November 3
WPA WORLDS
*WTU
INVASION*
The WTU invasion was unleashed upon
the WPA World Championships in Blue Springs MO!
Amoung the soldiers invading the
platform were
Ken Ufford lifting in the
308s. Ken Squatted an Amazing PR
835 pounds, Benchpressed 550 pounds, and Deadlifted 740 pounds, (locking
out 770 but losing his grip) For a WPA
World Record Total of 2125! Excellent
lifting Ken.
Not to be outdone by dear old dad. 14 year old Zach Ufford stepped up to the platform in the Benchpress competition. Zach popped up an easy PR 240 pounds with plenty left in the tank. Congratulations Zach!
Speaking of Benchpresses Joe Humbyrd comes to mind with his AWESOME PR, State Record and longtime goal 520 pound benchpress. Double bodyweight is very impressive done by a 260 pound man. Fantastic Lift Joe!
BUT WAIT! Theres more!
The meet was directed by our own
Rodney
Wood who did a fantastic job. Thankyou for all of your time and efforts
Rodney.
October 12
2007 AAU World Championships
Bryan (Bubba) Dowling made
an AWESOME showing at this meet. Bryan lifted in the Superheavies and did
a PR 821
pound Squat, a PR
and World Record
711 pound benchpress, and a PR
and World Record
700 pound Deadlift, for a WHOPPING PR
and World Record
2232 Total! Absolutely Astounding Big Bubba!
September 29
Saint Louis Strongest Man Contest
Rodney Wood took 3rd in
the 200 pound class and 3rd overall in the Lightweights. In Rodney's words;
Here is how the day went
Tire Flip 600lb 50 Feet in 26.56, I always seem to start meets slow and today was no different, I am a better than this, but just got off the a slow start.
Farmers 210 100feet one turn 15.87 big time PR for me and if I had a better turn I would have been under 15 sec.
52lb KB for reps 60 sec got 24 reps serveal guys got 25 27 and 28 reps, if I knew this is what it was going to take I would have trained the event harder, LOL. This event had nothing to do with strength for this weight of KB, but was totally dependent on conditioning. Would prefer any other form of Overhead event as compared to this one.
500lb Yoke for 50' 9.03 the Yoke was much easier than ours and I had trained for a tough Yoke run with something heavy not a light Yoke for a sprint, LOL. Looking back I would have been doing my Yoke runs lighter at a much faster pace.
I was tied for 4th going into the last event and did not consider the Keg Carry Sled Drag as one of my stronger events. Sucked it up and had a great run
190lb keg 50' Sled Drag 530ish for 50' 23.72 this was are really good time and pulled me into 3rd in the 200 class and LW division so very proud of my finish.
Looking foward to the Oct. 13th meet which is more my style.
Praise God for a great day and
bringing us all home safe and sound.
Rodney
September 22
Dino Gym Strongman Meet Salina
KS
Rodney Wood made a good
showing at this competition. In his own words;
Great meet and great people
Competed as a LW Master, but the only one in my class so I had to compare my numbers with HW masters and open LW
Overhead Press Fat DB 110 good 175 Axle good 9" log 200 good 12" log 200 good best run for the Masters classes and LW Open Men
42lb Weight Throw for Height One Handed
Suprised myself with this one with a throw of 14' I had another height in me but it was at 14' myself and one HW Master were the only ones left in and we elected to go the the fingal fingers. Really pleased here as I out threw all the open class competitors.
Fingal Fingers 3 Fingers 250 to 350lbs got all three and again best run of the masters and open LWs, I really thought these were going to be a killer, but I had a pretty good run with only a bobble on the thrid finger.
Frame Carry 500 50 feet 10 sec. second to Darren one of the heavy weight masters Foot speed was just two slow.
Stones 200 through 310 at 48"
Got the first four stones pretty easy, had the fifth and it slipped off the edge of the platform right at the very top. I thried to reload it, but ran out of gas. They messed up my split but I am pretty sure I had the fastest run of the masters and LW Open.
Rodney
IPA Pennsylvania State Championships
Gary Zeolla was at it again.
Gary lifted in the 114 pound division and Squatted 400 pounds, Benchpressed
a PR and
IPA
Record of 220 pounds, and Deadlifted 390
pounds, for a Total of 1010 pounds. Very nice performance Gary!
*FLASH BACK*
July 14
USAPL Nationals
Rodney Wood made an excellent
showing under some of the strictest judging in Powerlifting.
Rodney lifted in the 198s. Rodney
did a 613 pound Squat, a State Record
507 pound Benchpress, and a PR
578 pound Deadlift, for a WHOPPING Total of 1703 Pounds. Congratulations
Rodney!
September
Powerlifting Top Masters
Gary Zeolla Made the #1 spot on the list for the
114 lb division in the following lifts;
Squat – 415 – #1
Bench – 215 – #1
Deadlift – 400 – #1
Total –1030 – #1
What a FANTASTIC addition to our Acheivements page! NICE
WORK GARY!!!!
Ken Ufford also made the list with the following
lifts as a light 290 pounder;
Squat - 825 - #5
Deadlift - 770 - #4
Total - 2195 - #3
SPECTACULAR Lifting Ken! You just keep improving with
time.
