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USAWA 2025 Postal Series

Q1 Postal Continental Snatch - 95kg = 176; 100kg = OPEN Press From Rack - Behind Neck - 95kg = 110 (me); 100kg = OPEN Trap Bar Deadlift - 95kg = OPEN, 100kg = 635 Q2 Postal Rectangular Fix - 95kg = 70 (me); 100kg = OPEN Clean & Seated Press - 2 Dumbbells - 95kg = 100 (me); 100kg = OPEN Hack Lift - One Hand [LEFT] 95kg = 248; 100kg = OPEN [RIGHT] 95kg = 248; 100kg = 330 Q3 Postal Crucifix - 95kg = 77; 100kg = 60 Cheat Curl - Dumbbell - One Hand - [LEFT] 95kg = OPEN; 100kg = OPEN [RIGHT] 95kg = OPEN; 100kg = OPEN Deadlift - One Hand [LEFT] 95kg = 320; 100kg = 253 [RIGHT] 95kg = 309; 100kg = 364 Q4 Postal Dumbbell Swing - One Hand [LEFT] 95kg = 40; 100kg = 45 [RIGHT] 95kg = 40; 100kg = 55 Bench Press - Fulton Bar - 95kg = 225; 100kg = 225 Vertical Bar Deadlift - One Bar - 2" [LEFT] 95kg = 130(me); 100kg = 200 [RIGHT] 95kg = 160; 100kg = OPEN

Khalil Oghab "The Iron man from Iran"

While I certainly have my share of prejudices, having grown up in the United States through Iran hostage crisis, I am pretty impressed by Khalil Obhab.  I learned about him through a Facebook post announcing the death of Steve Cotter with an image of a poster. Being a fan of teeth lifting and performing strongmen, I had to dig a bit deeper.  According to the Wikipedia article, he was born March 23, 1924 and died April 20, 2023.  In addition to being a performing strongman, he also acted in seven films between 1964 and 1971.  The Poster is from Gerry Cottle's British Circus which came to North America in 1976.  He performed in 37 different countries, having emigrated to Ireland in 1971, living in Italy and going home to Iran in 1991. The linked video shows some of his feats of strength which included lifting an elephant (with essentially a hand and thigh bar from a raised platform), bending, being run over by a truck, pulling vehicles, leg pressing a plank with 8...