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LIFTER OF THE MONTH, JANUARY 2025 – TONY LUPO

January is off to a great start and Tony Lupo is Lifter of the Month. He traveled down to Westlake, LA to help launch All-Round lifting in the Pelican State, took 2nd in the Bayou Beast Bash and set 5 records after the competition lifts were completed. He shows up live on the platform and has a jump on the competition for 2025 Road Warrior miles. Tony first appears in the record list starting in 2021 and has since accumulated 155 individual records in 138 different lifts and 9 team records. A true All-Rounder, he has set records in the Phumchaona Lift and the Carter Lift.

He was the 2023 Newcomer of the Year Runner Up and the inaugural recipient of the Al Myers Award presented at the 2024 Old Time Strongman World Postal Meet. Finally, he supports the USAWA as the Awards Director and the Records Director. Maintaining 19,000+ records is a daunting task that he has taken on without fanfare. Congratulations Tony!

Do you know a USAWA member who should be recognized as a future Lifter of the Month? Send nominations to the Secretary at bethskw@gmail.com

Newcomer of the Year Award: Runner-Up

By Eric Todd

Tony Lupo accepts his Newcomer runner-up award.

Tony Lupo accepts his Newcomer runner-up award.

The Newcomer of the year award is described as such:

This award goes to an individual who in new to the USAWA or has become involved again. It doesn’t have to go to someone in their first year of being involved in the USAWA.

This year’s runner-up in this category is Tony Lupo.  Tony is a member of Clark’s Gym.  Since last year’s nationals, Tony has been very active.  He started out by participating in the second quarter postal.  He competed in the Clark’s Gym vs Frank’s Barbell Club Postal Challenge for the victorious Clark’s Gym.  He was on hand for Clark’s birthday weekend, and he claimed runner-up honors in the Schmidt Backbreaker.  Tony broke five records as part of the Memorial Record Day, and he competed in the 2022 Postal Championship.  He took on the most daunting of challenges by completing all of the lifts in the Zercher Strength Classic, and was a competitor in the first quarter postal.  Tony placed 6th in the Bench Press Decathlon, and traveled to Kentucky to compete in the inaugural Hackendinnie Classic.  Tony has quickly gone from not being certified at all to becomming a level one certified official. As you can see, tony has had a busy, and successful, first year with the organization.  this award is well deserved, Tony!  congrats!