Now that we’re accessing more information about the history of the International All-round Weightlifting association we thought we’d start sharing it with members here in New Zealand.
1989 IAWA World Championships
June 24-25, 1989
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, United States
Meet Director: John Vernacchio
Lifts: Clean and Press, Front Squat, Continental to Chest, Neck Lift, Pullover and Push, Snatch – one arm, Bench Press – feet in air, Deadlift – one arm, Zercher Lift, Hip Lift
Men: Top Ten Placings
1. Steve Schmidt, United States
2. Adrian Blindt, England
3. Rick Meldon, England
4. Art Montini, United States
5. Tim Bruner, United States
6. John McKean, United States
7. Steve Andrews, England
8. Phil Anderson, United States
9. Billy Bourne, Ireland
10. Bill DiCioccio Sr., United States
Women: Top Three Placings
1. Cindy Garcia, United States
2. Wendy Samways, England
3. Annette Blindt, England
One of the lifts in the upcoming 2015, IAWA Annual World Postal competition is the clean and press. So what are the rules for the lift and what does it look like?
What does the clean and push press look like? Here’s a video of Olympian Norik Vardanian completing the lift in training.
Rules for the clean and push press
The rules of performance for the clean apply to the clean part of the lift. Having cleaned the bar, on the referee’s signal the lifter will start the push. Bending the knees as for the start of the jerk, the lifter will thrust the weight upwards from the chest using leg power only. On straightening the legs, the must not bend again. After the initial push, the bar will be pressed out to arms length, where the lifter will wait in the finished position for the referees signal to replace the bar. During the push part of the lift, the lifter may raise up onto the toes, but not break contact with the lifting surface. When the heels / soles of the feet return fully to the floor, the knees must not bend again.
Causes for Failure:
The causes for failure for the clean apply to the clean part of the lift.
Any secondary kneebend during the push / press.
Any lateral movement or complete break in contact, between the feet and the lifting surface, after the push signal.
Starting the push before the referees signal.
Uneven or incomplete extension of the arms.
Failure to assume the correct, upright, erect and motionless posture to finish the lift.
Lowering / replacing the bar prior to the referees signal.
The lifts in the upcoming 2015, IAWA Annual World Postal competition are:
The Clean and push press
The continental snatch
The pullover and press
The one hand deadlift.
If you’re interested in becoming a member of the NZAWA and participating in the IAWA Postal World Championships, then email Clive Madge at kapitipowerliftingclub@gmail.com
New Zealand All-Round Weightlifters, watch out for more details of this exciting IAWA event…the Annual World Postal competition. Open to all NZAWA members, teams of 3 and individuals too, as all Weight Classes and Age Divisions are recognised in the World rankings results. Just have your lifts performed before a NZAWA referee and send the results to NZAWA.
The entry forms will go out by end of May and results MUST all be back in to NZAWA the end of August…Good Luck everyone and have fun…we are hoping to see entries from: England, Scotland, Wales, USA, Spain, Hungary, New Zealand and Australia….at least!
The lifts are:
The Clean and push press
The continental snatch
The pullover and press
The one hand deadlift.
If you’re interested in becoming a member of the NZAWA and participating in the IAWA Postal World Championships, then email Clive Madge at kapitipowerliftingclub@gmail.com
Now that we’re accessing more information about the history of the International All-round Weightlifting association we thought we’d start sharing it with members here in New Zealand.
1988 IAWA World Championships
August 27-28, 1988
Leicester, England
Meet Director: Frank Allen
Lifts: Snatch – one arm, Clean & Jerk – one arm, Clean & Press with dumbbells, Continental to Chest, Zercher Lift, Clean & Press, Jerk from rack, Front Squat, Hack Lift, Steinborn
Men: Top Ten Placings
1. Adrian Blindt, England
2. Rick Meldon, England
3. Phil Anderson, United States
4. Mike Archer, England
5. Frank Allen, England
6. Tom Meldon, England
7. Robert Jones, England
8. Chris Gladding, England
9. Gerry Davidson, England
10. Clive Nevis, England
Women: Top Three Placings
1. Annette Blindt, England
2. Wendy Samways, England
3. Doris DeLaRosa, United States
Best Lifter Awards:
Men Open – Adrian Blindt
Women Open – Annette Blindt
Men Master – Mike Archer
Women Master – Noi Phumchaona
Men Junior – David Fish
Men 40-44 Age Group – Pat Meehan
Men 45-49 Age Group – Frank Allen
Men 50-54 Age Group – Gerry Davidson
Men 55-59 Age Group – Mike Archer
Men 60-64 Age Group – Howard Prechtel
Men 70-74 Age Group – Henry Smith
How to cheat curl with ‘strict’ form – Jessie Walker
318Fitness, in Paraparaumu, is formally opening on the 18th April. During the day the NZAWA will be running a one lift event for all, the cheat curl. How do you complete the cheat curl? Read on.
CHEAT CURL
The lifter will stand upright, holding a bar at arms length and resting across the thighs with the palms facing forward. The foot spacing is of the lifters choice, but the legs will be straight with the knees braced. In this position the lifter will receive the signal to start the lift. The barbell will be curled from arms length to touch the neck – upper chest configuration, in one movement. Swaying of the body, dropping of the shoulders and bending at the waist to gain momentum is allowed, but the knees must remain braced throughout the lift, and there must be no movement of the feet. On completion, the referee will signal to replace the bar.
Causes for Failure:
Starting to lift before the referees signal.
Failure to curl the bar in one continuous movement.
Failure to keep the knees braced throughout the lift, and any movement of the feet.
Lowering / replacing the bar before the referee’s signal.
We completed our entry for the IAWA World Postal Championships this evening (NZ time). It’s the first time we had done any of the events and that includes any practise (they were the warm ups).
However, we do have some highlights, unofficially or course.
We bloody enjoyed ourselves, and so did others watching in the gym. We can’t wait to do it again, and we’d certainly practise the technique in advance. The one hand deadlift was awesome, a test of grip strength and technique, we only managed a 100kg as the top weight. The lifts might look easy, but you certainly have to pract
We’ll shortly find out where we finished against the other teams from around the world.
Now that we’re accessing more information about the history of the International All-round Weightlifting association we thought we’d start sharing it with members here in New Zealand.
