’t driving would be the best airport to fly into. Details on venue location and banquet location will be released at a later time.
This meet would be the ideal excuse to plan a summer vacation to Florida this summer. I’m working on trying to get past IAWA President, Steve Gardner, to attend to be our guest announcer. Steve is the MASTER WITH THE MIC and if this can happen will be a special treat for our organization. So take today, put Nationals on your lifting calendar, so you can enjoy a great day of lifting and spending some time in the sun on Cocoa Beach!
USAWA Nationals Entry Form (PDF) – 2018 National Championships Entry Form