2nd Annual Dinosaur Gym Challenge
Date: Saturday, January 15, 2005

Al Myers and family made it all possible!

Location: Big Al's Dino Gym - 1126 Eden Road Abilene, KS 67410
Sanctioned by: United States All-Round Weightlifting Association
Entry Fee: No Entry Fee


This was the finest home gym I had ever been in and I was ready to relocate!

Eric Todd shoved 400 lbs up with the alternating hand grip.

Alternating Hand Bench Press:

The lifter will take a position on the bench with both upper back and buttocks in contact with the bench. The lifter will grasp the bar with a width of not more than 32 inches (81 cms) between the outside of the forefingers. The bar may be handed to the lifter, but it must be held motionless momentarily at arm's length prior to being lowered by the lifter to a motionless position on the chest. Once the bar is motionless and under control on the chest, the lift will begin on command. The bar will then be pressed to a position in which the arms are fully extended and motionless. The lift will end on command. During the ascent, the bar may be pressed unevenly, but may not be lowered in any manner. However, the final straightening of the arms must be completed simultaneously. During the ascent, the position of the body on the bench may not change nor may the position of the hands change once the original command to lift is given. At the beginning of the lift, the must ascend from it's resting position, it may not be lowered in any manner.

Look at the incredible pull on this 2.5" smooth bar!

Fulton Bar Snatch:

The 2.5" smooth bar is placed horizontally at the lifter's legs. It is gripped palms downwared and pulled in a single movement from the platform to the full extend of the arms overhead, either splitting or bending the legs. During the continuous movement, the bar may slide along the thighs and lap. No part of the body other that the feet may touch the platform during the lift. The weight which has been lifted must be maintained in the final motionless position, arms and legs exteded, feet on the same line, until the referee gives the signal completing the lift. The turning over of the wrists may not take place until the bar has passed the top of the lifter's head. The lifter may recover to the original position in his/her own time, either from the split or squat position, and have his/her feet on the same line, parallel to the plane of the trunk and the barbell. The bar may not touch the head, nor may it stop or be pressed during the lift.

Misty Fritz (14) hit 60 lbs with each hand with handles which were cast from the Thomas Inch Dumbbell.
Matt Graham (27) does nearly the impossible; dead lifts 2 Thomas Inch Dumbbells (172 lbs each) at the same time.

Thomas Inch (2 3/8") Dumbbell Dead Lift:

The dumbbells will be placed at the lifter's feet. The lifter will grasp the bells with both hands and will raise the weight without a command. The lift will be completed upon command.

1. The bells may be uneven during the ascent, but it must finish evenly.
2. The bells may touch the legs during ascent, but may not be rested or bounced on the legs.
3. No substance of any kind may be applied to the legs.
4. The bells must not be bounced or hitched or lowered at any time during the lift.
5. The bells must be returned to the platform under the lifter's control for the lift to be completed.
6. Heels and toes may rise during the lift, but foot placing may not change.
7. The lift is completed when the legs are straight, the arms are straight, the shoulders are erect, and the bells motionless for two seconds.

Big Boys Bob Maxey and Scott Tully get down and dirty with the Steinborn Squat.
The depth these big guys hit was certainly my envy.

Oh Momma Bear, be careful here!
There was some discussion about how low an ole' bear must go; to see white lights...
The bar rolled off the front of my neck the first time and red lights surrounded me on the second and third trial. This lift is going to take much more practice....

Steinborn Squat:

IAWA rules apply to the Squat. The bar will be loaded and the collars tightened to maximum and placed at the lifter's feet. He/she then must stand the bar on end, work to take a position against teh bar, which then must be allowed to fall against the shoulders. The bar may be brought to one shoulder only, but must be pivoted into a position across the back of both shoulders prior to the command to squat. The lifter must rise and do a full squat on command. After the command to complete the lift, the lifter must return the bar to the platform in the manner in which it was lifted. If the lifter does not set the bar down as it was lifted, the lift is not valid. An aide may be used to place his/her foot against the bar when it (bar) is placed on end to keep it from sliding. The aide may not assist in the raising of the bar in any manner. The aide may assist both before the bar is shouldered, and upon return to the platform.

