High Country Vigour

Three of us took on the USAWA Club Championship Lifts.  We were without Jarrod who came to officiate. The lift selection was tough. Snatch, Dumbbell, One Hand Zercher Turkish Get Up Deadlift, Ciavattone I was pleased with the results. Kim - 27.5-85-175-44 - Total = 331.5 pounds = 630.5 points Josh - 72-225-72-330 - Total = 699 pounds = 650.5 points Sanjiv - 72-245-50-325 - 692 pounds = 700.7 points We will have to see where we stack up against Clark's Gym and other clubs.

Our local venue had a blast with the Ground to Overhead Challenge.  Kim, Jarrod, Josh and I squared off to attempt the Clean & Press, Clean & Push Press and Continental to Chest & Jerk. As the weights should get heavier as we go, I will list the top lift in order Kim - 70-75-75 pounds Sanjiv - 135-145-155 pounds Jarrod - 165-185-165 pounds Josh - 155-175-165 pounds It turns out the Continental to Chest & Jerk did not suit any of us.  Jarrod nearly made a 185 pound attempt but was unable to complete the Jerk.  I was planning on cleaning my 155 pound attempt, but received it low and had to work it up my chest.  Looking forward to seeing the results from Clark's.

There are (4) USAWA Lifts that require a Roman Chair. Bench Press – Roman Chair (A6) – 55 records Abdominal Raise – On Roman Chair (D2) – 21 records Extension – Back (D12) – 22 records Roman Chair Situp (I21) – 46 records The last time the topic of a Roman Chair was discussed in earnest was in 2011 on the forum and the website . Al does an excellent job of providing some history of the device, early lifts and the USAWA lifts. My revisit is a little more on the practical side of actually securing a device that meets the USAWA standards. Tuff Stuff “Roman Chair” I unofficially tried to do these lifts on commercially available Tuff Stuff “Roman Chair” that had an angled pad which does not meet the USAWA specifications. I considered having a shop cut and re-weld the post to make it comply with the rulebook but abandoned the idea. Dino Gym Roman Chair with Adjustable Safety Clark’s Gym Roman Chair with Adjustable Bench Height Frank Zane on a Roman Chair Bruce Lee’s Original Roman Chair The...