Road Trip to Columbus: Firm Date, January 30

OK, the schedule is set. Mark January 30 on your calendar for a road trip to Columbus Weightlifting Club's facility. Plan to start lifting at noon then go out to eat after lifting finishes. Should be a good time and, if you are sick of me telling you to "...get undah the bah..." you can have someone else tell you the same thing.

January Visit from USAW CEO

On January 28, 2010, Rick Adams, CEO of USA Weightlifting, will be visiting our club. It will be his first stop on a brief tour of Ohio. Timing will most likely be late afternoon/early evening. One can only hope we have some lifting going on with plenty of spit, chalk, and sweat flying. Rick will then go to the venue for the 2010 American Open for a review. Definitely want to show Rick the high level of enthusiasm for weightlifting we have in our club.

Cincinnati Cabin Fever Open: February 7, 2010

As a tune up to the Arnold and as a check on how winter training is going, the Club will host the Cabin Fever Open on Sunday February 7th. Look for an entry form and further information after the first of the year. It will take place in the Explosion Fitness Solutions portion of Gametime. First session is planned to start at 1 PM. If there are enough entries, then a second session will be added (and require the first session to start earlier). Should be fun!

National Meet comes to Cincinnati

Cincinnati Weightlifting Club will be the host club for the 2010 American Open Weightlifting Championships in December 2010. Very excited to have this meet in our area!

Hours at the Club for Lifting

Here is the way the rest of the year 2009 shapes up:

December 23: Usual 5 to 8 PM session

December 24: Special 3:00 PM start time then egg nog?

December 25-27 closed.

December 28 to December 30: usual after work

December 31: Special 3 PM start time then wrap by 6 PM or so

January 1 closed

January 2nd: Morning lifting session say about 9 until noonish. If you are still hungover, come on in, we can work it out of you.

Winterfest: The Finale

The best for last. Keith, after 4 months of no lifting due to illness and no competition since June, comes back after just a few weeks' worth of training and goes 6 for 6 PLUS hits PR lifts in clean and jerk and total Wow. THAT is what the Daniel Gorelik Bravest Lifter Award is all about!
Thanks to all the volunteers this past weekend: Brandon, Andrew, Kirk, Garrett, Dean, Ed, Mark C, Mark G, Todd, Jon, Dave (the wood keeper), and Stephanie. Here are the results.

Bret, Charleston WLC, 29/37/66 after lifting on Saturday!
Keith, Cincinnati WLC, 60/78/138 and 6 for 6
Milo, Charleston WLC, 76/96/172 which is 5 kilos more than he did Saturday.
Jerry, Toledo WLC, had to drop out due to wrist injury. He did post a 73 snatch.
Chad, Cincinnati WLC, 80 (PR)/101 (PR)/180
Ben, Cincinnati WLC, 76/100/176 in his first meet!
Ethan, Cincinnati WLC, 87/105/192 unfortunately missing his goal, but nonetheless good lifting.
Travis, Hoosier Barbell Club, 100/122/222 at a light weight of 85 kg.
Josh, Cincinnati WLC, 105/125/230 and had to hit that last CJ to stay in the meet to post a total.

Lots of good lifting: High School

The high school lifting portion of the Winterfest Weightlifting Championships is in the books and it was an exciting day.
8 years old Gabe had a good day hitting his totals. Including one lift where the plates slid off the bar! Clips would have been handy then...
Patricia put up a valiant fight to stand with a 48 clean. After no less than 6 attempts to stand, she gave it up.
Alexa lifted in her first meet. Has this volleyballer caught the bug?
Stone battled Kennedy with the latter coming out on top by 5 kg.
Chris lifted in his first meet. He has the bug.
Grant lifted courageously, getting two PRs and nearly running off the platform on his final jerk. He received the Daniel Gorelick Bravest Lifter Award.
In team standings:
4. Brownsburg Team of 3
3. Brownsburg Girls
2. Crown Point Indiana
1. Brownsburg, Indiana, Team of 8

Thanks to today's volunteers for coming in and helping on a moment's notice...More festivities at 12 noon tomorrow.

Winterfest Meet: Masters Portion in the books

The masters lifted to begin the Cincinnati Winter Sports Festival today. Frank set a PR CJ and PR total today. He just barely missed going 6 for 6.

Frank: 53/75/128

Donald: 75/97/172 (first meet for this Highland Games champion)

Michael: 85/115/200 (first total posted since 1998)

Bryan: 95/120/215 (first meet for the 1999 World's Strongest Man U.S. Champion)

High school kids tomorrow will be doing battle for the 175 KG WerkSan Barbell H.S. training set. Hostilities commence at 11 am!

Winterfest Meet: Lifting Sessions

Based upon entries received so far (there cannot be many more on the way), here is the breakdown for the lifting sessions for this weekend:

Friday, 12/18: noon, Masters weigh in, 2 PM lifting session

Saturday, 12/19: 11 am, High School Session #1: all females, males up to and including 77 kg (9 am weigh in)

Saturday, 12/19: 1 PM High School Session #2: all males 85 kg and up (11 am weigh in)

Sunday, 12/20: 12 Noon, Open, juniors, school age lifters (all), 10 am weigh in

Venue is: Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 West 5th Street, Downtown Cincinnati

Hope to see you there either lifting or cheering on the lifters!