June 30
APF FL State Meet
Greg Godwin demonstrated a winning performance
at this meet. Greg weighed in at 195 pounds and did a PR
578 pound Squat, a PR 352 pound Benchpress,
and a PR 523 pound Deadlift, for a
PR
Total of 1453 pounds. The key word here being "PR". Excellent performance
Greg!
June 9
APA Northeastern Regional
Donna Slaga graced the platform in style. Donna
opted to lift in the Push/Pull. She lifted in the 148s and Benchpressed
a World Record 257 pounds, She followed
this with a PR and State
Record 390 pound Deadlift. Donna also walked away with the Best
Lifter award. Superb lifting from a superb athlete.
June 2
APA Missouri State Championships
Bill Duncan donned the platform in style. Bill
Squatted 505 pounds, Benchpressed 300 pounds, and Deadlifted 505 pounds
for
a total of 1310 pounds. Very nice lifting Bill.
Proving the acorns don't fall far from the tree, Bill's
sons Daniel and Noah did some spectacular lifting as well.
Daniel Duncan lifted in the 198 lb 14 year old
class. Dan Squatted 220 pounds, Benchpressed 135 pounds, and Deadlifted
250 pounds for a total of 605 pounds.
Noah Duncan lifted as a 123 lb 9 year old. Noah
Squatted 145 pounds, Benchpressed 55 pounds, and Deadlifted 165 pounds,
for a total of 365 pounds. Very nice lifting both of you guys.
Joe Humbyrd lifted in the Benchpress competition. Joe put up and easy 480 narrowly missing 487.5 pounds.
April 14
APF/AAPF Missouri Open
Ken Ufford returned to the platform in an amazing
way. Ken Squatted and astounding 810 pounds, Benchpressed 600 pounds and
finished out the day with an easy 750 pound pull (narrowly missing 790)
for a 2160 pound Total at 293.5 pound bodyweight. Ken took the Best
Lifter award home with him. Congratulations Ken!
Ken's son Zach Ufford entered this as his first meet. Zach lifted in the 198 13 to 15 age division. Zach Benchpressed an easy 215 pounds. Nice lift Zach and welcome to the world of Powerlifting!
In Another Meet
Tom Lewis Benchpressed a World
Record 475 pounds while weighing in at 175 pounds. An incredible
bodyweight plus 300 pound lift. Congratulations Tom!
March 25
APF/AAPF Illinois State Meet
Eric (The Stone) Stone and his better half rocked
this competition. Eric Squatted 710 pounds, Benchpressed a PR
402 pounds, and Deadlifted a PR and
State
Record 529 pounds, for a 181 open division, First
Place, PR 1641 pound total. Excellent lifting Eric!
The lovely Jax Stone Squatted 319 pounds,
Benchpressed a PR 236 pounds, and Deadlifted
a PR and State
Record 336 pounds, for a hefty total of 890 pounds. What a gal!
In another meet
Ryan Nielson hit the platform in a big way. Ryan
Squatted 640 pounds, Benchpressed 480 pounds, and Deadlifted 556 pounds
for a Total of 1675 pounds. Very Nice Lifting Ryan!
March 24
Zizzer HS Meet
Daniel Duncan stepped up to the platform following
the footsteps of his dad. Daniel lifted in the 181 13-15 tested division.
Daniel Squatted an APA Missouri State Record
200 pounds, Benchpressed an APA Missouri State
Record 125 pounds, and Deadlifted an APA
Missouri State Record 285 pounds, for an APA
State Record Total of 590 pounds. EXCELLENT WORK Daniel.
Brandon Acid Lifted in this meet with Daniel. Brandon lifted in the 148 13-15 tested division. Brandon hit an APA State Record Squat of 170 pounds, Benchpressed an APA Missouri State Record 170 pounds, and Deadlifted an APA Missouri State Record 300 pounds, for an APA Missouri State Record Total of 605 pounds. Very nice lifting Brandon.
March 17
State Meet
Dan Schuessler returned to the platform in style.
Dan Squatted 410 pounds, Benchpressed 275 pounds, and Deadlifted 415 pounds
for a total of 1100 pounds and second spot by only 5 pounds. Congratulations
Dan. What a fantastic comeback!
March 10
AAU Oklahoma State meet
Bryon (Bubba) Dowling returned to the platform after a 3 year
hiatus. Bryon lifted in the Super Heavies and Squatted 705 pounds, Benchpressed
a PR 661 pounds, and Deadlifted 644
pounds for a PR Total of 2011 pounds!
SUPERB COMEBACK Bryon!!!!
Missouri State/Ozark Powerlifting & Benchpress
Perry Buss stepped up to the plate in this meet. Perry a PR
551 pounds, Benchpressed 474 pounds, and Deadlifted a PR512
pounds, for a PR Total of 1537 pounds
and second place in the 275s. Excellent lifting Perry!
Anthony (Ant) LaMarca competed in a Push/Pull. Ant lifted as a light 242 and Benchpressed a PR 365 pounds as well as pulling a PR 550 pounds. Very nice lifting Ant, ya still got it!
January 20
APF Space City Bench Press Meet
Glenn Routhouska Got an AWESOME PR
340 pound benchpress! Most excellent lifting Glenn!
Eric Stone returned to the platform bigger and better than ever. Eric lifted as a 181 this time and Benched a PR 418 pounds sweeping the Junior and Open Classes. Congratulations Eric!