Steve Schmidt (49) lifted the most on the Back Lift 2920 lbs.

Backlift:

A platform approved by the chief referee is approved. The platform may rest on supports or be part of a moveable rack. The lifter places himself/herself under the platform and places his/her hands on a support in front of him/her and raises the platform clear of the trestles or stops at all points for a count of two seconds. The lift ends on command. The lifter's legs must come erect and straight.

Dinosaur Gym Challenge
15-Jan-05
						Inch (2 3/8")
Contestant	Age	Class	Weight	Alt. Hand Bench	Fulton Snatch	Dumbbell DeadLift	Seinborn Squat	Back Lift
Misty Fritz	14	Jr.	166	75*, 85, 85	55*, 60*, 65	100, 110, 120	85*, 95*, 105*	830*, 920*, 1010*
Mary McConnaughey	45	Master	298	135*, 145*, 155	55*, 65*, 85	130, 150, 160	155, 155, 155	1250*, 1350*, 1450*
Ian Reel	17	Jr.	232	205*, 215*, 225*	135*, 145*, 160	180, 200, 220	250*, 270*, 300*	2200*, 2350*, 2500*
Rudy Bletscher	69	Master	219	115, 115, 115	65*, 85*, 100	120, 160, 170	95, 115	1250*, 1450*, 1650*
Kevin MacAllester	46	Master	238	200*, 225*, 245*	90*, 110*, 115*	170, 180, 180	200	1250, 1650*
Joe Garcia	51	Master	242	200*, 215*, 225*	130, 140, 145	200, 220, 240	200, 235, 270	1900, 2000*, 2100*
Dean Ross	62	Master	296	175*, 225*, 255	85*, 115*, 150	180, 190	155*, 200*, 225*	1250*, 1450*, 1650*
Tim Pinkerton	25	Light	187	215, 230*, 250*	130*, 140*, 155*	180, 200, 220	225, 250, 305	2000*, 2200*, 2350
Steve Schmidt	49	Middle	223	250, 275	110, 130	160, 180, 200	200	2600*, 2800*, 2920*
Ben Edwards	29	Middle	229	195, 215, 225	125, 135, 150	200, 220, 240	175, 225, 255	1250, 1450
Bill Cookson	39	Middle	235	300, 320, 340*	155*, 165*, 175	200, 220, 240	300, 330, 355	1800, 2000, 2100*
Eric Todd	30	Middle	246	350*, 375*, 400*	160*, 180*, 200	200, 220, 240	300, 350, 400*	2100, 2400*, 2650*
Chad Ullom	33	Heavy	259	300*, 315*, 330	180*, 200*, 205	200, 220, 240	370*, 400*, 420*	2000, 2200*, 2400
Scott Campbell	30	Heavy	294	255, 275, 275	180*, 200, 200*	170, 190, 200	350, 400, 425*	1800, 2000, 2100
Tim James	27	Heavy	299	175, 195, 215	105, 110, 115	130, 160, 200	155, 175, 225	1250, 1650, 2000
Matt Graham	27	S. Heavy	310	315, 355, 355*	170, 200*, 220	344**	320, 350, 400	2000, 2200, 2710*
Bob Maxey	49	S. Heavy	365	355*, 370*, 400	90, 100, 110	170, 180, 190	350, 370*	1800*, 1900*, 2000*
Scott Tully	28	S. Heavy	366	300, 320, 340	120, 140	240, 260, 280	280, 320	2050
Mark Mitchell	44	S. Heavy	375	330, 345	100, 120*, 150	180, 190, 210	155	2400, 2500

** = DeadLifted 2 Thomas Inch Dumbbells (172 lbs each)
* = USAWA Records
Red = Missed Attempts

While a few of the guys had to get on the cold (-5 F) road back home,
here's the majority of the 2005 DINO GROUP PHOTO!